Recent content by rskibum

Reefland I don't think I have any mysid, but I know there are two peppermints in there! I assumed it was them. http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=104238&highlight=pep+shrimp I posted a pic I got there BTW they all disappeared by the next day, If it happens...

I wasn'sure what the mess was for a while! A couple of Q's Can I raise these? What do they eat, how long is the planktonic stage?? I assume these are the $$ q's but I'm so psyched !!! [/img]

Now that you mention it, he did say maxi jet, not mag3, But I really wouldn't know the difference anyway! There is an air hose connecting to the inlet of the powerhead, and it made quite a gurgling noise. when I'd put my finger on it the flow would increase dramatically. So, I did put a gang...

I bought mine used, it came with a mag3 on it. It seems to work well, I don't know if it just popped right on, but I'll look for the guy's email that I bought it from. Ryan

I've had a chunk of green grape calurepa in my newish tank for a couple of weeks now, it had been growing quite rapidly. But last eve noticed the tips getting whitish on some parts. I have seen posts saying that means it's going 'sexual'. Can someone explain what's so bad about that, and how...

I started my tank just a month ago, and have been feeding DT's phyto to whatever in my tank has been eating it! sponges and worms mostly! I've also been trying to stay up with topping off water as I should, but haven't been doing well, I get behind then have to make it up, by adding more that...

Tanks guys, I don't know why I always want to re-invent the wheel. I don't really want to be an instrument designer, I just want to make accurate observations of my system! Thanks for helping me out!!

So I've been measuring my pH with this cheesy kit with a fish in a labcoat on it, and I thought it was right at 8.2 every time. If i remember right the bottle says cresol red, somewhere? After reading your article on alkalinity I got a sample of my water and did a ph titration, using a meter at...

That's correct, ICP is only effective at analyzing Cations, I think S with the right plasma conditions, but Cl takes more energy to excite than a plasma is capable of. But, you could test for all major cations, and from that calculate the total equivilence of salt. If you wanted to know major...

So, I read the link earlier in this thread, to the article about alkalinity in reef aquariums. I found it interesting, it helped me to remember a few things. :idea: I'm thinking a dilution wouldn't be as accurate. Help me understand this Randy. In a 'normal' colormetric or other test where...

When you do a dilution: Take the Final Volume, and Divide that by the Initial Volume you diluted with, Then multiply that number by the concentration you read in the diluted sample. So in your case The Final Volume is 3 Vials, And the Initial Volume is 1 Vial So you have preformed a 3x...

So, I've heard good things about RIO powerheads, and bought a couple to put in the tank I'm setting up. BUT 8O I've heard about them failing, and causing major catastrophes. Is this that typical, should I just plan on replacing them after say a year or so? Those of you that this has happened to...