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i've been wondering what those things were....they've been popping up around my tank as well...thanks for a good pic of the dusters!

the tank is doing really good and still very stable...not having any trouble keeping the bad stuff at 0 and all the good stuff in range...i've had two fatalities recently but fortunately they were some xenia that was in the path of my BTA in its search for a good place to hang out...those things...

thanks yote! i think lmb's are one of the coolest fish to watch....he got me through a real tough battle with hair algae in the beginning...they are such a curious fish. when he's not eating, those bug eyes are at the front of the tank watching us or the anima ls...i really wish my percula would...

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heres a couple...i post more in the morning

thanks! right now a couple of them are in a losing battle with my rose bt...since i moved the lower rock to the center the rose decided to move up front and as expected is showing no courtesy to the few xenia that are in its path..on a good note it is about to split so maybe my little nemo will...

couple a pics....with some additions.....since that pic, i've moved the lower section off the back wall so i can put stuff on both sides...everything is doing very well!

today the tank is looking pretty nice...i have about 70% of all the rock with a light dusting of coraline...the toothbrush has definitely worked...i should have my new camera tommorrow so i hope to have some nice clean pics of some of my zoas and polyps...

i guess ive been doing right then...ive been brushing the pieces my boss gave me that are covered 100% with coraline thinking it would help it spread...it just made sense.....so thankyou for confirming my thoughts...

=QUOTE=yote;225922]I personally wouldnt add a tang at all to a 60 gal.Especially a blue regal.Those things aint nothing but ick magnets. To help the coraline along,you'll need test kits for calcium,alkalinity,and magnesium. Keep calcium between 400 and 450. Alkalinity around 10 DKH' and...

welcome to the site RC! love the tank and fish pics!

thanks yote! i really like the layout too!...i think i found some kool pieces of rock...i cant wait to get a good digi cam so i can take some nice clear pics...i didnt know that about yellow tangs...i've seen alot of tanks with less room with tangs...my wife kinda wanted the "nemo family"....how...

hell, the temptation is always there!...lol....its resisting it that's the hard part......i've done pretty good so far...all my levels are staying good. 0 trates and trites, 0 phos and ammonia...i really want to add a yellow tang, but dont know if its too soon....everything in there is doing...

thanks so much for the answers...sorry for highjackin a page of the thread...i do make sure that my replacement water is matching in ca and alk...where ive been going wrong is adjusting my top off...ive only done this for about a week fortunately...before i started this my tank was...

hears a couple pics of my tanks progress...sorry i didnt rotate the 2nd pic....i'll send out neck braces...lol

thats what i needed! thankyou! thats where i was confused...just straight ro...i guess my heat issue is taken care of from the ceiling fans in the living room..plenty of air flow...so, should the water during a weekly water change be adjusted other than salinitly before it goes into the tank?

by pre-balanced i meant properly ph'd and alk adjusted....the rest of your answer is part of my question...i understand salt staying, thus a "spike" in the salinity..so if you use a mh light, the evaporation rate is going to be much higher and the salinity rise increases much more than if t5s...

thats what i was getting at...if you are evaporating alot of water you would be topping off quite a bit....so a pre balanced resorvoir would be needed to keep salt levels from spiking? with my t5s i only drop about a quarter inch a day..with mh, i would guess it would be close to 2 inches....so...

thanks for the answers...i would imagine the evaporation rate would definitely increase...does that cause greater risks of stress due to higher salinity swings?

ok, everyone is talking MH lighting, i've used halides in the past for other reasons and am very interested in how you cool the area....ive always used a cool tube with 500 cfm fan and duct to remove the heat from the area...but when you are dealing with a fish tank you also are trying to make...