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Ok, need some help from those with more MH knowledge than myself. I think I had a ballast go bad and I want to replace it. I have a PFO triple 175W ballast. Two of the 3 bulbs work just fine, just one of the ballasts isn't firing. Not sure if it is pulse or not (don't know the difference...

Yeah, I've tried a few of the stressors. None of them have worked, and because I have seen more and more positive stories about fragging, I am considering it. Apparently, this anemone would rather reproduce sexually, and almost caused a disaster in our tank due to its overzealous release of...

Anyone with any experience. I have heard numerous anecdotal accounts, seen a few threads, but can't find any at the moment. My BTA takes up almost half of 1 side of my 200 gallon. I have tried to induce splitting with no success. I really need to reduce its size, and I suppose the first step...

I looked at a huge paper presented by the Shedd aquarium regarding pipefish and sea horses. Because tapes are seemingly more common in these fish (relative to other pathogens), they recommend using either praziquantel or fenbendazole. Fenbendazol will give you a larger spectrum of activity...

Woodstock, do you have some that you are thinking about using? If so, I could pick the brains of the faculty. I only have a year and a half left to do it, so I might as well take advantage while I can...

Fenbendazole (Panacur) is a very affective dewormer in animals. It has efficacy against some tapes, some flukes, and virtually nematodes. I haven't seen any preparations for fish, but I am sure they are out there. Personally (although leebca may have a different opinion), I think it would...

My apologies, I should have added qualifiers instead of a blanketed statement. With that said, I knew the effects weren't significant, but I had no idea how ineffective it was with Crypto. Interestingly, according to Noga's "Fish Disease" text, it isn't even pathogenic beyond 86 degrees F...

Re: temperature... You can actually increase the speed of the pathogen's lifecycle and therefore, potentially decrease treatment time if you increase temperature in the tank. It pushes the pathogen to the theront stage, which is also the stage that is susceptible to CuSO4. However, I wouldn't...

Carbon filled pantyhose are my fail-safe for any unknown tank contamination.

I have read that after the fact. However, the barb didn't do any noticeable damage to those fish that were caught (eating fine the same day, no noticeable infection/inflammation). Barb or no barb, I doubt I would have caught the blenny. Their mouth has what seems to be a pretty firm hard...

Similarly, weldon acrylic glue is worth its weight in gold in my household. :D

I liked the glued rock, almost a necessity with that trap. Glad to see it is still working even after I put a crack in it (if it is the same one)

I think many of us have shared this frustration... I had to tear down an entire tank to get one... Unorthodox suggestion: I used fly-fishing hooks with mysis shrimp in an attempt to catch a red-lipped blenny. I caught everything in my tank (rabbitfish and 2 clowns) but the blenny (the...

Doni, Did you get that Achilles at fishworld? I was watching one there for 2 months and never pulled the trigger.

Great looking pair! I don't know if any will head to Indy. Most of the horsie folks will probably stay in the NC/VA area. Lord knows, VA seems to have plenty of horse work for them. FL is another attractive area these days. Of course, when you start working on million dollar animals...

I am a cow person, but talking to some of the horse people in my class (some of which will be great practitioners in the future), their concern was similar to what others have mentioned. If she is 2 years old and has yet to be broken, you are going to have your hands full. The fact that it is...

I would think it depends on your system. If it is primarily an SPS system, I would skim as much as I possibly could. If it is a softy/LPS predominant system, then you can get away with less skimming. Most of us have a combination of the above (including myself). Because of that, I skim...

I am confused with the product description. It says: . So, does this polyfilter have some special chemical composition to it to aid in chemical removal? My assumption was that it was more of a mechanical filtration media. Perhaps just semantics or a marketing ploy? Edit: Ok, I read...

How often do you replace and/or clean? I think I am just too lazy for them, as they would just be a nitrate producer in my system... However, if they could go for a few weeks or more, then it might be something worthwhile...

I have exactly that combo, a huge sailfin (introduced first) and a much smaller kole (introduced almost 2 years after the fact). The kole was skittish at first, was bullied a bit by the sailfin, but no fin damage or any actual trauma as the kole could get out of the way. After a few days of...