Pooky's 300
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I agree Kenny about the sandbed issue. I do not think my sandbead was the issue either. It's amazing how much your LR will continue to "shed" while there is still no sand in your tank.
roktsintst
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Great Pic of the Bandit Kenny.
Seeing as our tanks are both the same size, how are you keeping your tank cool enough to keep a bandit? Obviously a chiller, butwhat size? and how much does it run to keep it at~72??? Do you leave it in your garage as well???
Thanks Kenny!
Seeing as our tanks are both the same size, how are you keeping your tank cool enough to keep a bandit? Obviously a chiller, butwhat size? and how much does it run to keep it at~72??? Do you leave it in your garage as well???
Thanks Kenny!
pookstreet
Registered Stick Killer
And I am so jealous of your colored sticks :hammer:
pookstreet
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Thanks Ryan! That was the only decent pic of the 40-45 shots I took. She's a flighty little girl, always swimming nonstop around the tank.
I don't actually run a chiller. There are two fans blowing across the top and one across the sump. Having a wide open top helps with the fan cooling. The garage is very well insulated so it only hits the low 80's even during the hottest part of the summer. This past summer, I got one of those portable AC from Costco to bring the garage temp down a bit.
pookstreet
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Muchos gracias!!! Alright, that's the sum of all my Spanish vocabulary :bounce3:
roktsintst
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Damn nice weather SoCal :mad2:
We get down to freezing during the winter and over 100 in the summer!!!
We get down to freezing during the winter and over 100 in the summer!!!
pookstreet
Registered Stick Killer
Well, we live inland and not near the ocean so we routinely get 100+ days here. If not, it's consistently in the 90's. Even though GDub insists global warming is a fantasy made up by some radicals, I have noticed our summers getting longer and hotter. Your winter temp shouldn't really affect your tank temp. All the equipment and lighting helps to maintain it in the desired range even though it's very cold outside. Any slack will be easily handled by heaters.
pookstreet
Registered Stick Killer
Daggoneit!!! Just tested twice and PO4 read 0.04 and 0.05!!! Finally, it's coming down, baby! NO3 was <5 ppm! The stick are growing like crazy and fully colored up! Alright, the last part was an exaggeration 
But I ain't alyin' when I tell ya that I gets me a few goodies cookin' in the QT :lol2:
But I ain't alyin' when I tell ya that I gets me a few goodies cookin' in the QT :lol2:
Daggoneit!!! Just tested twice and PO4 read 0.04 and 0.05!!! Finally, it's coming down, baby! NO3 was <5 ppm! The stick are growing like crazy and fully colored up! Alright, the last part was an exaggeration
But I ain't alyin' when I tell ya that I gets me a few goodies cookin' in the QT :lol2:
That's great new. Do you think it was all the sand you replaced?
pookstreet
Registered Stick Killer
That may have been a major contributor. Even though I coldn't get it all out, the portion that came out was pretty nasty. Hopefully it'll stay down from now on.
Daggoneit!!! Just tested twice and PO4 read 0.04 and 0.05!!! Finally, it's coming down, baby! NO3 was <5 ppm! The stick are growing like crazy and fully colored up! Alright, the last part was an exaggeration
But I ain't alyin' when I tell ya that I gets me a few goodies cookin' in the QT :lol2:
Good to hear Kenny :thumbsup:
roktsintst
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Great News Kenny!!!
Im not sure if i help myself, or hurt myself but I try to stir up my sand once or twice a week just to let the brown dust into the water column to be skimmed out...
Im not sure if i help myself, or hurt myself but I try to stir up my sand once or twice a week just to let the brown dust into the water column to be skimmed out...
pookstreet
Registered Stick Killer
I sure hope so, guys.
Ryan, I am planning to vacuum the sandbed with every water change from now on. I probably won't get to the entire thing each time but I think that should be sufficient. We'll see.
Ryan, I am planning to vacuum the sandbed with every water change from now on. I probably won't get to the entire thing each time but I think that should be sufficient. We'll see.
pookstreet
Registered Stick Killer
pookstreet
Registered Stick Killer
They won't win any beauty contests but I think they are some of the coolest fish around. The patterns on their body changes constantly. And they are probably responsible, at least in part, for taking care of the aiptasia in the tank 
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