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I'm thinking it might not have been black ick. My goby picked at the tang for a couple days and now he looks good. I'll keep an eye on him.

That's what I thought, too, but maybe not. My sharkface goby (aka neon goby, I think) picked at him for a day or so and now the Tang looks good.

Thanks for the info. I'll let you know how he does.

I have a yellow tang in my 75G tank; I've had him for several weeks. He developed some tiny black spots today. I think it's black ick (based on other posts I've read). Any suggestions on treatment? He eats well but looks like he's trying to rub on the rocks and keeps approaching a goby...

Sorry no posts for a while. Tank seems to be doing well. Parameters are good but I need to boost the calcium. Current livestock: 2 clowns, 3 PJ cardinals, 1 yellow tang, 2 sharkface gobies (1 living in the overflow) green bubble tip anemone, feather duster, xenia, red mushroom, green mushroom...

Yea, I'll probably DIY it. Hopefully this weekend. Thanks all.

I guess it got to be too much for the little guy: I found him (alive) in the overflow this afternoon. I guess we really do have to call him Nemo now.

Cool - thanks. They're also looking like they're trying to host my feather duster. I know they say to wait a year but I may get an anemone for them.

Aggressive Clownfish When I got my clownfish (three weeks ago or so) I got two, one slightly larger than the other one. Now the larger one is very aggressively chasing the smaller one all over the tank almost constantly. Anything I can do to make it stop? (So far saying "Stop" doesn't appear to...

Thanks. Any particular kind you recommend? I've seen Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp - they look cool. The LFS sells Peppermint Shrimp. Any recommendations?

Update Okay, salt is in and so is sand. We're waiting for the dust to settle and water to clear, then I'll order the LR. I have to figure out a better way to get power to it other than the "power strip and extension cord" system now in place. I'm thinking a hole in the wall and run the...

Updated Pics I haven't posted any pics in a while so I thought I'd put some up :-D. The tank has been up since Oct. I had a cyano or diatom bloom but that is just about gone. Water test last night showed pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate all good. Expanded test kit (phospates, etc) is on order...

Actually, since he lost his iPod (on the floor in his room), he's been doing a nice job keeping the room as neat as can be expected.

I read somewhere to turn the return off to keep food from getting into the sump, but if I'm trying to feed something in the sump then I guess it makes sense to leave it on. I've been leaving the powerheads on, to move the food around. Guess I've been doing it backwards :rolleyes:. Not the...

Ray, two questions: I turn my return pump off when I feed. Will I still get enough food into the fuge to feed a couple of crabs? Also, if I add LR rubble to the fuge, do I need to cure it separately, or is there enough bacteria in the tank now to handle the inevitable die off if I put it...

I ended up keeping the tank in my office until the day before Christmas, but tore the picture off the front of the box. When I brought it home I had my son help me carry it to the basement - told him it was for his cousin. And he believed me! Ha! His expression Christmas morning was great...

Thanks Thom. Ordered it today.

Test Kits? Right now all I'm testing for is Ammonia, pH, Nitrite, and Nitrate. What else should I test? Phophate? Calcium? Carbonate? And any recommendations on test kits? Thanks.

Thanks Ray. I've got chaeto and about 3" of "live" sand but nothing else. If I put crabs down there, do I have to feed them? I'll have to find somewhere to get LR rubble. And, do I have to cure it separately?

Refugium Question So right now my refugium has a bunch of chaeto in it. What else could/should I add to it? Should I put a couple snails down there? Crabs? LR rubble?

Good idea! He keeps the door closed most of the time to keep the mess from spilling into the hall. Gotta clean it before Christmas company comes on Wed. Anybody got half a day to spare?

Still having diatom problems but the snails are slowly taking care of it. And I saw my serpent star today for the first time in weeks. :) Going to the LFS tomorrow to look at clowns. Assuming I can get out of the driveway, that is. Been snowing for 24 hours, two feet already and still...

So if I add the clownfish now, without the anemone, when I do add the anemone they will hopefully live in it, right? And can someone explain what the diatom bloom is? All of a sudden my tank is growing a lot of brown algae again. Not sure why. I think my pH is too high (8.6) so I'd doing...

Right now it's sitting in my office. He'll find it if I try to hide it in the house. Although I did manage to hide a fully-assembled air hockey table from him years ago. Maybe in his room; he'd never find it in that mess!

Sorry for lack of updates. Tank is doing well (although I lost an emerald crag the othe day) just haven't had time to post anything. I'm thinking the next fish I add will be clownfish or a tang. How do I find a mated pair of clownfish? The LFS has a bunch of them in one tank, but I can't...