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  1. kiddiedoc

    what to add?

    I have a 55g tank set up for greater then 18 months. I have a puffer, 1 clown, cleaner shrimp x 2, 1 lionfish, sea urchin. I would like to add 1 fish. What would you advise? Will be advancing to a larger tank in the near future. Thanks
  2. kiddiedoc

    urchin help

    we have a rainbow urchin now about 7 days new in a FOLR 55 gal tank with 1 damsel, 2 firefish, 4 starfish and a cleaning crew, and coral banded shrimp. Our urchin is losing some spikes.... Any sugestions?:notsure:
  3. kiddiedoc

    Suggestions please- what's next?

    I have a nearly 3 month old tank 55 G FOWLR ( 35#LR) a clean up crew with 3 brittle stars (green, black and red) and choc chip star with 1 yellow tail damsel and a gobie. The tank is stable (no incidents when I added 25# LR from SWF) with decreasing red slime and new green algae (good?). In...
  4. kiddiedoc

    Virgin Islands

    I will be vacationing in the VI in the next 2 weeks. I will be trying snorkling for the first time. Any recommendations of what I can bring back to my then 2-3mo estab tank that will be wanting some new inhabitants? Any NO NOs?
  5. kiddiedoc

    powerheads

    I have a 55gal FOLR tank now 6-8 weeks with a Fluval300 series and 1 powerhead that is on the fritz. Any recommendations on 1 or 2 or 3 powerheads for my system. I have a problem with red slime algae but the one powerhead improved the flow and my "janitor" reef package is do a great job. I...
  6. kiddiedoc

    feeding question

    I have a 55gal tank with a new batch of snails, crabs, starsX4, 1 shrimp, 1 damsel and 1 gobie. I've been set up for 6-8 weeks with ammonia 0 and a bump in nitrates due to LR added. I have decreased feeding to once a day (before the inverts added) due to a modest amount of red slime alage. I...
  7. kiddiedoc

    Fish odor

    OUCH thanks for the info
  8. kiddiedoc

    Fish odor

    It was fugi LR pre-cured from this site.
  9. kiddiedoc

    tank background

    I have noted thant many of the tanks photgraphic have a blue background. What product is being used? I am using a reef like background that distracts from the tank contents. Any suggestions?
  10. kiddiedoc

    Fish odor

    I received my first order from saltwaterfish. I introduced into my 55 gal tank a reef package (crabs, snails, starfish, etc) and 25# LR <24 hours ago. Before the new inhabitants I had only 2 stars and 2 fish witha bunch of diatom and red slime algae (which I have been trying to eliminate with...
  11. kiddiedoc

    algae assistance

    thanks- yes my salinity is 1.022 OOPS What is the opinion of the board about introducing cleaner invertebrates? Too early?
  12. kiddiedoc

    algae assistance

    Stats: 55 gal tank - crush coral and probiotica like product. Old coral (had a tank 10+ years ago) LR 10#. Current inhabitants gobie, damsel and choc star (have lost a few damsels ??sick vs aggressive fish) Latest pH 8.2 SpG 1.22 Nitrites 0.25 Nitrates 5 Amm 0-0.25 Question: I have a...
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