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Read that part about calcium precipitation It happened to me twice and caused my reef to be overgrown with algae

Trust me, this game sucks the life out of your PC I'm driving a RX-8, just defeated Big Lou today

That's a dendronephthya Hard to keep IMO as they are not photosynthetic

Any confirmation of the shipment time?

It's really simple and I'll just touch the surface since we are getting out of topic What to culture --- Worms, pods, stars How to culture --- Phytoplankton, algae, sand

Yes you are right and I had to go through the trouble to culture my own infauna But sandbeds are not nutrient sinks if well managed so I hope readers do not get the wrong impression

Maybe you could give as some info on your setup

Sorry for the wrong link http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?...4450&hl=article

Actually, it is the value of each and every post that determines how a forum runs You have to agree that there are some posts of real value here in SRC and there are some which bear no value at all. I mean, check out the comments in this thread. We already have people posting petty replies and we got people using crude words. To be honest, I see a very interesting trend. Firstly, there would be people who are always on the prowl and pounce on the prey once it is vulnerable. Then, there would be the bunch of people who support that "predator" by giving biased and shallow comments. I do not know why we have these people, it may be either they enjoy chipping in the conflict or that they want to create a good impression to the "predator" who is often a person with influence. And of course, we'll then have the people who will clean things up and the whole process goes back to square one. If we just urge everyone to put more value into their comments and stop all the petty, shallow and useless postings, things would have been better. And to ensure that, this is why I believe AT is reorganising his commitee of mods. SRC is not totally defeated yet and I believe the new year would bring us more good than bad

Read my article and it may change some of your views http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?...pic=42588&st=75 From my experience, DSB is crucial in nutrient control in my reef as I have wonderfully coralline encrusted LR. But ever since I've removed my sandbed, I feel that nutrient control is more difficult. Of course, like I've always emphasized, proper understanding of sandbed dynamics is important and I credit the success of my sandbed to my own culture of infauna which many reefers do not practice

From my experience, yes it does But the best way is to run rowa and get rid of all the sillicates in your water

I've heard of firefish jumping but never of long nose hawkfish But it is unpredictable as my trigger jumped a few days ago but hit the eurobracing and fell back in *phew*

I'm not a needlewheel user but this is what I've observed with my Beckett During rainy days where there are barometric pressure changes, I noticed that the bubble size in the skimmer becomes quite inconsistent and skimmer performance is affected Maybe you might want to consider that too

Actually, I prefer to feed my fishes Formula Two pellets as they are already enriched with garlic It's not bad as my tangs are all free of ich but if you add garlic juice to the food, I think it works just as well

Check out my article on sandbeds if you are not sure whether you have set it up correctly Basically, the secret is this: Good skimmer --- Extract out DOC before they decompose into nitrates Water changes --- Dilute nitrate levels in the system Sandbed (properly set up) --- Convert nitrate into nitrogen gas Do take note about the water changes part as dilution meaning you add in DI or RO/DI water. I've heard many people say they did water changes and they still have detectable nitrates which is because they used tap water when they do a water change.

I thought we have made our point very clear here? By telling us that today is your payday, you are actually implying that you are happy with this system and still want to convince us that it works. Like I mentioned earlier, you would have to bear the responsibility of anyone who invested under your name. We would really appreciate that you stop posting k?

If you did the incision right up to the mouth, then when it heals, it would have 2 mouths already Do keep us updated on the progress ya?

Actually, like bro akahoshi said, different people have different views on reefing Some, the more "hobby" type would be content with a nice, working tank Others who want to go into this line (like myself), view it in a different way They will keep thinking, are we providing too much lights, what are the effects of boosting calcium levels aboive NSW levels and such. I'm glad you have realised your path and know your priorities. But do continue to be passionate ok?

They are supposed to split

I'm not sure, think it's some worm Veliferium: That guy is somewhere in my refugium

Check out what I found in my refugium And I thought these guys were gone after removal of my sandbed It's not the size I'm worried but what has it been feeding on to get to this size

Oh man, must make a trip to your place again soon

Actually, I didn't notice any browning in my SPS when I got my nitrate spike after I removed my sandbed The biggest contributor of nitrate is probably sea water from LFS and tap water

I'm actually free everyday except Saturday evenings PM me your contact number and I'll arrange with you as another bro would be coming over this weekend

I am proud to say that my nitrate level is undetectable (notice I use undetectable) The reason why we want nitrates to be as low as possible is not of it's mild toxicity but that it is needed for the growth of nuisance algae And the main reason why we reefers are so worried about nitrates is that it is totally soluble and cannot be precipitated or abosorbed by any filters.