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here are some good basics to keep in mind: scarlet hermits - good algae eaters, non-aggressive emerald crabs - good algae eaters, good at getting rid of bubble algae nassarius snails - sand/substrate cleaners astrea/turbo snails - glass/rock cleaners blue-leg hermits - aggressive and...

Hmm thats a tough one but I'll give it a shot: Me: hey that midas blenny looks really good how much are you selling him for? employee1: I think he is going for around 25$ let me check (calls employee2) employee2: (from the back room) yeah 25 Me: thats cool you don't use like copper based stuff...

My LMB tears into nori sheets too... So today I tried taking a rather thin piece and doubling it over a few times (thickening it) and then clipping it in the tank. As usual he can fluttering out and started tearing the crap out of the sheet but it seemed to allow him to pull small pieces off...

So I've read a few fragging posts as well as the stickied posts that give some instruction on how to frag these annoying little things but a question keeps poping up and not being answered... If I want to completely transplant a mushroom not propogate it what is the process? Most ppl instruct...

Hey all, Starting shopping for 55-90g tanks to replace my 29g reef tank... This time around I want a sump to improve my reef and I have been looking at the merits of a built in overflow, but I have some questions and salesmen at most places I go are f'n clueless. So here goes feel free to...

Hey all, I just lost a fish due to a talented jump through my egg crate cover... I was looking to replace my jumper (six-line wrasse) with a lawnmower blenny. However I currently have a purple firefish hovering in my tank, and I've heard blennies and gobies don't ummm... get along. So is it...

thanks reef for the speeding and knowledgable responses!

Hey all, So I just picked up a frag of some star polyps from my lfs for 5$ and I'm curious under what conditions and care should these flourish and spread, and will they spread fast? :notsure: Also I have had a button polyp in my tank since it cycled (hitchhiker) should I be doing something...

Thats what I figured... I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't just being dillusional. So it seems like the consensous is that it is possible as long as I'm alright with the possiblity of a long period of time before they become a mated pair. I actually don't care if they physically mate I...

Hey Guys/Gals, I had a question that came up yesterday between my gf and myself and hopefully someone here has the answer... When you pair clownfish you pick two of the same species and introduce them to your tank at the same time in the hopes that their ability to change gender will allow them...

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Good point on the clownfish... I had hopes of finding my beloved clown a mate but I guess that might be a pipe dream. So can anyone suggest another fish that would be compatable with the above 4 and what order to add suggested species. I keep shrimp and inverts as well as corals (so that...

Hey guys/gals, I currently have in my 29g reef: 1 Clarkii Clownfish 1 Blue/Green Chromis (his friends died in a jumping accident) 1 Six-line Wrasse 1 Purple Firefish I'm pretty sure I'll be donating my chromis/firefish to a friend of mine who is starting the hobby (with my help). So here is my...

Hey all, I have a few questions about some corals in my tank: 1. I have had what I thought was a single zoo polyp in my tank since it hitched in on my LR... but it hasn't spread at all and instead has grown from a small polyp into a 'large' polyp. (been in my tank for almost 7 months) How can I...

Well I'm no expert... been in the hobby for 1.5 years, but I found nassarius snails, pods, and blueleg/scarlet hermits (to a lesser extent) to be very good at keeping my sand clean. Nass snails dig themselves into the sand and burst out during feeding time... their constant burrowing, feeding...

Wasn't sure where to post this, but I was curious if anyone has found a particular swf store that sells coral frags for a decent price / anyone in the area selling/trading corals? I currently havn't had any luck finding any trades/sales locally near me... and I'm just looking for some zoos or...

Thanks for the info so far... It looks like its a mixed bag with the LMB and the hair algae, I guess its individual to individual fish basis like most fish I have had. I heard Emerald crabs prime diet was bubble algae... How many emeralds would it take to keep general outbreaks under control...

Hey all, Just curious if anyone with experience with this particular fish can give me some info. So here is a summery of my questions: 1. will a lawnmower blenny focus on hair algae as his name inplies or will he sample from all my beneficial/and bad algae at once? 1a. If it will focus on the...

I came here a while back and those three magic words above were my saving grace in this hobby. Fantastic system and the guru (as he calls himself there) is really hands on in customer service! I had a malfunction a week into using my unit (I broke one of the outputs) and he replaced my top unit...

Wow I've never seen one of those before! Very nice :joy: What kind of lighting do you have it under?... and where did you pick it up out of curiousity?