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Forum: New to the Hobby 05/26/2007, 01:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 172
Posted By StephM33
Thanks Kevin, actually we've already moved all...

Thanks Kevin, actually we've already moved all the fish (except the Mandarin and invertebrates of course) to QT and plan to leave the display fallow. I don't post a lot but I have done a ton of...
Forum: New to the Hobby 05/26/2007, 01:24 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 172
Posted By StephM33
Thanks to you both. After turning on the lights...

Thanks to you both. After turning on the lights and having a better look at him, he has really deteriorated overnight and is barely hanging on. We've now lost 6 fish (2 of which were my favorites,...
Forum: New to the Hobby 05/26/2007, 12:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 172
Posted By StephM33
I've already moved all the fish to QT, but I'm...

I've already moved all the fish to QT, but I'm pretty sure this one isn't going to make it, and thought of the dip as a last ditch effort.
Forum: New to the Hobby 05/26/2007, 12:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 172
Posted By StephM33
Freshwater dip - need quick advice

Hi there,

I need some quick advice on how long I should leave an Ich infested fish in a freshwater dip. The fish is very weak, if that makes any difference at all. I've made sure that PH and...
Forum: New to the Hobby 05/07/2007, 07:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 293
Posted By StephM33
Thanks for thatdrummereef, yes I looked at...

Thanks for thatdrummereef, yes I looked at Melev's site and understood his design but I still had the following questions specifc to my set up, from the previous thread,

1. We are working with a...
Forum: New to the Hobby 05/06/2007, 10:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 293
Posted By StephM33
Bump....hoping for some input, pretty please? ...

Bump....hoping for some input, pretty please?

Steph
Forum: New to the Hobby 05/06/2007, 02:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 293
Posted By StephM33
Help needed making 30g sump/fuge

Hi all,

I'm hoping to jump start discussion on this as there hasn't been a lot of discussion on the DIY forum and Matt and I are still needing some guidance.

Matt started this thread, but I...
Forum: New to the Hobby 05/03/2007, 11:13 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 381
Posted By StephM33
Thanks all. I appreciate the reassurance. We...

Thanks all. I appreciate the reassurance. We don't have any microbubbles in the display...but I just wanted to make sure that the aeration in the QT wasn't bad for the fish somehow.

Thanks!...
Forum: New to the Hobby 05/03/2007, 03:25 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 381
Posted By StephM33
Microbubbles VS aeration??

I apologize in advance if this is a silly question, but why is it that we don't want microbubbles in our display tank, but it's okay to add an airstone to a QT to ensure proper aeration? Are the...
Forum: Do It Yourself 05/03/2007, 03:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 590
Posted By StephM33
Hey Matt, I think I'll hitch hike here if...

Hey Matt,

I think I'll hitch hike here if you don't mind as it seems we're both attempting a similar project. (and now that I look at your tank specs, it seems as though our situations are very...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/28/2007, 07:59 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 410
Posted By StephM33
Why not? Is your reasoning because the Tangs...

Why not? Is your reasoning because the Tangs need all the room they can get, or do you feel there will be agression between the puffer and Tangs?

Curious...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/28/2007, 02:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 410
Posted By StephM33
We have a Blue Hippo and Yellow along with 2...

We have a Blue Hippo and Yellow along with 2 false percs with a Valentini Puffer, and as far as the fish go, we say absolutely no negative interaction at all, however we have a FOWLR (with...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/21/2007, 07:29 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 401
Posted By StephM33
Pippi - I've never heard of using Kale, but that...

Pippi - I've never heard of using Kale, but that is a good idea. It also made me wonder if they would like fresh spinach? I may give them both an try.

Kurtg - no Marine beaches here, but I guess...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/21/2007, 07:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 305
Posted By StephM33
Lildraken - Glad to hear that things are going...

Lildraken - Glad to hear that things are going well (albeit ugly looks wise!). Let us know how things go in the end...always good to hear someone else's experiences.

Beach - well, the copper could...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/21/2007, 06:48 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 600
Posted By StephM33
Hi again Shell, Glad to hear you're feeling...

Hi again Shell,

Glad to hear you're feeling better about things. I know how frustrating it is to have spent a lot of time, money and energy only to find you've made the wrong decisions and have...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/20/2007, 04:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 202
Posted By StephM33
LOL on the last one. Yes, Shagsbeard - we've...

LOL on the last one. Yes, Shagsbeard - we've finally decided we're done with the little bully. He terrorizes almost every fish that goes in the tank, though in most cases it stopped fairly quickly....
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/20/2007, 03:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 202
Posted By StephM33
Will nipped fins grow back?

So...that's the question. If one fish beats another up...can nipped fins regenerate?

Thanks in advance,

Steph
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/20/2007, 09:47 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 600
Posted By StephM33
Hi Shell, I guess I'm going to be the voice...

Hi Shell,

I guess I'm going to be the voice of dissent on a couple of issues. IMHO, you would be able to keep and enjoy the Snowflake Eel, for many months before he may get too big and/or...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/19/2007, 12:02 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 305
Posted By StephM33
Lildraken, - I can't speak to whether the...

Lildraken, - I can't speak to whether the Cupramine kills off good algae or not as I've been treating in a bare QT tank. Are you treating your main display because you have a true FOWLR without any...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/17/2007, 07:35 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 401
Posted By StephM33
Well, I tried "rolling it". The first time, the...

Well, I tried "rolling it". The first time, the roll was maybe 2-3" long and part of it still ripped off, so I tried it again cutting the rolls in half so there were 2 rolls of an 1.5" each and that...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/17/2007, 01:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 401
Posted By StephM33
The lettuce is romaine, so I guess it's the best...

The lettuce is romaine, so I guess it's the best of the lettuce. As I said the tangs and foxface will eat (actually our cleaner wrasse, and occasionally one of the 3 stripe damsels even peck at it...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/17/2007, 12:06 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 401
Posted By StephM33
Thanks for the feedback everyone! My fish...

Thanks for the feedback everyone!
My fish don't eat anything of the top as well as they do lower down. We do use lettuce as well, (they LOVE it!) but I was under the impression it wasn't as good...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/16/2007, 05:25 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 401
Posted By StephM33
A stupid question?

Hi everyone,

It feels like this is a stupid question since everyone talks about putting Nori on a clip in their tanks, but whenever we put it on a clip, in short order it is ripped off and most of...
Forum: Fish Disease Treatment 04/07/2007, 04:53 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 23,388
Posted By StephM33
Really great thread, I'll definitely bookmark...

Really great thread, I'll definitely bookmark this one, but I do have a question. How can we balance the feeding requirements of a mix of herb/omni and carnivores in one tank?

We have to try and...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/04/2007, 10:06 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 305
Posted By StephM33
WOW. That was thread was quite a read. I'm not...

WOW. That was thread was quite a read. I'm not sure how it affects us though since we are used an Aquarium Pharmaceuticals copper test. We've now double checked with a Sera copper test (the only...
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