Ocean In a Box

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i will venture you have marine velvet. it is fast and often times not even noticeable on the fish. I would put a UV sterilizer in your sump for a few weeks and don't add any more fish for awhile.

smells like soprano to me :P

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from what i understand, ferric oxide is the coffee ground stuff that makes up both rowaphos and phosban. this material absorbs phosphate and does not release it after saturation. depending on how high your phosphates were to begin with, the material could exhaust itself within two weeks or six weeks...i probably would assume it was exhausted by six weeks.

 

aluminum oxide, the white balls sold under phosguard or brightwells extras phos, will absorb lots of phosphate quickly...but then releases it back in the water after five or so days, from my understanding. i even read that aluminum levels in the aquarium increase after its use and it may or may not have a negative affect on leathers.

 

i dont tend to use the AO unless there are high levels of phosphate. i may use it initially to get a substantial amount out before i switch to FO to maintain a lower level. i prefer phosban because of its granule size. rowaphos has such a fine grain that it often ends up all over the bottom of my sump.

I researched seachem products before i used them. this is off their website.

In recent years, there has been speculation that aluminum oxide based phosphate removers like PhosGuard™ release aluminum into the water and subsequently damage corals. The evidence to support this claim was largely anecdotal.

So, through a series of controlled experiments in both freshwater and saltwater, we intended to address both the question of aluminum solubility and aluminum toxicity. The results of these experiments show that under reef conditions (pH near 8) there is no detectable soluble aluminum released from alumina. Under conditions of low pH and high dosage levels, soluble aluminum can be released from alumina; at three times the label dosage rate, we detected 0.2 mg/L aluminum at a pH of 5.3.

Additionally, aluminum oxide is not easily absorbed into the cell to cause negative reactions. Even at three times the dose of PhosGuard™, soft-bodied corals such as Sarcophyton remain unaffected.

I am afraid to go back lol. If I do I will walk out with allot more then some egg crate. You guys have to many good deals.

LOL, i would say free is a heck of a good deal. i could leave some outside the door.

i like phosguard because it doesn't get stuck in the reactor. it stays loose and tumbles. you should run it before your carbon though so the carbon can catch any particles it may give off as it tumbles.

Got our stuff purchased. might buy some more, didn't realize the shipping delay. thanks for the piggyback on the shipping.

we have some freebies here at the shop.

i think i have an acan frag shaped like a heart....

Tried both and still prefer the In and Out burger

My beautiful new Grandchild. Im sooooooo lucky to have such great looking kids and grandkids. We have some strong family genes that run in my side of the family....

Merry Christmas to all and Happy New Year.

Sweet Lunars Bob, I like....

Can you tell me the lineage to the Oregon Mummy Eye. That would be one I would have have an interest in.

Im just on the way back from Kansas where we did great this year with Pheasant hunting. If you want to put in your orders for Pheasurken let me know.....

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Well if you really want to stretch that $490 to it's maximum potential then drive the additional 10 minutes north on I-5 to my shop. I'll give you 15% off your purchase as a first time in-store customer. I also have one of the largest coral selections anywhere in the NW and since that is what your looking for........

I also have a huge piece of live rock full of fire engine red shrooms and about 15 nuke greens. Looking for $100 for it.

All my nuke greens are from same colony.

I have a frag about the size of LEWISRIVERFISHERMAN about 15 polyps. I would sell for $50. Thats about 3 per polyp. would sell the whole disk only though, no singles.

I would go $30cash or $40 in trade.

I had an egg in my large flat tank at the shop looked like it grew till it was ready to hatch and then it never came out and then died. Wish I knew I could have cut the sack like I have seen in a few vids......

I had an egg in my large flat tank at the shop looked like it grew till it was ready to hatch and then it never came out and then died. Wish I knew I could have cut the sack like I have seen in a few vids......

It really turned out quite well. All I did was download a stencil and began to carve away. The amazing part is that in the direct light it looks nothing like you see pictured.