130 X 36 x 36 inbound...any suggestions?
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geaux xman
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sweet pics ted,
now i see why you said you go thru a 16oz pack of PE mysis in 3 days.
i guess that is a male crosshatch? i really dont know how to sex them.
now i see why you said you go thru a 16oz pack of PE mysis in 3 days.
i guess that is a male crosshatch? i really dont know how to sex them.
humaguy
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that is a female crosshatch...who is unsure, lol...I lost my male, unexpectedly about 4 weeks after he was in dt, did a slight necropsy and saw nothing to my relatively untrained eyes...have not replaced as the female seems to want to go male...yeah, they are pigs...have to swap out my 7 by 14 inch 200 micron socks every 2 days...I do bleach them but they get lint balls and ugly quick...just got 10 new ones from brs...
how are your fish doing? always good to see you in here...
how are your fish doing? always good to see you in here...
geaux xman
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I was just about to ask you for a video.
My fish are doing good. The most aggressive fish in my tank is the smallest fish, the lemonpeel angels. I just started vodka dosing to try and get my nitrates(100+++) down. I'm up to 22mls/day (11ml am + 11mls pm). I dont have any issues, but maybe for sensitive fish like the achilles, a sub 60ppm nitrates would help them thrive long term.
I am looking at your rock and seeing algae growth. I'm wondering why my rock is still looking like they day I placed them in? Is it due to using mostly room fluorescent lighting? I believe you're still using room lights too?
My fish are doing good. The most aggressive fish in my tank is the smallest fish, the lemonpeel angels. I just started vodka dosing to try and get my nitrates(100+++) down. I'm up to 22mls/day (11ml am + 11mls pm). I dont have any issues, but maybe for sensitive fish like the achilles, a sub 60ppm nitrates would help them thrive long term.
I am looking at your rock and seeing algae growth. I'm wondering why my rock is still looking like they day I placed them in? Is it due to using mostly room fluorescent lighting? I believe you're still using room lights too?
jjk_reef00
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Awesome pics! I love that first one with the large cloud of PE mysis just floating there.
That clam feeding will be insane, can't wait to see pics/vid of that. Who is the boss of the tank right now?
That clam feeding will be insane, can't wait to see pics/vid of that. Who is the boss of the tank right now?
humaguy
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Only an actinic over the display...there is an led fixture and 36in t5 on the fuge below...but the tank does get ambient sunlight- not direct...do not use the room lights for lighting the tank and made sure not to install any over the tank itself...
Don't know what you're paying for those 16oz packs...but I buy bulk mysis and plankton...5+ lbs for <$25...from Jehmco (dot) com
humaguy
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Thanks! not sure there is a true head of the tank but for sheer size I will say the Cinereus...the Sohal still cheses the Cortez from time to time which bothers me as I have had the Cortez since she was tiny little thing and was a great cleaner..also taught the Carribean Queen to clean, I watched it happen and it was fascinating...the Brazilian Queen also chases the Carribean Queen but so far these issues are not violent...the only real issue I had was when my Melichthys indicus- Indian Black Trig, bothered my prized Fuscus, go figure!! Fuscus are known to be aggressive and the Indian Black are thought to be less agressive but we all know there are exceptions to every rule...esp with trigs...I was lucky to snag the Fuscus and put him in the fuge...
I do try and overfeed them to keep the aggression down, we shall see what the future brings...
humaguy
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Have bought them in the past and found the product to be much dirtier than the other brand...are they doing a better job of packaging?
geaux xman
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Yeah I've seen the thread on MR.COM.
I buy 40oz PE mysis packs for $40 from my LFS. Not great, but much more liveable than 16oz/$27.
@Ted,
You do dry food? pellets, nori, etc?
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humaguy
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yes on dry- form 2 and prime reef...pellet is NLS for large fish... Nori is Julian's Red, Purple and Green...also feed fresh clams, silversides, brine, Hikari mage and angel mix.... sometimes krill
clowntriggerfis
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Nice hopefuly all goes well with this guy!
humaguy
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yeah, hope this one actually makes it here...if I pull the trigger...still not sure...
humaguy
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hear that..just worried about upsetting the balance of the tank...do not need him to be bullied by my Sohal...Cinereus is very mellow and I am not worried about any other fish...just the Sohal, who only bothers my Cortez but most of the fish in the tank grew-up together...
