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Old 02-12-2011, 04:42 PM
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Awesome Patrick. Can't wait to see what you do.
Are you going to do a refugium to help supply their food requirements?
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Old 02-12-2011, 05:33 PM
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Awesome Patrick. Can't wait to see what you do.
Are you going to do a refugium to help supply their food requirements?
The tank is basically going to be a refugium. I will also be dosing PODS.

I may get a HOB refugium for it. Who knows.
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Old 02-12-2011, 07:54 PM
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That sounds REALLY cool... I love Mandarins!

I would definitely do a HOB refugium, like a modded AC110. 2 Mandarins will decimate the pod population in a 20 gallon in no time flat so having lots of inaccessable places for the pods to reproduce is absolutely key
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Old 02-12-2011, 10:42 PM
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That sounds REALLY cool... I love Mandarins!

I would definitely do a HOB refugium, like a modded AC110. 2 Mandarins will decimate the pod population in a 20 gallon in no time flat so having lots of inaccessable places for the pods to reproduce is absolutely key
This is exactly what I was thinking!
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Very cool idea , mandrins in nanos are great because then you can see how beautiful these fish really are. I picked up a blue mandarin last saturday to put in my 15 gal (no fuge , or sump) and already she loves frozen blood worms , im trying to get her to eat out of a diner (small jar ) so i dont have to find her and get a bunch of food in the rocks around her . Im hoping once she eats in the diner on a regular basis i can put other foods in there like flake or pellets and she will eat those too .
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Old 02-14-2011, 12:16 AM
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I MAY have found a 30 gallon tall to work with.

If so... then I may get a HOB overflow and use the 20 for a sump/fuge.
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Awesome! I love Mandarins to so I'm really looking forward to seeing this!
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Hey Patrick, this is a cool idea. I love Mandarins too! Have you kept a pair before? Do you plan to breed them?
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Dont use the hob overflow. Drill the tank and put a bulkhead in, it will save tou the worry of wondering if the siphon fails
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im trying to get her to eat out of a diner (small jar ) so i dont have to find her and get a bunch of food in the rocks around her . Im hoping once she eats in the diner on a regular basis i can put other foods in there like flake or pellets and she will eat those too .
Please give me an update on how this goes. Seems like a good idea.
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