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  1. rayjay
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    Testing tap water to determine if RO/DI is needed..

    Well, all I can say is that I've been reefing now for just over 18 years, and I started out with tap water. After about 5 years, I got a computer...
    Post by: rayjay, Feb 7, 2012 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Setting Up Breeding growout system for Mandarins

    Sorry, I should have been more specific and said that there were no hobbyists doing so. There is a big difference between a marine biologist with...
    Post by: rayjay, Feb 6, 2012 in forum: Breeding Tropical Fish
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    Setting Up Breeding growout system for Mandarins

    Good luck!!! I don't know of anyone in North America doing this. It's a lot harder evan than breeding pelagic fry seahorses.
    Post by: rayjay, Feb 6, 2012 in forum: Breeding Tropical Fish
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    How many pipefish/seahorses?

    Most seahorses aren't bothered by warmer waters in their natural habitat, but in a closed system like our tanks, cooler means better chances of...
    Post by: rayjay, Jan 27, 2012 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    shipping to canada

    So you don't like others to see the humour???;D
    Post by: rayjay, Jan 20, 2012 in forum: SpectraPure
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    Refractometer Calibration

    Maybe you have one that has errors construction as well as being an NaCl refractometer if the error is more than .0017
    Post by: rayjay, Jan 20, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Refractometer Calibration

    No, if you are using the calibration fluid (35ppt/53ms) you calibrate for 1.0265 when using an NaCl refract.. However, with an NaCl refract, if you...
    Post by: rayjay, Jan 20, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    What is the powder blue secret?

    Many years ago when I bought mine I put it in quarantine (20g) for about 8 weeks and treated with hypo salinity for the first six weeks. Changed 50%...
    Post by: rayjay, Jan 17, 2012 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    Seahorses

    reefgirl, a good place to start to learn what you should know getting into seahorses is to read the links at the bottom of the "MY THOUGHTS ON..."...
    Post by: rayjay, Jan 2, 2012 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    Can I Do Corals With 105 Watt Quad Compact Fluorescent

    Welcome to the obsession!! It's good that you are going to use a chiller for the tank as they are known to be "warm" and possibly still will be with...
    Post by: rayjay, Dec 31, 2011 in forum: Reef Lighting
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    Show your skimmate!

    You can have it wet or dry by adjusting the air flow volume. That foam in the picture is extremely wet though. I don't know how commercial air...
    Post by: rayjay, Dec 18, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    Show your skimmate!

    Nope. As the air stone ages over a six month period, the air flow is gradually reduced and I increase the pressure slightly to restore proper flow...
    Post by: rayjay, Dec 18, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    Overflow box issues

    Is the overflow rated for the output of the return pump?
    Post by: rayjay, Dec 18, 2011 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Show your skimmate!

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    Post by: rayjay, Dec 17, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    check out my dwarf seahorses! pics

    Post by: rayjay, Dec 15, 2011 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    check out my dwarf seahorses! pics

    There is no problem putting 20 in a 5g tank. They still are lost in mine though.
    Post by: rayjay, Dec 14, 2011 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    check out my dwarf seahorses! pics

    Nice looking tanks but I'd check the pH frequently on the covered tank. It's almost impossible to get proper gas exchange at the surface when the...
    Post by: rayjay, Dec 14, 2011 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    baby shrimp?

    If they look like baby shrimp then I'd bet they are mysid shrimp.
    Post by: rayjay, Dec 12, 2011 in forum: Inverts
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    Musical preference?

    Geez, am I the only old geezer here? I listen to 50's and 60's rock, country, and John Philips Sousa's March Music.
    Post by: rayjay, Dec 11, 2011 in forum: The Bucket
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    Hydrometer Vs Refractometer H2H!

    I've been using my seatest box hydrometers now for almost 19 yrs so I don't figure on switching anytime soon. I have them calibrated against my...
    Post by: rayjay, Nov 23, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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