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  1. spieszak

    diving in Thailand

    Did some diving in Thailand last week. Some photos to share below. http://s1221.photobucket.com/user/spieszak/library/dive?sort=3&page=1
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    Corals having problems in tank

    "All the levels are good" does nothing to help someone who would make the effort to trouble shoot with you. Numbers are important. Alk and calcium numbers ? When was your last water change? As things grow, they take up alk and calcium more quickly. What are you doing to maintain them? Water...
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    Nana's 40B

    w00t! Fish have a habit of trying to make us panic it seems! Two days ago I thought my goldspot rabbit had disappeared, skipped a feeding and everything. He is at least the size of my hand, so its hard for him to hide, even with his built in camo. Next day he was out begging for food. Must...
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    Nana's 40B

    Reading other sources, it looks like they average is about 5 years, but there really isn't anyway to know how old yours was when you got it.
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    Nana's 40B

    Cool.. Amazing how things don't really seem to mind all that stuff growing around them, isn't it?
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    Nana's 40B

    IMO, cleaning fuges isn't bad, you just need to mind how much and how quickly. Removing cyano and hair algae is a good thing, you just don't want to do it too quickly. As you take the things that are eating up nutrients out, you slightly lessen the tanks ability to keep them low. Generally...
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    Newbie!

    Welcome .........
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    Im the new guy

    Welcome! I agree, pictures are awesome. What size tank did you get?
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    Nana's 40B

    yep, fuges are meant to be nasty unless you try to put them on display. If it keeps that stuff out of your tank, its absolutely perfect!
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    Nana's 40B

    Looks perfect! :)
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    Nana's 40B

    Cool, it looks happy!
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    Nana's 40B

    i would guess 5 gallons would be ok. you just don't want to move more than 1dkh in a day. i won't use rscp because of the high alk. seems likr any decent size water change is going to spike params.
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    Clown Breeders Seattle

    i know one in Spokane, but i'm not off hand aware of any one in Seattle
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    Nana's 40B

    careful with that stuff, alk mixes to like 12. Water changes with it can cause an alk swing.
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    Best way to set up clowns to pair up

    number of fish is always a tough question to answer. I'd plan for 5 or 6 small fish, added pretty slowly, and adjust as you see how they affect the tank and your maintenance schedule. If you do more work (larger more frequent water changes), you can have more fish (within reason).. if you'd...
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    Nana's 40B

    Do a water change, prove its not the light or the clean up crew. You can always not do another one.
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    Best way to set up clowns to pair up

    those sound like OK choices, I'd be a bit wary of the dragonet, just give the fuge lots of time to establish. Sandsifter gobies are great, until they spray sand all over your corals. Just something to keep in mind. I don't think clowns would be too aggressive towards either of those...
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    Best way to set up clowns to pair up

    Two clowns should be fine after a good cycle. One other thing to consider is that clowns are fairly aggressive, and aggressive fish should be added last when feasible, since it gives more timid fish a chance to establish in their new home. Do you have a stock list of the fish you would like to add?
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    Best way to set up clowns to pair up

    Generally if you get two small clowns you'll do fine. If you decide to only get one after your cycle to try to ensure you don't end up overloading anything, just make sure when you get the second it is smaller. Its never a gaurentee, but it works most of the time
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    Talk me out of my upgrade

    250/300 gallon+ folks. Talk me out of my upgrade Would you do it again if you had a do over? Are you happy you went big/bigger? What would you change if you were to do it again?
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