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Forum: Marine Fish 01-30-2010, 08:36 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,563
Posted By justinl
I don't understand BB tanks that have wrasses in...

I don't understand BB tanks that have wrasses in them; at least the ones that sleep in the sand...
Forum: Reef 01-25-2010, 06:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,704
Posted By justinl
I feed NLS and Ocean Nutrition pellets,...

I feed NLS and Ocean Nutrition pellets, alternating every feeding. I feed 2-3 times a day because I have an anthias.

What kind of fish are do you have? that will determine what you should feed. ...
Forum: Reef 01-23-2010, 08:37 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,409
Posted By justinl
Can't really make anything out in the pictures,...

Can't really make anything out in the pictures, but you've described a barnacle. They're arthropods and are harmless filter feeders. Imagine a shrimp in a box (that is actually its nose believe it...
Forum: Reef 01-23-2010, 08:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,365
Posted By justinl
yeah sounds like pineapple sponge to me too. ...

yeah sounds like pineapple sponge to me too. Some species of sponges can exhibit different colors depending on... well actually nobody really knows why, but it happens. harmless filter feeder. ...
Forum: Reef 01-22-2010, 10:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,524
Posted By justinl
someone corr ect me if I'm wrong, but I believe...

someone corr ect me if I'm wrong, but I believe weld-on has a long cure time... it basically melts plastics together. IMO superglue is your best bet.
Forum: Reef 01-22-2010, 07:57 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,524
Posted By justinl
IMO 24hrs is safe, 48hrs for complete cure.

IMO 24hrs is safe, 48hrs for complete cure.
Forum: Lounge 01-22-2010, 05:03 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,144
Posted By justinl
I'll be there. well... working, but still there....

I'll be there. well... working, but still there.

http://www.visitvanaqua.org/events/diversweekend2010
Forum: Reef 01-22-2010, 05:00 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,577
Posted By justinl
a worm in a *very* good mood. that's an epitoke:...

a worm in a *very* good mood. that's an epitoke: a reproductive stage of some annelid worms that swims up into the water column to release gametes into the currents. it's harmless... unless you...
Forum: Marine Fish 01-20-2010, 06:35 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 12,196
Posted By justinl
leafy dragons are only available to public...

leafy dragons are only available to public aquariums and research facilities; mostly if not exclusively captive bred specimens. not for sale to us incompetents :) they also come with a price tag of...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 01-20-2010, 05:22 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 900
Posted By justinl
FS: 175W MH, Port Moody

pics below.

120$ one 175W PFO ballast and one reflector and socket. I would really rather see this go all at once.
I can also throw in an assortment of used 175W metal halide bulbs...
Forum: Marine Fish 01-20-2010, 04:38 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 12,196
Posted By justinl
easy answer for me. Spiny pacific lumpsucker. ...

easy answer for me. Spiny pacific lumpsucker.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2313/2359257049_5a86aef06e.jpg

...but I don't have a coldwater system. Maybe in the future though...
Forum: Marine Fish 01-18-2010, 09:36 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 880
Posted By justinl
eh. hermits are overrated anyways. Wrasses,...

eh. hermits are overrated anyways. Wrasses, especially the larger species, are carnivores after all; this sort of thing happens. I'm sure there's a size refugium for hermits and other arthropods...
Forum: Marine Fish 01-17-2010, 08:13 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,439
Posted By justinl
There's a few things you can do to reduce the...

There's a few things you can do to reduce the chance of carpet surfing. stick with peaceful species like most Halichoeres; research compatability of fairy wrasses if you add more (they can be jerks...
Forum: Marine Fish 01-16-2010, 08:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,412
Posted By justinl
have you considered a wrasse? Halichoeres is a...

have you considered a wrasse? Halichoeres is a wonderfully colourful genus and generally causes no trouble in tanks. My personal favourite is H. melanurus: hardy as a rock, wicked colourful, and...
Forum: FOWLR 01-16-2010, 02:38 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,024
Posted By justinl
It can be done but your fish selection has to be...

It can be done but your fish selection has to be careful for everyone to live happy.

toothy predators like triggers and puffers are a bad idea. they will nip at and eat mantis shrimp and are one...
Forum: Reef 01-13-2010, 06:04 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,134
Posted By justinl
look into eels, not the piscivous ones mind you. ...

look into eels, not the piscivous ones mind you. May I suggest starting by considering a snowflake eel? an attractive species that is usually too big for a lion (unless you get a much smaller...
Forum: The Reef Network 01-07-2010, 08:30 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 90,484
Posted By justinl
I'll throw down

I'll throw down
Forum: Lounge 12-31-2009, 07:20 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,330
Posted By justinl
lol the old road is still the same as ever. ...

lol the old road is still the same as ever. trecherous at times :) there's was a series of rain storms out there that flooded the road. there were places with pools 5 feet deep!
Forum: Marine Fish 12-31-2009, 07:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,930
Posted By justinl
hand feeding of most eels is a bad idea. ...

hand feeding of most eels is a bad idea. snowflakes are one of the pebble toothed eels... they don't have the wicked fangs that are what people typically think of when someone says eel. they can...
Forum: Lounge 12-30-2009, 03:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,330
Posted By justinl
I'm back!

just got back from a semester of field school on the Vancouver Island at the Bamfield marine station. frigging amazing, but text is boring. picture time!

For a 3.5 months, this was my playground...
Forum: Reef 12-30-2009, 01:47 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,660
Posted By justinl
If you go to plastiworks, make sure you ask for a...

If you go to plastiworks, make sure you ask for a few scrap pieces to practice on. scraps should be free to very cheap. gluing acrylic isn't really hard, but you should practice first if you need...
Forum: Marine Fish 12-29-2009, 07:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,930
Posted By justinl
snowflakes are specialized crustacean predators. ...

snowflakes are specialized crustacean predators. so yes it is likely that the cleaner will be a snack and yes it happens. some people have had success by allowing the cleaner shrimp(s) to get well...
Forum: Reef 12-29-2009, 03:47 AM
Replies: 12
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Views: 2,945
Posted By justinl
http://www.mantisshrimps.co.uk/articles/removal.ph...

http://www.mantisshrimps.co.uk/articles/removal.php
Forum: Lounge 10-30-2009, 07:02 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,198
Posted By justinl
hehehe, funny this should pop up now. I'm taking...

hehehe, funny this should pop up now. I'm taking classes at a field school on the Island and I got the flu. Me and five others JUST got put into quarantine in case we have H1N1.

for the record...
Forum: Marine Fish 09-04-2009, 11:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,125
Posted By justinl
huh? I've read that it's backwards from that. ...

huh? I've read that it's backwards from that. 4-6 is possible but not desirable. The longer the better because the slowly changing salinity is less stressful on their osmotic control; that at least...
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