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awesome - i'm glad you enjoyed the information and learned some new things, you're very welcome and happy reefing!! i'm not sure how long this forum will be up for, but i will check it every now and then if anyone has a question. Take care! Jason

Session Start: Sat Feb 16 10:58:29 2008 Session Ident: #micro08 Session Close: Sat Feb 16 10:58:29 2008 Session Start: Sat Feb 16 10:58:29 2008 Session Ident: #micro08 03[10] * Now talking in #micro08 03[10] * Topic is 'Welcome to MACO Reef Microbiology 2008!' 03[10] * Set by mchia on Fri...

Session Start: Sat Feb 09 10:55:52 2008 Session Ident: #micro08 Session Close: Sat Feb 09 10:55:52 2008 Session Start: Sat Feb 09 10:55:52 2008 Session Ident: #micro08 03[10] * Now talking in #micro08 03[11] * olaf ([email protected]) has joined #micro08 01[11]...

Since nitrifying bacteria are technically "saprophytic", meaning that they eat dead organic material, they actively participate in the breakdown of detritus. What this means is that bacteria can actually secrete enzymes, known as exoenzymes, which help break complex macromolecules down into...

Session Start: Sun Feb 03 10:52:22 2008 Session Ident: #micro08 03[10] * Now talking in #micro08 03[10] * Topic is 'Welcome to MACO - Reef Microbiology 2008' 03[10] * Set by wade on Wed Dec 31 19:00:01 [10] <walla2butterfly> morning 03[11] * Bob ([email protected]) has...

lol, yeah, ok. first you complained the material was "incomprehensible", now it's all fluff. maybe if you opened your mouth to do something other than complain, say oh i dunno... CONVERSE, ask questions, you'd actually learn something. i've said repeatedly that i'm willing to accomodate...

first of all, maybe you're on a work comp that only does caps, but if not... DON'T THROW A TANTRUM AND YELL OR CURSE AT ME. second, you hassled me during the first rescheduled chat because you said i didn't specify EST, when i actually did. when you brought that up, the others participating in...

kickoff isn't until 6:18 EST. besides, you're west coast, you're not going to be at a superbowl party at 8AM, are you??

Due to an unforseen occurrence, the chat session scheduled for this Sat, Feb 2nd, is rescheduled for Sun, Feb 3rd, 11AM to 2PM EST. Sorry for any inconvenience.

i think it's a good idea, and later, if you end up adding good quality (i.e., fresh with little die-off, or well tank-cured and mature) live rock, i would bet that you wouldn't see any spike in any of the n-cycle parameters AT ALL. it would basically be a "biological buffer" system, along the...

The amount of students that show up for chat sessions is disappointing, I would say that more than half enrolled have not attended any chat sessions at all. I would like to stress that the lecture presentations and readings are merely outline and foundation for what is discussed during chat...

The fourth lecture will be posted Tuesday afternoon, EST. Sorry for the delay.

01[11] <java> i guess we'll start discussing the lecture [11] <mchia> Maybe some of them are in the chemistry channel. 01[11] <java> lol - like the first day? or is it scheduled for the same time? [11] <walla2butterfly> maybe thought they were doing wes [11] <walla2butterfly> yes 01[11] <java>...

yeah, i'm beginnng to plan out a larger system and the logistics are bothering me because: 1) overnighting rock in dozens-hundreds of pounds is going to get pricey fast 2) the water changes are going to be hell. I look at it this way though - If the rock is really good quality, very fresh, and...

Considering that biofilms thicken with age, then when this happens it is likely that ability for bacteria to obtain nutrients from the water column would possibly decrease. The reason is that as in the illustration of a biofilm in the lecture shows, a matrix of organic goo forms, holding the...