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dorie
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crazy4reefs
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Welcome to saltwaterfish.com, its a great site...:joy:
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thomas712
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dorie
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Thanks everyone.
Well I am married with 4 children and I have too much money to spend at times.
I would love to have an aquarium in evry room if I was allowed to do it.
I am very thankful that my husband loves animals! We have 3 large dogs outside "Timber, Liza and Rusty", 5 small pom poms dogs inside "Pepper, Sasha, Yorkie, Ewok and Chabaca" 6 parakeets, 1 Conure "Maggie", 4 Cats "Fat Cat, Little Guy, Duece and TO.
Most of these pets have been given to me by friends and family members they know we are suckers for not giving animals to the pound.
I started with Freshwater Aquariums and succesfully kept a 55 gals for 10 yrs, but I was always facinated by the salt water fish, but to afraid to start. I had always heard on how dificult it was to maintain one.
But our good friend Randy at the pet store said with all the new technology now I should be OK.
Well I started at the beginning of July and I went to fast to soon, my whole system crashed, and well I almost gave up.
But here I am again.
My current setup is 180 gal, wet & dry trickle system, skimmer, UV sterlizer, 2 powerheads along with 2 12 in Fizz bars in tank for circulation, Live rock along the length of the tank with 2 pink tip anenomes, 1 rose anenome, 1 lrg yellow anenome, 2 dark green carpets, 3 small light green carpets, 1 green star polyps, and 2 corals which I do not know the names of them (still researching), 3 yellow tangs, 1 hippo tang, 4 sand sifting gobys, 2 maroon clownfish, 1 tomato clownfish, 1 coral banded shrimp, 5-6 crabs, 5-6 snails. I love my tank it is being kept clean by all the hard workers in there. No more hair algae. But I would like to add some cleaner shrimp, also a pair of mating clownfish and mating shrimps. I would like more fish in my tank along with more verts, my tank believe or not looks bare still.
Wow, did I need to talk or what! my family does not understand my passion with this hobby.
My kids recent the fact that I spend too much money on this hobby and my husband I think appreciates the fact that I don't nag him too much on his expenditures.
:joy:
Well I am married with 4 children and I have too much money to spend at times.
I would love to have an aquarium in evry room if I was allowed to do it.
I am very thankful that my husband loves animals! We have 3 large dogs outside "Timber, Liza and Rusty", 5 small pom poms dogs inside "Pepper, Sasha, Yorkie, Ewok and Chabaca" 6 parakeets, 1 Conure "Maggie", 4 Cats "Fat Cat, Little Guy, Duece and TO.
Most of these pets have been given to me by friends and family members they know we are suckers for not giving animals to the pound.
I started with Freshwater Aquariums and succesfully kept a 55 gals for 10 yrs, but I was always facinated by the salt water fish, but to afraid to start. I had always heard on how dificult it was to maintain one.
But our good friend Randy at the pet store said with all the new technology now I should be OK.
Well I started at the beginning of July and I went to fast to soon, my whole system crashed, and well I almost gave up.
But here I am again.
My current setup is 180 gal, wet & dry trickle system, skimmer, UV sterlizer, 2 powerheads along with 2 12 in Fizz bars in tank for circulation, Live rock along the length of the tank with 2 pink tip anenomes, 1 rose anenome, 1 lrg yellow anenome, 2 dark green carpets, 3 small light green carpets, 1 green star polyps, and 2 corals which I do not know the names of them (still researching), 3 yellow tangs, 1 hippo tang, 4 sand sifting gobys, 2 maroon clownfish, 1 tomato clownfish, 1 coral banded shrimp, 5-6 crabs, 5-6 snails. I love my tank it is being kept clean by all the hard workers in there. No more hair algae. But I would like to add some cleaner shrimp, also a pair of mating clownfish and mating shrimps. I would like more fish in my tank along with more verts, my tank believe or not looks bare still.
Wow, did I need to talk or what! my family does not understand my passion with this hobby.
My kids recent the fact that I spend too much money on this hobby and my husband I think appreciates the fact that I don't nag him too much on his expenditures.
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dorie
Guest
I have 2 48 inch light hoods on top with 3 triple bulbs each, 2 marine or power glo tubes, 1 blue bulb under each hood. What you think enough?
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dorie
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Thank you for the suggestion, I will remove them.
I am not great at taking pictures, I ll see if my husband can help me to post some........
Can I still add more verts and fish to my system?
I am not great at taking pictures, I ll see if my husband can help me to post some........
Can I still add more verts and fish to my system?
justchillin
Member
hey squishy...before she removes the fizz bars could she be talking about spray bars??? if they are just realeasing bubbles i agree about removing them but if they're spray bars she'll probably want to keep them in...
the only having 2 ph's in 180 makes me think she must be running spraybars to keep water movement where it should be...
just a thought...
mike
the only having 2 ph's in 180 makes me think she must be running spraybars to keep water movement where it should be...
just a thought...
mike
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dorie
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I removed the bubble bars.
Thanks for your imput.
Can you guys help me out. The temperature in my tank is going up to 80, I picked up some cleaner shrimp tonight and the owner mentioned that I should only be running my light system for 6 hours at the most, right now it goes on at 11:00 am to 11:00 pm (12 hrs total)!
The book I use (The Contscientious Marine Aquarist) suggest to leave on for 12 hrs total.
Any advice, also world war 2 started in my tank with the 2 maroon clownfish, only way to get them out is to remove all the rock, corals and anenomes out of the tank.
Will they kill themselves. Dang I should of known better than to add them both....
Thanks for your imput.
Can you guys help me out. The temperature in my tank is going up to 80, I picked up some cleaner shrimp tonight and the owner mentioned that I should only be running my light system for 6 hours at the most, right now it goes on at 11:00 am to 11:00 pm (12 hrs total)!
The book I use (The Contscientious Marine Aquarist) suggest to leave on for 12 hrs total.
Any advice, also world war 2 started in my tank with the 2 maroon clownfish, only way to get them out is to remove all the rock, corals and anenomes out of the tank.
Will they kill themselves. Dang I should of known better than to add them both....
jrpage
Member
Hey you stated that you have two maroon and one tomato clown........just out of curiousity............how's that working? I mean I know you stated the two maroons were fiesty, but from what I hear mated pairs can be. Are they mated? and do they leave the tomato clown alone?
Thanks!
Rhonda
Thanks!
Rhonda
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dorie
Guest
Yes they are leaving the tomato clownfish alone..they just ignore him.
What are the signs of the 2 maroon clownfish when they mate?
Their fins are torn up...and they have little scars on their faces!
What are the signs of the 2 maroon clownfish when they mate?
Their fins are torn up...and they have little scars on their faces!
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dorie
Guest
Squishy,
Can you give me an example of this fish trap?
Thanks
Dorie
Can you give me an example of this fish trap?
Thanks
Dorie
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dorie
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Thanks Squishy.....
yellowtail
Active Member
could you post some pics of your tank? sounds like a nice tank! sand sifting gobies are my fav. fish four of them.......wow!