Newbie Corner Feedback-Reefkeeping 101
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Paul B
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I used vitamin C in my tank many years ago and I used it for years. I really never noticed any difference in anything so I can't say if it did anything or not.
Animals use vitamins in the amounts that they are supposed to be used, usually in the amounts that is in their natural foods. Any more vitamin doesn't do anything. Of course if you feed flakes every day, you probably should dose a lot of things.
Animals use vitamins in the amounts that they are supposed to be used, usually in the amounts that is in their natural foods. Any more vitamin doesn't do anything. Of course if you feed flakes every day, you probably should dose a lot of things.
Aquarist007
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I use Vitachem in my blender mish mash of reef food. I did read sometime where someone put a piece of banana in their tank on a regular basis
here is a good thread on it
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1602494&highlight=vitamin+c
here is a good thread on it
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1602494&highlight=vitamin+c
Aquarist007
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15692969#post15692969 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Michael
thanks guys, im unsure as to its worth, its just something id like to read up on, interesting about the banana scott, cheers guys
anytime Michael---from what I have learned from PaulB --fish oil is the key ingredient missing from most foods that we should be adding to our tanks.
not being close to the ocean for live stuff I add silversides minnows once or twice a week chopped up of course. The internal organs are rich in fish oil.
Aquarist007
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15692969#post15692969 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Michael
thanks guys, im unsure as to its worth, its just something id like to read up on, interesting about the banana scott, cheers guys
anytime Michael---from what I have learned from PaulB --fish oil is the key ingredient missing from most foods that we should be adding to our tanks.
not being close to the ocean for live stuff I add silversides minnows once or twice a week chopped up of course. The internal organs are rich in fish oil.
ReefPug
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I am working on a 185 Gallon setup (60x30x24) and have a few questions...I would like to hear any opinions.
Lighting: I really like the 250W Radium Metal Halide Bulbs (20K). How close to the water can these be mounted. I have a fairly shallow canopy....the fixture I was looking at was 5" Tall and this would place in about 4 1/2 inches above the water. If this is absolutely not workable I could go with T5.
Lighting: I really like the 250W Radium Metal Halide Bulbs (20K). How close to the water can these be mounted. I have a fairly shallow canopy....the fixture I was looking at was 5" Tall and this would place in about 4 1/2 inches above the water. If this is absolutely not workable I could go with T5.
ReefPug
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Also...I have read through all of the Newbie stuff and don't see much on plumbing. I have scoured through the Large Reef Tank forum and have a pretty good idea what things should look like under the tank....but how do you plumb the overflow? I have 4 holes in a back/center overflow.
1. How high should the water level be back there?
2. I have seen just the pipe sticking up and it just flows into that...but also a curved U bend neck so that the water is entering the pipe below the water line. How does that work?
3. I like the look that the Tunze Wavebox gives a tank. Is this enough flow if you are using an Eheim 1262 return pump (900 gph) through the sump?
1. How high should the water level be back there?
2. I have seen just the pipe sticking up and it just flows into that...but also a curved U bend neck so that the water is entering the pipe below the water line. How does that work?
3. I like the look that the Tunze Wavebox gives a tank. Is this enough flow if you are using an Eheim 1262 return pump (900 gph) through the sump?
Aquarist007
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I am assuming the back centre overflow is internal--inside the tank.
Two of the holes are for drainage to the sump and two of the holes are for return lines.
Are the holes the same side and do they have a bulkhead in each
A bulkhead is a plastic fitting inserted into the holes so a pipe can be inserted in both ends
ReefPug
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I guess my question is are there standard height overflow pipes that attach to the bulkhead? There will be 2 drains and 2 returns....but I am at a loss on specific parts to get. My tank is 24 inches deep so the pipe in the overflow should be about 22" high and get topped with something to prevent anything from traveling down the pipe...right? I saw one overflow that was about that height but at the top had a U bend so that the water entered the overflow pipe from below the waterline. Would this make it quieter? Would this still be a gravity feed overflow or would it require a pump?
Alaska_Phil
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The U-bend in the top is called a Durso overflow. And yes, it's purpose is to quiet the system and prevent gurgling noises that annoy spouses. 
Phil
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Paul B
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Capn, WK told me you have a lot of that
As for fish oil, if we manage to get enough fish oil into our fish we would not need 90% of the other stuff we throw in there.
We probably would not even have to quarantine, fish would be spawning all over the place and there would be no problems, no ich, no anything but healthy happy colorful fish, some of them would probably even learn how to play the piano.
One of my gobies does the sunday crossword with my wife.
Well maybe I exagerated just a bit, but almost anyway.
Of course they don't really do the crossword puzzle, Where would they get the time, with all that piano playing :lol:
EnglishRebel
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When you install the standpipes in the bulkheads for the drains, glue in a short pipe into the bulkhead and then glue a coupling to the pipe. Then you can make up the riser, tee, street elbow by glueing then together (screw the cap on so it can be removed later if you need to have a smaller hole). Make the rise pipe longer than you think you will need. Then you can push this whole assembly into the previously glued coupling. The water level in your overflow box needs to be about one to two inches below the overflow teeth (any lower and it will be noisy). The water level in the overflow box needs to be about halfway up the elbow. You can adjust water levels by shortening the riser pipe until you get it tuned in.
Some people don't glue anything and just push fit the fittings together. This is fine too. Make sure that you screw a strainer into the downturned street elbow to prevent large snails getting in and clogging the pipe. With your two drains the chance of them both getting blocked in slim.
Check this web site of Richard Durso to get more information. Durso
Some people don't glue anything and just push fit the fittings together. This is fine too. Make sure that you screw a strainer into the downturned street elbow to prevent large snails getting in and clogging the pipe. With your two drains the chance of them both getting blocked in slim.
Check this web site of Richard Durso to get more information. Durso
Aquarist007
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Aquarist007
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I guess I am getting old--is that a good comment or a bad one
I'll assume it is good so
[welcome]
thats a funny first post after being a member for 8 months :hmm2:
another stupid newbie question
another stupid newbie question
Do many good reefkeepers keep sponges? I live in S. Florida and see some (I think) while out snorkeling. Are they similar keeping to any of the soft corals or anemones? I thought this was a dumb enough question such that I should ask it here in the Newbie area.
---Wishfish:fun5:
another stupid newbie question
Do many good reefkeepers keep sponges? I live in S. Florida and see some (I think) while out snorkeling. Are they similar keeping to any of the soft corals or anemones? I thought this was a dumb enough question such that I should ask it here in the Newbie area.
---Wishfish:fun5:
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