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    Algea help

    Hey what's up? I tihnk i'm having a red algea bloom and it looks likes it's getting a little out of control. I have a 45 gallon tall with a snowflake eel and a damsel... and a crab... i know this isn't helpful but i can't give any specs ccause i have'nt tested in a while, but for starters what...
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    Porcupine Puffer

    on the subject of tank size if it's a baby puffer he'll be good for a while. I've seen 5 and 8 year old porcs and the 8 was about 9" and the 5 year was about 6" if that. It depends on how often and much you feed your porcupine. But tank upsizing is inevitable but IMO it's not as imminent for...
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    Porcupine Puffer

    mine use to be with a snowflake eel until it recently died. i have a 45 gal. as well. puffers and eels go great IMO they mess around with eachotheer sometimes but still no harms done.
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    porc puffer is dying

    oh man i just saw this lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yX4u9P44w&feature=related
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    porc puffer is dying

    how often do you go diving? I don't get out much on account of laziness and that there's no ocean surrounding me, but i mountain bike a little. skateboard mostly. I'd like to try diving
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    porc puffer is dying

    Thanks man i'd really like that. keep an eye peeled. you can even name him
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    porc puffer is dying

    i opened some vents alongside the tube and i put the screen over it. thanks for the support.
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    porc puffer is dying

    im terribly sorry to say it but the are that was infected worstened severely and his gas bladdered seemed to have given out... he died earlier in the night. im really messed up about it. He showeed some really good signs yesterday but today was just horrible. i really miss him because he was...
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    porc puffer is dying

    im gonna grab some vita chem and some beta glucan and give that a shot... any idea how long i should soak and could i use krill?
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    porc puffer is dying

    i don't have a quarantine tank any suggestions on how i can go about making a temp? he's in there with a snowflake and a damsel but neither really mess with him (45gallon tall). should i touch him when i try to feed him? that would really help me thanks
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    porc puffer is dying

    actually he's showing some pretty good signs now. the swelling of the area has halfed from that which was present when i found him. he's still messed up but he swam around pretty well. i'm just gonna let him chill.
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    porc puffer is dying

    I just recently finished treatign my puffer with ich. last night i fell asleep around 1:00 AM and woke up at eleven my puffer was stuck against the riser tube for my filter. He's about 2 1/2" andand when i pulled him off he has a suction wound. He's REALLY messed up and moves once and a while...
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    snowflake help

    thanks man im really glad to hear from you. i feel somewhat relived. i turned off all lights and left my room for a couple of hours to go watch dan in real life(not bad) and i was missing a fish so... we're all good. i hope... il recount in the morning.
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    snowflake help

    yeah he's got a pretty spacious buddah head that he sticks his head out of. I got him a glass canteen bottle with some gravel, i can tell he wants in, but hasn't figured out the single entrance/exit.
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    snowflake help

    i just did a water change clearing up little pieces of krill that were at one point frozen and he didnt go for it. im hoping that if i let the water settle for a while and try to feed him at 11:00 he'l go for it because thats when he gets a little active.
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    snowflake help

    My snowflake hasn't eaten since i got him from the lfs on friday. he was last fed on wednesday. They told me he was on frozen food and i was hoping to get him on a mix of a diet. my tank is in kinda bad shape with nitrites. any suggestions on what i should do how long snowflakes go without...
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    EEl for my reef tank

    what do you plan to feed it?
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    Nitrate issues

    instant ocean. Should i use different?
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    Nitrate issues

    word. thanks for the advice i'll get on that
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    Nitrate issues

    so this is what i plan to do 1. go to the lfs get some di or ro water 2. clean out my gravel pretty well changing 20-25% of tank volume 3.pre mix 5 gal buckets, hydro reading 1.022-3, dechlor and add... should i hold off on the live rock until i change most of the water to di/or RO ?
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