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08-30-2006, 09:26 AM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
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 |  Crushed Coral
My Substrate Is Crushed Coral Arogonite, I Now Know This Is No Longer Admired By Reefers But I Will No Change It Now. My Question Is It's Looking A Bit "dirty" It Has Light Green And A Purply Gray Colour On The Top Layer, Is It Wise To Vacuum The Substrate From Time To Time To Eliminate Any Problems. Is It A Good Sign When Your Substrate Starts Colouring? Also I Have Seen A Few Excoskeletons Of Amphipods Floating Around Is This Normal? _________ 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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08-30-2006, 11:34 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Berlin, WI Age: 29
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Aragonite isn't terrible to use at all, where did you read/hear that? I do vacume mine from time to time, gotta get rid of the detrius that collects on top. As far as the skellies you see, that's quite allright  PS: when i vacume it, only smalll sections at a time. | |
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08-30-2006, 02:21 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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You can use it. I just don't like the way it looks and I don't like the way it traps all the gunk. My wife has it in her 20 long and I would dearly love to change it out. Yes, she vacuums it on water changes.
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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08-30-2006, 02:36 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Berlin, WI Age: 29
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It does come in different sizes, there is a considerable difference in the look. Crafty use of a powerhead keeps the detrius off mine relatively well. Curious, what do you use diver? | |
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08-30-2006, 04:23 PM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
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well on other forums they were advising me to remove it and replace it with sand, no way am i doing that, i have my tank exactly how i want it. my crushed coral has small shells in it and it says on the bag crushed arogonite coral. my concern was it starting to get bits of bright lime green...is this a good sign or bad? and if what i saw was an amphipod how big are they usually, we saw a live one tonight scurrying across the glass, it was a good size and whitish. copods and amphipods grow in my filter sponge. | |
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08-30-2006, 05:03 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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Nemo79: It sounds like algae growth to me. A natural process of a maturing tank...
Serotonin: There's not enough flow across the cc for me. She is having a minor cyno outbreak now. I am thinking of moving everything to a 55 tank or 40 long with a fine sand bed and using the 20 long as a refugium. I just have to convince her It's been running for two years now, no skimmer just a hob and a powerhead.
Jim
Last edited by Diver_1298; 08-31-2006 at 07:03 AM.
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08-30-2006, 07:20 PM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
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can you confirm are you talking about me having a cyano bacteria or your daughters tank? | |
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