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the law specifically states that financial institutions avoid "high Risk" loans and only to "qualified individuals". the problem is and was institutional greed that lead to unsupervised financial free for all, bundled derivatives masking the validity and security of loans originated in the...

well after six days of frustration its over the little clown was still struggling this am almost horizontal hovering when the larger attacked viciously and i removed him but too late he died. this was the first attacksince this started. believe me i'm not playing stump the stars but has anyone...

yes the smaller is normal in coloration. can a fish continue to hover upside down for an extended period like this as a normal mating behavior or is it a sign of some pyhisiological problem ? thats really my only concern. if its some sort of behavioral pattern that i can help then i will if its...

thanks beth i really love these guys and i'm so glad you responded. 1/ the larger is not harrassing but rather fending off the tang when he gets around the pagoda cup he's been territorializing lately.its located above the area the smaller clown is hovering over. the smaller is eating when food...

the smaller of my two true percs has been 'hovering ' at the substrate for 48 hrsalmost perpendicu lar nose down . at first in a spot that seemed to make a small bowl shape in the sand now moved and abandoned original spot but still hovering upside down . it could be my imagination its so...

the marineland i tried[my lfs just got them in a few months ago] is imo poorly designed because the collection cup has a flat seal that you have to set on the bubble column seal with no guide and then try to line up the threadson the [hr] down . im sorry for the untechnical terms . its nearly...

hade one because of the small footprint it was poorly designed did not work in water level of less than 6 inches of water and you have to remove the damn thing each time the cup needs emptying and is a monster micro bu bble maker other than that

i have 9 month old currant 15k mh's 48 inch for sale in jax if this is what your looking for pm me for more info.

there is a 90 g tank for sale in jax fl that is a show tank the owner a lfs employee is moving to hawaii. this tank is incredible and he will only sell it whole. refuge all live rock is crystalline covered,etcetc.lots of sps lps he,s a friend i,m not telling you to make money he is very...

the white discoloration is on the surface but is destroying the polyp heads as it progresses. i have lugols and a suggestion was a sw dip with the iodine for five mins then quick fw dip and back to dt. should i cut diseased parts before returning to tank?

i just discovereed my yellow leather coral has white milky scars on two of its fingers and they seem to be spreading. i've never fragged or cut one so i dont know what a damaged ones ******** "flesh looks like. should i remove the small portion of the finger it's on to stop spreading or is it...

Originally Posted by sh00tist Bioballs cannot even come close to the denitrifying capacity of live rock/rubble. To the eye bioballs may appear quite porous,upon closer examination(on a microscopic level,where bacteria live) there is no comparison. The live rock is virtually covered with holes...

Originally Posted by rainmkr07 I protest too much, yet your own testimony is that you removed your constantly kept clean bioballs and your nitrates are now down 80%? Ya, that makes sense. Sounds like a Factory to me! i was just joking about florida joe's post. i think if you look at what i...

bioballs are a good platform for the denitrifing process which ends in nitrates.bioballs are not a nitrate factory.hmmmm. me thinks he doth protest too much . in answer to the bioball thing i took mine out slowly and replaced with very small and well cured gulf rock. i was keeping the bios clean...

hey there just questions that i've had conflicting answers to on these boards. i'm about to increse my sand bed and i,m looking for help. there is no reason for you to yell like i'm some kind of idiot. why bother to responde if it's not constructive but just condesending?

do you vaccum a deep sand bed ? is a sand sifting star bad to have in a dsb? i have 3 in a 90. are cerith snails [1inch] 12 in a 90 gallon bad with a deep sand bed?

Originally Posted by King Kole tomorrow i'm doing 30% change on my 90 g tank. i've been fighting high [35-40 ppm's nitrate for 2 or three weeks and i' tried to do everything to reduce the number. the one thing i'm attempting is bio ball change for cured live rubble. paying the maintenence guy ...

good luck! bubbles are fun and good. the bubbles are the live rocks denitrification of the nitrates into harmless gaseous release. a good thing!

sorry i was replying when you posted. how will removing bios disrupt denitrfication if they are being replaced with mature live rock similar to a the refuge principle no?