Recent content by consigliere

infantile... dogmatic ...troll... exactly what I am talking about vitz... would you like someone to bash you like that repeatedly the way you and miwoodar have done to this guy form the time he was on r/c....?? how bout in person?? you and miwoodar take your negative poop elsewhere- please...

So .miwoodar is that gonna be the last time you post here? It would be a welcome change...

miwoodar = you and vitz have been hounding this guy from day one... why dont both of you stop all the negative posts on this thread ...or better yet :STOP POSTING HERE ALTOGETHER !!! then maybe we can have a healthy discussion on this subject...

why dont YALL just leave the guy alone...??? we may all learn something here...

santamonica is just trying to steer clear of a bunch of nasty people who are allways giving him a hard time...

I have been in this hobby since 1975...built two retail stores and owned my own maintenance company, I don't need alot of posts to know that scrubbers work... I use them...have seen others use them with good results.. Go pay a visit to Inland Aquatics...even Terry Siegel had to admit the...

I am glad you are still spreading the word...about turf scrubbers... I lost track of you after reef central...hang in there... Dont let any of these NAY-SAYERS discourage you... dont get banned again...we need you to keep up the good work !!!

what is that you used as a repair to the centerbrace??? hope it doesnt have any stretch to it...

i just broke down an old tank ...re established it with all dead rock and coral skeletons...no live rock at all...there is a thread currently on r/c "this hobby needs to rethink the use of live rock" i have been saying that for years...the old tank syndrome may very well be the result of live...

what do u mean by plant list ? what kind of 10k bulb comes with it ?

make sure the source water does not contain sodium hexametaphosphate...it transfers over with the distillation process due to its higher boiling point than water......i had a batch of distilled made from a source in pennsylvania....loaded with hexametaphosphate....

whoever stated "distilled water is nothing but pure h2o " is wrong...certain polyphosphates do not get removed by distillation....they actually carry over in the steam droplets....i found hexametaphosphate in a bottle of distilled water once ! so you must check the source of the water that is...

i am trying to help you with this post.....you have serious problems with your incoming tapwater supply !! that hair algae is an indication that however you are treating your water prior to putting it in the tank -you are not removing all nutrients....you could also have tons of phosphate bound...

i have this red cotton ball algae ....growing on everything....nothing eats it ...yellow tang...crabs etc.... any idea how to get rid of this nuisance ????

got one suspect in this case : BRISTLEWORMS ....they will slowly leech an anemone to death if not kept in check....