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    Cocoa Worm (Protula bispiralis)

    Thanks for the info. I do have a small feather duster with a hard calcium shell that has been doing well, but I'll hold off on the coco worm for a bit.
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    Cocoa Worm (Protula bispiralis)

    I know this is a coral forum, but it's my favorite forum and this post got blown down the list in the general forum with no responses. I have read about these worms and have seen them in a few LFSs and I want one. Does anyone know if they can live long term in captivity? I have 2 large hawaiin...
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    Cocoa Worm (Protula bispiralis)

    I have read about these worms and have seen them in a few LFSs and I want one. Does anyone know if they can live long term in captivity? I have 2 large hawaiin feathers, for about 8 months now, and they are doing very well. Will the Cocoa Worm thrive under the same conditions?
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    Question about skimmate quality

    I'll try lowering my skimmer and adding a filter sock, hopefully that will do it for now. but... I thought about it before and found some people doing it... I'm gonna build a DIY skimmer that works off of the bubbles that come down my overflow. That will take some load off my filter sock, cut...
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    Need a little advice.

    yeah, I think I'll try doing the homemade stuff... At this rate 90% of my stuff will be DIY in a year. What am I going to spend my store credit from xenia frags on? It seems that my 2 part from Natureef adds a lot of trace elements that I don't really need as long as I do waterchanges (15%...
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    Need a little advice.

    I have an ACIII for PH monitoring, but I didn't calibrate the probe, I just asumed it was calibrated. I'll find out in a few days when I get my calibration fluid. I do have a hagen PH test kit, but it's so hard to read; all I can tell is that it's blue and fairly dark so the PH is somwhere above...
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    Question about skimmate quality

    I can't remember the brand, but it was cheap, $35 brand new with pump... I added an air pump, wooden airblock, and stand to get it to perform, and it performs quite well, I can get about 1/4 cup a day of think nasty stuff from a 55gal tank, but after 1/4 cup is just fills with think bubbles and...
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    Need a little advice.

    yeah, I said toxins instead of ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, phosphates... was in a bit of a rush. I'll pick up some calibration fluid for my PH probe. Also, I looked back at my test kit and my mg is around 1350-1400.
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    Need a little advice.

    The only Mg I put in the tank is what is in the 2 part solution.
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    Question about skimmate quality

    Hello, I have a very cheap skimmer that I modded and tweaked until it started to skim pretty effectively. The problem I have is that it seems like the bubbles it produces are very thick. They fill up the container quickly, they don't break down into liquid, and seem to stop more bubbles from...
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    Need a little advice.

    Well, the liquid drop test shows pretty high as well, but you can never tell with those things. I guess I should pick up some calibration liquid. When you say just ca, do you mean use kalk? the calcium part of my 2 part solution contains Mg as the secondary element. I am using IO salt. I have...
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    Need a little advice.

    I've been reading around trying to figure out what course of action to take, but I can't quite figure it out. Here are my perameters: Alk=12dkh Calc=360-380 PH=8.4(night)-8.7(day) Temp= 79-80 (always) Mg=1500 toxins = 0.0 I use a 2 part solution (about 2-3 mL of the Alk per night and about...
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    Goby & Pistol schrimp combo.

    thanks. I am clear that you need specific gobies/PSes, I was just generalizing to save time. I do have some realestate available but I'm pretty close to my limit on inhabitants and don't want to take the chance of disrupting some of my fish. I'll just convince my brother to get a pair for his tank.
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    Goby & Pistol schrimp combo.

    I'm interested in getting a pair of these guys and just wanted to know if they would be compatable with my current inhabitants: Yellow sleeper goby Lawn mower blenny Orchid dottyback 2 x ocellaris clowns Coral beauty Coral banded shrimp Skunk cleaner shrimp Scarlet cleaner shrimp serpant star...
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    I need to trim my xenia

    I asked this question about a month ago. Here is what I was told and what I have learned: Before I start I get a small container with some tank water in it, a fresh razor blade, and put some rubble rock in the container. 1 cut per day, per tank and run carbon is what they recommended. I have...
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    Please identify and help with a few questions.

    Thanks, the first pics are my biggest concern, I want to know if they are safe or not... As for the baby Collonista snails, A LOT of them come out at night, is this ok? or do I have to worry about them over running my tank?
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    Please identify and help with a few questions.

    I have a few questions about some of the happenings in my aquarium. Thanks in advance for looking. 1. What is this? It is in the sand, stringy, moves and stretches it's tentacles, and doesn't seem to harm anything. 2. I have these baby snails appearing in my tank. Is this bad? I acquired...
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    Trimming Pulsing Xenis (Xenia umbellata)

    I got some carbon and did the dirty deed. Didn't go as smoothly as I had hoped, but it was my first time... The Xenia turned into a giant ball of snot when I cut it. I rubberbanded the trimmings to a piece of rubble (is that "ok"?).
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    Trimming Pulsing Xenis (Xenia umbellata)

    Thanks for the info Mr. Calfo. I would love to try and sell the stuff, but first things first, I need to figure out where I'm going to put the peices. My new sump will have an area for frags and such. I guess I'll place the frags on a pile of rubble and hurry up on my new sump. Also, I run...
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    Trimming Pulsing Xenis (Xenia umbellata)

    I will be trimming back my Xenia for the first time tomorrow. I just wanted to know if there is anything I should be careful of. Also, I hate to just throw away the trimmings... does this stuff sell? or does anyone want some (you pay the shipping of course). I'll probably have about 5-6 medium...
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