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how about this hairy little guy! (family - xanthidae? Pilumnus?) i have a pic in one of my books that looks similar to this little devil.

i have a little bit of everything: i grow macro algae and harvest them. i have some snails, hermit crabs, urchins, shrimp, stars... a little bit of everything. i feed my tanks a little bit several time daily - they like food. i keep my nitrogen sources as close to zero as possilbe.

do you want to fish the urchin out once he has already done the damage? i have several different types of urchins and they chew on everything. one on my urchins has been in the one general corner for almost one year now; but that could change anytime as well. IMO if he scratches the front...

perhaps you should get your surge to spazz down a little. i would think if you could fit a larger standpipe in there somewhere or perhaps a second standpipe it could handle a good surge. i can dump a 5 gallon pail of water (water change) in the tank so fast it nearly overflows the tank and the...

do you have any pics of the coral? i have wondered the same thing before about cutting off bad parts. i have cut pieces before because i figured i didn't want it poisoning the rest of the tank. you have to keep the big picture in mind as to how much toxin it could release and if it can be...

sounds like your colt has had better days. i have propagated leathers before and all i do is tie them onto a rock with an eleastic band. then i set the rock in an area with moderate water movement - that's all. the elastic holds the coral in place and will keep tension on the base when the...

coo thanks.

is it typical for mandarin fish to be anti-social? i am keeping one for a friend for now and was just wondering if this was normal. thanks :)

i mixed them in a container of salt water from the sump. nothing precipitated - just appeared quite cloudy when i poured a bit back into the sump.

i just mixed a cup of the two and expected a precipitate to form but it only produced much effervescence. the colour of the mixture was opaque white. i still don't think it's good practice but don't know the harm of it all either.

i use sea chem's "builder" and "calcium" supplements for my tanks. i know a chemical reaction will happen if the two supplements are combined in the same container upon adding it to the water. i don't do it myself but i also don't know how to illustrate why it's important not to do this to...

i have never heard of these suction breaks. where can a guy get info and the whereabouts of such and animal?

does anyone know if chrome plated steel will be ok in salt water? i know stainless is better but if i can't find stainless ball bearings for a DIY check valve project will chrome plated be fine? thanks

AWESOME!!! thanks a LOT guys. you are worth your weight in gold!

WOW thanks :D