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MadReefer 
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 Posted: January 10 2008 at 12:07am |
I know the sun is great. I can even cook on the sun. Using solar cooking technology I could probably come up with a great sterilizer that uses only sun energy, and a pump. But I might just leave it to opening the blinds and nothing more.
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Mark Peterson
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Posted: January 10 2008 at 9:09am |
 dkle wrote:
I am partial to ozonier. They are more expensive; but will fry any free-swimming parasites just like UV. Plus they oxidize the particulates and yellowing substances in the water. Your water will look much clearer. |
It's my understanding that UV creates O3. My tank in the window seemed to run as though it had natural sterilizing going on and I love the brilliance of coral, rock and fish lighted by direct sun. As a side note, my mom hangs clothes out in the sun to bleach them.
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Posted: January 10 2008 at 9:24am |
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Not to hijack the post but , where is the tank in your pic. Mark?
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WHAT KINDA GUM????... Give em 2 sticks.
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Posted: January 10 2008 at 10:50am |
MadReefer wrote:
I would leave out the uv sterilizer. But otherwise it sounds like a great setup. |
Why would you leave out the uv sterilizer? that doesn't make any sense.
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Posted: January 10 2008 at 12:57pm |
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Think about a flu shot. We use them to teach our immune system to fight.
If you use an UV sterilizer then your fish's immune system never learns to fight.
I've read this and it sounds good to me. I don't need UV sterilizers and this was just my two cents.
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Posted: January 10 2008 at 3:22pm |
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You would love a neptune or some sort of controlling device. We sure were happy with ours. Oh...and FYI - a flu shot will do nothing for your immunity to the toxins/bacteria in the tank.
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Posted: January 10 2008 at 4:50pm |
smatney wrote:
Oh...and FYI - a flu shot will do nothing for your immunity to the toxins/bacteria in the tank. |
That is not even close to what I was saying. It was just a comparison.
If I had a U.V. sterilizer I would not run it in my main all the time. I would hopefully never have to use it, but I would keep it on hand for the hospital setup. Just my preference.
kdinkel, I hope something I said was helpful. Like maybe the part where I said I lack experience. So you can skip everything I said if you choose.
I think you will have a great setup. Happy reefing!
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Posted: January 10 2008 at 5:56pm |
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Everyone's input is appreciated. Alot of things are opinion based and that is okay. MadReefer, I do appreciate the input. If I wasn't looking for opinion I would have just gone with what I have read. I have raised cichlids for years and years, and if there is one thing I have learned is nothing is set in stone. Just because it works for one situation, doesn't mean it is always the case. So thanks again to everyone who has helped! This gives me a great starting point!
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Posted: January 11 2008 at 12:22pm |
kdinkel wrote:
Everyone's input is appreciated. Alot of things are opinion based and that is okay. MadReefer, I do appreciate the input. If I wasn't looking for opinion I would have just gone with what I have read. I have raised cichlids for years and years, and if there is one thing I have learned is nothing is set in stone. Just because it works for one situation, doesn't mean it is always the case. So thanks again to everyone who has helped! This gives me a great starting point! |
Well-said. You're a pro! I have no doubts that you will succeed in your saltwater endeavors. It always pains (and amuses) me when somebody insists that there is only one way to set up a tank.
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If you can't bedazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bs!
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Posted: January 11 2008 at 3:34pm |
Jeff Morrill wrote:
Not to hijack the post but , where is the tank in your pic. Mark? |
I had it for 2-3 yrs in Bountiful then sold everything and moved to St. George.
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