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hi, you should have a QT set up, and have your new commers in ot for 3-4 weeks. this is to prevent problems like the one your are having right now. also, you should NEVER add any water from any LFS no matter how much you may or may not "trust" them, LFS can run copper in some display tanks...

nevermind, moved post

not a popular fish eh?

it really depends on what your keeping. usualy about 1 year. if you see your hard corals start to die back a bit, then its time to replace. if you watch your tank, it will tell you when you need to do some thing i had some encrusting hard coral it started to die back just a bit, then i...

Hi, I have a Vagabond, and 2 percs, I have been feeding lightly twice daily. I also am having a trate problem, going on several weeks to a month. trates are consistantly around .40 i have changed filter media, water changes, all that to try to lower my trates. i am now thinking over feeding may...

thanks for that! yup, thats whats its there for, trates. i was unaware of the maintanance practice involved. thanks -oozy-

hey, sorry to hear that, did you QT your new fish? please state your "acceptable range" water parameters even if they are 0. i cant help you, but this info will help others help you. also you may want to move this post to the Diease & Treatment forum goodluck! -oozy-

hey, please explain what the "problem" is with calurpa going sexual. Ive got some, and would like to know more about it. thanks -oozy-

Hi, this will be a good excuse to upgrade your tank in the future, your fish are probibaly all ok for right now, but you should just be aware your going to have a rocky road ahead. If your planning on upgrading, which I belive you had said you were going to, then you should have no worries. I...

well, thanks! I just finished, but i had to hand purae (sp) and it took forever. I fed my fish, they seemed to like it, LOTS of oil filmed on the surface though. good thing for the skimmer... and... I just grilled the rest of the salmon fillet, with honey, garlic glaze, i made, yummy -oozy-

also, do i use real garlic? or LFS bought garlic elixor?

Hi, I have started to collect ingredents for homemade fish food. It was really funny to go to the supermarket and order 1 oyster, 1mohagony clam and 1 little neck clam. the guy asked, "just one???" and looked at me like i was crazy... so this is what ive got so far. meat: 1 oyster 1 mohogony...

hi, i have 2 percs, one it much larger than the other by about 1/2 in. the smaller one has a weird behavior of swimming down to the sand bed and puts his face into the sand. I have also noticed hes got a dark patch on one side. other than this his behavior is normal. am=0 trites=0 trates=.40 i...

perhaps he's planning on an invasion for the local miami shore line. I belive he's going to use these damsels to create a master breed of hidious mutant damsels. just imagine the headlines. MUHAA MUHAHA!!!! :scared: -oozy-

yes they are deffinatly Aliens, have you noticed any ufo activity lately??? sounds like coraline, but its probibaly not harmfull... -oozy-

hi, this may sound weird, but in the past i have superglued shrooms to rocks before, i dont know what this toothpick method, but perhapse you could do both. goodluck -oozy-

hi, nitrate levels seem to be the bane of saltwater... many people have a constant reading of .20 FYI, you should not add a starfish, any inverts or fish if your levels are higher than .20. starfish esp! whats the type of star? -as this will either kill your inverts, or increase nitrate levels...

hi, no fake corals here, you dont need to use all LR. you can use tuffa, or lace rock, you can also use dry"live rock" all found at your LFS. --just rinse all that suff good and proper! here is my tank, I have added more LR, to hide the lace and tuffa, but its a good base, and will eventualy...

hi, how do i make a bubble trap for a CPR backpack 2? I have a problem with microbubbles in my DT comming from my skimmer return. I would like to make a "reverse overflow" type box...thing... anyone make one? got pics? thanks! -oozy-

hey, just remember the weight of this tank will make most floors fail. you will need to put this in the basement, or have some support beams installed. goodluck, lets try to stay on topic people -oozy-