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  1. Octoman

    are these copepods?

    And they have quite an affinity for nacho cheese...
  2. Octoman

    Tank move

    An air pump will help ease stress on the fish, you can go battery operated or use a power inverter. Drive slow and carefully, leave plenty of room to stop all the time. Slamming on the brakes just once can be disastrous.
  3. Octoman

    90 gallon "Show" fish mixed reef

    I have a blackspot swallowtail, Genicanthus melanospilos, that actually behaves like a little angel. She is good towards her tankmates, always out in the middle, and IMO, one of the best looking fish in the tank. Granted, it is a 500g, but there are quite a few fish in there for her to mess...
  4. Octoman

    Old Sand and Nitrogen Cycle

    Sorry, nitrobacter is an obligate aerobe, but nitrosomonas is facultative. Talking out of my :nekid: again...
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    Old Sand and Nitrogen Cycle

    Nitrosomonas and nitrobacter are facultative aerobes. They love oxygen, but don't need it to stay alive. That is why the purveyors of live sand and bacterial concentrates can claim 6 - 12 month shelf lives. I would suspect that you had quite a bit of nitrate reduction in your sand while it...
  6. Octoman

    Moving

    I'm speaking from personal experience, not "urban legend". And as I said, it depends on the depth/condition of the sand. Organic waste build-up and hydrogen sulfide can both be problematic, particularly when the sand is deep.
  7. Octoman

    Help!!!!!!

    Possible, but are you sure it wasn't a molt? They hide for a while afterwards until their shell hardens.
  8. Octoman

    Moving

    Depending on the depth/condition of your sand, you may want to change out to new sand when you move. Try not to stir it too much before you get all the rocks/water/animals out that you are taking with you. Dirty sand is an easy way to crash a tank move. Battery operated air pumps or a power...
  9. Octoman

    Moving to NC from CT

    I moved from GA to CT, 2 day trip, and didn't lose a thing. I used a big rubbermaid trash can with a lid, carefully removed all my rock to the trash can (always adding tank water to keep it submerged), with all my corals on top. I filled the trash can about a foot from the top and put the fish...
  10. Octoman

    Bubble Tip Anemone Under PC Light ??

    It will most likely die under PC lighting. Unfortunately, they can take months to starve to death so it is a slow death. I would not advise getting a clown unless you have an established anemone that is doing well. The clown will just harass an already stressed nem even more. Your animal...
  11. Octoman

    Helloooooooooooooo ...

    Hello there K!
  12. Octoman

    Leather coral dying or molting?

    Not a cabbage, but a leather sloughing none-the-less...
  13. Octoman

    tank crash - how to recover

    Wet skimming will help remove more organic waste from your die-off. Your fish will most likely be fine, but unfortunately as you've seen, hyposalinity is acutely toxic to inverts (which makes it a convenient treatment for external parasites on fish). Keep a close eye on water quality - watch...
  14. Octoman

    Power Out!!!

    You are correct, you would be blowing roughly 17% vs. 21% atmospheric O2. But you would also be blowing 4% CO2 which is much more soluble in water than O2 (~ 40x more). So the net result would be increasing the CO2 in the tank much faster than the O2.
  15. Octoman

    Power Out!!!

    Don't blow bubbles into the DT with a straw, that will introduce CO2 instead of O2. Any bait/tackle shops nearby? They usually open early and might keep battery powered air pumps in stock.
  16. Octoman

    Coral ID

    Looks like a rock covered in xenia to me.
  17. Octoman

    Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria

    Well, maybe it's about time I update this here thread. Gotta change the title (any mods feel free) 'cause I bumped up from a 55 to a 90 last week. And without further ado...
  18. Octoman

    Help me

    A level of 0.25 is enough to cause stress and an indicator that your biofilter can't keep up with the bioload in your tank. That could be the source of your problem. Your best option would be to reduce your bioload right now if at all possible. If you can't/won't do this, I don't typically...
  19. Octoman

    Trying to decide on the type of lighting

    I have kept a clam and sps under T5's in an 18" deep tank with excellent growth. I just moved everything into a 90 gallon (25" depth like yours) and kept the same lighting and so far things look great. I would recommend investing in a unit with high efficiency reflectors rather than one with...
  20. Octoman

    Help me

    What is the scale on your ammonia test kit? Some tests kits have a pretty high range and just over 0 could be at a level that is harmful to your fish. When did you add all of these predatory fish to your 72? What kinds of fish and how big?
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