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  1. J

    Clam lighting

    Well, I'm not so sure I really misunderstood, especially with that first post. Anyway, like Mike said, we're not out to get you and you're a little touchy about perceived criticism. You're doing fine, the tank is looking good, and we really do want to help out. Mike's right, though. There is...
  2. J

    Clam lighting

    I certainly agree on the owner part. However, I notice that you are starting your next tank with dead rock and dead sand, removing any of the potential problems I was talking about. Using imported live rock in particular, toxins from slowly dying organisms can definitely take longer than just...
  3. J

    Clam lighting

    I think the bigger issue is more the stability and age of the tank. The tank is looking good, and going in the right direction. I looked at the tank shots you posted. That anemone isn't looking any better, though, and I'm not sure that tossing a clam in there would be fair to the clam. They...
  4. J

    Water Clarity not so clear

    Sounds like a bacterial bloom, which is one of the things that diatom filters are great for. Might have just opened a pocket of crud in your rocks which the bacteria fed on. Once it was gone they disappear. The main concern is that they can use up all the oxygen at night, so make sure that...
  5. J

    movie

    Did you get those little guys from Ilham? They look great! Your tank is looking good too. Josh
  6. J

    Base rock

    All the above suggestions are great! If you wanted to jump start the base rock even more, if you have time, do all of the above steps to clean the rock. Then you can put your base rock in a tub with water from your tank (do a big waterchange) and let it get colonized with the bacteria. There...
  7. J

    A question of ethics

    Valid point, but I don't think that's what we're talking about here. We're not talking about people abusing animals, or to reference your .sig dying them false colors. We're talking about whether it's ethical to chop these guys up for profit. It sounds like the person in question in this...
  8. J

    Just thought I'd post a few pics of the horse... I mean puppy!

    Your little ones are so cute! :D I love mastiffs! Growing up we had a doberman, and then a lab, retriever, pitbull, boxer mix. Those were what most people call big dogs. My parents started with a rescue mastiff that was the "runt" of the litter. He was 110 lbs. He had horrible hip...
  9. J

    Happy B-day Curtswearing

    Happy B-day, and good luck with everything! Josh
  10. J

    Any body seen this???

    Bet it's cool, though! Yeah, there's still quite a few 'Net things that I never really bothered to learn. So, good luck! Josh
  11. J

    axial fragging question

    :D Okay, then I WAS paying attention while reading your FAV links! :cool: Good deal. I see all sorts of prop set-ups and almost NEVER see monoculture. Thanks for the clarification, and get some sleep! It's almost midnight Seattle, so if you're in PA and not off in some other time zone turn...
  12. J

    axial fragging question

    Well, then I'll admit I'm a little confused. :confused: So here's a quote from one of your threads: "But do you know what's better than 4-6 new branches off of a bilaterally split coral frag? 20+ branches! And we get this by instead sawing the 2"/5 cm frag into say five 10mm disks/wafers...
  13. J

    Anemone color

    Listen, you're talking to someone who has lost several tank set-ups with all livestock and live rock over the years, so like others have said it's a humbling hobby. We've all made mistakes over the years, haven't listened to good advice and killed animals. It's truly awful to lose a tank full...
  14. J

    Anemone frag fest

    One of the other advantages of cutting from the inside of the mouth outward is making sure that the mouth gets divided evenly. I have seen a few reports of people just using a single cut with a knife or scissors and one nem recovers well and the other one lags behind significantly in both...
  15. J

    Anemone color

    First of all, thanks Joker for listening to the advice that people are giving and trying to figure out a way to make it work. It can be frustrating when everyone's yelling at you. There's been a post or two from people who almost sound like they want you to fail. Most of us, however, want you...
  16. J

    Anemone color

    There's a lot of info out there on RBTA's being kept under less lighting. However, all of the systems I've read about having long term success did the following: 1) Fed cyclopeeze or Golden Pearls 1-2 times daily. That's right, daily. If they aren't getting the nutrients from light they...
  17. J

    Frag tank

    If you would like to get the best growth with any coral, only grow clones of that one coral. All/most corals have a pretty good chemical warfare arsenal and can significantly decrease growth, health, and recovery after fragging. You wouldn't need a skimmer, but you should do 25% water changes...
  18. J

    axial fragging question

    Hi Anthony (and anyone else who's doing this) I've been plowing through the fav links here and at Marine Depot and see reference after reference to axial cuts of stony corals into 1/4 inch discs. This makes complete sense from the perspective of various articles in that it make the best use of...
  19. J

    What happens if you release a bunch of brine shrimp babies and nobody eats them?

    And... mysis are a decent thing to have around. Another detrivore, food for fish, release gametes and larvae that feed corals, etc. Good stuff! Josh
  20. J

    Zero edge aquarium

    How do the actual Zero Edge aquariums do the returns? You mentioned the check valves, but do they just pop up through bulkheads? If you did three-sided you could do returns on the back wall with a siphon break built-in. Josh
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