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Hey saltybuckeye, I would be interested in your tank. Email me if you are still looking to get rid of it. I am in Dayton. calen.bowshier@kmcnetwork.org

I bought one about 3 months ago from a lfs. I have a friend who works there and told me that they couldnt sell him for like 4 months so they would heavily discount him. I'm glad I bought him because he is by far my favorite fish. He is currently in a 55g tank with 5 other fish that are...

Myself and my roomates have had porcupine puffers for quite a while and have never seen them act any other way than curious with other fish. You may want to consider buying an anemone if you're tank is large enough and properly lit. That will give the clowns a good sense of safety and a place...

I have seen one in the lfs that is about 30 inches long, so they do get pretty big. I dont how old it was or anything, but I suspect that they grow pretty rapidly.

this tank has 40 pounds of live sand and about 25 pounds of live rock. There is other rock in the tank that is not live as well. I have a long tank, so it is spread out evenly

I will be setting up a 55 gallon tank this weekend as well.

nah, I definitely respect your post. no offense taken. I need to know these things because the lfs always fails to mention this advice to newbies. The mandarin does eat though. he is always eating the frozen krill i put in the tank. he is not shy with the other fish when it comes to feeding...

Originally Posted by Beatlesfan Also take the mandarin back NOW. There is probly not enough space in a 30g. Also the tank needs to be at least 1 year old. IMO your going way to fast. What is the benefit of taking the mandarin back? It eats great (which I have heard is a problem with those)...

As mentioned before, my roomate has quite a few large tanks with open space. Maybe I will acclimate some of these fish on those tanks. I love the fish and want them to be safe, so I will definitely slow down a bit. I also want to buy a 55 gallon tank. In fact, I have a wanted ad in the...

I have two of them and they have grown substantially in the 6 weeks I have had them. I feed mine twice a day though, not over abundantly (if thats a word) though. I have found that if you dont feed them a variety, they will not eat. I try to mix their diet up every other day for best eating...

Nah, I am not buffering with anything. I have cycled. Are sand tanks supposed to be as clear as crushed coral tanks?

I'll give you 40 bucks for the urchin and 50lbs of sand

the tank has been set up for about 5 weeks now, probably changing water this weekend.

it has never looked clear, the filter does not reach the sand or blow it around, the fish included are: mandarin goby, knobby star, chocolate chip star, coral beauty angel, humu trigger, porcupine puffer ( i know that its not reef safe, but it leaves teh stars alone), 5 scarlet hermits

It is only a 30 gallon tank with 30lbs of live sand. I am running a Whisper 50 gallon dual filter, no skimmer. No dry sand either. Do you recommend using dry sand with the live as long as its rinsed?