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Old 11-10-2008, 04:51 AM
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LOL I see it too. Ruff ruff!! Bark bark?
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Old 11-10-2008, 04:53 AM
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You guys are nutz! lol
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Old 11-14-2008, 05:17 AM
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Updated first post with Nov FTS pic and updated budget. Added another Zoa frag and a left handed hermit.
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Old 11-14-2008, 07:04 AM
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Little dog, pointy ears and it is shaved...agreed?
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Old 11-16-2008, 12:11 AM
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Picked up 2 tiny guys today... Both are just over an inch or so...



This little guy will probably get transferred to my 75G down the road.
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Old 11-18-2008, 01:12 AM
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This tank has turned into a disaster in the past 48 hours... Lost the 6line sometime between saturday night and sunday night, come home today, and find my clown dead and stuck between the teeth on my overflow, and the Anemone has pretty much melted in the past 2 days (and now pulled out)... I will be testing the water as soon as I'm done eating dinner, but I can't understand it... I have let the tank run for a SOLID month without adding anything (1 zoa frag & couple hermits/snails). All my parameters have been where they need to be in my previous tests, so I'm at a complete loss until I get my test results tonight...

Talk about a hit to the pocketbook (and budget)....
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Old 11-18-2008, 01:33 AM
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That sucks. Maybe the tank never got a real chance to cycle because no waste was introduced? So as soon as some was it triggered a cycle, probably a miniature version of the real thing??

Also I've noticed salinity and temperature are probably the hardest things to manage in these small tanks. Noticed any issues? perhaps too hot in day, too cold at night?
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Old 11-18-2008, 01:36 AM
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Yikes sorry to hear that. and i was complaining about the cost of 1 dead fire fish.
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That sucks. Maybe the tank never got a real chance to cycle because no waste was introduced? So as soon as some was it triggered a cycle, probably a miniature version of the real thing??

Also I've noticed salinity and temperature are probably the hardest things to manage in these small tanks. Noticed any issues? perhaps too hot in day, too cold at night?
The room its in stays at a fairly consistent temp, as for salinity, I manually top-off religously everyday to keep it stable (even if its only a small amount). Once I do my tests, I'll know for sure if it was a mini cycle that nuked everything, and if thats what it was, shame on me for not testing before purchasing this weekend.
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The room its in stays at a fairly consistent temp, as for salinity, I manually top-off religously everyday to keep it stable (even if its only a small amount). Once I do my tests, I'll know for sure if it was a mini cycle that nuked everything, and if thats what it was, shame on me for not testing before purchasing this weekend.
I feel for ya, my imperator angel juvy just died today....3 days i had him. looks like some lesions on him, but i am not sure. it always sucks when something dies, first new fish i have added in like 5 months. and well..
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