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by megelBeagle
Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:31 pm
Forum: Equipment and Lighting
Topic: Pump Woes
Replies: 3
Views: 2283

Pump Woes

I discovered today that my sump return pump (Blueline 20) was not working. :( I took the cover off and it's turning over fine. The impeller is intact, but is not turning freely. Shouldn't it be? I have never done any service on this pump and I know little about it. I tried to pull the impellor from ...
by megelBeagle
Sun May 20, 2007 8:19 am
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Pretty cool story about clownfish talk
Replies: 0
Views: 1110

Pretty cool story about clownfish talk

Here's a pretty interesting little story...
"Scientists Deconstruct Clownfish Chatter"
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... 882&ps=bb4
by megelBeagle
Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:33 am
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Frilly Mushroom removal
Replies: 8
Views: 2730

I regret putting that first mushroom in the my tank in the first place. I was new to the hobby at the time. I think I may take the rock out with the mushrooms on it. The other mushrooms are fine...the "non-frilly" ones. They don't like the light to much, so that limits them to the shadows....
by megelBeagle
Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:52 am
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Frilly Mushroom removal
Replies: 8
Views: 2730

Frilly Mushroom removal

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove a frilly mushroom without mangling it? I have a population control issue and want to give some to some friends.
by megelBeagle
Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:19 am
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Powder Brown Tang and Ich
Replies: 6
Views: 1882

GermanShepherdGirl wrote:I give mine a sheet of red, green, brown, and purple algae every day
Where do you get this algae? How is it sold?
I need to get some today
Do you use Nori?
Veggies?
by megelBeagle
Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:32 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Powder Brown Tang and Ich
Replies: 6
Views: 1882

snoopdog wrote:Normally if a fish (tang) is healthy and happy they will get over it on it's own. If the fish stays stressed then it will probably get worse. Is he eating ?
Yes. He has a very healthy appetite. He was eating within 30 minutes of being introduced. Doesn't show any signs of stress.
by megelBeagle
Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:10 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Powder Brown Tang and Ich
Replies: 6
Views: 1882

Powder Brown Tang and Ich

Ok. So I just brought home a powder brown and on closer inspection, I see some ich. The fish is eating well and very active. Looks fine otherwise. I have limited tang experience so I'm not sure if I should panic or not. Can a fish got over ich on its own? Should I just wait and see? I don't have a Q...
by megelBeagle
Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:41 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Phosphates in my R/O water
Replies: 2
Views: 1215

Phosphates in my R/O water

I tested the water from my R/O unit and I think there are phosphates in the it. (.5 ppm at most) The membranes are only about 4 mos old. Is the R/O unit supposed to remove all the phosphates from the water? I am seeing a small amount of hair algea growing on some porites and I'm trying to figure out...
by megelBeagle
Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:28 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Refuge light cycle.
Replies: 3
Views: 1747

Refuge light cycle.

I was wondering whether it was better to run the light on my refuge 24 hours or just run it opposite of the display tank lights. I heard it was better to run them opposite to help stabilize pH throughout the day. But I'm afraid its slowing down the growth of my cheato and reducing the nutrient absor...
by megelBeagle
Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:25 pm
Forum: Equipment and Lighting
Topic: HQI vs. Single Ended
Replies: 1
Views: 1738

HQI vs. Single Ended

I cannot get a consistent answer on this. Is a double ended bulb better than single-ended? I'm getting ready to buy some metal halides and I want to make sure I'm making the right choice.
I've heard I could get the same light from a HQI 175 watt as a SE 250 watt. Is that true?
by megelBeagle
Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:29 am
Forum: Equipment and Lighting
Topic: LED's...the new Metal Halide
Replies: 5
Views: 2918

I think its a step in the right direction. LED technology has definitely improved and people are finding new applications for them all the time. I think in the next few years more products like this will be available and we will see the gap between them and conventional MH's narrowing.
by megelBeagle
Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:16 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell and Trade
Topic: Looking for WORMS
Replies: 5
Views: 1799

Just in case you're still looking... I was @ B&B a few days ago and they had 2 Coco's. Nice specimens too.
by megelBeagle
Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:38 am
Forum: Equipment and Lighting
Topic: LED's...the new Metal Halide
Replies: 5
Views: 2918

LED's...the new Metal Halide

http://www.solarisled.com/

This is pretty cool. I think I'll wait for the price to come down though. :P
by megelBeagle
Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:30 am
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Talkingreef.com
Replies: 3
Views: 1467

I've really been enjoying these podcasts. Thanks for letting us know about this.
by megelBeagle
Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:05 am
Forum: Equipment and Lighting
Topic: Want MH...worried about temp
Replies: 2
Views: 1982

Want MH...worried about temp

My problem is that I want to put two 250 MH's on my tank but I'm worried about temp. My tanks temp stays around 79 degrees right now. That's with fans on the main tank and the refuge. I have 2 vho's, 1 65 watt LOM refuge light, and 3 700-800 gph pumps contributing to the heat. If a put two 250 MH's ...