Austin goes Rimless - Dudester's 203g mixed reef
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You might also try a school of domino damsels.
SaltwaterChris
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WOW I just read this whole thing.Your tank is turning out realy nice. I love the rim less tanks, I wish I would have known about them before I bought mine.Sorry to hear about your CBB weird that he just stoped eating and died the next day.I like your fish list other than the yellow tank everybody has one of those so I would maybe try a Chocolate Tank or a Brown Scopas Tang or my fav an Achilles and if your going to have little fish I would get ALL of them in first then add the tangs.I've seen some tangs be realy nasty to other fish.I had a Blue Hippo tang pick on a Niger trigger so the tang had to go back and didn't survive the way back to the store so there went 40 bucks. Thats just my 2 cents, tank looks great
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Dudester
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fishypets - If a fish could survive in your tank, there's absolutely no reason I can't keep even the most fragile species. BTW, I asked the RC Mods to use your acclimation technique as a "sticky" but they wouldn't go for it 
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SaltwaterChris - Thanks a lot for your comments. I agree with you completely about the yellow tang, but it's the only fish my wife specifically wants in the tank, so in it goes. Besides, I know they are very common, but they're hardy and I actually think they're quite pretty. The yellow provides a nice contrast against the other colors in the tank, as there aren't a lot of yellow corals. I also appreciate your advice about adding the small fish first. I'm counting on the smaller fish being able to escape the harrassment of the tangs by hiding in the small nooks and caves. Again, thanks for your comments and please feel free to chime in with more good advice.
.SaltwaterChris - Thanks a lot for your comments. I agree with you completely about the yellow tang, but it's the only fish my wife specifically wants in the tank, so in it goes. Besides, I know they are very common, but they're hardy and I actually think they're quite pretty. The yellow provides a nice contrast against the other colors in the tank, as there aren't a lot of yellow corals. I also appreciate your advice about adding the small fish first. I'm counting on the smaller fish being able to escape the harrassment of the tangs by hiding in the small nooks and caves. Again, thanks for your comments and please feel free to chime in with more good advice.
KingfishJohn
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Way better than fading anytime a yellow shows red streaking that definitely means that your water quality is suffering. In fact, it's a sticky in the fish disease forum.
what was the result of your OM problem? Are you now able to go full throttle with your new drum?
I'm asking becuase i have had the same problem and have been running drumless for about a month now.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1265471
I'm also running a cuda on a CL and have a powermodule.
I'm asking becuase i have had the same problem and have been running drumless for about a month now.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1265471
I'm also running a cuda on a CL and have a powermodule.
Dudester
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Good fish info, thanks guys.
ch0daboy - The problem with my OM was that sand would enter around the drum and prevent it from spinning. Paul send me a modified drum with a slightly narrower diameter, which allows a small amount of sand to enter the chamber around the drum without completely halting the drum's rotation. This has solved the problem entirely. I don't run my 'cuda full bore, only about 80%, because if I open it up all the way, water would splash out over the top of the tank. Oh yeah, and nice choice of equipment! :thumbsup:
ch0daboy - The problem with my OM was that sand would enter around the drum and prevent it from spinning. Paul send me a modified drum with a slightly narrower diameter, which allows a small amount of sand to enter the chamber around the drum without completely halting the drum's rotation. This has solved the problem entirely. I don't run my 'cuda full bore, only about 80%, because if I open it up all the way, water would splash out over the top of the tank. Oh yeah, and nice choice of equipment! :thumbsup:
Dudester
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Hey Marcus, sorry but I haven't had a chance to get any pics. Shoot, I still haven't even photographed what I got at the coral farm last weekend. I'll get on it soon. So everyone else knows, Marcus and Dallis hooked me up with some sweet frags yesterday. THANKS A MILLION!! They're all doing well so far, although the efflo has had a little die-off. I hope it's not STN and that there will be enough living tissue for it to ultimately do well. Fingers crossed!
martinphillip03
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Are you treating your corals before they go in the tank? I remember you had that red bug problem with your 30
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Dudester
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marty - Yes, you remember well. I didn't mind the red bugs, it was the AEFW that destroyed my tank. For all incoming corals I do a heavily concentrated dip in Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure. I'm going to add an Interceptor dip as well, but I wasn't worried this time as GMFett recently performed a red bug treatment. I should probably add a Fluke Tab dip to my regimen -- thanks for bringing this up.
GMF - It's definitely STN. The center of the frag is now white and it's advancing toward the two ends. I don't think there's much I can do, as it's too small to re-frag and I think that would only tick it off further. It seems like it died directly where it was super-glued to the plug. Oh, and tell Dallis the powder's doing just fine.
GMF - It's definitely STN. The center of the frag is now white and it's advancing toward the two ends. I don't think there's much I can do, as it's too small to re-frag and I think that would only tick it off further. It seems like it died directly where it was super-glued to the plug. Oh, and tell Dallis the powder's doing just fine.
martinphillip03
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Could you give more details like how long and what concentration. I understand this would only be a guideline and everyones results may differ. Or just pm me. Also is there a stiky on RC on how to treat corals?
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