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Forum: Reef Discussion 08/19/2006, 07:42 PM
Replies: 28
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Posted By appellativo
yep hes getting chunks of fresh seafood and I...

yep hes getting chunks of fresh seafood and I also feed blender mush with zoecon and garlic and nori and seafood. will update later!
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/18/2006, 09:58 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 799
Posted By appellativo
geez gman yours looks kind of like he's not...

geez gman yours looks kind of like he's not getting enough to eat!!!!

I hope mine looks like that soon!
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/17/2006, 08:05 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 799
Posted By appellativo
$129. now you see what all the fuss was about!

$129. now you see what all the fuss was about!
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/17/2006, 10:20 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 799
Posted By appellativo
yep actually I was just getting online to let...

yep actually I was just getting online to let y'all know that after feeding him ghost shrimp for a few days, I ran out, and rather than get more just waited until he was hungry enough to eat the...
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/12/2006, 11:58 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 799
Posted By appellativo
well i think i observed him slurp a shrimp up and...

well i think i observed him slurp a shrimp up and spit the rocks back out, so hopefully that is a good sign.
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/08/2006, 09:51 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 799
Posted By appellativo
He seems to be happier in the large tank. still...

He seems to be happier in the large tank. still not eating blender mush or larger pieces offered on a stick. tankmates have eaten most of the ghost shrimp although its possible he got some when I...
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/07/2006, 09:02 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 799
Posted By appellativo
I tore down the 37gallon and upgraded to a 75...

I tore down the 37gallon and upgraded to a 75 which has in it a niger trigger, neon dottyback, bicolor blenny, and 4stripe damsel. The tusk is in a 20g qt with a resin cave which it likes to hang out...
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/07/2006, 11:13 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 799
Posted By appellativo
do you think there would be any extra risk in...

do you think there would be any extra risk in treating the fish since it is not eating? do you think that by treating it it could possibly 'make it feel better' so that it would eat? thanks for your...
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/06/2006, 08:21 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 799
Posted By appellativo
no, I stupidly did not observe the fish eat...

no, I stupidly did not observe the fish eat before taking it home. I do trust the staff at this reputable store though, but I understand the risk in that. is there any risk to treating wtih...
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/06/2006, 02:51 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 799
Posted By appellativo
wont eat ghost shrimp (although I only put a...

wont eat ghost shrimp (although I only put a couple in there, I am pretty sure he has seen them), and wont eat pieces of shrimp with garlic on it (I waved it around in front of his cave hiding place)...
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/06/2006, 11:50 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 799
Posted By appellativo
Themcs, I wish that were the case, but so far, no...

Themcs, I wish that were the case, but so far, no interest in feeding.
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/05/2006, 10:09 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 799
Posted By appellativo
dang y'all are harsh. that's what the guy at...

dang y'all are harsh.

that's what the guy at the petstore told me too. well, okay.
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/05/2006, 06:11 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 799
Posted By appellativo
yes i know the ghost shrimp are not a good diet,...

yes i know the ghost shrimp are not a good diet, that is why I am asking ways to get him to take killed foods. I simply want to give him currently what he was eating (ghost shrimp) for a couple days...
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/05/2006, 10:29 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 799
Posted By appellativo
harlequin tusk questions

I have my new tusk in qt. he is from the great barrier reef and was in the store for two weeks prior to purchase, they were feeding him ghost shrimp. no local shops have them for sale though, so I...
Forum: Capital District Marine Aquarist Society 06/29/2006, 10:35 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 465
Posted By appellativo
maybe if I could create some sort of little...

maybe if I could create some sort of little plastic cage for the filter bag that could flatten it to extend to both sides of the flow-through container (in this case, a hob filter) that would...
Forum: Capital District Marine Aquarist Society 06/28/2006, 02:31 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 465
Posted By appellativo
Knowing that water takes the path of least...

Knowing that water takes the path of least resistance, would putting the carbon in a sock in a hang on filter or sump be enough flow to get the water THROUGH the carbon? Wouldnt it just kind of flow...
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/26/2006, 02:54 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 776
Posted By appellativo
good to know, Greg. Maybe I don't need to switch...

good to know, Greg. Maybe I don't need to switch to a more expensive salt. In the three years ive been in the hobby, I have never to date had to supplement Ca or mg and my corals, coralline, etc....
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/26/2006, 11:22 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 776
Posted By appellativo
RFC do you supplement kalkwasser, Ca or any other...

RFC do you supplement kalkwasser, Ca or any other additives? what is your coral load/type?
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/26/2006, 09:52 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 776
Posted By appellativo
I had read somewhere a while back that IO was...

I had read somewhere a while back that IO was originally formulated as a cost effective salt for use in really large applications such as keeping large aquatic mammals such as dolphins and orca in...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 06/26/2006, 09:40 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 393
Posted By appellativo
according to one of the many articles ive read...

according to one of the many articles ive read recently, the stuff on the bottom is the excess solids/metals/impurities which settle out. you dont dose that to your tank. (ie you stir the kalk powder...
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/25/2006, 09:48 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 776
Posted By appellativo
wow I didnt know that. but I add the salt to the...

wow I didnt know that. but I add the salt to the water, so I'm good there.
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/25/2006, 10:12 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 776
Posted By appellativo
Well, would that (low mg) still explain why my IO...

Well, would that (low mg) still explain why my IO was testing ca at 260 freshly mixed before I added it to the tank? I will retest using the salifert test when it gets here in a few days and let...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 06/24/2006, 11:41 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 393
Posted By appellativo
I should have the Salifert test kit by Wed. Lets...

I should have the Salifert test kit by Wed. Lets just hope that my aquarium pharmaceuticals test kit was wrong.
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/24/2006, 11:30 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 776
Posted By appellativo
I think you are right according to what people...

I think you are right according to what people are saying. IO is meant (was originally meant, anyways) to keep marine mammals in captivity; not in a reef situation. Someone correct me if I am wrong....
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/24/2006, 10:24 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 776
Posted By appellativo
billybeau1, I tend to kinda think it really IS...

billybeau1, I tend to kinda think it really IS low, since my coralline is all but fading away and the monti frags I got from someone didnt make it either. I did at one point have a green brain which...
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