Brooks

This happens... Acans are found in lower-lit areas naturally. High lighting exposure can turn your reds, into more of an orange. They also seem to like NO3 a little more. I've kept rainbows that haven't changed color at all in lower-lit areas, and keeping NO3 a little higher. Not saying that my method will work for everyone... it could've been many other factors contributing.

Hi all,

Selling the following.. Reasonable offers accepted. Low ballers will be ignored.

• Spawning Darwin Pair - LARGE! - $300

• XXXL Oscellaris Female x Large Doni's Reef Super Picasso (Snocasso) Pair - CLOSE TO SPAWNING - $200... Oscellaris Female picture available upon request... she looks just like any other normal clown. Here is the Super Picasso - He is the one that stays in the pot, near the bottom.

• 3 x Super Platinum - $60/ea

• XL Blue Hippo Tang 5"-6" - Tank raised her whole life (bought from Pham) - $70

Gosh, I wish you had this when I needed one! Its perfect!

MY LEOPARD WRASSE JUMPED OUT.

Day 4 of Vodka dosing... looking good so far. Nasty skimmate

After I dose myself with vodka everything looks better, even me!

Day 4 of Vodka dosing... looking good so far. Nasty skimmate

I culture my own, but my culture crashed when I left for Hawaii a month or two ago. I will be getting more, soon!

I started Vodka dosing... yey

Also, a few corals coming up for sale soon everyone!

I feed my SPS rotifers from time to time... growth seemed to have increased after doing so. I got the idea from Chris (Bio3)

Cheer Athletics, and 5onetwo Productions.

Kari used to do a lot of competitive cheer I think she they won nationals at one point

She and I will have to talk Cheer at some point!

Is it necessary to use all these dips or is the Coral Rx sufficient? I know this will probably kick off much debate, but I don't want to feel confident that what I'm doing is enough when it's not and then introduce something unwanted to my DT. I'm going to guess that what you use will greatly depend on what you're dipping.

Personally, I just dip in Coral Rx.... others may feel differently, but I've never had problems doing just Coral Rx or ReVive.

Cheer Athletics, and 5onetwo Productions.

Bird's Nest is really and easy coral to keep healthy, but all too often, keeping their color (or gaining it, it some cases) is the most difficult thing to do! For instance, I have a smaller colony of Pink BN, and from experience, the Pink ones tend to do better in higher light/higher flow.

It is really a guessing game with these guys. Just monitor him closely, make sure his polyps are out and happy, and then worry about the color secondly.

For us dipping noobs, other than the RO/DI what's in those bowls and what's your process? Currently I just dip in CoralRx and then rinse in some fresh salt water.

At least you're dipping!

The others were Lugols (Iodine), Flat Worm Exit, and last but not least, Furan.. which I believe is an anti-bacterial medication? He is covering the majority of his bases by dipping in all 4 of these!

My kid is a dog.

I don't have kids.

LARGER AND LARGER!

yeah but they werent totally black...i dont like them with the orange nose...is this something they grow out of?

Possibly so! Mine used to have orange fins on their side, now they're all black

Hydrogen Peroxide as an agent to remove Dino's! 1ml/10g of water, and they're gone!

I loved my little guys Then I gave them to Chris hehe

All gone, sorry everyone. Hadnt edited anything.

Saw these today, along with hundreds of other awesome fish and corals... holy sha-nay-nay!

Unfortunately you've got to leave large sums of money.

And where did you get all that SPS again?!!?!

The Coral Fairy!

Wow nice corals. But I couldn't see grandpa. Did you bury him in them?

Thanks Dennis! Grandpa is still in there, cranky as ever!

No problem Brooks. I actually value the clubs input. That's why before I added the shark, I posted the topic on my status. A lot of people weighed in on it, and very few opposed it. The 1's that did, were more open to it after some discussion. Some of the people that I really value their opinion on here gave me the green light, and that was enough for me after my research. I spent several days/week looking into this. Some sites however back your statement, and people off other reef clubs as well. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

IMO sharks aren't very active and these sharks have better agility then some of the other species of sharks. Also, both of the sharks are going to max out at 2-3ft long most likely. Has a lot to do with the environment they are in. The local LFS store that sold the egg gave me their opinion as well. I wouldn't do it in anything less the 180g, but that's me. If I think they are outgrowing the tank, I won't hesitate re-homing them. I see people on youtube that have sharks in smaller aquariums all the time.

I didnt realize the angel was that big when I purchased him. I 100% agree with you on that 1. I no longer have that angel. Having him in there was miserable for me, so hate to know how he felt. The tang and puffer have been removed as well. Those 2 had more to do with the eel then the size of the fish. I just decided not to house any fish with him anymore.

Didn't like the rock setup either once I got the shark. I pulled a lot of the live-rock out. IMO there is much more room for the shark and eel. However, I feel the eel liked the rock work better the other way, he is still very happy and active though. I pretty much setup the tank entirely for him before the shark. He had a lot of caves and cool openings. When I added the shark, I didn't feel like he had enough space to swim. That's why I broke the rock work down. I thought it would be cool if they each had their own cave. Sometimes they are in separate caves, but they are usually together. I was kind of scared when I introduced the shark, because Riff Raff the Giraffe Eel was hot. That's why I thought if they had their own caves it would be better. It didn't take too long for them to become buddies however. Just a few days. I just seen someone had the shark in a 55g tank and wanted to trade. I figured the 120 would be better for him then a 55g until I get the 185g up, which is a few weeks away. I plan on having very minimal rock in the DT of the 185g. Plan on running the majority of it in the sump. The tie up with the 185g that I've been having is trying to figure out how I can do the overflows. I removed the 2 corner overflows for swimming space. I now know how I want to proceed without taking up all the space the corner overflows were taking. I'm going to use 2 of the drilled holes on the left as drains. The other 2 I'll use as returns. I'll run pvc pipe up into a small half moon overflow box that will be mounted on the right side and connected to the returns. I also think this will clean up the look of the tank since both the front and back will be visibly open.

I also plan on adding a sting ray to the 185g. I have researched and spoke to the LFS about it at length as well numerous times.

http://www.freshmarine.com/marble-shark.html

http://www.wikihow.com/Keep-a-Bamboo-Shark

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespotted_bamboo_shark

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+41+3115&pcatid=3115

http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/sharkprofiles/p/bbbambooshark.htm

http://www.reefs2go.com/product/F-EEL-TESSELATA/Live-Saltwater-Fish-Tesselata-Eel.html

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+29+133&pcatid=133

Overall, I'm very comfortable with my decisions now that the angel isn't in that environment. I think it will be amazing to have sharks, stingrays, and an eel in my wall.

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I do understand that from the sources you've read and the people you've talked to, it would seem that it is okay to put such a large animal in a tank that size. And I do commend you for doing such extensive research. However, 5 of the links you provided are from a retailer of some kind. You also mentioned that many of the people you've talked to are at a LFS. You have to keep in mind, a retailer in any form is looking for a sale... especially a large sale of a shark. Just because LiveAquaria says its okay for a shark to be in 180g, doesn't mean its correct. They also say that its okay for fish that get up to 1'4" to be in a 120g tank, just because it doesn't swim much. The other links were to Wikipedia, and unfortunately Wikipedia isn't a reliable source, either. Most educational establishments forbid the use of Wikipedia due to how inaccurate it can be. Like Bio3 said, just because you read it, doesn't mean its right! When questioning what size tank is appropriate for fish, search other forums... not retail sites.