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Copper Banded Butterfly works like a charm!! They are cheap, eat nuisance worms, and stuff too. Unfortunately they do eat feather dusters. But, I really didn't mind when mine got eaten, It was a hitchhiker on some live rock I bought anyway... I have these little anemones all over my sump, but...

Here is a link to an article that was posted on Monday March 13 8:13PM ET on Yahoo News: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060314/sc_nm/environment_coral_bleaching_dc Can you imagine what a global impact it would have on the entire world if another global bleaching occurred and we lost this...

Thanks for the reply. I did a little searching and your theory seems to be a good one. I suppose I could put a tube on my skimmer for drawing air from the room instead of inside the stand. I havent dosed Kalkwasser in a while, cause my CA level is holding at 480. How high do you think I could...

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I have this problem with brown algae. Its not hairy, its a coating slimey substance with a lot of nitrogen bubles trapped in it. I thought it was cyno when it first started to bloom, so I used a full treatment of chemi-clean (two doses in accordance with the recommended usage instructions) but...

Update, Sorry I haven't been around for a while, but I am back. Unfortunately, my Naso didn't survive. I live on the east coast and the snowstorm knocked out my power for 2 days. I had to go buy a generator to power my reef (and the rest of my house). The power went out after we all went to...

For my part, I always used rigid schedule 40 PVC. Its easy to work with and doesn't wear like flexible tubing. I also agree with the others, only I would add that if you are attempting to pump over a long distance, schedule 40 is definately a better way to go. What some people overlook is the...

My recommendation is to offer several types of foods to see what it likes best. Try live black worms, sushi nori, spirulina, mysis, or even plain old marine fish slow sinking morsels. I feed my fish all of the above on a schedule, but that is beside the point. If the hawaiinesis hasen't taken...

I bought all my plumbing stuff from the Home Depot. I recommend schedule 40 ball valves. They are great. Good luck!

First, Thanks for the replys. Unfortunately a cleaner will not catch this particular issue as the infection is not caused by standard parasitic fare. My UV sterilizer seems to have done the trick for controlling the spread of the bacteria, but it is still too soon to tell for sure. Update, My...

I have a small Naso tang with no apparent disease. It has no notable signs of sickness on its fins, gill covers, or skin; however, it is breathing fast, and it is in a constant state of stress. It was fine when I went to bed last night, but it was stressed out this morning and has not eaten all...

Well, off and on, since I was a kid, but I have only been doing reefs for a few years. I guess being an engineer has one or two advantages. :lol:

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Really? Please Elaborate. Admittedly, I am not expert, but according to most of the material I have read, placing 4 or more Zebrasoma's in a tank at once, causes them to school instead of fighting for territory. Zebrasoma tangs are found in schools across most of the Hawaiian Islands. With the...

That’s great! I am glad you were successful. Thanks for the feedback. I will likely try a Paracanthurus hepatis next, then a juvenile Hawaiinesis, followed by 5 or 6 medium sized Zebrasoma's (4/5 yellow, 1 purple) which I plan to introduce all at once.