20 long questions

[Just John]

This is more attention than I personally am looking for.

And all because of a 14 year old asking questions

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Squirrel!

 

[reefinatl]

...77. Lol!

78

 

[Bo.]

and powder coated, so even worse for being near the tank, no powders or aerosol comes close to my reef

You know powder coat is inert after application right? There's absolutely no effect once the process is complete, as long as it's not in contact with the water there's no reason to worry.

 

[dedragon]

i worry about splashing and it dripping down, but rusting was the most important reason. Also just putting it out there about the powder and aerosol so he knows

 

[Bo.]

Understandably... But it's no longer a powder once the process is complete. Rusting of the base metal is a separate issue

 

[NashobaTek]

Squirrel!

 

[NashobaTek]

At this rate he only needs 20 pages to get to 100. Very doable lol

 

[Dcal]

At this rate he only needs 20 pages to get to 100. Very doable lol

what if mods shut it down at 99 lol

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Noah can u be on my build thread please? Im afraid and anxious to ask u this. Lol
72 pages...keep goin noah!
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Link?

 

[NoahLikesFish]

i worry about splashing and it dripping down, but rusting was the most important reason. Also just putting it out there about the powder and aerosol so he knows

Same. I’d have to cut metal to use the hob too. What I will prob do is get balsa wood to make a frame custom and then use it and get some mesh from brs

 

[James_O]

go to hardware store and buy the frame for window screens to use with the screen in your link. The frame will cost you like 4 dollars maybe.

There are diy videos on how to do that. Super easy and sits on the rim of your tank.

1+ for me to, I plan to make one of these for my 29g.

 

[James_O]

I definitely wouldn’t add wood to your tank, especially if it’s collected from the wild.

Usually branches collected around oceans, have a lot of dead organic matter on them, and quite possibly some hitchhikers.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

I am going to get mangrove branches and stuff from tannin aquatics or from real mangroves, I think if they are out of water and I sterilize it they should be ok and then shells and mabye a piece of palm bark I think would be fine. I know my friend who has cuttlefish has mangrove sticks and I think leafs in his cuttlefish display refugium

 

[James_O]

I am going to get mangrove branches and stuff from tannin aquatics or from real mangroves, I think if they are out of water and I sterilize it they should be ok and then shells and mabye a piece of palm bark I think would be fine. I know my friend who has cuttlefish has mangrove sticks and I think leafs in his cuttlefish display refugium

The shells should be OK, I have some in my tank that I collected from the wild:

(Excuse the algae ;Playful)

Branches of wood really don’t belong in saltwater tanks. It can be done, but it is a risk.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Add some kind of floating macroalgae and add a ton of it. If you plant it up then scrub all the gha off you won’t get it agian

 

[Sharkbait19]

While it may look decorative, wood has many chemical properties that will damage a reef. The ocean diffuses the released tannins and other by-products much better than 20 gallons. It may not hurt fish, but can be detrimental to corals. The only wood that may be fine is manzanita, as that releases very little tannins, but even then, it stained my 36 gallon tank yellow for a few weeks.
Also I advise against taking much from the shore, it is often illegal and fines will result.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

why would tannin aquatics sell mangrove sticks for salt/brackish if they were bad? I’d just add 1-2 sticks

 

[Sharkbait19]

why would tannin aquatics sell mangrove sticks for salt/brackish if they were bad? I’d just add 1-2 sticks

Mangroves are fine. They are plants, no harm there.
I meant driftwood.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

It dosent look like it’s illegal to take dead branches and seeds