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  1. Sharkie

    RIP Duke :C

    Well... today is a sad day... My little clown fish Duke finally went to the big ocean in the sky.... I think it was from old age... the folks who had him before I did had him for 4 years.. I've had him for the past 2. Everyone else is doing fine and everything checks out so thats my only idea...
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    SELLING: Reef Keeper Lite

    Hey guys, I ended up with a reef keeper lite system at a frag swap and ended up upgrading to the regular reef keeper so I'm looking to sell this one :) Digital Aquatics It hasn't been used (i know i"m silly but after talking to my LFS i just went bigger) and still has the box (pulled it...
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    Slime Algae...

    Hey everyone! I got new lights (4 bulb T5 2 blue 2 white with the metal reflector inside) and noticed this last week that there is a TON of red slime algae ALL OVER EVERYTHING! So I did a water change and siphoned out the tank and it looked spotless... yesterday the tank was a bit murky and...
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    Sharkie Hatched!

    Last night I was all snuggly in my bed asleep and my mom came in SCREAMING "IT HATCHED CES IT HATCHED". SOOOO I stumbled outta bed and came and saw the most adorable baby sharkie :) She's ONLY 4" and I thought she still had a few months to go... I added in some new corals yesterday so apparently...
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    hmmm.. to get or not to get...

    that is the question. There is a guy selling a 1 1/2 inch peacock mantis shrimp in our town for $24 but is willing to haggle the price. Brent's been wanting to setup a mantis tank because he thinks they are cool but he didn't want the normal "brown" guys.... is this a good deal? if so I...
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    blue damsel covered in red spots?

    ugh. I think when I brought home my latest fish (the wrasse) i may have brought home a parasite and gave it to the main tank. my LFS us usually really good about keeping any fish they get in for at least a month (damsels included!) to make sure they are ick/parasite free... and eating...
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    Halloween Hermits?

    I got two of these guys today, their names are Jack and Sally because they're "halloween hermits" :) so far they have pretty much just sat in one spot.... is that typical for these guys? I noticed their a bit flater and... almost softer looking than the blue or red legged hermies... these guys...
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    Wrasse attacked?

    Help!! today i woke up to turn on the lights on my tank to find bristleworms all over Kiwi!! needless to say i am now stung a ton (i just pulled em all off of him) and kiwi is in my hospital tank. I'm not sure whats wrong with him? he's breathing really slow and where the bristles were are...
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    wrasse behavior?

    Yesterday I finally bought myself a Lime Green Wrasse, our LFS has had some on display but never for sale and I've always thought they were beautiful and GREEN!! <3 I bought the largest one they had (around 2 inches) and acclimated him for about 1hr yesterday.. my water is pretty much the same...
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    my fish are dying?

    ahh!! help! D: last night one of my 4 chromis died. His eyes were caved in and his fins were stuck straight out from his body with his mouth all "O" stuck like. I thought maybe he died of old age (i bought a school of 4 from a guy who said he had them for 8 years)... today everything was fine...
  11. Sharkie

    a few questions:

    Hola! So i have a fewwww questions regarding equipment and fish.... first off, before I add anything else into my 75 I NEED to get new lights and a skimmer... Mom is paying for both so what brands should I get? When i get the skimmer I can nix the HOB filter right? Secondly, I'm trying...
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    New Shark! :D

    woot! Hi everyone I've been MIA for about a week and have been outta town but I had to tell you of my adventure.... me and Brent went to SF this week to drop his sisters off at the airport (they were going to hawaii) and we decided to go shopping down in little japan. Well, we found this...
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    calcium too high?

    Aloha! I just did my calcium test today after seeing some much wanted coraline starting to grow on some of my rocks! :D (at least i think its coraline, its reddish/purple and hard) so i thought I would see what my calcium level was and my test kit said 520! is that too high? D: My mushrooms...
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    Bannerfish help :)

    Hey guys! So the last 3 weeks the LFS has had a bannerfish.... not sure the exact scientific name of it because their order sheet just says bannerfish BUT hes a cute little guy... I've read that they like to be in groups but this guy has been swimming around by himself or with a few of the...
  15. Sharkie

    Cesilies 75g Build

    WOOT WOOOT!! After a much anticipated wait I will be bringing home a brand new 75 gallon tank tomorrow night! :D Brent was out of town so I couldn't use the truck to bring it home so tonight we are deciding where to put it.... BUT I couldn't come home without a picture of my new beautiful...
  16. Sharkie

    how many in a 55?

    Okay so, this week I AM getting a tank. I need to because I've negelected my fish too long... so I've been saving and saving and i got my paycheck for work so I can go get me a basic setup. I was wondering with the current list of fish I had what else I could add... this is what I currently...
  17. Sharkie

    stocking a 55g :)

    Woot!! :D Sooooo I am in the process of hopefully FINALLY getting my 55gallon! :D :D :D this is what i'm thinking.... get the 55 and use my 20g as a sump... get a protien skimmer and all that jazz and yea :) I figured I should get the bigger tank before I move to LA because I can't...
  18. Sharkie

    In tank refugium?

    hey guys! Soooo my sister has decided that she wants to get a mandrin. Shes had her lil nano up for almost a year and has a good amount of copes... all she has in there currently is one small damsel and her CUC. I was wondering about getting a in tank ref for both of our tanks, so something...
  19. Sharkie

    smallest tank for fish?

    Hey guys, so as some of you know I got accepted into the disney college program and now have an apartment! downside to that is I can't bring my tank... no pets allowed... buuuuut.... being my.... cute self i talked the apartment manager into a small small fish tank (we're talking less than...
  20. Sharkie

    AH! Kona ate a bristleworm!!

    :( :( :( I hope hes going to be okay, there are spines all over his face!! I'm not sure WHY he decided to eat the thing, he just saw it on the rock and *WHAM* half eaten bristleworm! it was crazy all wriggling and hitting konas face :( does anyone know if those nasties are toxic to eat...
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