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Forum: Reef 10-11-2018, 06:22 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,200
Posted By Frogger
Ideally when you purchase a new fish you...

Ideally when you purchase a new fish you quarantine them for at least 4 weeks. It is during this time that you provide a range of foods for the fish to eat without the competition of other fish...
Forum: Reef 10-10-2018, 06:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,200
Posted By Frogger
Was he eating at the pet store before you...

Was he eating at the pet store before you purchased him. I always ask the store to feed the fish or watch to see if it is picking at the algae or the rocks in the tank.

Try newly hatched brine...
Forum: Reef 10-08-2018, 05:12 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,422
Posted By Frogger
Can't trust only one Thermometer

I have been using floating glass thermometers to manage my reef tank temperature for as long as I have been keeping fish. I thought I was keeping my tank in and around 80 degrees F. Some times the...
Forum: Reef 10-05-2018, 10:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,324
Posted By Frogger
Thanks for the input, your where I want to be. ...

Thanks for the input, your where I want to be. My other tank is already there.
Forum: Reef 10-05-2018, 07:33 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,324
Posted By Frogger
It has been 11 days since I have turned off my...

It has been 11 days since I have turned off my skimmer. I have seen no reduction in the amount of nitrates and phosphates I have to add to maintain measurable amounts of nutrients.

I think I...
Forum: British Columbia 10-05-2018, 06:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,586
Posted By Frogger
I used old fish tanks that I had kicking around

I used old fish tanks that I had kicking around
Forum: Reef 10-01-2018, 03:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,572
Posted By Frogger
My offer of some healthy fat monti nudibranchs...

My offer of some healthy fat monti nudibranchs are still out there.
Forum: FOWLR 09-27-2018, 04:02 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 47,053
Posted By Frogger
Over the years I have lost at least a dozen fish...

Over the years I have lost at least a dozen fish from jumping. I recently had a wrasse that jumped out of the tank while I was feeding. I opened up the screen less than an inch. He got so excited...
Forum: Reef 09-27-2018, 03:51 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,572
Posted By Frogger
Welcome to reefing. I have found that my monti's...

Welcome to reefing. I have found that my monti's are not overly aggressive and have always lost out to healthy SPS, Zoas etc. They only go so far. However knowing that they have overgrown other...
Forum: Reef 09-26-2018, 11:38 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 77,141
Posted By Frogger
Even though I don't think I have anything (famous...

Even though I don't think I have anything (famous last words, touch wood), I dip when I transfer corals between tanks. Always take the opportunity to see what comes off you never know.

I also...
Forum: Reef 09-26-2018, 05:36 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,324
Posted By Frogger
I have 2 tanks, one has nitrates around 2ppm that...

I have 2 tanks, one has nitrates around 2ppm that has been set up for over 15 years. It is perfectly balanced.

My other tank as is Cujo's is newer. I had added clean rocks with no phosphates...
Forum: Reef 09-26-2018, 03:00 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 8,868
Posted By Frogger
How much do you need? You really shouldn't be...

How much do you need? You really shouldn't be requiring that much Magnesium unless you have a monstrous tank.

I use the stuff from J&L and only add it when needed. Have not had a problem with it...
Forum: Reef 09-24-2018, 04:49 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,324
Posted By Frogger
Right now I am down a couple fish, I had a couple...

Right now I am down a couple fish, I had a couple mid sized tangs, 2 large clowns, a large melanarus wrasse, 2 green chromis and one anthia. I have about 3 to 400 hundred snails, copepods and manly...
Forum: Reef 09-24-2018, 01:27 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,324
Posted By Frogger
I just had a good question about O2 levels in the...

I just had a good question about O2 levels in the tank and taking my skimmer off line. That s why I am running an ATS on a reverse lighting cycle so that photosynthesis will always be occurring thus...
Forum: Reef 09-23-2018, 11:12 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,324
Posted By Frogger
Taking my Skimmer offline

I have had one of my tanks (75 gallon RedSea Reefer) set up for over 2 years now and have had a very difficult time keeping any measurable nitrates in the system. Without nitrates my phosphates run...
Forum: Reef 09-20-2018, 07:42 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,305
Posted By Frogger
I have trained my fish to come into a net to...

I have trained my fish to come into a net to receive food. I have a large Collaspsible fish trap. When I added my last 2 fish I tricked my most aggressive fish (yellow tang) to come into the net...
Forum: Reef 09-20-2018, 03:34 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,305
Posted By Frogger
I saw a video on the web that showed putting a...

I saw a video on the web that showed putting a mirror up against one side of the glass when you add new inhabitants allows the new animal to blend in while the established fish actually attack the...
Forum: Lighting Specific 09-19-2018, 05:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 14,167
Posted By Frogger
Thanks for the update. Nice meeting you in Las...

Thanks for the update. Nice meeting you in Las Vegas
Forum: Reef 09-19-2018, 01:34 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,305
Posted By Frogger
Not sure about 4 line wrasses but 6 line wrasses...

Not sure about 4 line wrasses but 6 line wrasses are very territorial and this could just have been a get out of my territory attack.

I used to have a six line wrasse that I wanted to shoot but he...
Forum: Photography 09-18-2018, 11:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 17,234
Posted By Frogger
I thought you wanted to shoot the wrasse with a...

I thought you wanted to shoot the wrasse with a gun.

I was going to suggest taking it out of the tank before you do it.
Forum: Reef 09-17-2018, 12:28 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,587
Posted By Frogger
I wonder how many beneficial life forms in our...

I wonder how many beneficial life forms in our reef tanks have been wiped out for fear of having something bad.

I can see it easily with these snail as they look a lot like whelks.
Forum: Reef 09-16-2018, 07:24 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,587
Posted By Frogger
They retail for $2 each. I sell them at $1.5...

They retail for $2 each. I sell them at $1.5 each. So don't be flushing them
Forum: Reef 09-16-2018, 07:09 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,587
Posted By Frogger
They are nocturnal. They are hard to find during...

They are nocturnal. They are hard to find during the day at night they are everywhere.

Biggest issue with them is they get stuck in my gyre's and damage the blades. I have to make sure I have...
Forum: Reef 09-16-2018, 05:11 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,587
Posted By Frogger
See link. It explains the difference between...

See link. It explains the difference between Euphica (described as beneficial) and whelks (predatory).

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-11/rs/index.php
Forum: Reef 09-16-2018, 05:04 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,587
Posted By Frogger
Hi Gary I can't be sure, I am no...

Hi Gary

I can't be sure, I am no Malacologist. They look to me like Euplica scripta often sold as strombus (conch) I have 500 hundred or more of these in my tank they keep the algae off the...
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