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  1. reef rockett

    Darn Lion Fish

    I couldn't help but get into the conversation. I had trouble with my lion fish also. He wouldn't eat the frozen fish, he ate all the snails in my tank, killed a few hermits and then wouldn't eat anymore. My husband went to the local saltwater fish store, and they sujested fresh water bait fish...
  2. reef rockett

    protein skimmer?

    I clean it out and in 3 hours or so it is gross again? I will try to clean it again and see what it does. Thank you.
  3. reef rockett

    protein skimmer?

    we have a backpac 2 protien skimmer, and it is really dirty. Should we be cleaning the plastic filter stuff? we are also getting a really funky smell. The wall is getting green too. Is that normal?
  4. reef rockett

    protein skimmers?

    thanks for the help, we found one that works great for are tank, it is the Cyclone Bak-Pak 2, We had to do some major adjustments to the eclipse lid, involving cutting the back out, and even doing a little melting with a heat gun to get the pipe to clear, with out making a hole where the water...
  5. reef rockett

    flame angel trouble

    I have a 45 gallon tank, with the eclipse lid, whitch has the bio-wheel, and filter cartridge. And I have the back-pack, protin skimmer. The fish that I have in the tank are: 1 yellow tang,1 achiles tang,1 black and white damsel,1 coral beauty,1 black lion fish, a ton of snail, red hermits, and...
  6. reef rockett

    flame angel trouble

    we have been trying to have a flame angel in our tank. About 5 months ago we bought a flame angel, and within two days he was swimming very unusual. I know that they swim on there sides when stress is related but this was stranger. then the third day, (morning) found him floating. Now just...
  7. reef rockett

    protein skimmers?

    putting it on the back of the tank is a problem, I ahve the Eclipse lid. When you by s sump, is that under the tank, say in my closet/stand? Or do you mean inside the tank..the ones with a chamber. Yuo made it alot clearer about what they are without sientific terms. Thank you. Do you recomend...
  8. reef rockett

    protein skimmers?

    every saltwater store/ web-site that I have gone too has been very unclear regarding the protein skimmers. what exactly are they? will it help my water quality? and does it eliminate the current water filtration that I have?
  9. reef rockett

    feather dusters

    when we first started the 45 gallon tank there was cloudyness but that is normal. And it was cleared untill we started addiing inverts. I don't know it is a mystery to me too. hopefully we can solve it.
  10. reef rockett

    feather dusters

    we have a 45 gallon tank, and we were not told about suppliments. the tank has never been so clean, since we removed them. But the holding tank for them, we have to change the water everyday, other wise you can't see them, holding tank is 10 gallon tank with bio-wheel and air stone. What kind...
  11. reef rockett

    feather dusters

    two purple tip, and two feather dusters
  12. reef rockett

    feather dusters

    I was wondering about anenomes and feather dusters. We needed to strongly treat are tank with coppersafe, so we removed the things that were affected by the medicine. The treatment has been going on a few weeks now, and we have noticed that the tank has been really clean. My question is, to the...
  13. reef rockett

    Octopus

    I was just wondering if someone could tell me how would a Octopus do in a 45gal tank with a black Lionfish, Yellow tang, Achielles Tang, Flame angel and a Coral Beauty. I don't know much about them. How big will they get, how much and what do they eat. Thanks Reef Rockett
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