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  1. bob_purdue

    ARGg... why do fish do the things they do

    well he looks like he's doing ok now his tail is completely gone, however, just a little nub. -danrw84- he's about 3 inches (well little less no i guess considering) and his main body up by his about as thick as a quarter
  2. bob_purdue

    ARGg... why do fish do the things they do

    My Mandarin for some reason thought that he should go visit the my powerhead... I have no idea how long he was caught up in the back of it, but his tail is completely tore up and his top fin is kinda ragedy looking. Both of his side fins appear intact though because he was able to swim to the...
  3. bob_purdue

    Moving Tank

    I shouldn't have to worry about moving my tank for about another 12 months or so, but was wondering what all everyone would recommend to do moving it. The tank has to be removed COMPLETELY it has to be rotated on its side to be removed from the room. It is a 54 gallon corner tank with 120+ lbs...
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    how many have had fish jump from tank?

    I go away for a weekend and when i come back i look into my tank and i'm like... hmm i wonder where my other maroon clown is? look all around even put some food in to get them out... nothing. step back a bit from my tank and hear a crunch. i figure its just dog biscuit on the floor. i reach...
  5. bob_purdue

    Squarespot Anthias not doing well

    poor guy was dead this morning, the lower half of him was white? he was perfect color last night when i turned the lights off. really like that guy too... :(
  6. bob_purdue

    Squarespot Anthias not doing well

    I've had my tank up and running for about 2 years now. i recently changed from CC to a DSB (100 lbs of white play sand and 20lb bag of Live sand from store). When i changed over i also put fresh carbon and de-ammonia packs in my fluval filter. All my other fish (2 maroon clowns, elbs angel...
  7. bob_purdue

    how much is to much - 2

    oops forgot to ad. the deaths in the tank when the heater went out. my clowns, gramma, and damsel lived. the tank was about 98 degrees for lil over a day before i relized it then i replaced it with another heater that the light worked on but not the heater part, and my tank was basically an ice...
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    how much is to much - 2

    i've kinda got the impression that the tanks overcrowed from what other people have, but my tank has been at its current capacitiy for about 2 months now (latest edition was the anthias, before that it was 2 months). Everyone seems happy only fights are mainly bewteen the angel and dwarf w/ the...
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    how much is to much - 2

    Someone else started a topic identical to this and i just curious about mine. Here is a link to which tank it is <a href="http://elmersaquarium.com/h109masterkit54corner.htm" target="_blank">http://elmersaquarium.com/h109masterkit54corner.htm</a> 1 fuzzy dwarf lion fish (about 3 inches) 1...
  10. bob_purdue

    Cloudy tank

    i've noticed my tank has been fairly cloudy as well. I've thought about adding another substrate material to my fluval since i do have 1 empty level in it but i'm not sure what if anything i should put in it. I have a CC bed, 1 powerhead in corner, fluval 404, and LR basically wrapped around...
  11. bob_purdue

    How many "accidents" have happened in your tank

    Ive had a saltwater tank for about 4 years. I'll admit i haven't read as much info as i probably should have and I've lost a lot of fish do to inexperience and accidents. My first bad experience was an anemome dying (which i was unaware of since the LFS said its hard to kill grr.. ) that wiped...
  12. bob_purdue

    lion fish

    IhjI have a dwarf lion fish (Fuzzy dwarflionfish or shortfin lionfish) he's gotta be one of the shyest things in my tank. My eibls chases him around all the time, and they're both about the same size 2-1/2 inches. I i put my hand in the tank to clean first thing he usually does is bolt for the...
  13. bob_purdue

    can you make live sand from...

    My family recently got back from florida and brought me a 5 gallon or so bucket of white florida beach sand. I was wondering if i could mix this (after washing it through several times) with a bag or 2 of livesand from a lps or an online shop and hopefully get a big mixture of livesand. or am i...
  14. bob_purdue

    Protein skimmer not workin ?

    thanks for the info but i just said oh well and removed it. i haven't had a problem in a while i just thought it would be some extra piece of mind when i go away for weekends and such. hopefully the place i bought it will at least give me some credit for it.
  15. bob_purdue

    newb question on tank bottom material

    I've had my tank setup for about 2 years with Crushed Coral at the bottom. I was wondering if sand would be an better because i can get about as much white sand (have a friends in florida who can get me enough for free) to put in the bottom. I know you can buy live sand i was wondering what all...
  16. bob_purdue

    dwarf lion

    i have a fuzzy dwark lion he's gotta be the shyest thing in my tank baring my anthias. he runs away from a blue damsel i have all the time. I do think he ate my green chromis though although he was kinda sick looking. Tell ya the truth i feed mine a brine shrimp bout every other night or so. I...
  17. bob_purdue

    Protein skimmer not workin ?

    I tried lowering it down this morning, at first it pushed way to much foam into the cup now its kinda backed off. I have the mark on the skimmer about 3/4 inch below the water. thanks for the reply
  18. bob_purdue

    Protein skimmer not workin ?

    Jsut bought a protein skimmer for my tank this weekend and installed it on saturday. it is a BERLIN airlift 60 for an airpump i bought a profile 2900. After 3 days or so the thing has bairly collected any "stuff" at all and normally when i feed my fish i've been watching the foam and it rairly...
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