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  1. plate coral struggle

    My corals are not looking good... I tested the water and everything is ok except the nitrates are a little high, although I don't feel like this is the reason why. I've had them high before but it didn't affect anything. Recently I had an anenome die but I took it out right away, this was not even a week ago. I don't over feed and I just did a 20% water change. The tank is a 40 gallon with 10 gallon fuge. My soft corals were the first to show signs that something was wrong and now my long tentacle ...

    Updated 11-12-2011 at 04:39 PM by a whiff of grapeshot

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  2. A shocking experience

    by , 11-11-2011 at 06:24 PM (180g Tank Build - 11 mos. and counting.)
    Recently I resolved some stray current issues and I wanted to share my experiences so others might benefit from my mistakes and learn some good techniques for current hunting.

    About a month ago, I was working in my fish room with my shoes off and went to grab something out of the frag tank and got a fair "zap". The tone of the message wasn't "your life is in danger" - more of the "this might sting a bit" variety. I wasn't afraid to continue working, but ...
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  3. 5 years with our Blue Ribbon Eel

    5 years with our Blue Ribbon Eel

    Here are some pics and vids of our Blue Ribbon Eel in our office. We got him in summer of 2006, and uploaded the pics and vids in 2007...










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  4. 400g update

    Over the past couple of days, I got some things done.
    • Blowhole pump replaced with another one for an upcoming product review.
    • Water tests completed, and the numbers look good.
    • The 265g poly tank was cleaned out again, and refilled
      with RO/DI water to mix up new saltwater.
    • A few majanos and aiptasias were zapped.

    Still having fish losses. I saw another dead Sherbert Anthias blowing around in the tank, which means I only have one left of the three. A few dots appeared on ...
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