(First Reef Tank Ever) **** 600gal Display **** 1300gal System
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swimboy123
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Damsels are some mean little buggers. I have one that i've been trying to get out of my tank for years. They're smart too.
melev
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I was thinking that these damsels would have been better placed in a different part of the system in an area that is easy to scoop them out later. Since the whole system is tied in together, their waste would still be used as part of the cycle.
The LR will as well, of course.
In the meantime, you can build a fish trap and start practicing.
The LR will as well, of course.
In the meantime, you can build a fish trap and start practicing.
Goodwin9
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If your trap catches them, please send to South Dakota when you are finished. I've been able to catch everyone but the Damsels with the exception of the Dussumiere tang who is to big to get in, although he has tried.....<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10165624#post10165624 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cbui2
Marc's fish trap will work only for him, and nobody else but i will try.:eek2: :eek1: if not i will ordered contract killer 10" trigger, just kidding
our last 2 traps were both winners, catching everything we tried to, usually within an hour (and most of that spent sitting and watching, while reading a book or magazine 
). There are picts of the latest in our build thread, but the design came from here :
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=6200425#post6200425
Best of luck in getting those nasty little pests out of your tank, I am sure that you will get them eventually
). There are picts of the latest in our build thread, but the design came from here :http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=6200425#post6200425
Best of luck in getting those nasty little pests out of your tank, I am sure that you will get them eventually
Our new Volcano skimmer uses just a bit more than our 902 (and less than the 1003/1004) and skims 10 times better than the 902 did. I can't comment on comparison with the 1003/1004 since I never owned one. Watt for watt I will always side with the Volcano skimmers for efficiency and performance
.But enough of my opinions... lets get back to the topic of Bart's tank
Bart
If you want to kick start the cycle I have heard of reefers dropping in an uncooked, dead shrimp (from the deli) into the tank to feed the cycle and give it a pretty big jump start. I never did that myself becuase of all of the Live Sand that we used, but I know of others who have used the "dead shrimp" method. Just offerring that up to ya
Looking great so far.. your rockwork looks fantastic Keep up with the pictures
Goodwin9
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I took this picture this evening of my 7" Dussumiere tang, along side one of my Blue Damsels. I can't say that they Damsels bother the bigger fish, but they do chase after the Chromis & Clowns and anything smaller . They were part of the first saltwater fish I purchased when I got into this hobby. No one warned me that I would regret it nearly 3 years later. If I could catch them, I would remove them, but I am not going to tear apart the tank to get them out.
cbui2
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that's a big and very nice tang, but the blue ones i have is 1" but i guess they will get pretty big like yours. no need to tear your tank apart, since your rocks stacks is in 3 piles i would placed egg crate between the 3 piles which would be two pc's then that would make the area a lot smaller where it will be little easier to catch them. i will doing something similar to that.
cbui2
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10166222#post10166222 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sparkss
Our new Volcano skimmer uses just a bit more than our 902 (and less than the 1003/1004) and skims 10 times better than the 902 did. I can't comment on comparison with the 1003/1004 since I never owned one. Watt for watt I will always side with the Volcano skimmers for efficiency and performance
But enough of my opinions... lets get back to the topic of Bart's tank
Bart
If you want to kick start the cycle I have heard of reefers dropping in an uncooked, dead shrimp (from the deli) into the tank to feed the cycle and give it a pretty big jump start. I never did that myself becuase of all of the Live Sand that we used, but I know of others who have used the "dead shrimp" method. Just offerring that up to ya
thanks but i am not a big fan of dead shrimp, since it only took me 3 months to get this far i can do it for another month. QT is getting setup up now so i will start purchasing the fish i want.
ReefDoctorMicromussas
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Just as a note I have used the dead shrimp method many times when starting clients and reef buddies tanks its actually very natural and works wonders! Another great method is to take the dirty carbon pack or sand and/or the water from a water change of someones tank that you admire.. this way you infect your tank with the same colonies that help "his" tank its actually a very healthy way to begin kinda like curing a fine cheese from pre collected cultures... But LOL I understand your point Bart... you have already gone this far this way
Looking really good
its actually very natural and works wonders! Another great method is to take the dirty carbon pack or sand and/or the water from a water change of someones tank that you admire.. this way you infect your tank with the same colonies that help "his" tank its actually a very healthy way to begin kinda like curing a fine cheese from pre collected cultures... But LOL I understand your point Bart... you have already gone this far this wayLooking really good
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