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    New bangii under attack :(

    Hey all, so i got a present (a new fish brought to the door from the parents) yesterday, a bangii. I've added him to my tank and he seemed fine all day and all night, but this morning the cherub angel (whos to be rehoused to a 75 in three months) is harassing the poor guy untill hes huddled in a...
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    Dead Four Striped Damsel, Ideas as to death?

    Hey all, today i was adding my last fish to my tank and i noticed a sad sight, one of my two damsels was stuck to the powerhead intake. I took a look at his body and i dont see anything odd (tumors, ich, growths.) No bites or any body damage. He has shared his tank with his two tank mates...
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    Tetras Stay Clean System...Safe?

    Hey all, while my cleaning crew keeps my reef pretty clean sand and rock wise, i had a thin layer growing on the glass that my snails were apparently not fully able to tackle. So today i picked up a "tetra cleaning system" at the wal-mart. It's that pole thing you put wipes on the end and stick...
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    Inverts for 10 gallon nano?

    Hey Hey all, Sorry forgot about the nano forum. As for the angel, he will be relocated to a 75gal in due time. His place in the nano is temporary. However, he does not seem to bothered, leaves the damsels alone, and swims about and eats just fine. Hes brightly colored and does not seem...
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    Inverts for 10 gallon nano?

    Hey all, i have a ten gallon nano reef. Specs: 0 nitrites, nitirates, ammonia, ph is in the 8.0 range (I just tested it yesterday, can't recall the actual fiqure, i'll do another today and double check.) Resonable temp, salt is 1.021. Current inhabitants include a pgymy angel ("North atlantic...
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    Paradise Fish Just Passed

    Hello all, my paradise fish of just over a year, quite loveingly named "Killer" (Thanks to the fact he ate through another paradise fish, several ghost shrimps, two white clouds, dozens of snails, several plants and a oto before being housed in his own tank.) He was perfectly fine yestery and...
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    So, i have my first fishes.

    So, after two days of water tests and getting cycled results, introduceing my three hermits who did fine over those two days (But then decided to eat theirselves as they molted. My luck. I have one left.) I went to get my fishes. As far as SW fish go, here i have a mixed bag as far as i have...
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    Apparently finished cycle...safe to add Livestock?

    Yea Yea, i saw an ammonia spike, but i didn't check for nitrites at the time ( mostly due to work overtime issue.) The rock is cured.
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    Apparently finished cycle...safe to add Livestock?

    Tank: 10 gallon nano Liverock and sand with nano skimmer, heater, and 200GPH Powerhead. Uptime: A little over two weeks (counting midweek setup before the two weeks and the weekends.) Nitrate: 0! Nitrite: 0! Ammonia: 0! PH: 8.0 -8.2 (I'am a bit color blind, so i cant exactly tell the brown...
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    Should i do upkeep during cycle to save hikers?

    Hey guys and gals, My nano has been up and running for about two days now, and once i got the right temp and salnity and water perms going i seem to have quite a few hitchhikers: - Two very lovely green feather dusters - Several snails of all kinds, mostly looking to be mixed nassarius and...
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    Need suggestions for: Skimmer, Supplments, And livestock!

    Hey all, Sadly my local stores have a sad choice of skimmers: Ethier really big red sea stuff for $106+ for huge tanks, or the little skitlers which i suspected were crap, and apparently are for $39.99. Can anyone appoint me to a decent skimmer for a 10g nano? As well, what supplments might...
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    Hermits from Hatteras - ID photos (broadband only, HUGE)

    Any help appericated...these guys are in reference to this thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=99624. Sorry for the crap photos, but they are the best i can manage at the time. Hosted off site as they are all 4MP (big to help with id for details, i fiqure.) So dont hit them if...
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    Of Cold Water Marine, Hermits, And Blennys

    :) Thanks, i have always assumed hatteras is cold water - mostly from my experinces there, i'll look into it. However, i am a bit worried about how to find these guys shells, as they realllly small. As well, keeping them in a smaller tank might be a issue, since the only spare (and non-fw...
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    Of Cold Water Marine, Hermits, And Blennys

    Hello all! I am a pure FW keeper for a while now, but i recently returned from a island trip for a week. (Hatteras.) Once home, i was washing off some shells and "mermaids purses" that one of the housemates wanted to make those tacky little shell filled vases/candles with, and got a little...
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