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  1. joe 09

    what is growing out of sand

    my tank is 175 fo/lr and i have what looks like little tubes about 1/4 or 1/2 inch long and about the size of spaghetti wide and covered with sand.growing out of the sand.can anybody tell me what this is. thanks in advance
  2. joe 09

    20 gal.refugiums

    i have a 20 gal refugium with three types of macro in it .how much should i harvest out,to keep the rates down.my tank is a 175 gal,skimmer is a aqua c urchin pro,filter is amiracle 400 wet/dry.i change about 16 gal/week water.
  3. joe 09

    adding a refugium

    i have a oceanic 175 gal. bow. with an americal 400 wet/dry,aqua c urchin pro skimmer.i would like to add an 10 or 20 gal refugium under the main tank in the cab.should i use a seprarate pump,what size? or put the refugium in line with one of the wet /dry feeds and let it gravity feed.i have...
  4. joe 09

    long tentacle anemone?

    i just added what i think is a long tentacled anemone to my fo tank.i had a feather duster in there already.as soon as i added the anemone it crawled under a rock and hid from view.my maroon clown is fanning the sand trying to get to the anemone.can i move it out in the open.i would like to keep...
  5. joe 09

    sailfin and feather duster

    i have a fo with a little live rock.i added a feather duster and my sailfin tang is putting its face and lower body in the feathers.it looks like the feather duster is cleaning the tang.has anybody ever seen this before.
  6. joe 09

    keeping angels and butterflys alive

    i have a 175 gal,americal 400 wet dry,urchin pro skimmer.my water pramas are perfect the rates are less tha 20.the tank is 2yrs.old.i have been unable to keep the less hardy fish alive.they are eating well and just die.in the tank now i have 2 hippo tangs 1 fox face 1 yellow streak fairy...
  7. joe 09

    q tank question

    i have my q tank cycled and running.i am not going to use it for a while,do i have to do anything to the water to the bacteria alive.
  8. joe 09

    q tank question

    my q tank is cycled and running.i will not be using it for a while.do you have to do anything to the water to keep the bacteria alive.
  9. joe 09

    yellow tang skin blotch

    i have a yellow tang that has a dark skin blotch, gold in color on his body.it eating well,my water is perfect.i have him for about 6 mos.i feed three times a day every other day with mysis,formula two flake,brine shrimp plus flakes.it is soaked with vita-chem and garlic guard.on the off days i...
  10. joe 09

    info on bluetile fish

    i just bought a blue tile fish from the lfs.i have looked in all my books for some info,cant find any.does any body have any info on this fish.
  11. joe 09

    stocking for 175 gal.

    i have a 175 gal. bow,amiracle 400 wet/dry,aquac urchin pro skimmer.i now have. 4-bl/gn chromis 2-bl chromis 2- hippo tangs 1-yel. tang 1-fox face 1- lunare wrasse 1-silver mono 1-maroon clown can i add a ocellaris clown and a butterfly or a small angel.
  12. joe 09

    under the counter water filter

  13. joe 09

    tap water/refractometer

    i just got my rhs-10atc.can i use tap water to calibrate i city water.
  14. joe 09

    plants for main tank

    can anybody recommend some plants that i could put in the main tank.i tried feather caulerpa,mermaid fan,and my tang and fox face eat them like rabbits.i was thinking of trying halimeda plant. thanks in advance.
  15. joe 09

    blood fin anthias

    i have a fish in quarantine,the lfs said it is a blood fin anthias.it is purple and white with looks like a spot of blood its side fins.its anal fin is yellow.does anybody have any info on this fish.
  16. joe 09

    ich how fast to lower salt

    i have a 175 bow,and lost two fish to ich.a flame ,maculosus.my yellow tang has ich on his fins.i started to lower the salt in my tank by taking out 2 gal. and replacing it with fresh.how long should i wait before i lower it more.
  17. joe 09

    stocking a 175 gal.

    i have a 175 gal. bow,amiracle 400 trickle filter(rated 300 gal),dolphin 2000 pump,aqua c urchin pro skimmer.the fish i have are.2 bl/gn chromis,3 fire gobies,2 eng.gobies,ocellaris clown,neon dottyback,fox face,coral beauty,yel tang,sm. sailfin tang,lunare wresse,passer angel,lemark...
  18. joe 09

    trying to lower nitrates

    i know a lot of people have posted this plbm.i bought some chaetomorpha ,2 soft ball size, and put them in a fine mesh bag in my sump.have a light on it for 10 + hrs,will this help.my specs. are 175 bow,amiracle 400 wet/dry,aqua c urchin proskimmer,dolphin 2000 pump.my nitrates run about 40 to...
  19. joe 09

    queen angel sick need help

    i have a queen angel about 3 weeks,everything was fine it was eating and swimming.i had a white face tang that was scrathing but didnt have any signs of any thing wrong,he died and the queen had a small amount of ick.i set up the quarantine tank.could not net the queen so i dropped the salt from...
  20. joe 09

    saltwater plants

    does anybody have plants in their tanks.i was thinking of using shaving brush plant,the fish will not normally eat it .i was hoping to reduce the nitrates.they run about 20 ppm.
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