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to put it in comparison, i top up about 3-5 litres of RODI/kalk a day on a 1,000 litre system (and thats in winter). i would imagine others such as pies would be at least double that. put your computers in another room or add a ventilation system. please dont tell us you're running a dehumidifier in the same room because of all these frosty mornings brian, 27 is fine too. just have more evaporation is all and higher temperatures are a better breeding ground for bad algaes. cookie extreme runs his at 27 and his tank is sharp.

low? what do you run your tank at?! 25 is the norm, plus or minus a degree wont matter.

brown. its sitting pretty much at the bottom of the tank, 600mm down, i've already fragged it about 6 times. just ask steve, wouldnt surprise me if his grows in his overflow i've found it can be more tempermental to water conditions than lack of or too much light.

its an anywhere coral, even under my twin 40W fluoros its growing

neither currently, just have it in a socking sitting between a folded piece of filter wool in the skimmer outlet.

try rowaphos, worked for me.

and skimmers :lol:

http://www.deepblueaquarium.co.nz/

it seems the difficult part is getting a good reflector?

im still not convinced on the survival. why do so many in the know highly recommend an uptream refugium over a downstream refugium? it makes sense as to why. "Many options here, but hang on is the easiest. Nope, your sump won't really substitute as a refugium, mainly because your return pump will blend all the beneficial pods on the way. Either use a small hang on model, or design a simple area which pods can breed without being subject to predation. (As I said, maybe a quart sized Rubbermaid with slits cut in the lid for circulation.)" perhaps both are true? eg: smaller pods such as copepods make it but larger pods such as amphipods/mysid etc dont?

who knows if steve bought all 5? perhaps send him a pm and ask? if not, post a q on the other guys auction and tell him you're interested in a halide if still available? no harm in asking.

on the contrary. i'll dig up a wwm article oh well, i guess its all down to what you read and what you believe. i've only read against, however here are two contradicing articles on pod survival through the return pump: For: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/amphipodfaqs.htm Against: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/mandsysfaqs.htm

nice wee setup by you know who... http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pets-animals/Fish/Fish/auction-33070132.htm

yes still worth while as even a small percentage that survive is a good thing. consider setting up an upstream refugium instead. im planning on doing this at some stage soon: so only a portion of the water hits the refugium and the rest goes in the main tank. i will probably just use a 2 foot tank but load it with all the goodies for breeding pods (strong lighting, macro algaes, phytoplankton) not sure exactly where it will sit, to the side or on top. having planned that far yet the other good thing is it acts as a syphon break for the main tank too the hard part is working out what size piping to run to the fuge. it should be enough that water actually gets there but not too much that it interferes with the main tank flow or upsets the pods. i will then probably split my current 4 foot refugium downstairs into a macroalgae section and biological filtration (sand/lr) plus frag growout section. something like that anyway.

yes, but studies show over 98% are dead. still can be eaten though.

PODS: Interesting, i didnt actually realise the size difference of pods and just how small copepods actually are... Diet: Copepods eat bacteria, diatoms, and other tiny, single-celled organisms in the water. Maxillae, maxillipeds and antennae push food towards the mandibles (jaws), which process the food. REF: http://seapods.com/ Interestingly a sponge is a breeding ground for pods. Keep one in the corner of your reef and they will breed in it. Rinse it out every couple of weeks to release the pods into the water. Might try keeping one in the fuge. DIATOMS: The skeleton of a diatom, or frustule, is made of very pure silica coated with a layer of organic material. This skeleton is divided into two parts, one of which (the epitheca) overlaps the other (the hypotheca) like the lid of a box or petri dish. Observe the diatom frustule below, in which the two halves have been pushed slightly askew ref: http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/resources/oceanography-book/marinefoodwebs.htm

ditto

reefs mate, hence the helpful bids...

in your corals, but of course... check your PM.

i thought that when i posted but wondered how i could word it :-? "not my tank?"

so true, it sold for $1001. doesnt indicate what make/type the lights were either.

not my tank, just a photo i found on the net i thought was quite interesting. "i think it's time to frag mine up a bit" meaning my hydno. it's growing too bloody fast.

a hydnophora attacking a staghorn. evil bloody coral... i think it's time to frag mine up a bit

i reckon, how nice is this green cap... anyone got a frag of this?!!! and has anyone seen pink xenia before?

what lighting are you running?