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    RIP Nemo

    I ditto the previous poster theories. Most likely nitrate, ammonia, possibly just oxegen problems, but I have never seen that before (but I don't know much about nano's) Either way sorry to hear about your loss.
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    Whats goin on with my Flame?

    Don't know anything about your angel predicament, but just wanted to say hi as there aren't many Chicago members on here. My father and grandfather both used to work at the Shedd back in the 70's and early 80's.
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    Hydophora

    Ditto all that he said. Mine has done great in high light medium flow, but high flow would probably be better. And it will burn the sh*t out of anything it touches. Be careful.
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    help with apstasia

    Well copperband's eat the aptasia most reliably. I put one in my mixed tank like yours and he ate all mine in like a week. After that however he would only eat live brine. I eventually gave him to someone with a 180 with a few hundred pounds of aptasia covered rocks and only a few fish. They...
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    Possible to keep a tang in a 55 gallon?

    I've got a bunch of fish in my 75. Way more than is ever recommended. The only death I've had in 4 years is my clown (1st fish ever) that jumped out a few months ago. I have had to take like 2 out a few hours after putting them in due to them being attacked by the established fish. No signs...
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    reef theJ

    Yeah those snails can get pretty big. I bought one about 2 months ago that is a little smaller than a baseball. I'd never seen one that big except for cowrie snails which I've seen as big as a football. I got it for $5. He cleans a huge area every night. I've gone from cleaing my glass...
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    Quarantining Kole Tang

    The ich problem has got to be a west coast thing. Or a bad dealer thing. I've never quarenteend and don't know anybody around here that does (don't get me wrong I'm not knocking it I think its a good idea) I know about 30 people with tanks who over the last five years have owned a least 200...
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    nemo on crack?

    In my experience a hosting clown will be much more territorial and aggresive. As far as behaving like it is on crack, I don't know.
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    my new arrival

    Super Clam!!! Thanks for sharing.
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    Need Id on this crab

    The one I found was even pretty agressive towards me and that never a good sign. :evil:
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    Do you reduce water flow at night?

    I keep mine the same, but don't have any science to base this on. Its just easiest and in my low maintence style if it's not broken don't fix it. I did notice though that when I used to have like 22x flow on the tank I got diatoms on the gravel over a week or so, but now with 35x flow it takes...
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    Need Id on this crab

    I'm not sure what it is but I can tell you its bad. It will eat small fish, snails, pretty much whatever it can get ahold of. When I first got my tank stuff would occasionally turn up missing. At the time I had an algae problem and had to take my rock out to clean it. My biggest rock had...
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    Sun Coral Lighting and Feeding

    No you do not need to feed each one by hand. I bought a 30 polyp piece 6 months ago and feed it cyclopeeze almost everyday. It has spawned twice since and I have little tubestra's all over my rocks and powerheads. Many of the babies perished when both local LFS didn't get their shipments of...
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    My First Aquarium.. Need Lights.. Suggestions?

    I run 2x250W MH on my 75G tank and do not need a chiller. After my lights have been on a while the heater doesn't kick on anymore, but I have never seen my temp go more than 1 degree over what the heater is set for. If you place your lights of your tank 6-8" off the water it won't really heat...
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    Derasa Placement

    so I should move my clams up a bit out of my sand bad? I have a deresa and a squamosa. Both seem to be doing OK. I would need to move them up slowly as I am running 500+ watts of MH on a 75G but maybe up just a little onto the lower rock structure? On a side note on a piece of LR I got about...
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    coral beauty

    I'm glad I read this. I am looking for a new fish in the next few months and from what I had heard from other local people all had no problems with the CB angel. They however did not have clams which I do, which it sounds like may be more hit or miss with them. So I will stay away from the CB...
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    Low Tech SPS tank

    I've had my acro's ( only 2 of them) a little over 2 months now and I am not seeing much growth but they colors are extrordinary. Even if my growth is very slow I'll be happy to keep them healty and well colored. My Montipora danae is growing slowly but steadily, that I've had about a year...
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    RIP Krusty the clownfish

    Very nice save. I suppose thats about a close call as it gets. I don't particularly like clown fish but this one had a great temperment. Out of the couple hundred I've seen its the only one I would describe as sociable. So I am not even going to try to replace it. Although they have been...
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    RIP Krusty the clownfish

    Thanks all. I buried him earlier. Our ground is frozen here so I had to use fresh dirt. I put him under my blueberry bush so I can enjoy him when he comes back as blueberries.
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    RIP Krusty the clownfish

    My first saltwater fish ever died today. Krusty the clown who was a Clarkii. He lived almost 4 years with me which is pretty good since the Sebae anenome I bought him with lasted less than 2 weeks. He jumped out of the tank onto the tile floor. He flopped valiantly as I can see lots of...
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