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  1. BBMarlin

    I'm in DOC hell and have been for several months. Will it ever end?? Maybe Santa Claus will clean up my tank and bring some healthy SPS.

    1. FarmerTy

      FarmerTy

      What's been happening?

    2. Timfish

      Timfish

      The nuisance algae we get in our tanks make huge amounts of DOC compounds that are detrimental to corals. You need to physically get the algae out of your tank. Once you do it shouldn't take long for your corals to bounce back.

    3. BBMarlin

      BBMarlin

      I think I let a few colonies get too big for my 80G tank, had an ALK spike in the summer and lost a couple of those colonies. Ever since then it’s been a struggle to get things to stabilize even though my parameters are stable, STN across the board on all coral compounding the problem. Last ditch effort are 30-40% weekly water changes, which looks like might be helping…we’ll see.

  2. BBMarlin

    Where can I order a plusrite 150W DE 20000K bulb? I can't find any on Ebay.

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    2. (Bio)³

      (Bio)³

      Cool thanks

    3. (Bio)³

      (Bio)³

      I contacted them and within 1 minute they emailed back, they are indeed plusrite!

    4. BBMarlin

      BBMarlin

      thanks! I made the mistake of ordering a "Coral Blue 20000K" off ebay and the bulb is GREEN.

  3. BBMarlin

    This has been the year of Alk swings for my tank. How can 7 dKH be too high? 50% of my SPS are showing "burnt" tips. Frustrated :(

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    2. BBMarlin

      BBMarlin

      Well it has been running below 5 for the longest until I finally tested. I've been bringing it up over the last 2 mos. Had a couple of spikes maybe to 8 during this time while I have tuned my dosing schedule. I do carbon dose via biopellets, I'm wondering if my sweet spot is like 6? Anyone else running biopellets run low alk?

    3. wizardx322

      wizardx322

      for the burned tips you can use lugal solution(iodine) and it will help your sps

    4. BBMarlin

      BBMarlin

      Interesting. I can't remove the coral, are you saying to treat the tank?

  4. BBMarlin

    I think I've finally got my Alk under control, been having swings for a while and nothing has been happy. I hope everything is going to make it!

    1. esacjack

      esacjack

      mine went haywire due to a battery falling into the tank... -most- of my corals survived, but the GSP died along with the Xenia... Oddly, I cant seem to get rid of either of them in my wife's tank..

    2. BBMarlin

      BBMarlin

      Interesting, I didn't know a battery could impact Alk. My dosing pump line had lots of junk/build up effecting the flow. Alk has been all over the place until I finally corrected the problem. Test test test your water!

  5. BBMarlin

    Just got my new Apex installed and configured. My tank is now officially high tech, woot!

    1. Richard L

      Richard L

      Well done sir!

    2. victoly

      victoly

      welcome :)

  6. BBMarlin

    Just ordered a BML fixture to light the corners of my half circle! I'll be running a hybrid MH + LED setup, should be interesting!

  7. BBMarlin

    Just broke my $80 bulb trying to seat it in my fixture, so frustrating!

    1. Juiceman

      Juiceman

      Contact the manufacturer? Worth a shot I think

    2. BBMarlin

      BBMarlin

      agreed

    3. AquaJohn

      AquaJohn

      check out user id

      trust_deals on ebay his MH bulbs worked great over my tank before I went to LEDs

  8. BBMarlin

    Checkout my for sale thread for sweet SPS frags!

  9. BBMarlin

    The new year means it’s time for me to order new bulbs. Or, do I just take the plunge and go with LED…decisions decisions

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    2. victoly

      victoly

      LEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLEDLED

    3. BBMarlin

      BBMarlin

      I sure like the radion pro, but man is it going to be pricey!

    4. AquaJohn

      AquaJohn

      I am glad I went to led lights over the 2- 500watt mh's I had the house and tank stay WAY cooler. If I did it again I would buy them and not DIY. And I am a DIY kind of guy.

  10. BBMarlin

    Pretty sweet freshwater tank: http://i.imgur.com/Ueia4.jpg

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    2. Grog

      Grog

      nice

    3. sifuentes31

      sifuentes31

      THats cool!!!

    4. kingjames

      kingjames

      thats awsome

  11. BBMarlin

    Is there an ARC calendar?

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    2. (Bio)³

      (Bio)³

      2014?! wow....

    3. (Bio)³

      (Bio)³

      those will be outdated pics :P

    4. Teresa

      Teresa

      Bio makes a good point . . .

  12. BBMarlin

    What happened to subsea?

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    2. ckyuv

      ckyuv

      x3

    3. (Bio)³

      (Bio)³

      Patrick is currently no longer visiting ARC. Please PM me if you need something, we are working on GREAT things!

    4. FarmerTy

      FarmerTy

      Was wondering the same thing myself. I hope there wasn't anything personal on any of the posts. His information on macro algae and natural reefing was interesting, even though I don't use either. It's nice to see the other side of things.

  13. BBMarlin

    Just installed a plusrite bulb in my tank @ work. Looks good!

  14. BBMarlin

    These fans are good for all kinds of stuff: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006ON0QQ . I use for my tank and for electronics, they look cool and do just that. You know it's the same as the Tunze right? :)

  15. BBMarlin

    Just got my first order in from Reefs2Go. Very well packed, packages were individually labeled and everything was there! They are now my go to CUC dealer, much better than the "other" one I have dealt with in the past.

    1. Niko's Reef

      Niko's Reef

      I've been happy with reefs 2 go as well.

    2. Grog

      Grog

      same here. well packed and better than advertised.

    3. mcallahan

      mcallahan

      Keep in mind their invert system is directly tied to their fish system. Therefore, I'd inquire about the QT procedures of their fish as diseases in the water could come into your tank via CUC.

  16. BBMarlin

    Just finished setting up a BC 29 at work. Getting it wet tomorrow! Guys are excited, wish me luck :).

    1. mFrame

      mFrame

      Awesome! pics?

    2. BBMarlin

      BBMarlin

      http://imgur.com/7vtBF Water is about to go in!
  17. BBMarlin

    Any chance we can turn off status updates to ARC from other social sites? To me, an ARC status update should be authored on this site.

    1. JamesL

      JamesL

      Yes, we are working on it.

  18. BBMarlin

    Started some pellets yesterday from BRS. Now to wait, GHA is taking over...ugh.

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    2. Juiceman

      Juiceman

      Adding new Di did the trick for me. Haven't seen tha since!

    3. Juiceman

      Juiceman

      Gha! Dang auto correct!

    4. dapettit

      dapettit

      We have our tank next to window. Started to have gha, we keep the blinds closed now.

  19. BBMarlin

    Ho Ho Ho!

  20. BBMarlin

    Stopping GAC in hopes of curing HLLE on my regal tang.

  21. BBMarlin

    is it just me or is Hanna's Calcium Checker no bueno? My experience with it (3-4 tests) has been sub par, I don't think I'll use it any more. What a waste.

    1. bimmerzs

      bimmerzs

      I'll buy it from ya if you would like to get rid of it. To be fair, there is aproblem with the syringes that came with the kit's, I believe hanna has announced that. Also you must use ro/di water with zero tds and the ro/di water can't have a high ca content or that can also affect the reading's.

    2. BBMarlin

      BBMarlin

      I think it's ridiculous how the checker uses .1ml of sample. By using such a small sample they are introducing a propensity of high user error into the equation.

  22. BBMarlin

    Anyone experimented with Levamisole as an in-tank treatment for AEFW?

  23. BBMarlin

    Who else is pumped about the Ags moving to the SEC? Whoop!

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    2. Demodiki

      Demodiki

      Yup, not excited at all. They will forever be the 4th or 5th best team there.

    3. BBMarlin

      BBMarlin

      I think you guys are missing the point. Think about the recruiting, think about ticket sales, think about TV coverage. All of these things will add up to an outstanding athletic program long term. Might be a struggle in the near term, but I'm OK with that as it makes strategic sense for the University.

    4. mcallahan

      mcallahan

      the biggest driver of ticket sales is a winning team. Guess A&M isn't concerned about ticket sales.

  24. BBMarlin

    Need more realestate for status updates and it's one click away now to post one.

    1. JamesL

      JamesL

      Agree. I liked being able to update via the main screen.

  25. BBMarlin

    So I ordered a new deal of alk reagent for my hanna checker. Results are around 10-15% different than my old reagent. A bit disappointed, anyone else experience this?

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