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    Precipitation

    in Reef Keeping

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    Ok, one more question. I’ve seen mixed opinions on how long, or if it even matters, leaving the salt mixing before adding it to the tank in a water change. If it loses potency the longer it mixes, wouldn’t that mean it depletes faster in the tank bc of the coral absorption PLUS being just “mixed around”. If nothing is removing the elements from the water, then the ca/alk/mag, etc shouldn’t change no matter how long it’s sitting there swirling around in out mixing station tubs.


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    Precipitation

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    RHF always comes through to show you how complicated you thought a simple thing was.

    I googled RHF to avoid asking a dumb question and got retirement housing fund and rhf bourbon.... doubt that either of these is what you meant, so what is RHF?


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    Precipitation

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    When we dose, we have to dose cal/alk at alternate times bc they will precipitate. Why doesn’t this (or does it) happen when we mix our salt for a water change?

     

     

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    Tank - Sump Build 500 gal +

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    I have conchs and sand sifting stars that keep my sand turned over and pretty clean. I have a lot of dead spots bc of those ginormous rocks I got from you, so I had to get something to help with the corners. The conchs help a lot! I didn’t see a nem. Haven’t decided on one yet?


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    Color themed tank.

    in Want to Buy

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    Orange setosa. Gsp is green and covers the back glass good. Green Nepthea. Lots of blue zoas. It’s fun to plan your rocks and then plan coral placement based on the sizes they will grow to. To create the right depths and color balances and compliments


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    Blue/green chromis

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    If you're looking for a great fish that won't kill each other off check out the blue eyed cardinal. I've had 5 for about a year now and will be adding a few more soon. I'd say they semi-school. Up until last month I had 3 tangs in the tank and pretty much all the smaller fish stayed in the rocks except for feeding time. Now that the tangs are gone everyone stays out in open water pretty much all day...even the firefish and dottyback.

    I’ve seen those at RCA. They’re pretty


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    Blue/green chromis

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    About 6 months ago I was given 10 in a trade. I now have only 4. They are constantly moving and I read need to be fed a lot bc of their activity level. I have an automatic feeder to feed them a little while I’m at work. I also read they will pick on each other with in their own school. I added a blue damsel about 3 months ago. Got him in a tank break down. Since adding him, no more disappearing chromis. Maybe coincidence. Maybe not. Who knows. They are fun to watch though


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    Mollies

    in Reef Keeping

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    Sorry to hear about your fish. Sounds like you tried everything there was to do [emoji3525]

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    Thanks, Kim. I sure hope I did.


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    Mollies

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    The link doesn't open in Tapatalk, but works on the computer.

    Fu Manchu Lions primarily feed on inverts. They're also ambush predators and don't covert well to dead silversides. I believe your best bet is to stock the tank with saltwater feeder shrimp until the lion is established. I had one in a 55g FOWLR up until I joined the military in 2007 and I was never able to covert it to silvers. They're surprisingly shy and mostly hung out in the backside or underside of caves and ledges of the aquascape.

    Both of my fish books list this species as the most difficult lion to maintain. Michael W. Scott further writes that most specimens ignore healthy fish and often refuse to eat in captivity.

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    He was eating the ghost shrimp the first few days in the biocube. I kept him alone to try to teach frozen. I felt like he was declining bc he stopped eating the shrimp and even rejected mosquito fish. I made the decision to add him to the DT thinking being in a Reef setting may perk him up. I personify my animals. [emoji16]. I will try to put in a lot of ghost shrimp and see if he’s interested before they’re all eaten by my other fish. If the mollies prove to be a flop, at least they should be easy enough to catch since they stay towards the top of the tank


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    Mollies

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    e7421c8789e5304d1b2a2f2a1c36bf1c.jpgit won’t allow me to open it. And Sasha, you’re right. One did almost swim into a nem. And they are at the top of the tank. So far the Fu Manchu has shown zero interest. In anything. He’s facing a corner like he’s in time out. Not sure what else to do. I sure hope he comes around. I did read they’re tricky to keep captive, but someone already had him so I took him to try. Hope for the best. As long as this doesn’t back fire and I end up with 900 mollies, the babies will be food for the tank. Poor things. I’ll update as more happens. Dana, I’m going to try to find the post you mentioned



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    Mollies

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    Double post: Has anyone ever tried to/had success/failed turning FW mollies into SW? I’d like to try this to have live food for my Fu Manchu bc he never did take to frozen. I’ve put him in the DT because he was beginning to decline in the 20 gal. I have plenty of fish to keep the molly population from exploding, but would like to hear of any experiences good or bad that anyone may have had with this

     

     

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    Automatic feeders

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    @Christyef, I have a couple Eheim auto feeders sitting around that I have never used. If you want one, it is all yours. May take me a while to dig through all the aquarium supplies I have been hoarding though.

    Yes! I’ll take it to try out!!


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    Automatic feeders

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    The feeding tube creates a venturi effect that sucks the food directly into the return pump intake.  You can see a 90° elbow at the bottom with the intake side of it pointed down.  This elbow is attached to the intake of the return pump.  The slots in the side of the tube are cut at an angle to help crate the venturi or whirlpool swirl that keeps the food from building up on the side of the tube and rotting.  The bottom of the tube is sealed with a peice of acrylic so all the water has to go through the slot on the side.   The slots I cut with a cordless circular saw held at a bit of an angle but it would be easier I think to cut them on a table saw but I imagine could be made with a 1/4" drill and a small handsaw to connect the drill holes.
    I have tried dumping food into a sump above or next to a pump intake and a lot of it does not get sucked into the pump.  This will end up rotting and can smell pretty bad and using a feeding ring in the sump doesn't prevent it from happening.

    Had to read that a couple times to get the full picture of what it was in my head, but I did. What a Neat idea!


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    Automatic feeders

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    I like the feeding tube idea. Is it dumped in your sump near your return pump?

     

     

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    Beautiful bubble tips at Aquarium Designs

    in Reef Keeping

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    I have the same Pham/Chris rainbows, but my whites are on too high to bring out the bright colors. The radions can be “too blue” in my opinion and I don’t like that. I like the more real, natural look, so my rainbows have kinda paid the price. I started with 2 in the upgrade now I have 5. Lol. Was told they’re so hard to get bc they’re part of the Indonesian trade that’s currently cut off. Not sure of the validity of that, but someone told me that

     

     

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