Talkingreef

Intro
*PoTM Contest Update
* MACNA - Atlanta - Sept 5-7
* * http://www.macnaxx.com
* New Local News

Topic: Sumps
* Proper Sump sizes
* Dividing/Partitioning Sumps
* Making Sumps
* Plumbing Sumps

Questions and Answers
* Correcting tank parameters with a mad batch of salt
* Behavior of a new Fairy Wrasse
* How how reefers dealing with high power bills / Energy Saving Tips
* Aggression with Coral beauty and Yellow tang, Dealing with...

Intro
*PoTM Contest
* MACNA - Atlanta - Sept 5-7
* * MACNA XX Atlanta
* New Local News - None

Questions and Answers
* Quarantine Tanks
* Proper tank hight for a reef tank
* T5 lighting for a reef tank
* System design questions for a muti tank setup.
* What is the best type of water movement device
* How do you handle Green Hair Algae and Algae control
* Best location for thermometer
* Culturing Tang Heaven Macro algae.
* * Tang He...

Intro
*Petco Petition - Talkingreef is not promoting you sign, jsut htat you read and sign if you feel you agree.
* * http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/petcokills/
* Show Times - do you want to keep RL at 8:00 EST (GMT -4)?
* PoTM Contest
* * http://www.talkingreef.com/forums/tr-contests/
* IMAC - Chicago - May 30 -June 1
* * http://www.theimac.org
* MACNA - Atlanta - Sept 5-7
* * http://www.macnaxx.com
* New Local News section co...

Tank Cleaning
* Tank maintenance rout table show TR 103
* * http://www.talkingreef.com/forums/podcast-episodes/4956-round-table-show-3-podcast-episode-103-a.html
* Prep water for water change and get it warming up and w salt
* * http://www.talkingreef.com/forums/podcast-episodes/5245-talkingreef-live-episode-2-a.html
* * http://www.talkingreef.com/forums/podcast-episodes/1996-q-8-wwest-podcast-episode-65-a.html
* * http://www.talki...

* Next weeks show topic: Tank Cleaning

Questions and Answers Segment
* Overflow system on a Nano Cube
* Using an old Freshwater tank for a Saltwater tank
* Can you over skim a reef tank?
* Are any skimmers plankton friendly?
* Can you over do UV sterilization?
* Forum Etiquette
- - Does Talkingreef allow out bound links to other sites sites for information.

* After a cycle completed when can we add clean-up crew
* Is there a pro...

* PoTM contest
* Show format

* Intro Topic: Feeding your tank
- - Types of dry foods
- - Types of frozen foods
- - Prepaging homemade fish foods/mush

* Do you need filtration in a Saltwater tank

* 24th Annual Carolina Aquarium Workshop
- - http://www.talkingreef.com/forums/major-conference-events/5729-24th-annual-carolina-aquarium-workshop.html
- - http://raleighaquariumsociety.org/workshop/index.html

* 10th Annual Midwest Ma...

Here are a list of items discussed in this weeks Talkingreef Live show

* PoTM contest
* Show length and format
* Try new open format section

* Intro Topic: Electrical Safety
- - Dielectric grease on plugs
- - Using drip loops
- - GFI outlets and strips
- - Common sense
- - Prepare for overflows
- - Grounding probes

* Schooling fish
- - Anthias
- - Chromis

* Keeping thawed fish food in the fridge
* Making homemade fish food
* Va...

* Trying Shorter shows - about 30-45 mins
* Tank of The Month or Photo of The Month contests

* Intro Topic: Converting Shallow Sand Bed (SSB) to a Deep Sand Bed (DSB)
- - Converting a tank
- - Remote Deep Sand beds
- - Related links
- - http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic20039-13-1.aspx
- - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=595109

* Ich Quarantine times
* QT tank sizes and lager fish

* Curing Live rock
* Seeding Bas...

Here are a list of items discussed in this weeks Talkingreef Live show

* Intro Topic: Metal Halide Lights
- - Past related shows
- - - - Lighting Part 3 Metal Halide - Podcast Episode 77
- - - - Q & A #9 - Podcast Episode 92
- - - - Metal Halides with Sanjay Joshi - Podcast Episode 94
- - - - MH Life SpanTesting - Podcast Episode 97

- - Pros and Cons
- - Using and replacing UV glass on HQI fixtures
- - Lighting needs for a 48" x ...

Here are a list of items discussed in this weeks Talkingreef Live show

* Intro Topic: Tangs/Surgeon Fish
- - Blades on Tale
- - Cuts and spots on Tangs
- - Behavior of scraping on rocks
- - Tangs are scaleless fish making them more sensitive
- - Tank size
- - Using Garlic to prevent or cure Ich
- - Feeding

* Coralidea
- - Coral Identification and information at Coralidea.com

* Morish Idols
* Hang on Refugiums
* Cyanobacteria in ...

Here are a list of items discussed in this weeks Talkingreef Live show

* Free ways to support Talkingreef and Talkingreef Live
* Rant Topic: Impulse buying
* Frag Tanks
- - What type of tank do i use for a frag tank and where to get one
- - Frag Tank Lighting
- - Frag Tank Filtration
- - Custom acrylic Tanks
- - - Melevsreef.com - Welcome!
- - - Envision Acrylics
- - Using Egg Create (Light Diffuser)
* Pencil Urchins
* Wave boxes ...

Here are a list of items discussed in this weeks Talkingreef Live show

- Briefly: About water flow and currents
- How to get fish necropsy's performed
- Thoughts on replacing a sump with a closed loop
- Using Korillia, Tunze, and SEIO stream pumps
- Handling sickly looking anemone
- Adjusting the AquaC Remora Skimmers
- Handling Cyannobacteria
- Using Reefkeeper or Aquacontroller Jr controllers with X-10
- Keeping Pipefish in a t...

This week Jake Adams does a great interview with Tullio del Aquilla, a real leader in the LED lighting industry. This is a great interview for anyone interested in Lighting technologies and LEDs.

Here is a list of items discussed in this interview
- Introductions
- how LEDs got started in the hobby
- Where LED moonlights came from
- Hi flux and low flux LED
- LED environmental requirements
- Details of LEDs wavelength output
- LED...

Here are a list of items discussed in this weeks Talkingreef Live show
I was again stuck using using my cell phone, so im sorry again about the audio.
Thanks again for everyone that joined in for this show, participation was great

- How to deal with advice from people and forums
- Follow up from last shows discussion on Kill-A-Watt meters
- - Monitoring the electricity usage of your tank and determining annual costs
- What type of...

Here are a list of items discussed in this weeks Talkingreef Live show
I would like to apologize for by audio quality, i had some issues with my computer and had to join using my cell phone.
Thanks again for everyone that joined in for this show, participation was great this week

- Keeping clowns in 10 gallon tank
- Headloss calculator
- - Reef Central Online Community
- How should i light me refugium
- - Refugiums - Podcast Episo...

Keeping multiple dwarf angels
WWM link:

Lighting needs for Anemones and stony coral
Should we use a Watt per gallon rating
BTA and Rose Anemone
Anemone Podcast: Anemones-TR-Ep40
T5 Lighting with Individual reflectors
See also: LightingPart2-Fluoro-TR-Ep76

Acquiring Rare or hard to find fish

Costs to start up a saltwater fish tank
Live Rock
Base Rock
Types of Sand beds:
Substrate-pt2-TR-Ep28
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