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07-15-2007, 07:41 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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You will have a lot of algae without them. They are part of your maintenance crew....my own opinion... they are very necessary. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | 
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07-15-2007, 08:46 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Sure helps keeping that green stuff off your glass. _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott") | |
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07-16-2007, 03:57 AM
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Yes, but I have a nano (11 gallons ) & have no problem keeping up with the algae. It only takes a few minutes everyday or every other day. I don't think I have a copper problem. It is a new system, but I did notice a hermit crab piggy - backed in on one of my orders. | |
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07-16-2007, 06:23 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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I take it you don't have a ground probe????  | |
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07-16-2007, 06:26 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin
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Some snails are also good for stirring up your sand bed, if you have one. Nassarius snails will bury themselves and you'll usually only see them when its feeding time. I believe Cerith snails are also good for that same purpose.
I can say this much, i have two tanks and while obviously they are different, there is one with snails and one without. The tank with snails has less algae and is cleaner. | |
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10-06-2007, 09:56 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007
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I have a 12 gallon nano cube dx. I have about 9 snail in it. 6 turbos and 3 nassarius. They are very benefial in my opinion. | |
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10-06-2007, 06:16 PM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
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Snails are a must IMO. _________ 20g
25lbs LR
1 hydor koralia
rio nano skimmer FISH: blk/white clown, damsel, yellow watchman goby CORAL: grn open brain, acan, torch, rics, toadstool, zoo's
INVERT:[/u] hermits, nassarius, astrea, turbo's, nerites, crocea clam
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10-06-2007, 09:53 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 35
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absolutely necessary
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55 gallon reef with 4x54 watt t5,29 gallon sump,red monti cap,1blue echinophyllia,trumpet,red lobo,2 toadstools 1purple and 1neon,gsp,xenia and yellow xenia,red ,many mushrooms,2 giant frilly shrooms,cabbage coral,yellow polyps,many zoos,1 orange and one neon green nepthia,duncans,cladiella | |
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10-08-2007, 09:08 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 14
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There will be alot of algae without them, if i was you i would get some snails | |
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