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ac green
01/28/2002, 10:14 PM
Searched the board and read up on this 9 for $99 deal from IPSF. Pretty set on buying one this week but wanted to get your thoughts on what 9 I should pick choose.

My 40 gallon aquasystem has no refugium and has been going for about 6 weeks now. Lighting conists of VHO 1-95watt 50/50 and 1-95watt actnic. Precision Marin HOT Skimmer, magdrive 7 for water turnover, and 2 Hagen 402 PH on a Sandpoint Wavemaker.

50lbs of gulf-view LR (10 base, 30 coralline, and 10 premium coralline)
40lbs of Natures Ocean LS.
1-Fire Clown
1-Purple Tang
1-Cleaner Shrimp
10- Turbo Snails
1- Hammer Coral
1-Colt Coral

Test results as of 1/26 are as follows:
Ph-8.2
Am-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-7
Phosphate-.4
Ak-3.09
Ca-340

So now I was thinking of getting these 9 and your comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated:

1) 6- Baby Bristle Worms
2) 6- Sand bed clams
3) Tang heaven red - Can I just add this to my tank and the tang will eat it?
4) Wondermud - Can this also just be added to my tank?
5) 6 Adult strombus grazers
6) Reef amphipods
7) 6 Baby Hawaiian Turbo grazers
8) Anthelia Polyps
9) live sand activator - this contains the micro hermits, should I stay away from these?

Thanks for the advice!!

rabid seacow
01/29/2002, 12:13 AM
Generally, I was very pleased with the order. Ordered the bristle worms, macro algaes, white dwarf hermits(very cool looking) and all the different snails which have since multiplied into HUNDREDS!
My only complaint is that you will also get Aptasia with your order too. So far I just watch them with a guarded eye occasionally trying to kill them. Aptasia seem to be the cockroaches of the reef.