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Yeah, you'd think he's ill, but normally I'd expect a death or a recovery in this time frame...

Hey all, We recently began stocking a 16 gallon bow that's been running empty for about 10 months. It now houses and ocellaris and a skunk dotty. More than a week ago we added an emerald crab. After a drip acclimation period he was introduced to the tank. Since that moment, he has sat in one...

Depends a lot on your setup, but some sort of baffle, a stocking, a piece of foam filter material, etc. might work.

Beautiful!!! Great job (as we all would have suspected!!!).

Glad to hear your good news!!!

I've had two dottys, a royal and a magenta. I've never own an orchid, though. Although I agree they like to spend a great deal of time in the rocks, mine have always been visible at least half the time. They are generally aggressive, and not shy of other fish, even much larger ones, although the...

Years ago, '86, I think, I had dinner with Deborah Harry of Blondie! I knew her (adoptive) parents who I met when I lived near Cooperstown. I had been at their home a couple of times, and when she was up visiting around the holidays I was invited over!

I don't know about the film, but generally, if the fish is eating and active, it's a good sign that he's probably okay.

Beautiful stuff, tg, but you're not helping the rest of us by showing 'em off here!!! JK Good luck!

Incidentally, my probs with the hair really began after upgrading the lights, whether coincidentally or not. My photo period, BTW, is about 9 hours.

The tank is a bit over 3 months old. I set it up with RO and have topped off with RO. The past 6 weeks or so, I've actually been using the Catalina ocean water (mainly for convenience sake). I feed the tank 3 (sometimes 4) times a week. It is rarely fed 2 days in a row.

I've got a 32w 50/50 over the tank. I keep it 1.025 @ 79 degrees. It has 2-3 inches of southdown, 11 lbs. of LR, a minijet 404 which moves 106 gph, a whisper 10 for additional circulation and carbon. I've got seven or eight blue-legs and a serpaent star for cleanup, and a variety of shrooms and...

Suggestions then? I've got eight blue-legs who barely put a dent in the hair algae that's been springing up. I do massive water changes, and manually remove the stuff, but I fear it's going to get ahead of me. :(

I'm exploring the addition of a Sally Lightfoot for algae control in my 7 gallon. I've heard that they are one of the most effective consumers of hair algae, and they are reef safe. I also understand that this will be a permanent addition, as I will not catch one once it's introduced. I've also...

My first was a yellow tang. Still with me!