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  1. bigford84

    How to stop..

    Any thoughts? My tank has been for sale for over 6 months and did not sell.(the highest offer was $100.00)=not gonna happen. We have a new baby, and we do not have the time to care for it.. Can i just sell all the animals ,drain the tank and store it in my garage till a later time when i...
  2. bigford84

    Just thought i should share ..

    Yeah i only have 3 fish and 2 shrimp,but my nems and corals have never looked better..i had a guy tell me its doing so well cause i have a very good sump/fuge setup.. i just keep the ato full and it all good
  3. bigford84

    Did the snail do this? Or what is it?

    I mean like tons of snails..
  4. bigford84

    Did the snail do this? Or what is it?

    They dont breed like freshwater snails, do they?
  5. bigford84

    Just thought i should share ..

    Iv been trying to sell my reef setup for about 6 months now cause we are about to have a baby and i dont have time to care for it... but it just popped into my head that i have not done a water change for close to 3 months, and everything looks great! If thats how un sensitive its gonna be, then...
  6. bigford84

    Did the snail do this? Or what is it?

    This might have been there before, but im accusing the snail because he was there at the time..
  7. bigford84

    how many shrimp is too many?

    are coral banded shrimp reef safe?
  8. bigford84

    how many shrimp is too many?

    I think i would want maybe 7 more for a total of 10 ... Blood shrimp? Is that the same as a fire shrimp? Im not set on 10 but maybe like 6 or 8 total ..
  9. bigford84

    how many shrimp is too many?

    So i have a 55 gallon salty with 30 gallon sump/fuge it has a few corals in it, also have 1 camel shrimp,1 cleaner shrimp, 1 pistol shrimp and only 3 small fish.... I want more shrimps ,but how many is two many?
  10. bigford84

    i have to move into a new house!! but how?

    ok here is my plan... i will leave the sand in the tank but covered by water. put all rock in buckets under water, all coral in another bucket, and all fish and other creatures in another bucket.. i have a 55 gallon plastic drum i mix my water in that i will put in the new house ahead of time...
  11. bigford84

    i have to move into a new house!! but how?

    i should have told you the move is only about 1/10th of a mile down the road.. and here are some pics.. the yellow circle is to show you the board or top of the stand that i could leave the tank on when moving it.. and to show you how much live rock i have. this just sucks cause its gonna be...
  12. bigford84

    i have to move into a new house!! but how?

    hi guys... i just found out that my wife and i are gonna have a baby... so i found a bigger house to move in to. everything was relaxed until i thought about moving my 55 gal reef tank (also has a 30 gas sump under it) i searched and only found 2 threads but didnt answer my questions so here...
  13. bigford84

    can you i d these?

    i forgot what these corals are called, i know the leather but not the other 3
  14. bigford84

    what is the better light??

    i have a 55 gal salty with a little bit of soft coral.and anemones. iv been running a 4x 54watt t5 current light, but just picked up a 4x 65 watt power compact for $50 that might need a balest or just 2 new bulbs.. what light is better?? just wanna know before i pay to fix the new light...
  15. bigford84

    just need a little reassurance

    yup i have a cleaner and 2 camel shrimp.. the fish that were murdered are... 1 clownfish 1 Spotted Bristletooth and a sweet lips clown somthing... i also have 4 nems in the tank 2 gbt=was one that split in two..a carpet nem and the soon to go back tube nem. arent anemones very delicate?
  16. bigford84

    how long will it live?

    i just cleaned out my fuge,and took out well over half of the chaeto .. how long will it live in a bucket without heat and light ???
  17. bigford84

    just need a little reassurance

    iv been running my 55 gal reef tank for just a little over a year now.. only had a few fish die (due to a tube anemone i got last month,but am bringing back to the lfs) but overall i think im doing good. i have 3 shrimp in the tank and they are doing very well, with that said.... shrimp are the...
  18. bigford84

    Tube Anemone

    Iv lost 3 fish after having the tube nem for only a month
  19. bigford84

    anyone kept tube anemones without loosing fish?

    Everything was going great for a year,then last month i got a tube nem..... Since then i have lost 3 fish.. not lost,but found dead after seeing them the nite before.1 clown 1 tang 1 sweet lips. Not all at once but the next morning i would find the leftovers being picked at by crabs and...
  20. bigford84

    need help with clowns....please

    the orange one was the female before i got the black one. the black one is a little bigger then the orange. so if they are both female there is no changing back to male?? if thats true.... should i try to trade one in for a smaller one?
  21. bigford84

    need help with clowns....please

    So i have two clowns . One is a orange and white occilaris and the other is a black and white occ. The black one is new and has taken over both nems and wont let the orange one even come out of the rock work.. they did get along for a day or two,but now the black one is being very mean to the...
  22. bigford84

    will these fish pair up??

    no i dont think your situation will work.. the pair you already have will more then likely beat up the new clown.. but im not an expert,thats just what iv been told.
  23. bigford84

    will these fish pair up??

    ok he's home... and he's already interested in the nems.. took like 3 months for the other clowns to care about the nems,and a few minutes for him.
  24. bigford84

    will these fish pair up??

    he is black and white,but has a little orange or red on his mouth. i wanted a bigger one but he only had one big one and he said it was paired up with another clown already...and he didnt want to break them up:(
  25. bigford84

    will these fish pair up??

    ok i found the missing clown remains and removed them. all that was left after one day of missing was bones.. i think he got stung by the new tube nem i put in the tank...and was devoured after pining himself in the back. but here is the new guy in his drip bucket...
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