Lets do this - 225+ reef bar
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mcliffy2
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Brandon - yea, I just use the 2-part from BulkReefSupply.com (with mag) - its worked well for me.
kar93 - yup, got the tunze osmolator up and running. I must say its a sweet piece of equipment. It is one of, if not the first, reef gadget that I hooked up, and it worked right away out of the box.
kar93 - yup, got the tunze osmolator up and running. I must say its a sweet piece of equipment. It is one of, if not the first, reef gadget that I hooked up, and it worked right away out of the box.
chrissreef
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how's your Christmas wrasse been? model citizen?
Rickyrooz1
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mcliffy2, what is wrong with the Snapper? I was looking into getting a Dart but if your having noise issues I may hold off. I thought all of the Reeflo's were suppose to be quiet? Also, who built your tank?
mcliffy2
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The Christmas wrasse is awesome, a model citizen.
Not sure what is wrong with the snapper, but mine is definitely a lemon. I have a dart sitting next to it that is powering my skimmer, and the dart is dead silent. So far Reeflo's customer service has been great. They are shipping me a new Snapper - all I have to do is mail the old one back to them once I receive the new one.
Not sure what is wrong with the snapper, but mine is definitely a lemon. I have a dart sitting next to it that is powering my skimmer, and the dart is dead silent. So far Reeflo's customer service has been great. They are shipping me a new Snapper - all I have to do is mail the old one back to them once I receive the new one.
Rickyrooz1
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Cool, thanks for the reply.
NewSchool04
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I'm really liking the lights hung with the wire!
Tank is looking awesome!
Tank is looking awesome!
mcliffy2
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It would be very interesting. The tricky part is flow...IME proper flow is the #1 most important factor for SPS growth. My non-scientific take on it is that the calcification of corals should be directly proportional to the amount of calc/alk they come in contact with, which is directly proportionate to flow over the surface of the coral. The calcification seems to me to be the base...and only then does light and food come into play as the skin grows around the skeleton.
Brandon - I was looking into the balling method, and I guess what I was thinking of is generally called balling method "light". Its essentially automated dosing of 2-part calc/alk/mag, then you hand dose some trace elements (which IMO could simply be weekly water changes
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nice sps flow theory =) here's mine...
high flow "excites" the the sps's cells. They "think" they are in a turbulent area and thus must grow fast to keep up with repairs and damage caused by breakage, storms, turbulent areas type things. In our tanks though, they never experience a real storm or turbulent type things thus appear to just grow huge/fast!
of course lighting helps them metabolize and "keep up the pace" and then the current takes away the waste.
Low current, low light... and you get the slow growing deep water sps. They don't have the inherent "exciting" mechanism.
how did i come up with this nonsense? I thought about how our bodies, plants and children's bodies quickly react to dmg and how the nearby cells increase growth for "repairs"
high flow "excites" the the sps's cells. They "think" they are in a turbulent area and thus must grow fast to keep up with repairs and damage caused by breakage, storms, turbulent areas type things. In our tanks though, they never experience a real storm or turbulent type things thus appear to just grow huge/fast!
of course lighting helps them metabolize and "keep up the pace" and then the current takes away the waste.
Low current, low light... and you get the slow growing deep water sps. They don't have the inherent "exciting" mechanism.
how did i come up with this nonsense? I thought about how our bodies, plants and children's bodies quickly react to dmg and how the nearby cells increase growth for "repairs"
I kind of agree with Chris' theory of flow. Though Ive never experienced it with SPS. I would put my smaller Xenia and mushrooms in a high flow area, and I would notice the stalks would get thick and branch, or the mushrooms would try to split. Almost as if they were preparing for survival. I can see that translating to SPS behavior.
michika
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I like and agree with your theory Chris. I've found my SPS has grown thicker with higher flow, but only some types. E.g. stags grow thicker, but birdsnest branches don't grow thicker, instead the branches grow closer together.
So what about random flow, vs. constant flow?
So what about random flow, vs. constant flow?
mcliffy2
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I still think its more about calcification and/or nutrients (with soft corals). The more water the corals contact the more calcium (in the case of hard corals) or nutrients (in the case of soft corals) are brought to the corals. more "food" = more growth. I think the randomness is important because it allows the corals to "process" more. If its all from one direction the polyps close up, but if the polyps are blown back and forth and you take the absolute value of the flow, they can withstand greater velocity back and forth, than in one direction.
Here are some good articles on laminar flow v. chaotic flow, the conclusion might surprise...
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/1/aafeature/view
Here are some good articles on laminar flow v. chaotic flow, the conclusion might surprise...
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/1/aafeature/view
mcliffy2
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The teeth are removable, but I'd have to superglue it back in
The teeth are actually just black egg crate, but it works very well. They used some kind of paint that I guess is reef safe. The drawback is that it scratches off easily, so I'm going to need to touch it up in spots.
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