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Forum: New to Reefkeeping 03-02-2006, 05:49 AM
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Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

it's been awhile since i posted anything for a number of reasons but i haven't given up and have been maintaining my tanks. my problem is the same- algae! it seems no matter what i do i'm still...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 12-03-2005, 04:01 AM
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Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

i will begin doing water changes, will try doing 2-4 gallons per day til i get at least 20% changed, the total water volume between the 2 tanks and the refugium is approximately 62 gals (20 - 24 -18...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 12-01-2005, 12:46 AM
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Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

if anyone has any reasonable priced frags for sale i might be interested. would like to get something in my setup, local visit to lfs's in my area have shown me that i can't afford to do much at...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 11-30-2005, 10:34 PM
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Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

have been using ro water for the past 1 1/2 months, however i have not done any water changes just makeup water for evaporation. this has been runninng about 2 - 3 gals a week. should i do a water...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 11-24-2005, 12:31 AM
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Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

both light fixtures are new with new bulbs, the 64 watt is the one over the 24 gal nano cube which is the tank with the shrimp,crabs and most of the snails. the 96 watt is over the 20 gal cube that i...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 11-21-2005, 06:36 PM
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Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

i've added 1 fire shrimp, 1 pistol shrimp, 2 emerald crabs, 1 procelan crab, and 6 snails. i've also added two zoanthids and two small ricordia's. these have all been added in the last two weeks.
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Forum: New to Reefkeeping 11-09-2005, 02:50 AM
Replies: 57
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Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

i retested my tanks and the readings are:

ph - 8.2-8.3
ammonia - 0
nitrates - 0
nitrites - 0

does this mean my tanks are cylced or will it still spike up and down for awhile?

...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-31-2005, 08:37 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

tried what you suggested, set the pics at 500x330 pixels and am attaching again just to see if it's better.
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-31-2005, 07:29 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

i am using photoshop elements for importing photos from camera, not sure if they provide the ability to compress photos, i also have nikon view,kodak easy share and mgi photosuite software in my...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-31-2005, 06:09 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

guess the pics didn't work out, not sure what i did wrong. i used the lowest resolution setting on my camera, is there a way to reduce the size of these photos? this is frustrating!

forgot to...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-31-2005, 06:00 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

thanks for the info, not sure what type i have so i'm going to try posting pics again! this should be fun as i haven't had any luck yet. i got as far as uploading them but i was told the files where...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-19-2005, 11:45 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
thanks for the pic, it may be what i have...

thanks for the pic, it may be what i have although mine seems to be a lot grayer in color so i can't be sure. against advice i have been leaving the lights on for approx. 12 hrs a day until the other...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-15-2005, 04:01 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

took water tests today and got these readings:

PH -8.0
amonia -0.25
nitrate - 10
nitrite - 0.25

are these levels ok? tanks have been running about 12 days now with LS from the beginning and...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-11-2005, 06:41 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

one thing i forgot to mention, am i talking to much and asking to many questions?, i don't want to hog all your time and space and overstep my welcome. i can't tell you how much i appreciate all the...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-11-2005, 06:05 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
just starting out

recieved 50lbs of live rock today from aquarium arts and was very impressed - great rock, lots of colors, no smell at all, and it even looks like some things are growing on it. after all the horror...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-09-2005, 08:49 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

would it be possible to add some polyps to my set-up at this time. do my tanks need to be cylced before i add anything like that? i know i'm pushing things but if there's no harm i'd like to add them.
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-09-2005, 04:20 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

damn! i just bid and won a bunch on e-bay. i'm always so impatient. thanks so much for the offer, appreciate it. hope what i did works out, just wanted to get something live in my tanks. thanks again
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-08-2005, 02:02 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

is it possible to add live plants before tank has cylced and would that help it cycle? wanted to get some plants and add them to the refigium so that by the time i add livestock they will be somewhat...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-06-2005, 01:48 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
just starting out

thanks for the hirock.com site will definately use them if i need more rock, the price is right.

checked ph for the first time it's 7.8 - i know that's low but should i worry about it right now...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-05-2005, 06:05 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
just starting out

i am getting live rock froma place called aquarium arts and they claim that they have done all the curing for me (a 3 step process which sounded complete) they also claim that when they ship all die...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-04-2005, 07:01 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
thanks D12monkey and others for the welcome, am...

thanks D12monkey and others for the welcome, am looking foward to many pleasant experiences with this new hobby. all your help is appreciated and this seems like a great forum, you guys make...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-04-2005, 05:45 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
just getting started

thanks again for the help

i had seen (maybe here) where someone said to put cocktail shrimp into a new tank to help cycle it rather than scrafice a few live fish, when i mentioned this to my lfs...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-03-2005, 05:07 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
just starting out

still trying to figure out how to get pics and post them - i'm not much above computer illiterate. will work on it.
as far as layout all 3 tanks are next to each other, the 24 nano and the 20...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-03-2005, 04:21 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
just starting out

substrate is 40lbs of live sand for both, not sure if that's enough but will see, have odered 50 lbs of live rock which will be arriving shortly - also not sure if that's enough, hoping it is as i...
Forum: New to Reefkeeping 10-03-2005, 04:14 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 62,672
Posted By littlemutt
new set-up

thanks helps alot! may seem like stupid questions, as i should have gotten the book first but have always had freshwater so it's all new to me.

tanks - 1 - 24 gal nanocube
1 - 20 gal...
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