JamesL
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I am using the polyps lab stuff now. I both target feed with it, and periodically just toss some in when the pumps are on. With the pumps on, I do see my gorgonians and sun coral capturing it and eating it.
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If you really think it is an urchin spine stuck in there, it probably is best to take it out (don't long spine urchins have poison in their spines?). The only way I can think of is to catch the fish, and use a pair of tweezers to remove the spine. I know, sounds easier said than done. But this is going to be extremely stressful to the fish. I would probably be near 100% sure that it is a piece of spine before doing something like that. I have heard (maybe on this board?) that lack of vegetation in their diets can cause black spots on tangs.
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Wow! It is always nice when the corals looks as good in your tank as they do in the store/on-line
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Zoanthids.com Group Buy - Order Has Arrived In Austin!!!!
JamesL replied to princer7's topic in Group Orders
+1 to this. Make me really regret not getting in on this -
Wow ... just wow. Great growth shots!
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I'll play, though I think even I will be voting for Andrew's picture
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Holy Hair Algae Batman! Was that tank on auto-pilot for a year to get like that? Even when I had a hair algae outbreak in my old 24g, it still looked "nice". That gigantic monti is awesome!
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Wo, that is really cheap! Which makes me really suspicious The first thing that seems really iffy is the mention of a single cooling fan. These things get hot... I paid $400 for a 300W fixture from Dr.F&S. Maybe someone else has experience with these.
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Very nice! I am sure it cost mucho $$$
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The scooter should do fine. If he ventures near the goby/shrimp pair he will probably be shooed away, but you have a plenty large tank for the blenny to roam.
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Very awesome pictures! How are the hitchhiker ones doing? SeaLife sells mini octos from time to time, I wonder if they are the same.
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Very nice looking tank!
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I think a Royal Gramma would do fine. They tend to stick to the mid-upper part of the tank, well away from the bottom where your goby/shrimp pair live. The only thing is, the gramma might hide in the rock work. If you want something that is out all of the time, you might consider some type of clownfish (most of peaceful, though something like Tomato clowns can be aggressive). A Sixline wrasse is also a peaceful fish that is out-and-about during the day.
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Seems a little overkill on the ceriths ... but since you are also having hermits, they will help thin out the ceriths for the shells Frankly for my live rocks, turbos have been the best thing. And, well, for glass and powerheads. My turbos have been methodically cleaning all of my Korlias lately.
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At least he is out ... mine always hide. Though I did get a glimpse of one out this morning (lights were still out, and I think it had eggs). Though they are slacking .. I think I saw an atispa this morning.
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Hmm.. whatever came in my Coralife Aqualight fixture (they are 20K's). When it is time to replace them though, I might possibly go with 14K bulbs for more coral growth. Though, I have noticed my Zoa's are starting to spread nicely with the current bulbs...
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You do not want to have both bulbs actinic. The tank would be really overly blue (but maybe that is what you want), but more importantly you would be missing the required light spectrum to maintain corals. I would suggest just replacing on of the current bulbs with an actinic.
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Great video! Now you are making me miss my shrimp/goby pair I used to have..... might have to get another one here down the road.
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Even though the six line is fast, I would still be a little concerned that lion might eat him also. Also, watch out when adding new inverts ... I had a lion (or was it a panther grouper) one time gulp down peppermints I was adding to the tank as they fell to the bottom
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Anything amiss in tank parameters? Salinity, temp, ammonia, etc?
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Sorry to hear I will have to keep that in mind, as my Scopas does the same thing, zipping through the tank... and I want to get an anemone also down the road.
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It is never to early to add snails in my opinion (well, as long as they have something to eat). I have always cycled my tanks with a basic clean-up crew. The peppermint shrimp though will probably be more susceptible to ammonia/nitrite spikes. But if you have not see any in a few weeks, it might be worth the risk to add a few. Plus, since you don't have anything else in there, they can concentrate on eating the aiptasia and not scavenging other food.
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I had one of my Talbot Damsels get pop-eye a few months back, and I left it to fate... a week later the eye was all fine. So it can heal itself, but not sure how often.
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Can't really tell from the picture, but kinda sounds like some type of hair algae.
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I don't see the tank in the new shed
