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  1. Travis

    A 750g SPS system is born

    Alberto, sorry to hear you keep having problems with the Sequence pumps. Are they fixing everything for free? Are you getting the new black wet ends to replace the cheap clear ones? Is your tank currently covered or at least the perimeter around the top? The one problem I have had with my...
  2. Travis

    A 750g SPS system is born

    This is what makes them so great: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=560167&perpage=25&highlight=luminarcs&pagenumber=1 Check out Leishman's pic 1/2 way down the first page. And here is Sanjay's test results: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/mar2003/feature.htm...
  3. Travis

    Pinched Mantle

    Nikki, I wouldn't worry too much about the washing out of your clams. I have experienced this before due to low light levels. A little over a year ago I had a tank crash and lost all of the corals in my fully stocked 75 but all except for 1 of my clams survived. The surviving clams had to be...
  4. Travis

    Pinched Mantle

    Might as well have some extra on hand anyways for when you buy another clam. That way you will be ready to treat it right away before putting it in your tank and you won't have to wait to order more.;) I get the feeling that an extra bottle of metronidazole is going to be a common item on...
  5. Travis

    Pinched Mantle

    Great news Barry. I think I will be treating mine very soon. The one thing that I'm now concerned about is if the protozoan will still be alive in the main tank while the clams are being treated. I just don't want to put them back in the tank if the protozoan is just waiting for them. I...
  6. Travis

    Red Bugs - Inevitable?

    My treatment was successful. First treatment was last Friday. Couldn't find a single bug afterwards. I was able to save my 2 acro crabs and I returned them to their home after the treatment. Mantis shrimp are still "clicking" but I haven't seen my hitchiker crab yet. Pods are still all over...
  7. Travis

    Pinched Mantle

    Scooterman, check my post a page or 2 back regarding my clams that had pinched mantles that I have attempted to "let nature take its course". I started out with 3 pinching clams. None of them have been FW dipped for almost a year now. 2 of them recovered but the third is still pinching.
  8. Travis

    South Dakota Reefers

    Jiddy, most of my experience with drilled tanks is with acrylic so I'm not sure how many holes are safe in a glass tank. I doubt there would be anything to worry about with 2 or three holes. I would go with 2 overflow drain holes if you can for redundancy (this will also enable you to have the...
  9. Travis

    South Dakota Reefers

    Jiddy, I'm 99.9% sure that if ANY glass on your tank is tempered it would only be the bottom pane. I've never heard of any of the side panes of a glass tank being tempered. If you do choose not to drill the tank, then I've heard that lifereef has the best external overflow design. Haven't...
  10. Travis

    Red Bugs - Inevitable?

    Oh I'll Git 'R' Done alright!!! Thanks for the help.
  11. Travis

    Red Bugs - Inevitable?

    Nikki, I've had that frag for about 5 months now. The first time I noticed the bugs was last night. I would say they've been there for at least a week though. Rich, I would love to see before and after pics of your milli. Thanks for the info on the water changes. I think I should be safe...
  12. Travis

    Pinched Mantle

    Even if the medication is what caused the spawn, which it most likely is, I don't think it is any reason for us to be too worried about the medication being very "dangerous". IME, it doesn't take much stress to trigger a spawning event. My clams have spawned several times, all stress induced...
  13. Travis

    Red Bugs - Inevitable?

    I couldn't get any pics to show the red bugs with the polyps out so I had to disturb the water around the frag to get it to retract its polyps. I was able to get the pics to at least show a few "specs" where the bugs are this way. The funny thing is, is that after disturbing the coral most of...
  14. Travis

    Red Bugs - Inevitable?

    Sorry all but this is the best I could do after taking over 60 pics. This pic shows the Aquarium City red milli as it looks in my tank today. It is not the best pic but you can kind of see the area of the coral that has started to not extend its polyps as much as usual over the past week. I...
  15. Travis

    Red Bugs - Inevitable?

    Just thought I would share my experience so far. My system has been running for about 7 months now. Every single coral that went into the tank was first treated for a minimum of 12 hours at 4x the recommended dosage. This kept me bug free. However, I recently (about 6 weeks ago) acquired a...
  16. Travis

    Red Bugs - Inevitable?

    Lunch, did you bring the salinity up to normal in the quarantine tank yet? If so, you can just toss them in there during the treatment.
  17. Travis

    South Dakota Reefers

    If you plan to keep any corals or anemones you will want to shoot for a minimum of 20x turnover in your tank. That comes out to about 1800 gph. If you go with a mag 7 for your return (probably about 400 gph after head losses) and a mag 5 for your CL (500 gph) you are only half way there. I...
  18. Travis

    Pinched Mantle

    Barry, I wasn't aware of that. Sure am glad FFE is no longer in business. Here are the pics of my derasa. It has been about 9 months since this clam last recieved a FW dip. And, yes, I am aware of the red flatworms. ;) In this second pic you can clearly see some of the slime that is...
  19. Travis

    Pinched Mantle

    That does make sense. I have noticed the mucous secretions near the pinching areas. I just could't believe how secretive my foxface was. I lost so many clams before I found out what was happening. It wasn't until one day when I snuck into the room and hid so I could see the tank but the fish...
  20. Travis

    Pinched Mantle

    BTW, I will try to get a pic of my derasa that still pinches and post it tomorrow.
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