Recent content by Rhetoric

wow. Thanks for the article Steven. Sounds like we are still pretty clueless as to the causes of MHLLE. But at least there are some good suggestions as to how to help even though it sounds like there is a chance nothing beyond releasing it in the ocean will. ;) I'll do my best with it and will...

I just picked up some Ocean Nutrition Seaweed Select Green Marine Algae (Natural Dried Seaweeds) at the LFS. So hopefully I'm starting him in the right direction. I'll try to get more info from her. Thanks again.

I can't thank you guys enough for your input. You'll really helped me out and undoubtedly saved a lot of my coral. :) Now I've got a new problem. Well, new to me. The Tang looks horrible. I thought maybe it was just stressed out due to the change in environment but she says that is how it has...

Ok. Due to the time constraint I had to make a decision, I have decided to do what I could to help her without risking my coral. As cruel as it sounds, though I'd be thrilled if all the clowns got along, it wouldn't be the end of the world if they don't. So we introduced the clown, shrimp, and...

I really appreciate all your feedback. The consensus seems to be that the shrimp and tang will probably be ok, but the clownfish is questionable due to territorial issues with the other clowns and the angel is questionable due to possibly nipping at coral. Hmmmm. I did talk to my LFS and they...

Hi! Thanks for the tips! Glad to hear that most of it might not be a problem. I just found out that the other fish is actually a Bicolor Angelfish. I don't know anything about angels, so any recomendations or thoughts? Thanks again for the help!

Over the weekend, a friend's powerstrip caught on fire and destroyed everything plugged into it including lights, heater, skimmer, pump, etc. She can't afford to replace everything right now and is looking for a home for her fish and shrimp. I really want to help her but am not sure how much...

Thanks for the responses. I believe it is copper that she will be putting into her tank. I am not sure what the problem is with her fish. Not sure what, if any, other inverts she may have. I'm not too familiar with her tank obviously. Just curious about how this will affect mine. Catching them...

Hi. I have a friend who seems to have a sick fish. I don't know any more than that about it other than she will be treating the water with something. However, she says that the LFS told her to that this could harm her 2 cleaner shrimp. She has asked if I could "shrimp-sit" for her in my tank...

I was concerned about the Hawk with the shrimp but was hoping they'd be ok if I got the longnose variety. Sounds like you didn't have luck with that though. Maybe I'll rethink my options there. I think the shrimp is more important than the Hawk for my clients. The shrimp involves one of my two...

Sorry. I posted my tank info in my first post and didn't think to include it in the last one. Here is the info: _________________ Tank:75g Reef/38g Sump 4X96 FL; 4X96 Actinic Protein Skimmer Livestock: 80lbs LR; 4 Green Chromis; 6Line Wrasse; BiCo Blenny; Diamond Goby; Cleaner Shrimp; Assorted...

Wow, thanks for all the comments. The Anthias are beautiful and someone had actually recommended Bartlett's to me before. Someone else had mentioned Cardinals to me previously as well. Anyone have experience with these? I personally like the Chromis too, but my aquarium is at my office in the...

Now that I am setup and everything is going smoothly, I have been adding fish slowly. My first fish were 4 Green Chromis because they were inexpensive and I was nervous that I hadn't let the cycle finish, blah blah blah. Needless to say, they are doing well, as are the rest of my fish. I want...

Is it possible to use your sump for quarantine? I have a 38g sump that has a 10g middle section that could be used. It is meant to be a refugium eventually but haven't done that yet. Can diseases be spread from the sump to fish in the display tank?

I have a 250 watt heater just laying around that I can use. I know this is overkill but it won't do any harm in the 10g right?