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    RBTA or RLTA?

    understood my friend... but if you have access to a drain (floor drain... tapping into a sink drain, etc) we can very easily set you up with automatic water changes (see the links/threads on the subject in my list of "Fav links" stickied atop this forum... look under "discussions" in the...
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    240g Magnifica system questions

    Alas... in this case its a really big deal. One of the reasons (beyond dismal shipping on import) that magnifica have such poor survivability in captivity is that they are more light hungry than even the highest light-loving, so to speak, sps corals you will ever see. Very warm, high PAR light...
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    Whats eating my brain?

    There is nothing to see in this pic my friend... can you crop it if not shoot a better image? Where are the "white things" you speak of?
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    feed a suicidal hippo to a RBTA?

    the tang is far too large as food by a scale of magnitude. Some anemones will eat it, none will digest much of it... all will reguritate it (only the big Stichodactyla are really any good at catching/eating fishes)
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    Mushrooms turning white

    I was traveling my friend... lost the post in the bulk. Also see that we needed more info and some images ideally to give you accurate advice and not just a pot-shot guess
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    240g Magnifica system questions

    please invest in a PAR meter my friend for such an endeavor (or borrow one). Many of your lighting questions will be answered in making the transfer from your to-date success into the next system(s). 1000 (total) watts of light will be fine for this tank (200-250 gallons). Ritteri are raher...
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    Ricordia being eaten?

    it is displaying messenterial filaments in response to stress (usually aggression or mishandling). If you have poor water quality and/or a heavy load with especially aggressive corals in the tank (green star polyps, leather corals, lots of algae such as Caulerpa, etc) you may have your answer to...
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    RBTA or RLTA?

    its not ideal, indeed... but certainly can be done and well enough if not not well. The key will be to compensate for the added mix. As others have often mentioned... ozone and carbon will be a tremendous help in this regard. FWIW, I dont think I'd likely use the shared water without ozone (+...
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    RBTA or RLTA?

    aiko... visit as many reefs as I have and you will understand quite clearly why it is unnatural to keep most anemone species with corals. I hope I don't have to warn you a second time about using taunting language ("so-called expert") with anyone on this board. If you can't debate/chat/post...
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    What's this coral called ?

    many reasons why pics form ID to even genus level are unreliable (if even possible). Folks have a hard time understanding this usually. But regarding the tentacles... they typically only come night for (zoo)plankton feeding species.
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    Pre-order the new illustrated Book of Coral Propagation!

    thanks for the very kind words Eco :) It is very inspiring and redeeming to read, my friend. for book sales... it may be easiest to check my list of dealers at: www.readingtrees.com My master distributor (for dealer sales) is Baysideaqua.com
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    RBTA or RLTA?

    Rod... I could not disagree with your advice any more... especially the "add an anemone to a well-established reef tank". That is precisely the action that will elicit an often fatal roaming of an anemone that gets dropped into an allelopathic soup of aged (mature aquarium) aquarium water from a...
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    RBTA or RLTA?

    Nikki... you are scary good :) SRV/All... having said the above (re: anemones on the reef) there are two species that are noteworthy: 1) Heteractis magnifica (ritteri) - which does indeed occur on the reef among corals but requires more light than (literally) any sps coral youve ever seen or...
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    Trimming Pulsing Xenis (Xenia umbellata)

    always avoid touching tissue when possible... chisel under the stalks by biting into the rock slightly witht he angled chisel (a sliver of rock will be taken with the polyp). If any connective tissue must be cut, use a sharp single edge blade such as a razor blade or scalpel. Pat dry the rocky...
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    Minor Bleaching

    yikes! The change of light is a surefire way to kill many stressed corals. Please don't.
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    Pre-order the new illustrated Book of Coral Propagation!

    I don't stock my books or posters my friend... I am waiting for the back-ordered ones to be shipped from California. They will be sent ASAP :)
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    What is this

    it can be a tumor and sometimes is a natural, albeit unusual looking, spur of growth. If you look at the pic of the Turbinaria in the first versio of my BOCP1, it has similar lumpy growths all around the edge of the coral. In time, they filled in quite normally.
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    Phytoplankton Culture Beginner

    ah, yes... Hoff and good old Florida Aqua Farms/supplies
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    i think i killed my xenia

    I agree with Tasos... it is not a problem to dip most soft corals. Anyone that has been to a reef will likely recall seeing acres of soft corals of all sorts (including Xeniids) exposed at low tide to the rain, sun, etc. A short FW dip is no problem at all.
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    RBTA or RLTA?

    Great save Nikki :) Its true, my friends... true indeed. You will rarely find most hobby use anemones anywhere near corals on the reef, and even when so... that does not translate well to the noxious confines of closed aquaria. I can think of few other creatures that so dearly need...
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