Forum: Reefs
December 6th 06, 01:19 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Forum: Reefs
December 6th 06, 01:11 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Forum: Reefs
December 6th 06, 01:08 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
Sure, she said that she enjoys water changes.
I enjoy running reactions to make new urethane acrylate oligomers, but I
certainly don't run those reactions _only_ because I enjoy them (if you
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Forum: Reefs
December 4th 06, 03:39 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
These people here (for the most part) are brain washed into thinking you
need to water changes all the time."
So say that I don't want algae in my tank...(which, if I understand
correctly,...
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Forum: Reefs
December 3rd 06, 10:17 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
Your correct. How would knowing this or not knowing this make any
difference for a WC or NWC tank. Is the water in your aquarium in better
shape than mine?
Yes, probably my water is...
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Forum: Reefs
December 2nd 06, 11:01 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
What mistery elements are you thinking of ?
And what process would allow accumulation
of an element during periodic water changes ?
I am referring to any element that can be taken-up by any...
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Forum: Reefs
December 2nd 06, 08:32 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 83
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Forum: Reefs
December 2nd 06, 08:27 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 83
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
You're radically overestimating your own level of scientific knowledge.
Your opinion. Care to back your opinion up with science?
You don't seem to appreciate that reef tanks are as much an...
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Forum: Reefs
December 2nd 06, 08:05 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 83
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
Let me rephrase this so it makes more sense.
You are making an assumption also. You are assuming that you are not
accumulating any of the elements you are adding (from your saltmix) into
your...
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Forum: Reefs
December 2nd 06, 08:02 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 83
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
I am talking about the principle of adding ions to the tank
you cannot measure home so you do not know if they are used
up and need replenishment
So am I. What did you think I was...
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Forum: Reefs
December 2nd 06, 01:46 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
One more thing...
Boog, what I'm confused about here is, you only have 1 coral
and it's a hardy coarl at that. So perhaps your tank setup and no
water changes ...
If you have a question...
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Forum: Reefs
December 2nd 06, 01:24 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 83
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
"TheRock" wrote in message news:ozech.99$R_1.45@trndny08...
Boog, what I'm confused about here is,
Hey atomweaver! CASE IN POINT! Do you see what I mean about not
understanding...
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Forum: Reefs
December 2nd 06, 12:55 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 83
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
I dose 5 mL/month. This equates to adding:
1.6 ppb Iodine
.4 ppb Iron
1 ppb Magnesium
0.08 ppb Manganese
0.01 ppb Molybdenum
1.1 ppb Potassium
Natural sea water levels:
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Forum: Reefs
December 2nd 06, 12:02 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
In what way do they benefit from water changes?
Visual appearance (polyp extension) and growth.
The cyclic change in the visual appearance of your coral is due to your
cyclic water changing....
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Forum: Reefs
December 1st 06, 01:19 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Tap Water or NOT
"George Patterson" wrote in message
news:VcDbh.13896$J5.13875@trnddc04...
TheRock wrote:
What else should I be concerned about with tap water
that RO/DI removes ? ...
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Forum: Reefs
December 1st 06, 12:18 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 83
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Forum: Reefs
November 30th 06, 11:44 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 83
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
Does this qualify as a reef tank now?
Yes, that's a start. But it's now a very new reef tank.
We'd be much more interested a few years from now, and after you've added
some stony corals...
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Forum: Reefs
November 30th 06, 03:22 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 83
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
Agreed. Bo0ger1, at the very least you should acknowledge that there is
more
to marine organic chemistry than merely the nitrogen cycle. While that's
the
major toxin to worry about in...
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Forum: Reefs
November 30th 06, 02:56 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
One person stated that they change their water because they enjoy it.
...but they didn't say that they changed their water _only_ because they
enjoy it.
Really? Are you sure about...
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Forum: Reefs
November 29th 06, 12:04 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 83
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
Do you know why I refer to it as the 'herd mentality' or 'herd
behavior'? Because most people in this forum (and most people that I
have discussed the topic with) perform water changes ONLY...
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Forum: Reefs
November 26th 06, 07:51 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,406
Booger has Coral
Got some pulsing xenia today. He is doing well.
I will keep you posted.
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Forum: Reefs
November 23rd 06, 02:31 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 83
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
Dave is doing newbies to this group a great service. If nobody debates
trolls, a newcomer might take the troll seriously. It's a lot of work, and
I think Dave is doing a marvelous job of...
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Forum: Reefs
November 23rd 06, 01:15 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,377
How do fish grow?
"Peter Pan" wrote in message
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I have a very small Yellow blemy, I've had him for a few months. He's
approx a little...
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Forum: Reefs
November 23rd 06, 12:09 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 83
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
OK, now you want to put words in my mouth. I NEVER said doing water
changes was wrong.
Thus the quotes... You don't say it directly, but nearly every post you
make on the topic alludes...
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Forum: Reefs
November 22nd 06, 05:37 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Replies: 83
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Bo0ger1, show me your tank...
First, you're the one who asserted that everyone else is doing things
"wrong" with their water changes.
OK, now you want to put words in my mouth. I NEVER said doing water changes
was wrong. ...
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