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Originally Posted by PonieGirl Remember, boats are female, and imagine the havok if you call one by a name from your past. Need I say more? Whoa! I meant giving the new boat the name of a BOAT from your past.

Originally Posted by 1journeyman Hmm.. I was thinking about this some more. I haven't kept FW tanks in forever. What is the pH of a typical FW tank? Plants can absorb a decent amount of oxygen. They can starve out the life of a stagnant pond, for instance. It's been a while, but I believe it...

..cancel the insurance but keep that little Aussie ghecko. Yes, I will keep him in....

Of course not, that would be cruel and inhumane. BTW, I think you've come up with a replacement (for us city folk) for the phrase "...when pigs fly".......WHEN BASSETS HULA

Originally Posted by TX Reef Should I name my new boat the same as my old one, or come up with a new name? You must give the new boat its own name. There is some superstition connected with re-naming vessels, so here is an idea from a sailing forum I thought you might appreciate: "We too...

Originally Posted by hot883 87 looky lews, but no one wants to start a contest. :notsure: Must be that it is to much work. Just requires thought to come up with a unique idea? :thinking:

They are beautiful fish, aren't they? Here's my take on them: Be careful to find out exactly how large these fish can get. Being listed as a carnivore, and judging by the way the fish looks, I would bet he will dine on hitchhiker worms. Another indication is that they warn the keeper about these...

If nitrites are 0.00 and you are seeing some nitrate results, you're about there..after those seem to peak (or stay at a level for a couple of days), you can do a 20% water change. Pretty much the only thing that will bring down the nitrates is good old fashioned water changes. But FIRST.. As...

Hi Kyle. Have you purchased one, or are you considering? Do they have a black tail or a yellow tail?

Originally Posted by jrthomas40 that looks like my six line wrasse only red and white... :) He has a set of chompers that don't look six-linish! I have some concerns, but I guess I'll just wait and see. He has not shown ANY agressive tendencies, but I seem to have a problem finding info on...

Another option might be to research brackish fish to see if any of proper size could be salt acclimated. I know mollies can, but they get larger than your nano would support. I know there are dwarf puffers that are very tiny, but I don't know about acclimating them to salt. And you could only...

Originally Posted by brucewrs There is a ton of them where I go snorkling in Jupiter.Do wrasses get along with other types of wrasses? I've heard different stories about keeping wrasse together. I think you would have to have a very large tank due to appetites (they are a big eating family of...

You are going to end up on everyone's ignore list, if you don't stop the storytelling. Stings from many saltwater inhabitants are excruciating, and the words "hurt" and "nicked" are not even close to what reality would be. Stop.

If you have a spare heater and an air pump, you can keep the fairy in a bucket or tub until you can deal with the issue. Give him some plant or rockwork to retreat to. BE SURE TO COVER WHATEVER container you put the fairy in. If he is stressed, the slightest thing might spook him and cause him...

Move some of that live rock, if only for a short time. If the issue is territory, then take away the sixline territory (wherever he usually hangs out) and put both fish on the same level of comfort. If that doesn't calm things down, net the fairy and find a way to isolate him.

Originally Posted by 1journeyman Ponie, that may be part of your problem. Calfo and Fenner in Reef Invertebrates discuss the difficulties of keeping a medium depth sand bed. The recommend a sand bed les than 2" or greater than 4". That makes sense. Either a shallow enough SB so growth under/in...

TX, that's an awesome boat! And what a great price... What did you end up naming the first boat?

I did not mean to get this thread off task! I am not under the impression that plants are a quick fix. I run a canister and a skimmer and 660 PH. 3" SB (depending on where the Tclown puts it). I won't depend on the plants, but I feel like I might be needing some. Though I do have to say that a...

So you have just one blue damsel in your 25 gal? I'm a bit confused.