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Leathers, mushrooms, and cany canes don't like large changes I don't think. Correct me if I'm wrong. The LSF in Sc never recommended more than 25% at a shot and always in a series. I think he spaced them something like a week apart. Now maybe that was for algea blooms or somethign else, I...

Sorry about that, 15 gallons today, 4 or 5 days, 15 gallons again and repeat as necessary. I've heard you shouldn't too too much or too many changes. I don't know that "too much" means but I figure I'll be fairly safe at that rate. Actually I have prbably 100lbs of rock but I have a...

Yep, nothing new there. Well, I hadn't heard of the hole in the head disease thing. The LSF in SC wanted $30 for a grounding probe. I know stainless steel isn't cheap but that was just too expensive for a stupid wire. I, like the guy in the article, could make my own with a trip to Radio...

I'll do another 15 gallons in 4 or 5 days. With 100+ lb of live rock, a protein skimmer and water changes it shouldn't take long. Now, everyone but the mandarin was PRIOR to the move and the nitrates were zero as tested by the LFS. I know a had a leaking voltage problem tho. Any time I had...

Same numbers on amonia and nitrites. Different story on nitrates. Nitrates are 200+. Doing a 15 gallon water change right now.

I'll run a sample to the LFS and see what they say.

The pumps are too noisy to hear a mantis (not that I would know one if it jumped up and bit me). The snails all died off rather mysteriously some time ago. They were doing great, breeding and everything. The wife counted 50 baby snails one day before loosing count. Then they way just...

That's what the fish store thought. That's what others are suggesting. That's what I was thinking. How would I know? Wouldn't the move and cold water have kill it? It took out the bristle worms but not the hermits. I'm guessing shrimp and the mantis is somewhere in between in hardyness.

Float for about half an hour. Dump a cup of water in the bag. Wait another half hour. Repeat. I do this 3 or 4 times depending on what else I'm into at the time. After this, scoop the fish out and put him directly in the tank. The water goes down the drain not back into the tank. Since it...

You sure we are talking about the same fish? http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishf ... orient.htm My guy was under 2". Anyway, he and the Mandarin didn't die of starvation. Not in 2 days. The Mandarin must not have tasted good. Even teh hermits seemed to stay away. He was missing some...

Temp: 80 ( I prefer around 76, I'll check again inthe morning and see if it's teh lights) pH 8.2 SG: 1.025 (elevated temp is affecting) Ammonia: 0 (one of the chemicals precipitated, they are old) Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 20 (added about 5 gallons of "tap" water yesterday, line is filtered but...

Some background info.... I've been loosing new fish. I thought it might have been the Damsels so I got rid ofthem (sold back to the store). Still lost a long nose hawk. Thought it might have been the Maroon Clown. Got rid of him. Lost a Flying Gurnard. Thought it might have been the Yellow or...

You guys are missing the simplest fix. MOVE!! Water in its natural state is a liquid. If you live too far north to know this, moving is the best option.

1. Smart animals equal mammals? That doesn't work very well. The Lion is a mammal and the water buffolo is a mammal. Let's play preditor and prey. I get to be preditor! :D How about brain size to body size? A water buffolo has a bigger brain than a cat but I haven't seen any buffolo...

Just be careful on the false ones that the implants don't leak. 8O