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oh dear, did i just do a layton?

nice work, got some current pics? :lol: mention the word "zeovit" and you are guaranteed to have at least a 10 page thread

but of course! i think the idea of the first article concluded that water changes can stress the corals because of the sudden change from bad water to suddenly good water. taking bournemans quote above, that in nature its like a 100% water change 3 times a day, the water is never bad in the first place. so, the theory outlined in the first post would only stand true if you were either cycling your tank or had not done a water change in a long period of time (thus your existing water was bad) then the makeup water you change it with may stress the corals. only the latter should be relevant because hopefully you wouldnt have any corals while cycling anyway so, i think the point being put across is more relevant if you have excessive nitrates/phosphates etc already in your water. moral of the story is regular and consistant water changes are the best as your existing water will always be close to perfect as you'll get plus this emulates nature as close as possible. thats why my goal at the moment is to make water changes as seamless and as easy as possible - coz i know everyone hates water changes!!! "some random dude" vs "eric bourneman" - i know who i'd rather believe

go for 2 x RCD's where possible. if you have everything on the one RCD, if it trips and you're out that means NO power to ANYTHING on your tank. preferably split the circulation, say the return pump on one circuit and closed loops/powerheads on second circuit. you want to maintain some form of water movement/aeration should one RCD get tripped because of something simple like a drop of water on the plug! i have my closed loop on one circuit and everything else on another. 20amps each.

speaking of egg-crate, CRACKER WHERE THE HELL IS THE REST OF MINE I GAVE YOU!!! I need it back!!!

im certainly no scientist. just have to read read read, learn learn learn

yet another interesting article from reef keeping web site. this one by shimek. i suggest bypassing the scientific analysis (unless you are really interested) just scroll to the bottom and read the conclusion... nsw vs asw... http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/rs/feature/index.php

and here's an article by bournman that potentially contradicts the evidence shown above. of course, we have to bear in mind that a natural reef is incredibly different to a closed system like our aquariums. anyways, interesting nonetheless... REF: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-07/eb/index.php

and with the inflated price of whacking sticks these days, the tunze is looking better value for money every day

interesting... good reference site, have added to sticky at top of forum! http://www.reefs.org/library/article/t_brightbill_wc.html

where are we at with this? any more results wasp?

he's just googling his answer... i'd like to hear it in plain english as well.

pies, can you take your diy whacking stick to this thread and use it?... http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/10-vt8280.html?start=135

when's the wedding?

large 200 litre drum on trademe for anyone in auckland (not mine, dont know who's) similar to mine, excellent to use for topup water for anyone interested! currently going cheap... http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/auction_detail.asp?id=37365052

i agree, both my wife and I were looking at the tank tonight (after i blasted crud from the rocks with the streams ) and decided alot less rock was needed, especially around the 'feature' centre plate rock. will definately be doing that at some stage soon, just a matter of coral placement once the rock is less (and lower)

only coz your skirt is shorter

hahahaaaa!!!

lets play a game of how many smilies can we get on one page... :D eh,... alot more than this

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potentially not, it prefers better lighting but will grow under t5's. sucks calcium too so a calcium reactor would be preferred

just broke a piece of tan coloured montipora capricornis off my scroll its about 2" square with blue tip. if you want it, pm me. first in first served pickup only...

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30 litres over 2500 litres, puh! no wonder it didnt make a difference, thats only 1.2%! 30 litres on a 4 foot tank (300 litres) is 10% work it out using the calculator here: http://www.saltyzoo.com/SaltyCalcs/MakeupSalinity.php?sysGal=40&sal=36&makeupGal=1

cash has never been 'spare' since labour have been in :lol: