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Hi Cymig
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You should also try to find a vid of Paul B's tank. The only tank where you cure junk cars. ;)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13514872#post13514872 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Paul B
I already add Miracle "Long Island Sound" mud. It also does wonders.
It has nutrients like "essence of Oldsmobile fender" in it.
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On the project I managed for my company in PR to upgrade their wastewater treatment plant, we had to take some measurements of the incoming effluent and the discharge water of the existing plant. We found that the discharge water was higher in zinc than the effluent. We couldn't figure this out - it didn't make any sense. :confused:
When we drained the holding tank to start the project we found maybe a dozen galvanized roofing sheets that apparently been blown in there during some of the hurricanes that this area is known for. Over the years the zinc from the galvanizing had leached into the water. :rolleyes:
 
Ah, another Water & Wastewater Guy. :thumbsup: Have you run into AZDesert Rat yet. He's also a waterman.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13526327#post13526327 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WaterKeeper
Ah, another Water & Wastewater Guy. :thumbsup: Have you run into AZDesert Rat yet. He's also a waterman.
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I was a project manager -- you know the guy who gets everyone else to do the work and provide the knowledge but takes the credit :D I couldn't tell you how a wastewater treatment plant works except that nasty stuff flows in and "clean" water flows out. :p :p
Six Phases of a Project
  1. Enthusiasm
  2. Disillusionment
  3. Panic
  4. Search for the Guilty
  5. Punishment of the innocents
  6. Praise and Honors for the Non-Participants
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:lol:

Alan,

The project managers go to the same classes as consultants. The only extra credit classes consultants take is to listen to everything the people who hired you say and to rephrase what they said in your final report.

Zinc is an essential nutrient Paul. :D
 
I quite like the Vodka Method but I'm afraid the vodka would not reach the tank :p :p :p With this method do you have to stir it or shake it???
BTW the operative syllable of Consultant is CON
 
Hello all,

If you are setting up a new tank for the first time, do the DT and refugium cycle in the same way and time? That is, say, if you are hitting your bacteria bloom or algae attack in the DT, will the refugium be similarly affected? Does the cycling affect the entire water column? I imagine it would, but was wondering what personal experience says.

For specific reference, I am setting up a "display" refugium slightly higher than the DT, where water is pumped to the refugium and gravity drains back to the DT.

Alas, I am a poor anal-retentive reefer wannabe and am curious about the cycling process in those other areas besides the DT. :D
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13514032#post13514032 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WaterKeeper
According to Doc Ron, the large range of sand sizes are desirable because different classes of organism colonize specific sand sizes. Having a wide range of sand sizes promotes bed diversity. A point to remember here is that one still needs to add true LS to seed the packaged sand. It provides some finer material right there. The Aragamax Sugar is the best choice in there offerings and should be fine if one uses enough seed sand, at least 10% or more.

Now Paul,

In your case I would add a ton of Miracle Mud to the bed. It will give you very fine sand, under 0.05 mm, which will do wonders when using a RFUGF. :D
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sugar fine sand should really be used when running a deep sand bed(over 5 inches) A deep sand bed is probably best run remotely as in a separate refugium--this way you get the benefits of the dsb and some of the possible problems with it remain away from the display tank.

a good medium argonite sand bed or 1-3 inches in the display tank will be enough to encourage the bethnic inverts, and anoxic bacteria* needed in the nitrogen cycle( as Waterkeeper suggested in the Shimek article)

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aerobic bacteria----ammonia to nitrites--located on surfaces of live rock and sand bed
anerobic bacteria----nitrites to nitrates--located slightly below surface of substrate and crevices of live rock
anoxic bacteria----nitrates to nitrogen gas--located deep in substrate and inner core of live rock
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13532339#post13532339 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AbraxasFrog
Hello all,

If you are setting up a new tank for the first time, do the DT and refugium cycle in the same way and time? That is, say, if you are hitting your bacteria bloom or algae attack in the DT, will the refugium be similarly affected? Does the cycling affect the entire water column? I imagine it would, but was wondering what personal experience says.

For specific reference, I am setting up a "display" refugium slightly higher than the DT, where water is pumped to the refugium and gravity drains back to the DT.

Alas, I am a poor anal-retentive reefer wannabe and am curious about the cycling process in those other areas besides the DT. :D
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excellent question:
One needs to look at every tank ect that is joined together in their system as one continuous water coloumn.
The live rock does not have to be in the display tank to operate on the system as a whole, you can add water, salt water, chemicals ect from your sump for the whole system ect ect.

In the light of this concept, yes to your question.

Eventually that will be a good thing in that algae blooms will be minimized in your display tank once macro algae ect has established itself in the refugium and is removing the nutrients from the system that nuisance algae needs to grow.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13532494#post13532494 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by capn_hylinur


In the light of this concept, yes to your question.

Eventually that will be a good thing in that algae blooms will be minimized in your display tank once macro algae ect has established itself in the refugium and is removing the nutrients from the system that nuisance algae needs to grow.
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Oh spiffy! It seemed to make sense but my momma always said I was lacking in common sense.:(

Hats off to you capn hylinur. Thanks for the help.

Zac
 
I don't know squat about mm sand size but I will say.
That I take zinc every day.
Thanks waterkeeper for reminding me

Zinc is an essential nutrient Paul.
 
Hey all,

So when researching, I try to limit myself to one or two topics a day. Today I was looking at canister filters since WaterKeeper spoke very highly of them: for polishing water for a new tank setup, or to run additional media.

So, I realized that a HOB canister filter is cheap, but only processes small volumes - you can get the bigger ones but now were talking $$$. Since the canister filter isn't the main filtration, and may only be used to polish water or help abate the initial sandstorm, is it ok to go with a smaller model? It may not be quick but can still help right?

Thanks,

Zac
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13544453#post13544453 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WaterKeeper
Ah, about the same size as my brain, and that's not coral. :D
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don't the two become the same, the longer you stay in this hobby--at least that is what my wife tells me;)
 
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