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  1. Ricko

    Skunk Clown Problems

    Also could be the fish...where they came from, how they were handled, how you acclimated them, etc, etc. Hundreds of things can lead to a fishes demise.
  2. Ricko

    Sunsun JVP 102b

    Thanks mate, i'll go for it then!!! Also, may i ask how long you have had the koralias???
  3. Ricko

    Sunsun JVP 102b

    I agree with you all, they sound good. The Aqua-pro brand i am looking at uses a stainless steel shaft, will this be a major problem?
  4. Ricko

    Sunsun JVP 102b

    Good to hear you are happy with it, i'm looking at another which looks exactly the same and same specs but is Aqua-pro(most likely made in same factory). Do you find the water flow to be quite wide as i don't want the "jet" effect like i have from my Rio's?
  5. Ricko

    Sunsun JVP 102b

    I currently use 2 Rio 3500L/ph pumps for circulation and one has decided to play up and p$#s me off after one and a half years. As good as the Tunze setups are i can't justify the $1200 quote i got so i'm looking at these Sunsun pumps at 5000L/ph. I know that they are a cheap brand but would two...
  6. Ricko

    Strange eating behaviour

    Wow, thanks Lee. Change of plans!!! Will stop mysis as my pack does not say what type. The brine i have is spirulina so i'm assuming one frozen cube is ok once a day?? Also, as my regal is so fat (and i hope people didn't think i was proud of that) for the last few weeks i have been hand feeding...
  7. Ricko

    New skimmer

    Thanks, the mod on the needlewheel looks easy but i'm sure i will fumble around and f@#% up my venturi intake. I don't mind giving it a go but would it be easier to just put a larger pump on it and would that have as good effect??? Are you able to give me a few more details on the venturi mod...
  8. Ricko

    Hermit crabs

    Can't go to Michael's as i'm in OZ, but i will have a look at the LFS'.. Thanks for the feedback, i will watch the dottyback and see if it is her(maybe it is as she's a pig and very overweight).
  9. Ricko

    Strange eating behaviour

    I give them "New life spectrum", frozen mysis and brine shrimp. I feed up to 5 times a day. I am thinking of trying dried Nori seaweed too, maybe that might help. The tangs love the spectrum and my 6" regal is 1" wide (hope she doesn't have a heart attack) and the moorish eats everything, so i'm...
  10. Ricko

    Hermit crabs

    Also what shells can i use, i can't seem to find any larger ones as all these hermits i get are always the same size.
  11. Ricko

    Hermit crabs

    I think another common name for the Hex is "Sixline". I have never noticed the wrasse and dottyback giving the hermits a second look, but will pay more attention to it.
  12. Ricko

    Strange eating behaviour

    Thankyou, makes sense.
  13. Ricko

    Strange eating behaviour

    Weird hey??? They are all individuals i guess!!!
  14. Ricko

    Strange eating behaviour

    I was wondering if it is heard of for a yellow tang and moorish idol to eat zooanthids? I have added some to the tank and these two fish have smashed it! Around the same time (give or take a day or two) i added acropora and a pipe organ and they don't even look at them.
  15. Ricko

    Hermit crabs

    Are hermits short lived?? I can't seem to keep them alive longer than six months. I don't think food is a prob as i am a fairly heavy feeder. My cucumber and a couple of trochus i have had for a year or two are healthy but nt sure if they would be competition for food with hermits.
  16. Ricko

    reverse flow sand bed filter

    I think nozleman means his mate was "literally" pulling his own hair out, not the algae (big sorry if i am wrong). The setup you want has great potential for aerobic filtration, but like everyone keeps saying it will cause problems in a reef tank. It will process ammonia and nitrite into nitrate...
  17. Ricko

    6-line wrasse... DEAD

    Only thing i see funny is how you managed to misinterpret what i wrote, i'm not bragging about having a fish for 1.5 years (does anyone really do that??), i'm just stating the importance of knowing where your fish came from, how it was handled/treated and taking a long good look at it before you...
  18. Ricko

    New skimmer

    This interests me massively!!! How do i go about any of this???
  19. Ricko

    6-line wrasse... DEAD

    I agree and disagree with alot of info here(let's get some controversy goin). First off i don't believe in quarantine!!!!!!!!!! Your hex wrasse must have had a prob at the start if your water parameters and acclimation were all good, my emporer angel died after two weeks and i have put it down...
  20. Ricko

    reverse flow sand bed filter

    I agree, very old approach. You could set it up as planned but without the flow through it. Azgard1, your avatar, is it one of your fish? If so he looks fantastic!!
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