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3 weeks seems to be a long time for lighting shock to take effect, IMO. It could be some kind of bug that is bothering them, since you said the polyps are still on the white area. Try to look closely to see if you spot anything "moving" in the white area. One time my acans lost alot of its colors, while it still expanded with feeding tentacles, I tried moving it around the tanks (thinking it was a lighting issue). When I moved it closer to the front of the tank, I had the chance to look closely at the acan, and only at that point that i see hundreds of small "orange" bugs crawling around. I can only see this on the white area, they were so small that looking with naked-eye I could only see small "clouds" of orange thing moving around. I took the out the acan for a dig in coral-pro then put some of the solution under the microscope; these bugs looked like a helmet (almost lady bug like). After several dips the acan was cured. So even if you try to dip try to do it several time with several days to a week in between.

Titles says it all. If you have an extra one, let me know the brand/age/price. Thanks

I didn't know it was possible, but it does work and it is a great way to save some money.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/10/chemistry

There was a pretty lengthy discussion about this topic over in RC and these guys complied the knowledge into a short article.

note: someone commented that the HC GFO is better for regeneration because it's not as easily dissolve.

thanks for the link, good info.

I read somewhere that DE supposedly has better output efficiency than SE; but I haven't tested myself. Make sure you use good reflectors though, you'll be glad you did. I've used both myself and I still like SE more just because, like Toxiq said "lots of bulb options". Also DE lamp tends to be more expansive than SE.

babies clown will get sucked into power head / overflow when they get close.

Check for alkalinity swing. I've notice that some zoa and denro are sensitive to all swing (especially the newly added one). The zoa polyps looks like they're melted and the dendri wouldn't open. It could also be lighting shock, compare the lighting from the place you got it to your lighting. Make sure you use good test kits when testing the parameters.

what model and how old is it?

ever consider homemade frozen? saves more money in long run, plus you get to control what you put in.

seems like MAAST mod are covering their behind, by locking the thread, for future sponsorship from PM.... Defeats the whole purpose of "vendor & product experiences" section.

I have brand new BRS PH probe.

interested in 2, one of 8-10 and 5

Fry's $6 a piece, http://www.frys.com/product/5313158?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

can I grab a small piece? lkm (address) Thanks.

Still have 4 left.

what kind of reflectors and ballast?

Nice, seems like they are getting along with the other clowns just fine.

here are some update pictures of the babies.

update: have about 10 of the babies left for sell.

Thank You very much

wow, how did you get so many to stay alive? Any tips? Mine lay eggs all the time, but I haven't tried to hatch them yet...too scared.

I'd say stability; ie. constant water temp, food supply, water change (2x daily), and low light. Also, don't spook them (e.g. stick your hand in the tank for cleaning) they start to go crazy (swimming for the lives) then some die afterward. My batch had over 700 eggs, but only about 300 hatch and now only about 70 after 4 months (results from moving them around too much).

Will these be orange or black?

I think they will stay "burnt orange" not likely they will turn black.

I have about 70 of these babies total, some are ready to go, some aren't. They vary in size from 1/2" to 1-1/2" they are all from the same batch of egg, roughly 4 months old; only selling the one that are closer to 1" and over.

$10 each, 5 for $40

pictures show parents and current babies.

It's possible, I have 3 clownfish in my tank right now. 1 black-Osc., 1 orange-osc, 1 gold stripe. The two osc paired up the black one is female (they even have babies); the gold stripe is by itself. Although I have a 200+gal tank, they pair and the gold strip live "on the other side of the wall" from each other, I setup my rock like a wall. I only see them bickering when they see each other, other than that they are find together.

oops sorry, forgot to post 14k color range.