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Forum: Reef 01-14-2008, 01:40 AM
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Posted By VFX
How was it set up before? Is the tank...

How was it set up before?

Is the tank drilled?

How many baffles are there in the sump?

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Forum: Reef 01-14-2008, 12:41 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 8,509
Posted By VFX
Madarins starve in aquariums because they're...

Madarins starve in aquariums because they're extremely picky about what they eat.

They usually feed off copepods & amphipods in the wild, but despite making sure there was a more than adequate...
Forum: Reef 01-13-2008, 11:54 PM
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Views: 8,509
Posted By VFX
Brent is 100% correct about the starving fish! ...

Brent is 100% correct about the starving fish!

I tried & failed to keep a Mandarin healthy in my 2 yr old 60g tank.

This was despite the fact that I built a 'pod safety zone' pile using LR...
Forum: Reef 01-13-2008, 10:24 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 8,509
Posted By VFX
Sorry, by Red Fire Fish, I thought you meant one...

Sorry, by Red Fire Fish, I thought you meant one of these... (http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/lions/blacklion.php)

Or this (http://www.uga.edu/cuda/firefishes.html)

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Forum: Reef 01-13-2008, 07:45 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 8,509
Posted By VFX
Redfire Fish?

A Volitans Lionfish?

I'd be wary of keeping one of these in a reef.

I've heard of people who've successfully done it but personally I wouldn't.

They may chew up your CUC & be agressive...
Forum: Wrasse & Hogfish 01-13-2008, 07:13 PM
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Posted By VFX
Ditto. Lovely looking fish & great to watch him...

Ditto. Lovely looking fish & great to watch him dart around the live rock, but WHAT a bully!!!

Was still alive after 2 years when I traded it in.
Forum: Reef 01-13-2008, 06:43 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 8,509
Posted By VFX
Just to help others help you better, what are you...

Just to help others help you better, what are you planning on keeping in your reef?

Hard corals? SPS? LPS? Soft corals? Clams? Zoo's? What kind of fishes? etc.

These might determine what...
Forum: Reef 01-13-2008, 06:28 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 8,509
Posted By VFX
I'd recommend going even further than a 70g rated...

I'd recommend going even further than a 70g rated skimmer for a 60g tank.

The Deltec MCE600 Skimmer I was running in my 60g was rated for 120g for a heavily stocked tank or 200g for a lightly...
Forum: Reef 01-13-2008, 02:40 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 8,509
Posted By VFX
I like Deltec skimmers. I've used MCE600 &...

I like Deltec skimmers.

I've used MCE600 & AP600 before.

Both performed really well (I've currently got a MCE600)

Deltec Skimmers (http://www.deltecusa.us/proteinskimmers/index.php)

But...
Forum: Reef 01-12-2008, 09:40 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,333
Posted By VFX
Ok then how about his one? Might be...

Ok then how about his one?

Might be troublesome in a 60g tank though...

http://www.openbsd.org/images/MangaRamblo.jpg
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Forum: Marine Fish 01-12-2008, 07:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,280
Posted By VFX
Hey your capslock seems stuck on today :wink: ...

Hey your capslock seems stuck on today :wink:

or are you just in a shouty mood lol :biggrin:

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Forum: Reef 01-12-2008, 06:53 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 8,509
Posted By VFX
add to that list... a good protein skimmer ...

add to that list...

a good protein skimmer

...and an understanding spouse!

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Forum: Reef 01-12-2008, 05:31 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,333
Posted By VFX
So you'd like this one then? :wink: ...

So you'd like this one then? :wink:

http://maona.net/img/food/akule_cu.jpg

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Forum: Reef 01-12-2008, 02:22 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,333
Posted By VFX
They do look great but I don't know much about...

They do look great but I don't know much about them. Maybe someone else who's kept them will pitch in?

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Forum: Reef 01-12-2008, 02:12 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,333
Posted By VFX
Yeah, remember they're a store & want to sell...

Yeah, remember they're a store & want to sell sell sell so take their min tank sizes with a pinch of salt. The purpose of the link was more to show what Tangs are available. Sorry I should've said...
Forum: Reef 01-12-2008, 01:57 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,333
Posted By VFX
Like Rob says a Yellow Tang should be ok in a 60g...

Like Rob says a Yellow Tang should be ok in a 60g tank.

Check out his link for lots of Tang info.

Marine Center Tangs Page (http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/tangs/)

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Forum: Lounge 01-12-2008, 12:10 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,806
Posted By VFX
Bagdad too...

Bagdad too (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7183881.stm)

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Forum: Reef 01-11-2008, 04:20 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,061
Posted By VFX
I'd love to see one of these running. I like...

I'd love to see one of these running.

I like the clean look of them, but I guess there's not a lot you could do to customise them & a daily cleaning routine may be needed to keep them looking...
Forum: Reef 01-11-2008, 04:14 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,333
Posted By VFX
As you may gather from the replies 60g is too...

As you may gather from the replies 60g is too small for a Regal! :wink:
Forum: Reef 01-11-2008, 02:55 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,061
Posted By VFX
Zero Egde?

Has anyone seen or tried these (http://www.zeroedgeaquarium.com/index.html) aquariums?

Something like that would look perfect in the space I've set aside for my tank.

They look a lot like...
Forum: Reef 01-11-2008, 02:04 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,333
Posted By VFX
ooh - don't say that out loud! ;) .

ooh - don't say that out loud! ;)

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Forum: Reef 01-11-2008, 01:52 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,333
Posted By VFX
I was so temped when I had my 60 gallon. ...

I was so temped when I had my 60 gallon.

Especially when you see them only an inch big in a LFS - way too cute for their own good! lol

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Forum: Reef 01-11-2008, 01:43 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,333
Posted By VFX
Not recommended really. Even if the tang is a...

Not recommended really. Even if the tang is a juvi.

Personally, I was advised not to keep one by many different sources in my old 60 gallon unless I was prepared to move it into a bigger tank...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 01-09-2008, 05:25 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,210
Posted By VFX
$1500? Wow! I'd be ripping your hands off...

$1500? Wow!

I'd be ripping your hands off for this system if you were in BC or if I was in Calgary!
Forum: Lounge 01-09-2008, 02:17 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,930
Posted By VFX
In Europe if you could prove this happened to you...

In Europe if you could prove this happened to you then Euro Reef, or whoever it is, may be liable to a large fine.

But I guess if you wanted to stay in business then you'd just comply or you'd...
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