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just beautiful. is it just the one tang? quote: Naso tang, chevron tang, yellow tang, Flame clown he will have a new home when we do the switch. Lawnmower Blenny and a large goby Nevermind - i found the answer myself. ;)

If it's a FO then ditch the lights and get regular NO lights. All the algae should slow to the point where they stunt and die.

didn't see this until nonw ::) did you get the tank?

reefscience - i've never dealt with Chad personally but my friends have (this is 5 years ago mind you) and it was all positive. They only deal in live-goods - tfj is a drygoods store. That stated, i could be wrong but I don't think tfjpetcenter is online anymore. Group buys (e.g. thru Premium...

That is those boxes you get for prescription meds - they usually have the days written on them - M,T,W,T,F etc. You could then place dried pellets/flakes in each module so that when your sitter comes - they are not guessing the amount of food to feed.

That stinks. I had a friend of mine watching my house and he forgot to check on the QT tank. yes I should not have been QT'ing fish prior to going awy - but it wasn't a planned trip. Anyways the fish didn't eat for 14 days and needless to say it wasn't pretty when I got back.

if you have a pair of tongs, try and place some food down there for the CBS to eat (instead of it trying to go for your fish). It'***** or miss with CBS - i've heard some horror stories.

Has your PH always been 7.4? seems low to me. is that nitrate reading correct? That's fantastic but it seems too good to be true. Any pics? might help.

stupid question but how frequently do you change your water? The fluval media might be too efficient at changing ammonia to nitrite to nitrate. What I mean is that it's generating nitrate faster than you change water to dilute it. nitrates are a perpetual issue in this hobby. I've got no...

Thanks everyone. Having backup power was always on my list of 'to-dos'. Imagine a BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGG hat on my head that reads "PROCRASTINATOR". ;) I will investigate all the options presented! this club is great!

Power went down at about 8PM and did not get restored until about 9:30ish. When we called at 8pm - they said they would call back with an update at 12AM. ??? Anyways - I do not have any back-up. So i'm looking for thoughts. Gas Generator? Computer UPC? Battery-powered air bubbler? what do...

the phosphate test kits are pretty difficult to read - boomer could probably explain it better. One possibility is that the hair algae is uptaking the nutrients/phosphate and hence the zero reading. the pH is low - look here for suggested parameters...

I agree with JR wohler - the same fish in the same size tank may react differently if one tank is placed right in a busy walk area and one tank is not. Depending on the urchin - some will even pick up your frags/snails/hermits and carry them about. I just think they are cool to look at (famous...

For those with sandbeds: fighting conches - use two in my 120 for sand sifting and eating up diatoms/algae on the sand nassarius snails - eat leftover food and stir the sand cerith snails - sand dwellers that pop out to eat algae on rocks/glass. sea cucumber - eats dirty sand, poops out clean...

If you want to read about the dreaded "Cuke nuke" - read here: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan2003/invert.htm The type that eats sand is typically safe. However if it blows it's guts - it's not an ideal situation either. ::)

threadfin cardinalfish. They stay tight together and are rarely apart. The issue again is finding healthy ones. Another issue is that it's been commented to me that they look like freshwater tetras. They are very peaceful - even my firefish chases them. that stated - any "school" of fish will...

congratulations on the big(ger) tank! I agree - if you want to "discard" the fauna on the existing LR - just let it bake/dry and that will kill everthing.

bad link...?

Stopped by and the place was there all to myself...even the couch was empty! shocking! Anyways reason i'm posting here is because that cowrie did not work out...it looked really cool but did not seem interested in the algae and my nassarius snails became extremely interested in it. d'oh...

My tang does not know when to stop eatting the nori so I tend not to give it all the time: fast easting = fast pooping = higher nitrates.