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Forum: Used Equipment & Drygoods Selling 06/15/2007, 02:03 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,140
Posted By cchoffman
PM sent on the CO Regulator

PM sent on the CO Regulator
Forum: Advanced Topics 06/14/2007, 12:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 568
Posted By cchoffman
I would think if you got the correct size, you...

I would think if you got the correct size, you would only need one.
Forum: Advanced Topics 05/24/2007, 01:32 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,161
Posted By cchoffman
guess not.

guess not.
Forum: Other Invertebrates 02/23/2007, 12:17 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 532
Posted By cchoffman
The Nassarius I have, the body trails twice a far...

The Nassarius I have, the body trails twice a far as the shell is out the back. These ones look like the body stops at the shell. Even though the shells look similar, they my not be Nassarius...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 02/20/2007, 01:45 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 273
Posted By cchoffman
Don't pop my bubble yet......I have been pulling...

Don't pop my bubble yet......I have been pulling out 1 a night for a long time, two nights without any is a huge improvement.

yiliyang - did you get rid of them, if so how. They seem to reproduce...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 02/20/2007, 09:48 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 273
Posted By cchoffman
Ployclad flatworm removal

After messing with the polyclad flatworms in my tank for several months, I got fed up. I went and brought Salifert Flatworm Exit to give it a try. Knowing it was designed for the small "red bug"...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 02/09/2007, 12:33 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 518
Posted By cchoffman
Killing something is never non traumatic, for you...

Killing something is never non traumatic, for you or them. These may sound bad for you, but if you are worried about them, quicker deaths would be crushing them, cutting off their heads, drop them...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 02/08/2007, 10:57 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 336
Posted By cchoffman
I only see one or two a night, can go weeks...

I only see one or two a night, can go weeks between seeing them. I have pulled one up to 4 inches long out before. They are nasty SOB's. I have heard Leopard Wrasse's will eat them, trying to get...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 02/08/2007, 10:55 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 518
Posted By cchoffman
Why do people thing freezing to death is not...

Why do people thing freezing to death is not suffering????? I live in Michigan, and if you threw me outside naked right now with it being 9 degrees, I would suffer for a long time till i died of...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 02/07/2007, 01:48 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 518
Posted By cchoffman
The problem with killing it, it may have been...

The problem with killing it, it may have been able to pull through. I have seen many things that I would have bet were dead/dying. A couple days later they looked fine. Don't be so quick to kill,...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 02/07/2007, 01:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 183
Posted By cchoffman
They should be fine. I have two large ones in my...

They should be fine. I have two large ones in my 75 without too many problems. The claw should grow back with the next couple molts.
Forum: Other Invertebrates 02/07/2007, 01:30 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 336
Posted By cchoffman
It was probably a polyclad flatworm, look in my...

It was probably a polyclad flatworm, look in my gallery and compare with what you saw. If it is, they will kill your snails and hermit crabs. Sand burrowing snails don't seem to be bothered by...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/15/2006, 12:45 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 35,034
Posted By cchoffman
I used both live and dead rock, and I challenge...

I used both live and dead rock, and I challenge anyone to tell the difference between them now. If you are getting all your live rock from one place, you might as well only buy one piece and let it...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 12/15/2006, 12:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 253
Posted By cchoffman
They will kill your peppermints. It has left my...

They will kill your peppermints. It has left my Blood Red Fire Shrimp alone.
Forum: Other Invertebrates 12/15/2006, 12:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 199
Posted By cchoffman
I have heard of people dripping these for up to...

I have heard of people dripping these for up to eight hours.
Forum: Other Invertebrates 12/15/2006, 12:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 509
Posted By cchoffman
I pull one a night from my tank. I am getting a...

I pull one a night from my tank. I am getting a Leopard Wrasse to try and help control them.

Try a crocea clam, they have never touched mine. Just every snail and small hermit crab i put in the...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 12/14/2006, 09:41 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 232
Posted By cchoffman
I had one until my coral banded shrimp decided he...

I had one until my coral banded shrimp decided he like scallops also.
Forum: Other Invertebrates 12/12/2006, 11:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 432
Posted By cchoffman
My lights go out at 10 pm. @ 10:30 i go down...

My lights go out at 10 pm. @ 10:30 i go down with a red flashlight. when i see them i pull them out. I have pulled some as big as 3.5 inches, most are around 1.5. I think I am denting the numbers...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 12/11/2006, 09:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 260
Posted By cchoffman
Is it brown? They can release their zooanthelles...

Is it brown? They can release their zooanthelles (sp?) when they get stressed. If there is plenty of light they can bounce right back .
Forum: Other Invertebrates 12/11/2006, 01:11 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 432
Posted By cchoffman
I have been fighting them for around 4 or 5...

I have been fighting them for around 4 or 5 months now. They have never touched my clams, but kill snails and small hermit crabs. Look at my gallery to see pic of mine problem.
Forum: Other Invertebrates 12/11/2006, 01:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 258
Posted By cchoffman
And you are worrying about hurting a worm with...

And you are worrying about hurting a worm with barely a nervous system. If you are going to kill it, kill it. Smash it, throw it in the garbage, feed it to the birds, they are still going to die. ...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 12/08/2006, 11:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 495
Posted By cchoffman
from experience, if you have one you have more......

from experience, if you have one you have more...

Update on behavior, they will also take any hermit crabs they can get to. These are nasty little S.O.B.'s.
Forum: Other Invertebrates 11/30/2006, 09:21 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 559
Posted By cchoffman
How can you tell that? They look like every...

How can you tell that? They look like every bristleworm in my tank and they have never touched my clams.

Per a Reefkeeping article by Dr. Ron Shimek
"Whatever its status, animals that we...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 11/28/2006, 10:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 495
Posted By cchoffman
Not to threadjack, but kbecker, take a look at my...

Not to threadjack, but kbecker, take a look at my gallery and tell me if I have the same thing you do. It sounds just like mine. What have you done to get rid of them?
Forum: Other Invertebrates 11/28/2006, 09:55 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 559
Posted By cchoffman
They are some of the best clean up crew you can...

They are some of the best clean up crew you can have. Leave them in your tank.
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