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i have a 170gal tank with: 1./moorish idol 2./2 copperband buterflys 3./ tomatoe clown 4./blue ribbon eel 5./ yellow chromis 6./4 dominoe damsels about 50 lbs of live rock. i am trying to get rid of the damsels as they are getting aggressive toward the other inhabitants. would i be able to add...

i have 4 dominoes who are becoming aggressive any ideas how to catch them they will bite my hand but every fish seems to know what a net looks like from 3 feet away! any ideas?

this might sound ridiculous but here goes: i have had a small tridacna clam die (about 2hrs before this posting. can i feed this to my undulated trigger? the clam is in saltwater and is deffinitely dead, but will obviously decay very quickly and probably become toxic. any info would be great.

ok a word of explanation about where i am living currently: lfs owners(from lahore,pakistan) go to thailand and basically buy what ever they can that looks good without knowing what they are buying most of these guys cant speak english or thai! so they really dont have a clue what they are...

hi, i have a 4" undulated trigger currently housed in my 40 gal. QT tank, he has a species only 75gal. cycling i used 3 cups of the substrate from the QT tank and carbon filter pads from the QT tank for the new tank.(also all substrate from the existing 40 gal will be put inside the new 75) the...

hi everyone i am looking for suggestions for a fish only with live rock tank. the tank has in it allready: 1./4 small dominoe damsels 2./ 1 2" rectangular trigger (to be moved very soon) 3./4" maroon clown 4./ 1 small yellow chromis 5./ 1 4' blue ribbon eel. im thinking of a koran angel and...

i have a 170 gallon with a blue ribbon eel 4ft and 1rectangular trigger 2", a maroon clown 3" 4 small dominoe damsels and 1 yellow chromis. i had 2 cleaner shrimp but they seem to be gone. the only thing that i can think of is that they got eaten by the eel who hadnt eaten anything for a month...

how long do people age there saltwater mix b efore adding it to their tanks. thanks in advance.

would anyone have any information about how fast or slow one should add make up water to a system? i add to my 170 gallon through the protein skimmer (cpr bakpak2) and directly to the tank for my 40 gaallon. thanks in advance for any postings.

i have an undulated trigger 5" in a species only 40 gallon tank (he is waiting for his 75 species only to cycle). i recently added another power filter which sits inside the tank the filter has 4 suction cups and was attched very firmly to the glass. the trigger routinely charges at the filter...

i have just purchased some live rock from thailand. the rock was being cured at a lfs there. the rock doesnt smell and is densely covered with marine life what is the best thing to do should i risk putting it into a new tank that is cycling or cure it some more in bucket of sea water. thanks in...

would anyone have any information on whether fish are affected by radiation from x-rays? i ask because i was planning on hand carying fish from thailand. there is a xray machine that you have to pass to board the aircraft. would the gamma radiation affect the fish, i know someone who has...

would anyone know if it is possible to use crushed marble for substrate? the crushed marble looks exactly the same as crushed coral, but i am not sure if it will be ok for an aquarium. thanks in advance

i have just recieved a shipment of live rock, some of it has white deposits on it and black algea? it smells ok but i have read that white deposits are a signal for alarm, could these be calcium deposits or is this just uncured rock. again no smell of putrefaction is present any ideas? thankyou...

would anyone know if refractometer readings are affected by the ambient temperature of the enviroment in which the reading is taken?. if they are is there a formula for working out the amount that they are affected by? thankyou in advance.

just wanted to see what inhabitants people are keeping with there triggers and what tank size. thanks in advance to everyone posting.

i am currently using a seatest hydrometer standard box type. the meter constantly gives different and varying readings,luckily i also use a refractometer which is more accurate but not as easy to use. has anyone had this problem? also i have 3 tanks should i have 3 different hydrometers? all...

i have an undulated trigger-4.5" in FOLR setup 40 gallon quarantine tank, his tank is 75 gallon species tank being cycled. he accepts pellet food and frozen brine shrimp ( not as enthusiastic as pellet food whilst feeding on frozen shrimp. the problem, if it is one, is whilst feeding he will...

i have a 65 gallon tank with LR and one undulated trigger (very messy eater). can i use 2 external hang on filters (eheim liberty 200, rated at 50 gallons) for the filtration? or is it advisable to use a different sytem? thanks in advance.

is it advisable to use some water from an established tank to seed a new tank?. my 40 gallon is now becoming a QT tank. there is an undulated trigger in there only. he is being moved to a 75 gallon, which is currently cycling. can i use some of the water from the old tank and replace it with the...