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So I got this mini-maxi a week or 2 ago now, but the crazy thing will not come out of the large measuring cup I acclimated it in. Tried turning it upside down for days, nothing. No flow, high flow, low light, everything I can think of to get it to let go and move out with no success. This big...

Is it possible that those lights on full blast are too much? I'm not familiar with it off hand, but they are high intensity. From what I've seen others run theirs at a fraction of full intensity.

That's totally normal from what I've seen of clowns throughout the years. Especially at night, they just float in a corner, wiggling once in a while to stay there. My new black perc loves the return line and disperser, and always the same one. He also spends quite a bit of time vertical in the...

I see a little spot in the back that looks like it would be a place for cords to go, but the plastic is still sturdy even though it seems semi cutout like. I'm afraid to break it. Has anyone dealt with this? Do you have to remove the lid and cut it with something strong?

I just received my Koralia Nano 425 gph powerhead, but I can't seem to find a place where there is a place to run or put the cord so that the lid doesn't have to be ajar... That would let more water evaporate, and contaminants in like cat hair, litter dust, and most of all, these obnoxious asian...

Thanks for the replies! Should I try some sort of filter feeder food like Marine Snow or something similar? I've been blowing the detritus and junk off the rocks while I've been waiting for my powerhead to get here (which arrived today from Dr.'s F&S) And sorry but what is "wrs"? Or is it meant...

I found this cucumber at my only LFS with very limited stock. He said it was a detritus eater, but it sits at the top of the rock work and extends little feathery things occasionally. Which makes me think it's a filter feeder. Can anyone verify for sure please? I haven't had much luck except...

Thanks for the insight! I'm depressed though, everything in my tank is going to hell, I'm pretty sure my emperor and flame are done for? Haven't seen any of my fish today hardly... I'm quitting for a while again. I just spent hundreds of $ on new fish and that's all down the toilet! I'm going to...

I just ran uptown and got a 9 watt UV sterilizer too, went with a cheap one, not a ton of flow from it... but hopefully it helps, it's about the only one I could afford at the time, it was only $40, so not too bad. If it doesn't work I'll look for a more powerful one online. I hope it helps!

It's also used for a coral dip if you mix it strong... I used it, it's going to e age or the tank, I don't expect it to just downright kill the ick immediately, but it's got aloe and natural tea stuff in it...? It smells interesting, and hopefully it will coat the fish and heal their ick sores...

I picked up some treatment today to try. Hopefully the blue tang can fight off the ick spots he has from the move yet and finally be done with all that again... The guy at the pet store recommended this stuff, Melafix - Marine. It smells very unique... that's for sure! It's like a tea leaf and...

I just dont understand why it would happen to the 2 healthiest looking fish with no signs of ick (the naso blonde had a few specs when I got him, but the day prior to his death he had almost no signs anymore! Come to think of it, I think he usually hid while everyone else ate... and I didn't...

That sucks. I miss my Naso Blonde especially, he was a cool ass fish! R.I.P Guy! That's the bad part about ordering from a whole sale store with a minimum shipping charge of $100... Gotta order enough stuff to make it worth it in one order... I would have liked to get the body out, but couldn't...

Yeah, could be... But I figured with 200 gallons of water it should be pretty stable by now for the 4 new smaller fish to be added... gayness.

Naso blonde Tang ($50) official meal for a serpent star and cleaner crew @ 11:15pm CST. Apparently it had a 5 day time bomb in it, that it happened to transfer to the angel that looked similar to it...

Ok, update today... The last few days the Naso Blonde tang was looking better and better since the day I got him, all of a sudden today he's laying on the bottom in the back of the tank... looks dead to me... behind a bunch of rocks, really hard to get at, not sure if I'll be able to get at him...

UV sterilizer, or UV light of some other sort?

Any have ideas on a "reef safe" ick cure though? I'm not sure if I'll need it or not anymore even, signs of ick seem to be clearing up a little bit, but I'd feel better eliminating it entirely sooner... Also, anyone know of any cheap and effective ways of getting rid of aiptasia? Other than...

Oh yeah, the lettuce slug is... TINY... forgot to mention that part... but for $8 not too bad, hopefully he eats all the algae and grows up big and strong!

And everything in the tank is getting along stupendously! At first the coral beauty chased the flame angel a little bit, then within the first day it switched around, now they get along pretty well! All the tangs get along great as well! Nothing is nipping at my corals or clam mantle one bit yet...