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  1. raymond2688

    Another new guy to the hobby. Need suggesstions.

    the snail will die during the cycle.....you will regret not changing the cc but its your tank.
  2. raymond2688

    free xenia if anyone is in the delaware area

    im not selling the posting says free just figured if someone was local to me wanted some i would give them some......dont think that is against the rules....IDK thanks though
  3. raymond2688

    how much buffer already?

    have you checked your dk level. I dont go by ph anymore. I have never had to use ph buffer just stay on top of your water changes and the dk level will fix itself. everything you need is in the rocks and the salt. good luck
  4. raymond2688

    Another new guy to the hobby. Need suggesstions.

    just a suggestion......the CC you have in the tank will cause you problems down the road. I only say this because as you get the tank established and all is good and you start adding all your stuff you will slowly develope a nutient problem then it will be more of a pain to fix it so you will...
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    free xenia if anyone is in the delaware area

    spent about 6 hours doing some long needed maint. i found a tool that peels xenia right off the rock and i have a bunch. I took about 30 plugs to my lfs and i have lots more.
  6. raymond2688

    Fragging Zoas

    you can put a tooth pick through the base and ruber band it around each end (leather) thats what i do. it seems if i dont they come off the plug. zoos are easy after you do your first one. I always use a dremel tool when i can and just cut the rock. If it is on a larger rock peeling it is ok.
  7. raymond2688

    out of control exena

    i have to say i havent....my tank has been pristine for over a year last month i noticed a few problems.....slime algea started forming, flatworms out of control (my rockks are orange) i have been sucking them up every other day or so so i can get to a managable level to use flat worm exit. i am...
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    out of control exena

    i added a couple of pics of the out of control xenea...i know i have flat worms....lol
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    out of control exena

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    out of control exena

    anyone know how to keep xena under control. i started off with a small clump now it is all over my tank some patches ar 2 ft round i have been fragging some that come off easy and selling them to my lfs but its not enough
  11. raymond2688

    red serpant star

    yes it is definatley odd....when i feed my starr comes out and the leg just keeps reaching for food and there is absolutly no part of the body on the leg.....about an hour ago it was wrapping around a hermit the hermit was trying to get away. when it finaly freed itself it looked like the leg...
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    red serpant star

    well my serpant star lost a leg. i have had him about a year no problem. loosing the leg is not the problem though..........the leg has been alive and moving around for 3 weeks. it even wraps itself around food. it has no body is this normal.
  13. raymond2688

    id please

    is any of this bad to include the conch the turf algea is growing rapidly
  14. raymond2688

    id please

    1st looks red hair algea looking stuff 2nd looks like fungus you would see on the side of a tree 3rd atype of conch i think
  15. raymond2688

    id please

    they are not any mushroom corals i bought if so all mine are healthy and multiplying. the red algea is not bubble algea it is like a red hairy the hair is very short. any ideas on the snail eggs they are every where. can you have to many snails cause i have probably a couple hundred and still...
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    id please

    no i caught him in a pin fish trap while in the florida keys fishing. i kept him in a minow bucket for almost a week then brought him home in a cooler
  17. raymond2688

    id please

    found this trigger fish in a minnow trap he is doing good. anyone know what kind he is also i have some fungus looking stuff that looks like mushrooms you would find on the side of a tree. the other pic is of a red algea not sure what kind i also seem to be over run with snails and there are...
  18. raymond2688

    New 100g Tank Here

    what are you going to want to keep in your tank. 10 lbs of live rock does not seem enough if you want --- to act as your main filter. 1-2 lbs per gallon seems to be the norm. i have been following up on your thread but i dont know anything about sumps. if you get cured lr you will still have a...
  19. raymond2688

    Alkalinity Issue

    is it test strips or drops.....i have never come across that maybe a pro can chime in....my alk is tested by DK
  20. raymond2688

    Alkalinity Issue

    if im not mistaken alkalinity should be 8-11 this is your DK so why do you want it to go down
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