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| View Poll Results: What would YOU like to see as DOW? | |||
| Live Rock | | 4 | 4.49% |
| Cycling | | 1 | 1.12% |
| Reef-Safe Fish | | 8 | 8.99% |
| Refugium inhabitants | | 2 | 2.25% |
| Skimmers | | 3 | 3.37% |
| LPS Corals | | 5 | 5.62% |
| SPS Corals | | 7 | 7.87% |
| Soft Corals | | 3 | 3.37% |
| Do's and Don'ts | | 4 | 4.49% |
| Reef Literature | | 3 | 3.37% |
| Anemones | | 9 | 10.11% |
| Shrimps, Crabs, Snails | | 4 | 4.49% |
| Hitchhikers | | 3 | 3.37% |
| Substrates | | 7 | 7.87% |
| Filtration | | 3 | 3.37% |
| Algae-Macro and Micro | | 1 | 1.12% |
| Feeding | | 2 | 2.25% |
| Safe wiring practices | | 1 | 1.12% |
| Plumbing / circulation | | 5 | 5.62% |
| Fish aggression / territoriality | | 2 | 2.25% |
| Coral aggression | | 2 | 2.25% |
| Clown breeding | | 1 | 1.12% |
| Coral diseases / treatment | | 1 | 1.12% |
| Acclimation (corals, fish, inverts) | | 2 | 2.25% |
| Feeding photosynthetic corals | | 0 | 0% |
| Emergency strategies | | 3 | 3.37% |
| Making different substrates work | | 1 | 1.12% |
| Reef Photography tips/tricks | | 2 | 2.25% |
| Voters: 89. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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| Star Polyps | Time again to vote for DOW!! (Discussion of the Week) Pull out those punch cards, cause it's time again to vote for [size=huge] DOW[/size]!!! We will be voting on a weekly basis, with a new poll being started each Tuesday, along with a new Discussion Of The Week Topic!!! This means that you will need to re-vote EACH WEEK until we can get the re-voting Hack into place. If you would like to see one that isn't listed, be my guest and post a comment with what you'd like to see on the posts. I'm more than willing to accomodate for you folks. |
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| Rabid Wolverine Reefer ![]() | what the heck,,,supplements
__________________ ~Welcome to my nightmare~ I think you're gonna like it I think you're gonna feel you belong. A walk to vacation, A necessary sedation, You wanna feel at home cause' you belong. *Disclaimer* i say this as my best advice to a beginner. do not,,,and i repeat,,,,,DO NOT look at my tank as an example....i have a well practised eye, decades of experience, and a trunkload of failures to allow me to force the issue and get away with things most cannot~ |
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| the wood dude ![]() | i voted for diy.theres been alot said lately on closed loop systems and i would like to hear from some of diy gurus on their opinons on this subject along with other diy projects.just my 2 cents.
__________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave. |
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| DIY Moderator | I went with SPS. It is a really indepth discussion, and would promote a lot of readers Wood dood, if ya need help with DIY give me a PM I will help out anyway I can.
__________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!! |
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| Regular Guy Moderator ![]() | I like the reef safe fish as it is a very conservation oriented topic. Planning a reef safe fish community avoids lots of oops and bad experiences for fish and reefers alike! ![]()
__________________ 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS. |
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| Achilles Tang ![]() | I went with the shrimps, crabs and snails b/c I think it will help me with my struggle for a clean sandbed and maybe help me build my case to Luiz for trading in our sand sifter.
__________________ Sold the tank prior to our move. Setting up our new life in Brazil. |
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| the wood dude ![]() | thanks pista & troy.troy have you built yours yet?the cls?
__________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave. |
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| Star Polyps Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lewisville, TX...but my heart is in Chicago!
Posts: 151
| I'd like to read more from those with exp on supplements. I dose a few things but could always use help tweaking my effort in this area. I'd like to propose a future topic....monitors and controllers. Thanks, hap
__________________ Definition: Aquarium (n) A hole in your living room in which you throw money. [And I thought this would be cheaper than going to Aruba to dive - Yeah! Right!!] Oceanic 75g Reef Ready, DIY stand and canopy, 50g sump/refugium with 125lbs+ Fiji live rock, Turboflotor Multi Skimmer, 2 – 250w Metal Halides running Ushio 10k lamps, 110w Actinic, DIY moonlight, several corals (mostly softies but a few SPS and LPS as well), a bi-color blenny (Benny), a yellow Tang (Jet), 2 percula clowns (Frick & Frack), a blue spotted jawfish (Spot), a red-lipped blenny (Red), a dragon goby (Puff), a psychedelic mandarin (Mandy), a diamond sifter (Jewel), a green bta, a rose bta, a couple serpent stars, a coral banded shrimp and several crabs and snails who will remain anonymous... |
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| the wood dude ![]() | their all great topics,any will be fine with me.
__________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave. |
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| Achilles Tang ![]() | I'll go with supplements too, I dont add anything but Kalk now- maybe I should
__________________ John Tank: 29g glass Pumps: Mag5.0 return - (3) rio 100 PHs Lighting: (1) 150w XM 10K/(2) 30W actinics Equipment: Aqua C Urchin skimmer- CPR Fuge, Titanium Heater -Red Sea wavemaster Pro Tank: 210g 1/2" Acrylic, dual overflows, 75g glass sump w/ 20g fuge. Pumps: Mag24 return - (2) MAG24s running 2 closed loop systems. Lighting: (3) 400w XM 10K/(2) Custom Sealife 96w PC - 25w dimmable incandescent Moonlight Equipment: Aqua C EV180 skimmer - CR500 calc reactor - Titanium Heater - AquaLogic single Stage Temp Controller - Aquanetics 1/5Hp Chiller - Neptune sys aquacontroller |
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| Reef Shark ![]() | I cast my vote for anemones, because so many people want them for a clownfish,(can you say NEMO?) but have no idea of what the animal wants or needs to survive in our tanks, nor how difficult they can be to keep, what lighting or water parameters they need. |
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