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so far from the refractometer, my SG is 1.013 (equates to 17ppt on the other scale). do i go lower to 14ppt or 12ppt (1.011 or 1.009 SG respectively according the the refractometer scale)? any suggestion? i'm really lost now

hey SteveNichols, just curious, does your refractometer also shows 14 ppt to be ~1.011 on the other scale too? Thanks

hi guys, Just a couple of questions about hyposalinity, what sort of level do you recommend? there are seems to be a few different recommendations (between 1.009 - 1.015). An article which i got the link from this forum says 1.009-1.010 (78-80 F) or 16 ppt. which brings me to the next question...

yep paper towel as well. Wet one works wonder to clean stray salt too

any tips on the most likely rock the mantis will be in? maybe the bottom one or any one that's the hardest to get? :)

oh, btw IMO you might also want to throw all LR in at once. So that you dont get mini cycles every time you add LR

might want to double check your test kit too

the tank size is 300 gal, i've got the yellow tang already plus a hippo and a naso. i'm thinking about a powder blue tang as well, just going through my options now...

i've found quite a number of people have a yellow and a purple tang together. i've also read about how it's more likely that tangs with the same shape will fight. So i'm just wondering if you guys can share how you manage to get both yellow and purple tang together or not... tank size, other...

i reckon 6x2x27 will look good, the only thing probably is if you have a tall tank, it's harder to clean it without those magnetic thing, or it's just harder for you to reach the bottom if you want to re-arrange stuff.

yep, i thought we would have a lot of types but nope. probably those guys in the eastern states are better off. that's where every thing goes first, perth is probably the most isolated city :roll: also the eastern state is where the great barrier reef lies anyway... BTW what's this about...

yes the blue tang as in Dorie :) I haven't got a hermit crab yet. I was thinking of getting a few, but haven't been able to find a shop that actually sells them. How about sticking the clip near the top of the surface? the hermits shouldn't be able to reach it right? BTW thanks for the long...

so far i'm thinking about a naso, blue, yellow and a powder blue in that order too. BTW why is naso difficult to keep? are they picky eater or something? i'm still not sure about the size of q tank, i might just put the naso straight into the main tank since there are only 5 chromis and a pair...

thanks for that naso it is then... How many tang can you keep in a tank this size? also question on quarantine tank, how big should it be? will a 10 gallon, a heater, power head, some pvc to hide in be enough? (for tangs)

Just wondering if you want to keep a few different tangs, is there general rule of order in introducing them to the tank? for example maybe you would want to put yellow tang first coz it's the smallest (maybe least aggresive) and the big one such as naso tang last? cheers BTW tank size is 300...