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  1. ScottT1980

    Music choice?

    I second Animals. While I have pretty much exhausted my patience with every pink floyd album ever during my life (which is definitely a good thing), I think Animals is the true exception that is just as good the 1000th time (if not better)... Great band with a stupid feud that keeps us from...
  2. ScottT1980

    Feeding a mixed reef

    In my mixed system, I make my own mush. To be honest, this pretty much hits everything (but you have to be careful not to overfeed). Throw some nori, freshly washed seafood, maybe some selcon and/or garlic, etc... (I also do mysis, cyclopeeze, the occasional phytoplankton, and formula 2) in a...
  3. ScottT1980

    Music choice?

    Me, no..... This list pretty much defines much of my musical taste (although it is always expanding). This was my hobby before I found reef tanks, but unfortuantely I just don't have the time: http://www.phishhook.com/lists/ScottT1980
  4. ScottT1980

    New use for carbon

    Ha, you want to know the irony, Hill's is one of the biggest reasons why nutrition is becoming more of a focus in the veterinary curriculum. Like it or not, they are one of the primary contributors to research in the field of small animal nutrition. They get us early and representatives are in...
  5. ScottT1980

    annoyin growth

    All those products mentioend above, or biologically through a peppermint shrimp, nudibranch, or a butterfly fish. Do some searches and you will see the various pros and cons with each method... Take er easy Scott T.
  6. ScottT1980

    My softies won't open!

    Yeah, it sounds like an Alk/Ca imbalance. Also, I would make sure oyu are using a quality Alk test kit (not a red sea kit...you just said low, which is how the red sea kits read). Take er easy Scott T.
  7. ScottT1980

    Music choice?

    This I have to see/hear. I can't imagine Slash playing Wes Montgomery or Joe Pass's work. Hell, I couldn't even see Slash hang with Charlie Hunter or Pat Metheny. Just seems out of character... Got any idea where I can find this stuff? Thanks Scott T.
  8. ScottT1980

    Music choice?

    I'll give you one guess (although there is SOOOO much more)...
  9. ScottT1980

    solar aquariums

    If you are talking about solar panels, luckily in most states in the US (edit: I see you are from Canada, any idea on governmental/province policy here?), part of your costs would be a tax-writeoff (I believe it is 50% here in NC, at least last time I checked). Regardless, even if you are...
  10. ScottT1980

    Aptasia

    I would go with a butterfly sp. There is variation between species and even amongst individuals within the species regarding their propensity to knock out aiptasia and the liklihood that they will nip at other corals in the tank. I have been battling this problem (probably up to 1000+...
  11. ScottT1980

    Re-Aquascaping with a DSB

    I will echo what mojo and Nikki said earlier in the thread. We just did this about 2 weeks ago and laziness got the best of us. Before removing coral and livestock, we just started pulling rock (along with its attached coral). A lot of coral and livestock were exposed to some nasty stuff...
  12. ScottT1980

    New use for carbon

    Definitely up for debate. Nutrition was partially ignored on the small animal side for quite some time, and is recently becoming more and more a part of the curriculum. Much like the marine hobby, research is ongoing and dogmas are constantly changing. I have seen both sides of the argument...
  13. ScottT1980

    New use for carbon

    I shouldn't complain, that mentality will keep my future profession thriving...
  14. ScottT1980

    New use for carbon

    Only in America...
  15. ScottT1980

    Cryptic/Cocktail Wrasse (Pteragogus cryptus)

    http://wetwebfotos.com/Home?actionRequest=mediaView&ID=700 Just thought I would share my experiences with this fish since I haven't seen much talk of it on the boards and in fact, have just started to see this guy show up quite frequently in the LFSs. Through a reccommendation, I purchased one...
  16. ScottT1980

    Algae Eaters

    It sounds to me that your tank is new and undergoing the "normal" algae cylces. If that is the case, then I wouldn't really be too concerned... However, without any more info, it is difficult to give any advise (i.e. tank age? type of algae? bioload? how much are you feeding? RO/DI water or...
  17. ScottT1980

    The Butterfly Fish

    Ha, it took me a second to realize that you literally meant "exploded." Sounds like a good story. Thanks for the help guys/gals. It looks like any will work, but all come with relatively the same risks. Tough call... Take er easy Scott T.
  18. ScottT1980

    The Butterfly Fish

    Ha, the peppermint route hasn't worked. I also considered the nudis, but decided they were more trouble than their worth.
  19. ScottT1980

    The Butterfly Fish

    I have been debating which butterfly to add to my 180. The aiptasia problem is immense and to be honest, I am willing to risk losing a few LPS/SPS to rid the system. At this point, manual irradication just is not an option. I already tried a copperband, but after 4 days of eating and...
  20. ScottT1980

    120 Gallon tank

    What do lawnmower's eat? I have found lawnmower blennys to be hit or miss. Some manage to take prepare foods fairly readily, others just graze on tank algae and may end up starving. Mysis is not a bad thing to try, also nori, spirulina, etc... Perhaps soak some of the food in selecon to...
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