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Thanks. Sorry, no extra wood panels

Thanks guys! It's an honor

Alright, well I tried

Good luck

GORGEOUS corals! makes me long for my days of SPS'ing....

A dead blenny in a mature tank is not a big problem as far as nitrates are concerned. The cleaners and bacteria should take care of it if you don't remove it. I had a 7inch square anthias die in my old old old 90g tank. The tank was mature, about 4 years old and the anthias didn't cause any issues even though it happened while I was in New Mexico for two weeks. All I found was an unidentifiable part of the poor fish.

I agree with Noodle, was the rock 'cured'? Where did you buy it? Die-off from ne rock can certainly cause another cycle, especially since your first cycle wasn't finished.

Be prepared for the long-haul with these shrimp! They will decimate your star population fairly quickly. They need ALOT of food. I feed mine about two 4inch chocolate chip stars a month as well as small Fromia's from time to time. These little guys need alot of attention so ask yourself if you're up for the task... it's major.

If your tank is 4 months old and your nitrates never reached zero then your tank has not yet cycled completely. Anemones need better conditions, some will say a year-old, matured tank. They are VERY sensitive to nitrates.

I would bet your nitrate problem stems from the fact that your tank didnt cycle and as you add animals, the tank can't keep up... so nitrates, etc. etc. all rise.

You really need to get your nitrogen cycle completed before adding any more animals. Do you have someone with a mature tank who can hold your animals while your tank matures? You're just going to keep fighting this problem unless you take care of it now.

Don't add anything until your nitrates are zero. This is how you know the cycle is complete. It will take months so patience is vital.

Exactly, captain bob. When I heard the spots on the base I figured it was prob an LTA

Hmm can you get a photo of the base? The green dots are interesting and that could help id it. My first guess was Macrodactyla Sp. but it does look like a Condy too. The base should give clues.

How old is this tank btw?

Tropic Marin here too.

I've used Red Sea and IO in the past with fine results. I'll stick with TM for a while.

It does look like a Condy. And if it costs 6 bucks, it's prob a Haitian condy. I hope you don't have any red-leg hermits! They're a natural predator of these anemones.

Condys are form the Atlantic and clownfish are from the Pacific and Indian oceans. Condys don't host clowns. But that's not to say a clown won't take a liking to it. The issue is whether the anemone will accept it or eat it. There's a chance for either. It's really important to research your clownfish / anemone pair, as in the wild there are very specific natural pairings.

They also love to roll around the tank, so be sure to watch it as it will kill any coral it touches.

Barderer,

When you let the new saltwater sit do you aerate it with an airstone? Or does it just sit?

You NEED to aerate new saltwater especially if you use RODI water. If you pour it into the tank it will wreck the ph and dissolved oxygen will drop. This could very easily kill anthelia or any coral for that matter.

Maybe i missed it, but what are you feeding it?

If it's anything larger than a mysis or a chopped krill, it's probably too big and won't be able to properly digest it. Also Gabriel's advice about feeding less is correct. Once a week is more than enough. But make sure it can digest what you are feeding it.

WOW, thanks Starfire, it's an honor! This is some tight competition. Great tanks everyone.

I moved here last year from Sarasota, FL and drove my livestock here in one day... it's tough but possible. Jax is a few hours closer than Sarasota too.

I individually bagged everyone (triple-bagged with 4-mil bags). I couldn't get pure Oxygen so I rented a dive tank of Nitrox ( 42% Oxygen). If you aren't certified for Nitrox you won't be able to get it tho....

After filling the bags with 1/3 water and 2/3 nitrox, I placed them all in coolers. Live rock went into buckets with some water and wet paper towels. My bro and I drove everything here at once (18.5 hour drive).

I had everything set up here waiting so the transition went very smoothly. I lost a bubble coral, but that was because of stupid I-10 in west Louisiana.... I don't know what they're doing there but it's like a roller-coaster. The bubble got sloshed around and didn't make it.... but everyone else did.

Anyways, good luck. Just take it easy and relax, moving a tank this far isn't as hard as it seems. Just keep your head straight and prepare!

-Joe

All done, thanks guys

Thanks Sean for coming by, it was great meeting you. Good luck with your tank! Anyone else? Call me. I'm around Fri afternoon, sat and sun.

-Joseph

Anyone who wants to come by, give me a call at 512.791.8878

I am available Wed, Thurs and Fri afternoons or Sat during the day, whichever works best for you.

I am 1 block south of the river downtown and I will email you directions once we figure a time.

-Joseph

Who changed his mind? I replied to your pm and said I couldn't meet on Sunday but this week is pretty open for me. When would you like to come by?

I've got a fuge full of chaeto to give away in sandwich-sized bags. It's free of course, but if you feel the need to bring something in trade, I won't refuse

Local pick-up only, no shipping.

Need to get rid of it NOW. PM me.

Anything left after this week goes up on RC so get it now!

you could either drill it (if it's not tempered glass!) for drain pipes and make your own internal overflow out of acrylic or get an external hang-on-the-back overflow box. Either of these will give you similar results to a "reef ready" tank.

Anyone know what's up with them? They're hardly ever open anymore. Maybe I missed something? Changes taking place?

The one on South Congress is called Rivers and Reefs.... but just forget about it... it shouldn't have the word "reefs" in the name. Totally lame store.

River City Aquatics is worth the drive. I think they have the best livetock in town. Once Kingfish opens I will go there too. John's got a great setup in there.

You can just have some. It grows so fast I'll always have more than I need. I have a frag with probably 12+ stalks - Anthelia is one polyp per stalk unlike xenia. It's mounted on some aragonite so it's easy to superglue. Let me know.