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  1. rjc

    Bat Fish????

    I had a pinnatus bat and it never had a problem eating. I also had him in a 55 gal tank. Although the tank was more or less bare. He lived about a year but I didn't know if I just got lucky or not????? I have a 75 gal and it's pretty empyt so I thought I'd give it another try but the only...
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    Novice Moving His New Tank. Advice???

    I moved a 55 gal Reef tank from Chicago to SW florida. Biggest problem I had seeing how it took 2 days was the tempature. I put all corals and fish inside an a/c van but had to put the water in an non-a/c trailer. I bought a lot of battery operated airpumps they're cheep about 8-10 dollars...
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    shrooms

    I have a 70 gal reef with about a hundred mushrooms I've had them for over 20 yrs in my tank and they adapt to conditions well especially after generation after generation. I have some that are about 5-6" dia. They're the most durable thing I've ever kept (alive that is LOL). Nice Pic
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    Question about over crowding my tank?

    I use to have a 55 gal and had a few more fish then you until I started to change it to a reef tank and with the added rock I moved up to a larger tank. As to your question about adding more it really depends on how much rock and other things are in your tank. Oh and a word of warning...Don't...
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    Bat Fish????

    I was looking for a Bat Fish (Platax Pinnatus) anyone out there had any experience with them??? I use to have one years ago he lived only about a year or so until I got a Moorish Idol that tore him up.
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    adding sponges/urchins to tank

    If your trying to keep your live rock in a good growing conditition I wouldn't advise getting any Urchins...they really chew up the live rock.
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    Salt Mix and food

    When I first started a saltwater tank (30 yrs ago) Ya things were really rough then but I was told that "Tropic Marin" was the best and I figured they nwere probably right because it usually costs more. Since then I've been using "Instant Ocean" because it's cheeper I can't tell any difference...
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    Power compact?

    If you want a cheap small compact light.....Coralife Mini Aqualight comes with an actinic 03 blue lamp and a 10,000 k daylight lamp. I bought one for $25.99 new (that fish place).
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