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03-31-2008, 01:17 PM
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#11 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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For keeping aneomes, you need to supply intense light first of all!
Then you need to maintain stable pH, alkalinity, salinity and temperature. Technically you do not need to feed your anemone, as they will feed on nutrients in the water, as well as through the zooxanthellae within their tissue. Once a week is fine if you want to give it some krill, silversides, clam or squid,as this helps it to grow as well as aids in the production of mucus provided by it for protextion, and possibly to replenish its cnidae(stinging cells for protection and predation).
I also like to keep my nitrates higher than normal at 10-15ppm or so which I find is essential for anyone maintaining filter feeders ie. Tridacna Clams, duster worms, sponges and Tunicates. _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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03-31-2008, 01:53 PM
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#12 (permalink)
| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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The problem is that organic phosphates are not detected by most test kits designed for the aquarium hobby . If you are at a level 0.03 of PO4 then you have problems you'll never achieve zero But you want to see as little color change when testing as possible. I'd worry more about the metals from the tap water myself.. I'd get a metal binding polymer and some aluminum or iron oxide for the PO4 as soon as you can. The sand and rocks have already absorbed some of the problem and will take a little while to be sure the tank is metal free. _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | 
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03-31-2008, 03:46 PM
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#13 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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metal binding what lol
Can you be a bit more specific please? | |
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03-31-2008, 03:50 PM
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#14 (permalink)
| | Clown Trigger
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
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its metal that binds phosphate to itself, thus removing it form the water  _________  | |
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03-31-2008, 03:59 PM
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#15 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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? How is this done?.......sorry i'm a total noob when it comes to this. | |
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03-31-2008, 04:15 PM
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#16 (permalink)
| | 3reef Sponsor
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Kent's and sea chem make a metal binding polymer IT binds up free metals like copper and zinc iron lead Tin stuff like that . It comes in with water. Its done just like the D.I units as the ions pass through the polymer resign bed they are attracted to the filter media and its like static cling.. | |
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03-31-2008, 04:20 PM
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#17 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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oh i got it now,
What about putting some rowaphos in my external filter aswell? | |
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03-31-2008, 06:57 PM
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#18 (permalink)
| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 38
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Take it from me as I did the same exact thing...Phosphates = Hair Algae. I'm winning the battle, but it's taken a while. Lots of Rowaphos, weekly 10-15% water changes, and a huge clean up crew.
I now use only RO/DI water and good quality salt and working to keep my water conditions pristine.
Listen to Tangster...he really helped me.
Oh, one more thing...listen to Tangster ;-) _________ Tank: 75g glass, AquaC Remora, Eheim Ecco Canister filter, Odyssea (2x250W MH, 4x65W actinics, 6 LEDs), 80lbs of live rock
Critters: 2 false percula clowns, blue damsel, lawnmower blenny, squirrel fish, 2 anthias, flame hawkfish, copper banded butterfly, coral banded shrimp, cleaner shrimp, fighting conch, condy anemone, and lots of misc snails
Corals: Green stripe mushrooms, blue mushrooms, candy cane, frogspawn, Green Zoanthids, star polyps, acropora, monipora
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04-01-2008, 04:06 AM
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#19 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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Yes Sir, rowaphos on its away sir.......Cheers | |
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04-01-2008, 04:46 AM
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#20 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stingray  ? How is this done?.......sorry i'm a total noob when it comes to this. | It is also similar to our skimmers with the various contaminants that attach themselves to the micro bubbles of the skimmer only to be deposited in the skimmate cup!
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