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    Kill it All....

    How long would you soak the rock? A week or two? thanks for the reply.. Jack
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    Kill it All....

    What is the most effective way to completely, 100% no questions asked, kill anything and everything on my several hundred pounds of dried out base rock which I'll be using to dry aquascape my 330? I borrowed a piece and put it in my long establised 55 reef about 8 months ago and now I have a...
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    Vermetid snail infestation

    Thanks for the replies. Everything I've read thus far states that the larger varieties are not a nuisance at all. The problem with this smaller variety is that I have up to 10 per square inch in some places and the #s are increasing exponentially. At this point there is no way that anything...
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    Vermetid snail infestation

    Hi and Help! I have an advanced snail infestation and I'm looking for the best way to glean support and ideas through RC. I was able to indentify and run down the problem on a Reef Central mag article by Ron Shimek in a Spineless Column article...
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    remote control hoist

    I'm looking for a remote control hoist which I'll locate over my 330. Capacity must be 150-200 lbs. Overhead location was wired and switched when I built the house.. Any ideas? Jack
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    Whats wrong with this picture?

    Thanks Nikki, If it is splitting, how long of a process is this usually... days.. weeks? Do you know of any good threads which talk about it? Jack
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    Whats wrong with this picture?

    The entire front of this picture would normally be fillled with my Bali LTA. This morning he was moved for the first time since introducing him to my 55 display 6 months ago. Its been eating well and growing like a dandelion. Is it most likely getting ready to split? I've read that they seek...
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    Fish Moving Time Please!

    Steve, I was hoping that something in my discription might provide some insight into the probable cause of the condition leading up to my final 'euthanizing' medication. I just want to be able to make some sense of what happened. Have you ever seen ick manifest itself in such a quick and...
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    Fish Moving Time Please!

    PB died over night which wasn't a big surprise to me given his condition. The white particles were actually spread in a large concentration around him on the floor of the tank. When I looked closely it really doesn't look like ick at all but who knows for sure. The most frustrating thing...
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    Fish Moving Time Please!

    Well just when I thought things were getting better for the Powder Blue, he's taken a huge turn for the worse :( I wouldn't be surprised If I awake to a carcass in the morning. I thought I had everything in good shape when I left for training in Seattle on Sunday nite. All fish looked really...
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    Fish Moving Time Please!

    Thanks Steve, I've been adding water through the biowheel all along. I'm sure I wasn't doing myself any favors getting the tank cycled. I knew how strong the buffer is... you think I'd put two and two together.....:shock: Jack
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    Fish Moving Time Please!

    Hi Nikki, My pattern has been to add a 1/4tsp of buffer to a large glass of ro water then add it slowly to the bio wheel filter where it mixes very well before entering the qt. The other fish are fine as they have always been through this whole adventure. Still some discontent between the two...
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    Fish Moving Time Please!

    Well making the last water change from 31ppt to 34ppt I upset the balance somehow because the PB became notably agitated. The only thing I did was to add buffer trying to raise the ph from 8.15 to 8.25 trying to match the display parameters so I can move a couple of fish tomorrow. I'm...
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    Fish Moving Time Please!

    Hi Steve, I've started to raise salinity. I made up .025 water and am changing 20% each day until I reach .025-.026. Then I plan on cycling some disiplay water into the qt before I reintroduce fish. It's been 50 days since I first moved fish into the qt, and 40 days since the last spots on...
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    Fish Moving Time Please!

    Steve, Things are going well. I've gone to every third day on changes now but parameters seem to remain more or less unchanged whether I change water or not. PB is doing great but still has a few light inconsistancies in his pectorials. PJC is like new except for the long string like piece of...
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    Fish Moving Time Please!

    A couple of times when I add food soaked with Selcon, I thought I've noticed a different sound from the sponge filter bubbles. Last night it was so obvious that I had to ask. It seems as if the bubbles are getting larger after the supplement is added, and therefore changing the sound of the...
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    Fish Moving Time Please!

    I agree that I'd like to see the fish back at full salinity for at least 10 days to two weeks before going back to the display. I guess I need to accept the fact that the qt, even when cycled has no lr, no sump, minimal water volume, no dsb or any other filtration. I suppose it may never...
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    Fish Moving Time Please!

    Hi Steve, >>What gram negative antibiotics do you have easy access to? I wish I could make a coherent reply to that question but I can't. Could you just maybe recommend something effective to have on hand and I will order it next time around? :oops: >>but I am wondering if you have always...
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    Fish Moving Time Please!

    Thanks Nikki, Thats a good idea to introduce the fish back in in stages. I guess I never really did "get it" in terms of the actaul bio load on a system by just one or two fish. My perception of what is a light load and a heavy fish load were obviously skewed. Keeping too many fish in a fresh...
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    Fish Moving Time Please!

    Hi Steve, Well the qt seems to be cycling nicely. I've gone to every other day on the water changes and NO2, N03, and NH3 continue to drop. A couple of quick questions. My 55 display looks great.... I have an ECO 60 which is the larger HOB model. The culerpa hasn't skipped a beat in growth...
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