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Originally Posted by stdreb27 Yeah, I look pretty ragged, I don't spend any money on clothes, I buy fish food before I buy Ruben food. Some times I eat the fish food because I'm out of ruben food. I guess I'm fortunate to not have my friends mock me! Once they hear the price tag...

Originally Posted by m0nk Thanks. The top layer of sand is a recent add, which is partly due to the answer to both your questions....heh. So, I got the hippo in august (I'm in the process of putting together a 180 setup for tangs and SPS, the main reason I got that one) and didn't QT - which...

Monk, beautifull tank! What is your secret to keeping your sand clean, and did you QT the hippo before putting him in the DT?

My best to you and your family. Know that he is in a good place.

It's a beautiful fish. The colors around the tail are a deep purple! I feed flakes, pellets, and a homemade fixture (clams, squid, octopus, shrimp, mussels, nori) he eats it all. I also feed frozen formula one.

I do, but not on my work comp. thinking.... may get to it late tonight. Looks the same as Jason's.

I got one from this site and it's doing very well! It's in Hypo right now, had it for about 3 months. Beautiful fish!

Agreed. Hank is a bafoon (sp?). Maybe the best thing for the Yanks would be to sell, once George is completley done. I don't like anything about Hank... Man, it's sad to say that as a Yankee fan....

Originally Posted by Ice4Ice He made himself come out a bigger idiot than he already is ... During the World Series he says he's opting out of the Yankees and Hank Steinbrenner said he would never bring him back nor negotiate a contract with A-Rod. Now he's changing his mind ??!! Wishy-washy if...

When did you add your live rock?

Originally Posted by dinks Thank you!~ Good luck

I have done this and will speak from my experience. The curing should take 1-2 weeks. I assume you know to check the levels, and once the Trites and Ammonia are 0, it's cured. if you scrubbed off the rock before putting it into the tank, then you should not have to do any more scrubbing...

Originally Posted by MOT II I still need to get some pvc pieces for hiding spots, but other than that my question is what else I need to do for on-going biological filtration... should I be using a different kind of filter, etc? We plan to do hyposalinity so I don't want to keep LR in there...

I think one of the most important factors will be your staff. I would have knowledgable people working for me, even if it took some time to find them. This serves two purposes, 1) Good reliable service to your customers, 2) protect your investment. Just the other day at an LFS here, I saw a...

Good luck! In regards to the SG - I was missinformed. Fish can live in water with 1.008 SG, but I don't think for long. 1.009 is the safest way to go.

Originally Posted by sepulatian I actually do not agree. It is not a big deal at all if the SG reaches 1.008, as long as it does not stay there for the durration of the treatment. Have you checked your PH? I stand corrected.

What kind of "quick cure" are you using? Hopefully it is not copper! Have you read Beth's thread on Ich and other diseases (sticky on the disease thread)? There is a lot of great info there. You can put DT water into the QT. Try to use 50% DT water and 50% new water. To help the cycle along...

You beat me to it!

Make sure your SG does not get down to 1.008! Fish cannot live in those conditions. It's a very delicate process. SG has to be, and remain at, 1.009. Any higher will allow the ich to live, lower will kill your fish. You will have to top off 1-2 times a day.

You're in a tough spot. Why did you get a new fish when you didn't have a place to put him?? I can't speak from personal experience about your suggestion. I would use a larger container, make sure to have a heater and powerhead, and buy a cheap power filter. May be a lot, but it'll save the...