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argi — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:41:11 GMT

Hi Marine Depot Forum Members,

Unfortunately Eric's forum is going to be locked up for a little while. If you have a thread you would like to post in, please PM me and I can see about moving the thread into an unlocked section.

I apol

Help with live rock

nasobeast — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:36:23 GMT

First off, I would like to thank you ahead of time for helping me. Now I have figi cured live rock sitting in my basement from an old tank, right parameters the works, and now im debating weather or not to put it in my new reef tank that I will be settin

Losing color? Why?

Mudslingercor — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 05:19:37 GMT

So I'm really not sure what would be causing the zooxanthelle to be jumping ship. I checked what I think is every thing. Bulbs are good, params are in order. The corals in question have been in the tank for months. When I bought them they were a little dr

Need opinion on elegance coral

Marie1 — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:24:09 GMT

Hi Eric, hopefully you get back to the forum to read this.
I was given an elegance coral that was in a guys system for 2 yrs.

The story....3 to 4 months ago he bought another elegance and place it into the same tank. The new elegance "myster

Re: "The building of a reef" and "Mythig the point-Myth 15

s1rk1118 — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:23:42 GMT

Eric, I was ENTHRALLED by your Mything the point-Myth 15 article (Reefkeeping online)(The building of a reef). In the past, I have had 3 different reefs (once with a 55, and twice with a 75) and failed due to what I perceived as poor husbandry, but now re

Ph RDSB Issue With SPS

cmoresps — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:55:59 GMT

Eric,

I have a perplexing situation with sps. I kept them many years successfully, full blown color with a dsb. Ultimately the dsb crashed. When I set back up (300 gallon system), I set it up with a 12 inch deep Rdsb. The issue is that after about 3

Eric-are you ok?

Reefski — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:08:33 GMT

we all miss your insight and expertise. i hope all is well. i sent an email to your edu address and it came back to me.

thank you for all you have done for the hobby and for me. i will forever be a Borneman groupie.

tu amigo

Magnesium Source

geosquid — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:15:43 GMT

Anyone heard of or used Road Runner Ice Melt as a source of Mg? I can't find Mag Flake here but the link to the MSDS is here...

http://www.scotwoodindustries.com/uploads/51/original/Road_Runner_MSDS.pdf?1281364761

Anyone have any though

"An Idea": In Translation

johnalex — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:44:08 GMT

I'm not sure I'm ready to start an actual tank build thread yet, but as part of my continued research and planning for my first tank, I'd love to spark a discussion about how to translate some of Chuck's methods from his "Idea" thread into a model for tho

My light chimney

Bob the (reef) Builder — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:38:54 GMT

I finally got the reflectors pretty much how I wanted them.

Took some par readings

1pm Nicely spread light variing from 450par to a hotspot of 1200.:)

2pm Better spread mostly 350 -400 .

Interested to see what I get at mid day

Zoanthidea help?

gsmsalty — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:42:37 GMT

Is there a weekly reader version on how to easily id the different zoanthid genus?

New Tank Upgrade

sltloser — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 08:30:26 GMT

Hey all, i've been on the forums for a few years now learning, and throwing in my 2 cents along the way. I currently have a 75 gallon tank that is a mixed ree

Acropora (SPS) Mucus Coating Question

Scribble — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:02:36 GMT

I have quite a few acroporas and have found that often the ones that don’t do as well kind of lose their slimy mucus coating over time, dry out so to speak. Conversely

N Limitation in "High" PP Systems?

Amphiprion — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:13:48 GMT

I have recently set up a small 25g tank that is currently devoted to seagrass and some macroalgal growth and may be experiencing some N limitation. Background: I had made a thread a while back on Halophila decipiens and that is what is currently being u

bleaching spots on montipora corals

tang — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:36:06 GMT

I have a 55 gallon reef tank with many types of sps and some lps. About a week ago my montiporas are getting small bleaching spots on them. All my tank spec are on course, I haven't changed anything, and the rest of my corals are healthy, and ideas w

My tanks (in multiple parts)

Eric Borneman — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:32:30 GMT

Part one. My early tanks (as best I recall).

Based on an email to a friend in South Africa (edited for continuity, ehb 1-3-09)):

Let me start by telling you what I have found and why and how it corresponds to what we know about reef

Boomerang Cyanobacteria

adagosto — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 13:40:24 GMT

I have a cyanobacteria problem that is reoccurring. I have been able to get i

"borneman" anemone

gastone — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:33:47 GMT

Eric,

I am a member of WAMAS in the D.C. area. I acquired (in a roundabout way from Michael G.) an anemone known in these parts as a "Borneman" anemone. I'm assuming that Michael got this anemone from you back in his Houston days.

SPS under PC's

NAGABEAST — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:43:17 GMT

Has anyone had any success with keeping or growing any sps under powercompacts???

are these red bugs?

eltrex06 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:37:00 GMT

Hay there guys, been trying to figure out this problem and what these guys are. Someone from reef central sent me over here and said u guys here and specifically Eric Borneman or Ron Shimek might be able to help.

so while looking in my tank i sa

2006 Borneman Salt Study

Adirondack — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:34:14 GMT

I read with interest the preliminary results of an marine aquarium salt study by Mr. Borneman and assistants from 2006 ( I believe). Forgive me if I just missed it, but I can't seem to find the final results to that study anywhere?

Potassium permanganate for zoanthid-eating nudibranchs

redsonja — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:41:50 GMT

Hi Eric,

I've just read your article here:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-09/eb/index.php

and I plan to treat a zoanthid colony I have in QT with potassium permanganate and document the results. I received these zoanthids a

URGENT! Toxins of as Zontid or mushroom on my eye !

Reef_Man — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:42:59 GMT

Hi,

Yesterday I was separating from a rock, a colony of zoantids because was attacked by a colony of mushrooms. I tried to sepsarate them with a tool to msve a cut on the rock, but when I try to cut the rock, A drom of something, splash my

what you'all thnk the long term effects will be of the oil spill?

beaslbob — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:41:13 GMT

I know Eric is not here and rumored to be helping with the clean up on the oil spill.

So I would like to have your ideas on the long tern effects of the gulf oil spill.

From what I have heard lately there may be much less effect then originall

Rare Coral Discovered in Pacific Ocean

ama168 — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:47:24 GMT

http://www.livescience.com/animals/rare-coral-discovered-100804.html

Very interesting.