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Thanks for the kind words everyone. Some of your comment were pretty encouraging. On another note I thought I would post some pics of my corals in their new home a 120 gallon. The orange circles indicate the corals that came from my tank: His picture taking skills need some...

Feeder goldfish are cheep and sell for 10-20 cents each retail.

I actually sold off most of my corals after having dreams of tank crashes while I was away. I'll restock when my traveling winds down.

Looks like the coral tissue bubbling up.

Because of the need to travel more often I decided to sell off most of my corals from my 40 breeder. The fear of coming home to a full blown crash was too much for me. Instead of tearing down the tank altogether I decided to go for a more self sustained ecosystem with an emphasis placed on...

40 Gallon Breeder

40 Gallon Breeder

I'd suspect the angel as well but would also inspect closely for zoa eating nudibranchs.

^ Agreed. Their tubes are deeply rooted and difficult to remove completely. You would need to remove the rock and gauge out infected area with a sharp metal object or drill bit. Since your tank looks young that's what I would do.

Green BTAs are not nearly as troublesome as the RBTAs IME. I really can't recommend anything else because I have no personal experience with keeping anemones. All my experience comes from what I have seen working in the business side of things over the years.

Re: Tank Longivity (just ranting) I think adaptability plays a big part in having long term success. Certain species of marine life adapt very well while others don't. You can get a good gauge of this by studying the behavior of your livestock and others. I think sedentary or territorial...

The thing with BTAs particularly the RBTAs is that you put one in your tank and soon you will have several. They like to move around a bit and can be troublesome. If its something you really want to do then be patient and wait until your tank is established a few months.

Re: Tank Longivity (just ranting) How long have you been running an ATS? I still think macro algae growing in the system is much more low tech than having a messy ATS to deal with. I would trust a refugium based system long term before I would an ATS. More things can go wrong with them...

I just wanted to make it clear that I would never recommend a regular carpet for a tank that size. In fact I don't recommend BTAs unless you are placing an emphasis on them with a pair of clowns. You could throw some xenia, shrooms, gsps, etc... in there and not have to worry too much about the...

Re: Tank Longivity (just ranting) I think a big key to longevity is to stock lightly with regard to fish. I also find that you get more natural behavior that way. I don't find having numerous fish swimming up against the glass all day to be all that appealing. I also think that having a fair...