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    Isolation Tank

    I set-up a 20 gal tank to sentence my Yellow Tang to a month isolation. He just couldn't behave when I introduced new fish and because of it lost 1 Ebili Angel and 2 Bang. Cardinals. (I know I should have introduced him very last). Anyway, His sentence was up yesterday now that all the other...
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    Activated Carbon

    Thanks for the info guys. I decided to take a water sample to the LFS this morning and had the Nitrate tested......came out at '0'. Good news, but I'm completely lost. I guess I'll remove the dead or nearly dead Xenia and try again. Better not take any more vacations. I'll be ordering a new...
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    Activated Carbon

    Thanks for the info guys! I've been having an awfull time lately with Nitrate since i came back from vacation and have watched my Pulsing Xenia's slowly deteriorate. The nitrate levels have been around 10-20 and I'm assuming this is the reason for the Xenia heath issues. I've been changing out...
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    Activated Carbon

    I am using a Fluval 304 on my 58 gal. reef tank and have a couple questions: 1) I am using Black Diamond premium activated carbon. I clean out the filter once a month and replace the three bags of carbon with this. People keep telling me to use the best carbon with the largest granular size...
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    Pulsing Xenia

    Thanks for the info. The only chemistry somewhat different from your numbers is; Calcium - 375 mg/l Kh - 15 and Temp which normally runs aroung 80.5. I just can't seem to get it any lower and have knocked the lighting back to about 9 hours/ day. I did another water change today. I'll wait...
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    Pulsing Xenia

    Hi, I placed 2 polyps of Pulsing Xenia in my 58 gal reef aquarium approx. 1 month ago. They took off great doubling in the first 3 weeks. Then I went away for a week (and had someone else attend to the tank). Since I've been back they look quite shriveled and are not pulsing near like before. I...
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