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  1. drsteve2001

    RO unit

    i was looking at a ro/di unit on the popular bidding site. It appears some don't come with the holding tanks for the water. Do some of them not need it or is it just a add on that u need to buy?
  2. drsteve2001

    Queen Conch?

    Originally Posted by mrdc I talked about this not long ago and someone mentioned that they were seasonal. I have had one for several years now and would like another one. I will have to be patient. Me too
  3. drsteve2001

    White long thing ?

    that was it....must have gotten eaten by the way meowzer we were discussing skimmers and now that aqua c sent me something to restrict the flow from the max-jet 1200 my skimmer is working beautifully... no bubbles. It must have been to much power.
  4. drsteve2001

    Queen Conch?

    I just searched them and 18 bucks does seem $$, they say they take a long time to reach that size...i am trying to get a fighting conch but no one has any!!
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    how much should i be feeding

    i am using distilled water for changes and top off
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    Queen Conch?

    I wash at the LFS and they have a Queen Conch $18.99 snail is this the same a a fighting conch? If not anyone ever heard of it. I searched this site and didn't find anything.
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    White long thing ?

    It was gone the next morning....but i do have cerith snails..and it didnt move
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    White long thing ?

    I just noticed today there is a white long snake looking thing on the back of my glass. It is long about 4 inches long zig zaged like a slinky? Cant really get a pic it is low behind my rocks. Should i scape it off,, it looks like i could
  9. drsteve2001

    how much should i be feeding

    Originally Posted by meowzer fighting conch.... i only have a 54 gallon tank and the description says for tanks 100 gal or more
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    how much should i be feeding

    Originally Posted by meowzer Nassarius snails could help....you may need more sand sifters/shifters Any ideas for sand sifters? besides a goby?
  11. drsteve2001

    how much should i be feeding

    it just seems that my sand is always dirty. I want nice clean white sand and mine seems to turn black a few days after a water change. I know people say dont mix up the sand but i do vacuum it lightly. I just did a water change a2 days ago and it is coming back. Maybe i need to change filter...
  12. drsteve2001

    Lost 2 fish in past month

    Originally Posted by srfisher17 Losing 2 fish is not all that unusual, especially for a relative newcomer. Could just be co-incidence. BTW; if your clowns are different species (like an ocallaris and a percula); they will probably end up fighting to the death. most single clowns end up female...
  13. drsteve2001

    how much should i be feeding

    I have 4 fish and was wondering if i was overfeeding. My sand gets extremely dirty almost black. I do a 10 percent water change every 2 weeks. I feed every other day a 3.5 oz cube of either krill or mysis shrimp. 54 gal tank, with skimmer and fluval 305 2 clowns 1 psuedochromis 1 pajama...
  14. drsteve2001

    Lost 2 fish in past month

    Originally Posted by BTLDreef It might just be the store you're buying from. It may be aggression, but my gut is just telling me that it's not. Lemonpeels are finicky fish, so you might just have to throw that under the "some fish just die" category. Many dwarf angels don't live long term in a...
  15. drsteve2001

    Lost 2 fish in past month

    Originally Posted by BTLDreef Do you have a QT that you can place the clown in to see if she is the culprit? Few questions: 1) where are these fish from? 2) did they all come from the same place? 3) what are you feeding? 4) how do you acclimate? The fish are from mostly from one LFS except...
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    Lost 2 fish in past month

    Orignially i had 2 clowns that i bought together and one somehow jumped out of tank...but then the angel and remaning clown were always together until i got the other clown and they became buddies....that was 2 months ago...but also noticed then about a month after i added new clown that old...
  17. drsteve2001

    FOWLR ONLY! Quarantine Tank?

    so you get a QT tank then put new fish in. How long do you keep fish in there and how do you determine it is safe to add fish to tank? It seems to me it would stress the fish even more. that potentially could be 3 or 4 new homes for the fish.
  18. drsteve2001

    Lost 2 fish in past month

    Ok not sure why but 2 fish have died in past month....a sixline wrasse about a month ago. The wrasse i am not sure exactly when it died and i never found it. My lemonpeel angel died last night. The lemonpeel i noticed started hiding more and not coming out to eat as fast. Checked all my...
  19. drsteve2001

    Cooling water temps

    Originally Posted by meowzer I habe MH on my 225G, and live in Oklahoma and it gets very hot here...I have 2 4" fans on both sides of the top, and a 6" fan under the cabinet blowing the sump water Worked for me last year anyway.... AND NO LIDS...I use eggcrate on top So do you point the fans...
  20. drsteve2001

    Ro/DI unit ?

    Well i got a tds meter and checked my distilled water i distill..1ppm not bad. For the heck of it checked the water i drink that is attached to sink and filtered 154ppm and the regular tap water was 158ppm. So since i am sick of having my distiller running everyday for top off and water...
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