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08-17-2006, 05:04 PM
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Little Fishy
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thanks jenajet. I love the two feather dusters that i have right now. I have one plain and one christmas tree. I am going to look into those polyps right now.
how long after i set up the light and the skimmer do you think i should wait to get my first coral?
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08-17-2006, 05:05 PM
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To boldy reef ...
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Looks like oyu are well on your way to getting setup. As a side note, I would be careful with GSP ( Green Star Polyps). They and Xenia, if they get a good foot hold and like your tank, can be the equivelant of Kudzu. I would keep both as isolated islands that can be eaisly pruned. |
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08-17-2006, 05:43 PM
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Little Fishy
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how exactly would you go about pruning something like that?
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08-17-2006, 05:50 PM
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Sailfin
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More snails -- check out keyscritters.com
You might lose the anemone, they rarely do well in the long run, plus the knock things over as Spanky said
RO or RO/DI unit for sure. Don't use any tap water once you want to start corals.
Corals don't hurt the bioload; fish do. You can put a lot of corals in there so long as none are stinging each other.
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08-17-2006, 05:51 PM
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Sailfin
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Originally Posted by ConstantNRG
how exactly would you go about pruning something like that?
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cut them down and super glue or rubberband them to rubble rock.
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08-17-2006, 05:59 PM
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Little Fishy
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not to sound like an idiot...... but isn't each piece of the polyp a living thing? so there isnt like a more moral thing to do with them that cut them off and discard?
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08-17-2006, 06:01 PM
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Sailfin
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You aren't going to discard anything... you make cuttings from them like you do plants. Cut at the base of a stalk and glue that whole part elsewhere. You're talking about Xenias, right? (I'm in a hurry to leave, sorry if I read wrong)
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08-17-2006, 06:32 PM
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Little Fishy
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sounds good to me. i guess i'll wait and see what happens when i actually get some of it in the tank.
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08-17-2006, 08:39 PM
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do you have a good test kit? Also watch out for what salt you use.
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08-17-2006, 08:42 PM
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Little Fishy
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yes, i have tests for salinity, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, calcium, and ph. anything else you guys recomend? and the salt i use is instant ocean. Good or bad?
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08-17-2006, 08:44 PM
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Sailfin
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Instant Ocean aka IO is fine. What brand test kits do you have? Salifert?
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08-17-2006, 08:45 PM
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Sailfin
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You'll likely need a phosphate test kit. And you meant pH, right? |
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08-17-2006, 08:55 PM
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Little Fishy
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i have the aquarium pharmaceutical kit to test with. and yes, i did mean pH
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08-17-2006, 09:01 PM
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Sailfin
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I'm not familiar with that one...
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08-17-2006, 09:09 PM
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Little Fishy
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its just like a basic test kit that they sell packaged together for saltwater. Comes with the drops for each test as well as a set of test tubes and they matching color charts
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