Recent content by popsock

lol has this thread gone off track or what! Glad to read Kalkbreath's posts here, as I for one don't agree that tiny water temperature changes and tiny pH changes are wiping out whole reefs. It just doesn't make any sense when you consider what goes on in every reef tank in the world. Oh, I...

You guys in the US get TONS of great stuff, but you're completely ripped off with the Gem tangs. You can find thousands of the buggers off the coast of South Africa, I'm guessing you just don't have the shipping routes and you're buying them through 3rd, 4th or 5th parties. In Europe the...

I don't believe the reefs are disapearing through temp rise or the lowering of pH levels. It's far more likely to be something toxic. There was an instance recently of two lads in Indonesia being caught pouring mercury into a field (which apparently they used to extract gold from something or...

thanks for that link, that answers everything. :lol:

What are the disadvantages of drinking RO water? The advantages are obvious I guess. I can think of: Reduced calcium and other beneficial minerals Lack of whatever it is they put in to make our teeth strong?!?! :wink:

Can anyone ID this nudibranch? I just want to know if its dangerous or not. Thanks

Not sure about the Diatoms using up silicate. I recently set up a new tank and used silicate remover from day one, and tested for it too. I could not find a trace of silicate. I've often wondered if silicate can be extracted from the silicone in a new tank? Is that chemically possible?

has anyone tried growing caulerpa or similar under actinic light only?