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budde — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:38:35 CDT

UPDATE PLAN: Renaming, moving, adding contents, and more. Working on getting more added to the Budde's Reef Information section. Adding more Articles, Livestock Identification, and hopefully adding some new pics to the Gallery area. I'll be around.

Budde's Reef Information

budde — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:36:53 CDT

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budde — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:24:31 CDT

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Update Log

budde — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:23:10 CDT

Welcome to the Blog! Be sure to follow this page, so you can be notified everytime this page is updated.

Latest Blog Post

09 March 2008: Hello! I am back, and will be doing some wiki clean up.. Keep an eye out, I will be adding some new pics! I will be making another post tomorrow about the Latest Wetpaint Release. There will be several changes happening here on this wiki!

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55 Gallon Reef

budde — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:22:24 CDT

9/18/2007: I did a water change, and I also added a new live rock! - More Photos Comming Soon!

8/1/2007: I get 3 Damsels to cycle the tank... 1 4-Stripe Damsel, 2 Unknown Damsels...

7/31/2007: Other Chromis dies from getting stuck in the Powerhead...

7/29/2007: 1 Chromis gets stuck in the Powerhead, and dies...

7/27/2007: Added 3 Hermits, and 2 Turbo Snails...

Stocking List So Far:

2 Chromis
6 Hermits
2 Turbo Snails

7/17/2007: I got two Cromis, and three Hermits, Here is what the Tank Looked like after that:

7/13/2007: I added my Live Sand to the Aquarium... Here is a Picture of what it looked like:

That cleared up within a day or two.

Contact Us

budde — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:12:41 CDT

Chatting with Josh will be back soon!
fishrock20@gmail.com

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budde — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:16:49 CDT

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Wetpaint Status

budde — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:16:34 CDT

Check here for the current operational status of the Wetpaint platform. Thank you for your patience while we patch some things up from our big release!

Latest Status Update

Everything is running good, and Wetpaint is speedy!

Past Status Updates

03.08.08 - A downtime that was caused by software issues, The Admin took care of it.

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01.30.08 - A database syncronization problem caused new pages, edits, and other changes to appear as if they had not been made. All changes were being saved to the main database so no changes or data was lost. A fix was put in place by mid morning..

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Seahorse

budde — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:12:44 CDT

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budde — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:10:18 CDT

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budde — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:09:30 CDT

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Articles

budde — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:06:47 CDT

Here is the Article Index...

Catching Fish
Acclimating Guides

Water Parameters

Acclimating SW Fish

budde — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:06:35 CDT

Acclimation Guide

Q. Why acclimate my new fish?
A. Because the water in the bag has a different Temperature, PH, and salt level in your aquarium. Corals, and Invertebrates are more sensitive to sudden water changes so we recommend using the Drip Method for them.

Q. What method should I use?
A. If you are acclimating Corals, or Invertebrates we recommend acclimating with the drip method, although we recommend using it for all aquatic life. We recommend if you are acclimating fish to acclimate them using the floating method.

Floating Method

Shut the lights off on the aquarium, and dim the lights down in the room where the fish will be acclimated.
Cut the Top off the Bag. Then float it for 15 Minutes.
Then take a plastic cup, and fill it about 1/2 way up of the Aquarium water, and put it in the Bag.
Repeat step three every 15 Minutes until the bag is full.
Discard 1/2 of the water from the bag.
Repeat step three every 15 Minutes until the bag is full again.
Take a net and lift the aquatic life out of the bag, and release it into the aquarium.
Remove the filled shipping bag from the aquarium and discard the water.

Congratulations! Your aquatic life has been acclimated!

Note: Never release shipping, and/or other water directly into an aquarium.

Drip Method

Acclimating FW Fish

budde — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:05:20 CDT

Acclimation Guide

Q. Why acclimate my new fish?
A. Because the water in the bag has a different Temperature, and PH in your aquarium.

Shut the lights off on the aquarium, and dim the lights down in the room where the fish will be acclimated.
Cut the Top off the Bag. Then float it for 15 Minutes.
Then take a plastic cup, and fill it about 1/2 way up of the Aquarium water, and put it in the Bag.
Repeat step three every 15 Minutes until the bag is full.
Discard 1/2 of the water from the bag.
Repeat step three every 15 Minutes until the bag is full again.
Take a net and lift the aquatic life out of the bag, and release it into the aquarium.
Remove the filled shipping bag from the aquarium and discard the water.

Congratulations! Your aquatic life has been acclimated!

Note: Never release shipping, and/or other water directly into an aquarium.

Water Parameters

budde — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:04:47 CDT

Freshwater Water Parameters

Parameter	Community	African Cichlid	Planted with Discus	Brackish
Temperature	72 - 82 F	72 - 82 F	76 - 86 F	72 - 82 F
PH	6.5 - 7.0	7.8 - 8.5	6.0 - 7.5	7.5 - 8.4
Ammonia	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nitrite	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nitrate	Below 50	Below 50	Below 30	Below 50
Alkalinity	4 - 8 KH	10 - 18 KH	3 - 8 KH	10 - 18 KH
General Hardness	4 - 12 GH	12 - 20 GH	3 - 8 GH	12 - 20 GH

Saltwater Water Parameters

Parameter	Reef Aquarium	Fish Only with Live Rock	Coral Reef
Specific Gravity	1.023 - 1.025	1.020 - 1.025	1.025
Temperature	72 - 78 F	72 - 78 F	82 F
PH	8.1 - 8.4	8.1 - 8.4	8.0 - 8.5
Ammonia	0.0	0.0	Close to 0
Nitrite	0.0	0.0	Close to 0
Nitrate	Below 1.0	Below 30	0.25
Phosphate	Below 0.20	Below 1.0	0.13
Calcium	350 - 450	350 - 450	350 - 420
Magnesium	1250 - 1350	1150 - 1350	1300
Iodine	0.06 - 0.10	0.04 - 0.10	0.06
Strontium	8 - 14	4 - 10	8 - 10
Alkalinity	8 - 12	8 - 12	6 - 8

Breeding Fish

budde — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:04:12 CDT

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