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I think its very important to start with RO water, even if you treat the water.. there is still stuff in there that you may not want (copper for one). You cant control or even know exactally what is in the tap water. If you use RO water, which is stripped of almost everything.. then you can...

In my experience (which is very limited) ive seen the opposite.. My hatian pinktip (condi) eats silversides/squid/krill like a pig but its never grabbed ahold of any of my fish. Maybe its just that I keep it well fed. :notsure: I bought it about 2 months ago.. When first put in, my 2 3dot...

Good point kip, I'll make a little shelf on one side with some eggcrate to get them up higher. I already have about an inch of sand in there and about 2-3 pounds of lr.. ill break up the rock some more (its hatian so its pretty easy to make nice flat pieces) and put some of the larger peices on...

Thanks for the tips everyone! And kip's infinite hands-on wisdown is always appreciated. :happy: I ordered one of those Fluorex floodlight(could not find it at HD) from the loa site, the price is right even if the bulb burns out every few months. And went and picked up a nice colony of xenia...

Yep footbag, thats the ticket there. I would only have it lit like 10 hours a day tops. Im going to look for one tonight. I wonder how many watts it is.

I believe the light in question, is an LOA 6500 from home depot. Is that a strip light or something?

Couple questions: -Would 40w PC be sufficent lighting for a 20" hob fuge? (20"x5"x12") or would 2x40w/1x96w(quad bulb) be better? The xenia would be sitting roughly 8-10" from the waterlevel. -Are there any species that would fair better? I have access to 4 types here locally (pompom, true blue...

Ive got a 20"(its actually 19.25") cpr hob fuge, it works great. I found a mantis in my LR when I first setup the tank(3 months ago) and its a good penality box until I can find someone to take him. The pod production in my fuge is nutz too, millions and millions of pods with no predators in...

I have a pink tip condi, and right around lights out everynight it sucks in and looks like a ball (sometimes it takes a dump right around this time too). After about 10-20 minutes it will opens up and inflate again, so it closing sounds normal. BUT if yours is detaching and floating around, then...

Last resort, try to the syphon method. It worked for me. I used 1.5 inch clear vinyl hose to catch a hitchhiker mantis shrimp, I tried other trap methods which failed. A blood shrimp may be easier to catch tho. I just waited til I was about to do a water change. Put some food about an inch away...

No problem. :) Yep, the filters alone can cost more than a packaged deal it seems. I bought an aquasafecanada reef model off ---- for under a hundred (75gpd membrane). Its been working great since I got it a month ago, thats not really long enough to give it 2 thumbs up yet tho but it seems to...

What about your RO membrane itself? Have you flushed it in awhile? Thats basically the only filter that has not been changed right? My rodi unit has 6 filters: 2 sed's, 1 carbon/di, RO, some other filter after the ro, and the final filter for taste/smell (this would be suspect #1 if you have not...

Awesome, thanks ReefMagic! I'll slow it down a bit.

Share the beer. :) I've been debating the same thing. I think I'll keep the 3 dots and maybe get another tank(BIGGER) when I move next year.

Question for the anemone's owners, how much do you feed yours? My condy's around 3-5 inches across. I have some frozen silversides, krill, and squid meat. I've been feeling it about 1 silverside per day (about 1-2 ci per day) and I made a little gumbo (krill/squid/suppliments) for it every...

Btw, mine found a good nook between the rock and sand and it hasnt moved in 3 days. And both 3 dot's are now hosting it now (tho the bigger one does kick the little guy out sometimes).

I have read that (about condy's not being the best host). I really did expect the condy to be a host to anything, I just thought it would be a good thing to learn from @3$. If I can keep this one healthy, then I may have the confidence to try something more difficult. I know they are notorious...

Here's a red mithrax that I got from my lfs, the label on the tank said emerald crabs. She was the only red one out of about 50 normal grey/green colored emerald's. Other than they color they all looked identical, could it just a color mutation and not a completely seperate species? Also, she...

I guess they could be agressive if they had something to be agressive at.. they do attack my hand if I have it in the tank. If I get some clowns Im going to have to take them back for sure. But for now these guys are great. 3 dot's shouldnt get as bad of a rap as they do. They do some cool...

After further research, its both. :) A hatian pink-tip is a type of condylactis. Hopefully this one will not move around as much as some of the other condy's (its been moving on the same rock, but very slowly. Im so happy that the 3 dot's are hosting it. I was going to get clowns later down the...