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Whatcha got in the box? Dottyback?


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I will combine with u on the North order. Sorry for the late notice. Just figured out I need some clear netting.

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/catalog/product/view/id/1768/

I will PM u, Woods.

My 4x54W T5 ballast is only firing two of the bulbs (most of the time). I guess I need to replace the whole thing, because I don't have room to just add a two-tube ballast to run the two bulbs that no longer fire.

So since Bpb invited hijacking...pm me if you have a 4x 54W T5 ballast for cheap. :-)

I thought I saw someone say they changed these more often, but maybe they were just saying "even if" you changed them more often it would be inexpensive.

How wouldu like me to pay? Paypal or when I pick up?

Still in for 2.

So these are only good for 6 months, whereas most MH's last a year? Still a good deal but wanted to make sure I understood correctly.

Thanks all. That helps a lot *again*.

Okay I'm still struggling with this decision. I love the idea of the PVC pipe for the tuber and plan to do that. Was that a 4" diameter pipe or 4" long pipe? If it's 4" diameter, how long would it need to be?

I tried using one of those plastic reptile baths you can get at PetsMart for the wrasse "sandbox" but quickly found out that they are VERY bouyant which makes it difficult to tuck them behind the rocks. I was trying to come up with something more natural looking than an acrylic box, but I'm not sure what would be safe to use and wouldn't leach out anything into the water. Is there something readily available, not expensive and easy to work with?

I've been talking to Shane at Fishy Biz, who is very anti-sand and thinks that was the root of some water problems I used to have when I had a sand bed. He likes crushed coral substrate. He thinks it's easier to keep clean and obviously it stays put better. Will the wrasses still use crushed coral substrate to sleep in or does it have to be sand? If I don't come up with a good sandbox, I may do crushed coral in a couple of areas.

Allan, what are the ones on the right side of your photo? Those are gorgeous.

Lovin that orange unknown. :-)

I'm interested in Spider-Mans. Do you have some left? (Or regrown since this was originally posted in November)

I would like to come by and see what you have.

Smaller zoa colony sold. Thanks Teresa! It was great meeting you and everyone at the meeting.

Thank you so much for the Radioactives & the Mohawks, Chris! I had to leave my office as soon as I put them in the tank, and the lights were going off, so I didn't get to see them open, but I think I'm gonna have to go by there tomorrow even though its Sunday just because I can't wait til Monday to see them. :-)

Bpb gave you some really good advice, especially the part about researching and not impulse buying. That is a hard rule to stick to when you're new and you see all these beautiful fish at the store. Even asking the person at the LFS won't necessarily keep you from making a mistake. They are generally good about trying to give good advice, but at the same time, they do want to sell you the fish. Also, if they forget to ask you all the right questions, there might be a problem overlooked. For example, my tank is at my office, so there is no one there to feed over the weekends, therefore I can't have an anthias no matter how much I love the way they look because they MUST be fed every day (some say multiple times/day). I could set up an automatic feeder but I don't want to do that.

Bpb's list is a nice reef safe list, but the damsel and the basslet may be quite aggressive, especially with new additions after they've fully established themselves. Here's my list in my 75G:

Melanarus wrasse (great for consuming pests and very pretty)

Elegant wrasse (pretty orange and purple fish, good for pests and very social. I swear she's gonna swim into my hand when I'm moving rocks sometimes and she loves to "photo bomb" when I'm trying to take pics of corals, other fish, etc. by getting right in front of the camera.)

twin spot goby (cute, likes to get in a hole in the rock to observe)

two spot hogfish (really pretty yellow/orange color)

Hippo Tang (everybody loves Dory)

firefish (I like purples better, but I've lost several of them so I got a regular color and it has done well. Not sure if purples are harder to keep or if I just had bad luck.)

Others I would recommend are PJ or Bangai Cardinal (I put 3 PJ Cards in about 8-9 years ago and just lost the last of the 3 a few weeks ago. There were still two of them until about a year ago. They rode out many tank problems, a tank move, ich outbreaks, etc. and never bothered anything.) just about any fairy wrasse, a yellow tang (although I don't want one because they are so common, they are good beginner fish) and watchman gobies (if you have a substrate for them. you pick: diamond, pink/blue spotted, yellow head sleeper).

I would leave it if you have a protein skimmer. Most of the junk will get skimmed away, and since your tank is new and maybe still establishing bacterial flora (and assuming you don't have any SPS) it will just add to the party. If it's a really big piece, you might do a water change.

With a new tank, you probably have new live rock in there and it's still possible there is some nocturnal critter that comes out of the rock at night and picks on the GSP.

What is the range I want to be in for SPS in all the different units, particularly ppm?

Is there anything near it that may be continuing to irritate it like a nem or other coral? Corals like hammer put out long sweepers at night that can sting things further away than you realize. Maybe move it to a different area of the tank just to make sure. Maybe there's a critter in a rock nearby that comes out at night keeping it down.

Does the base (purple-pink part) appear to be breaking down? If not, there's still a chance they'll eventually recover. 60 degrees is pretty cold, so maybe it was too much for them, but I got surprised a couple months ago by a montipora I thought was not only dead but actually gone for a couple weeks coming back to life. If a Monti can do it, I KNOW GSP can.

Check out my thread in this forum called "what are the chances". That first photo was from when it started looking BETTER. For a week or two before that it just looked like an algae covered rock with no polyps or visible live tissue.

Yes I think a 6 line is a good beginner fish as long as, like others noted, you avoid adding similar size or smaller fish after its established. I haven't had one in a while, but I did have them when I was beginning, and I don't remember mine being particularly aggressive, especially not towards larger fish. They are actually helpful to your corals because they eat pests. That's why you often see them in the SPS tanks at be LFS's.

I've got plenty of Radioactive Dragon Eyes if those are the ones you are looking for.

Decent sized colonies just waiting for you to swing by. I'm right up the road from you at Parmer & 1431

I'm not sure if the Radioactive Dragon Eyes are the same as the Radioactive I've seen at Vivid here:

http://www.vividaquariums.com/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=05-6031-10&Category=Coral%20And%20Invertebrates:Polyps&SortBy=Price

I know they're similar, and it may just be a matter of the color looking different in different photos, but Vivid's Radioactive look a little bluer than the Radioactive Dragon Eyes I've seen elsewhere on the net. Of course all that matters is how they look in the tank, so I'd love to come by and see yours.

I must drive by you every day if you're at Parmer/1431 because I live off 2243 so you are about halfway between my home and work.

I came across this thread on a search for info on Hanna testers. I appreciate the information here.

I want to get the one for alkalinity first. That is the same as DKH, right? Does the Hanna Alk tester show different units from DKH tests? Is this the one I want to get?

http://www.amazon.com/HCOMBO-CHECKER-ALKALINITY-COLORIMETER-PHOTOMETER/dp/B008ZDGPCQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1358395132&sr=8-4&keywords=hanna+alkalinity+checker

It says the range is 200 - 300ppm and I'm used to DKH in the 9-12 range.

Yay for photos and names! That's what I hoped to see here. Keep 'em comin'!

Niko, those LA Lakers look familiar. They look happy too.

I love wrasses. Both my Melanarus and my Elegant wrasse (thanks to Timfish for ID) are great pest eaters. I used to occasionally have outbreaks of white flatworms, which was part of the reason I got the Melanarus. I've been told they are flatworm eating machines. I haven't seen a flatworm since getting him well over a year ago. I'm not sure if I just finally eradicated them, or if he's keeping them under control but he is definitely always on patrol. Ditto on the Elegant.

Coolest thing was when I picked up a rock and the Elegant wrasse grabbed a bristleworm off the bottom of it and attacked until it could slurp it down. I know a lot of you like bristle worms, but I've been stung by them several times and just can't be sorry to see one end up as a wrasse treat.

The Melanarus is really nice looking too. The Elegant is a type of coris, but doesn't get as big & doesn't flip things over. At least mine doesn't flip.

If you want to do a GB, I'm in for 2- 250W DE 20K. Would it still be $16 each?

If I don't answer PM right away, call me at five-one-two 964-twenty-fifteen.

I think my favorite right now is radioactive. (If anyone has frags available, please pm!)

I've always liked Tubbs blues too, but I think some bright orange ones would show up nicely in the tank. The only ones I have now are my LA Lakers, but I do still like them.

I just wondered what the most popular zoos are now. Would love some eye candy photos too. :-)