Forum: Reef
02-03-2011, 03:16 PM
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Forum: Marine Fish
02-03-2011, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 9
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Kole tang and copperband?
anyone have these two fish together?
I just bought a kole tang about 3" in size to eat the algae that is overgrowing on my liverock (caulerpa prolifera). It is now in quarantine and will remain...
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Forum: Marine Fish
02-03-2011, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 11,303
UPDATE
My copperband loves the fresh oyster and mussles. He and the niger trigger finish it off in no time and the copperband gets a huge belly then. So with a diet of live white worms daily, PE mysis...
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Forum: Reef
02-03-2011, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,253
the oxygen depletion from the algae must not be...
the oxygen depletion from the algae must not be that bad because I have tons of macroalgae in my tank and I shut down my skimmer at night. No problem what so ever. I really have lots of caulerpa. ...
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Forum: Reef
02-03-2011, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,485
If it was that big then yes I would get rid of...
If it was that big then yes I would get rid of it. Such monster can probably eat sleeping fish, or definitly harm a clam.
I usualy only kill the bristle worms that are on frags that I handle. I...
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Forum: Reef
02-03-2011, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,253
I stop my skimmer each night..never killed...
I stop my skimmer each night..never killed anything.
I really doubt this has to do with your skimmer stopping for one night. I have been stopping my skimmer for the night since the tank was...
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Forum: Reef
02-03-2011, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,002
You are asking all the very basic questions. ...
You are asking all the very basic questions. Maybe do some readings and ask more specific questions? You should get your nitrates lower before you start to add fish and add them slowly. Oh...the...
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Forum: Reef
02-02-2011, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,770
What type of sponge is it? photosynthetic or...
What type of sponge is it? photosynthetic or not?
Usualy it is extremely difficult to keep, they need very high nutriment rich water because it is non-photosynthetic and absolutely zero algae...
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Forum: Reef
02-02-2011, 04:48 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,749
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Forum: Reef
02-02-2011, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 10,314
How do you know there were no bristle worms? ...
How do you know there were no bristle worms? they are really good at hiding and they might have eaten your clam and gone in hiding?
Also, what was the source of the pollution if the ammonia,...
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Forum: Reef
02-02-2011, 04:37 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,345
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Forum: Reef
02-02-2011, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,749
I used red slime remover many times and nothing...
I used red slime remover many times and nothing was affected. I did not overdose, never got any cloudy water either and never had any spike of ammonia or anything. It did not affect the biofilter nor...
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Forum: Reef
02-02-2011, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,345
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Forum: Reef
02-01-2011, 03:18 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,830
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Forum: Reef
02-01-2011, 02:24 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,345
Peppermint shrimps, but what about cleaner...
Peppermint shrimps, but what about cleaner shrimps? I think in nature the fishes recognize the cleaner as a usefull shrimp and they don't get eaten. Does the peppermind and pistol get the same...
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Forum: Reef
01-31-2011, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,830
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Forum: Reef
01-31-2011, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,345
You should see my niger trigger with "his"...
You should see my niger trigger with "his" cleaner shrimp. I put the shrimp 2 days ago and he does not leave that shrimp alone. He's there constantly to get cleaned. It's so cute, the shrimp hop...
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Forum: Reef
01-31-2011, 04:54 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,830
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Forum: Reef
01-31-2011, 04:38 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,513
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Forum: Reef
01-31-2011, 04:37 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,830
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Forum: Reef
01-31-2011, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 12,016
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Forum: Reef
01-31-2011, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,730
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Forum: Reef
01-31-2011, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 12,016
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Forum: Marine Fish
01-30-2011, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,815
do you run carbon? If so you should remove it...
do you run carbon? If so you should remove it as I have read that some study show that carbon can cause HLLE in tangs.
what type of frozen food do you give? I suggest PE mysis if you can find...
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Forum: Reef
01-30-2011, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,730
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