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    Internal Vs External Skimmer?

    in General Discussion

    ^totally agree... plusses and minuses to each.

     

    external = more complicated in terms of equipment and piping (since you usually need an additional pump or run your overflow to it) and usually they are more expensive.  But, it is more versatile since you don't have to run it in your sump and it's not affected by changes in sump water level.

     

    internal = more common, less expensive, and simpler to run.  But, they are usually more sensitive to water level changes in your sump and are limited with where you can put them.

    What does your screen name signify?

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    OMG you are cruel.

     

    If you didn't have the most freaking awesome stuff I would say no soup for you!! Oh wait I should explain....that's from a show called Seinfeld ...it went off the air before you were potty trained.

    Sigh

     

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    Hahaha!

    Chad's 195 total gallon VB garage build

    in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum

    Marco, honestly, I don't know if I'll change anything or not... I've put a lot of thought into it and still don't know where I come down.  No, there weren't any wild caught clowns in the system (at least not recently, I did have a group of wc clowns years ago...).  I don't know for sure that it was brook (from pictures it looks too similar to velvet to easily discern), but the speed was just something else.  Eat normallyone morning, 100% dead the next evening.  I may lengthen the QT period but since the tank is fallow, I may do the same thing again with a longer FW dip.

     

    Yes, that LFS earned my loyalty and respect as a customer.

    Chad's 195 total gallon VB garage build

    in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum

    Well....

     

    Not so good...

     

    Unfortunately, I think brooklynella had severe sonsequences.  It was either that or MV, but I think it was brook based on the delay - three weeks - and the speed with which it hit - no observable symptoms to total loss in 36 hours.  For those who will ask, I QTed for ~2 weeks and put them under observation, but nothing was treated during that time, before adding them to my tank.  I was honestly very saddened, so I decided immediately to go fallow for 15 weeks (which ends mid-July).  Since this, I've pretty much ignored my tank.  You should see the coraline growth on the glass, I don't even know what's going on in there right now and it's going to take a few razor blades and some elbow grease to get through it...

     

    The lfs owner has been awesome through this.  He did the two week QT in a standalone system he set up specifically for my fish, claimed responsibility and completely unexpectedly offered to replace the fish.  Although I told him I didn't think he was at fault, he insisted.  Pretty awesome, really.

    The Lightning Pool- Let's have some fun.

    in General Discussion

    So, I'm all for doing this... However, there are something like 30 fish being auctioned off... some "look" like normal PNG maroon clowns and are only special because of the lineage and others are pretty killer looking...

     

    Is this for one particular clown, the first auction, an average?

     

    "normal"

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    "lightning"

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    If I'm reading signs correctly...

    in General Discussion

    The first generation of lightning maroon clowns (F1) bred by Matt Pederson will be available through Blue Zoo Aquatics eBay account this Saturday.

     

    Whether you are interested in purchasing a clown or not, the auctions should put on an interesting show.

     

    Here's pre-images of the fish being put up for auction.

    I don't trust this skimmer

    in General Discussion

    I agree about needing pictures.

     

    I ran an aquaC EV400 for a while and liked it OK (at the time - early 2000s), it was the bees knees. The only complaint I really had about it was it's super-sensitivity to oils in the water (i.e., if I put my arm in the tank, the bubble column would be gone and take a couple hours to return).

     

    Can you measure the height? That will tell us what model it is. Also, what is the size of the nozzle fitting that goes into the skimmer? Some of the original models had a 3/4" fitting that was eventually replaced (for free I think, but you'd have to contact the company) with a 1" fitting that worked much better.

     

    These days, there are more efficient things that do the same thing in a smaller size out there, but it's still a solid and simple model, so I would not replace it immediately if there are other priorities.

    Where have all the cryptics gone?

    in General Discussion

    Overall, I agree with you.  It seems that the way of a natural and very biodiverse tank seems to be transitioning into a technology driven tank.

     

    Although I agree that a tech driven tank can be successful, I feel that overall they require too much maintenance to be sustainable by hobbyists in the long-term.

     

    To your point on "Live" rock being tougher to find, unfortunately I've found that true too... My best educated guess on that is LR is expensive to ship and keep all the biodiversity live, since hobbyists tend to not want it anyway (there are "pests" after all - lol), it's probably not worth it to them. 

     

    That all being said, there are a few out there who still supply nice stuff, though much is Caribbean.  Like Tampa Bay Saltwater.

    Cool time lapse of coral growth

    in General Discussion

    ^that was my takeaway on it too...

     

    I think that things like varying light, temperature, minor predation, pests and usually slightly lower calcium and alkalinity levels in the wild can lead to slower growth than we sometimes see when we hit on that magical combination in our closed environment tanks.

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