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Forum: Reef Discussion 01/11/2008, 05:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,194
Posted By Ooulophilia
That second one looks like a micro, not an acan....

That second one looks like a micro, not an acan. But nice anyway :)
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/11/2008, 05:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,095
Posted By Ooulophilia
I had a customer that had an oblique pseudo that...

I had a customer that had an oblique pseudo that would pull hermits from their shells, so I would not rule it out.
Forum: SPS Keepers 01/03/2008, 01:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 662
Posted By Ooulophilia
have been messing around with this stuff - it...

have been messing around with this stuff - it contains pine oil, a phenolic disinfectant which works as an endocrine disruptor. This is why it smells like pine-sol. Some interesting/boring reading:
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Forum: Advanced Topics 12/31/2007, 05:23 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 19,126
Posted By Ooulophilia
I agree with the above post - Tap water is not...

I agree with the above post - Tap water is not inherantly bad, but it is variable. From personal experience, I knew someone who strictly used tap on his reef (he seemed to be doing it to prove a...
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/30/2007, 08:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 449
Posted By Ooulophilia
I have been messing around with this stuff - it...

I have been messing around with this stuff - it contains pine oil, a phenolic disinfectant which works as an endocrine disruptor. This is why it smells like pine-sol. Some interesting/boring reading:...
Forum: Reef Fishes 11/15/2007, 02:38 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,400
Posted By Ooulophilia
I have stopped importing these guys due to the...

I have stopped importing these guys due to the survival rate (I would estimate 20% survival, at best)- the bulk of them starve before they even see a retail store. A small fish with a high metabolism...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 11/15/2007, 02:06 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 423
Posted By Ooulophilia
That looks like D. pedunculatus to me (if it is...

That looks like D. pedunculatus to me (if it is from Sri Lanka), an anemone hermit. They are pretty destructive, they will grab inverts and fish, and will bulldoze your rock. That being said, it is...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 11/15/2007, 01:45 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 355
Posted By Ooulophilia
Will Berghia eat swimming anemones (Boloceroides mcmurrichii)?

Hey, I posted this in advanced topics but then realised that most of the nudi experts hang out here, figured I would give it a try here.
Hey, not sure if anyone has had any experience with these...
Forum: Advanced Topics 11/14/2007, 11:56 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 638
Posted By Ooulophilia
Will Berghia eat swimming anemones (Boloceroides mcmurrichii)?

Hey, not sure if anyone has had any experience with these little beasts (they are basically an aptasia capable of propulsion, I think that I have the scientific right) - I have them in plauge...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 10/10/2007, 09:22 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 4,912
Posted By Ooulophilia
I have toyed with the idea of putting some of my...

I have toyed with the idea of putting some of my tanks on a 6/6 cycle, but the above post is why am leary - how will the frag respond when it leaves my system and ends up at its new home, which will...
Forum: Advanced Topics 10/10/2007, 09:07 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,594
Posted By Ooulophilia
I always keep guppies in with my seahorses - the...

I always keep guppies in with my seahorses - the fry provide a very welcome food source - I learned this many years ago from an experienced seahorse breeder, so needless to say guppies have been bred...
Forum: Reef Discussion 09/12/2007, 11:46 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,467
Posted By Ooulophilia
At some point I have been bit/stung/stuck by most...

At some point I have been bit/stung/stuck by most everything out there, most are uncomfortable for a while, but the one I would never want to go through again was a flower urchin (Toxopneustes...
Forum: Reef Discussion 09/12/2007, 11:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 166
Posted By Ooulophilia
I know for a fact it is very good quality - I...

I know for a fact it is very good quality - I know the source, some weeks are better than others but overall very high quailty.
P.S. It has been a long time since I kept FW, but the tank in your...
Forum: Advanced Topics 08/31/2007, 10:13 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,635
Posted By Ooulophilia
As far as I understand the NO3 buildup from using...

As far as I understand the NO3 buildup from using the socks may not be due entirely to the build up of detritus - as the water becomes aerated in the sock, very efficient aerobic bacteria colonize...
Forum: Advanced Topics 08/31/2007, 09:37 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,202
Posted By Ooulophilia
I recently put ozone on my SPS system, and have...

I recently put ozone on my SPS system, and have noticed a visible increase in water clarity and polyp extension. I cannot say definitively if this is linked, but the system was having a problem with...
Forum: Advanced Topics 08/28/2007, 10:21 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 657
Posted By Ooulophilia
Do you have a sea hare (Aplasia sp.) in the tank?...

Do you have a sea hare (Aplasia sp.) in the tank? It looks alot like sea hare eggs
edit: someone beat me to it!
Forum: Advanced Topics 08/28/2007, 10:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,928
Posted By Ooulophilia
That was me that necropsied the fish a while ago-...

That was me that necropsied the fish a while ago- on inspection both a big French and big Naso that had been in captivity for many years were all bound up with the chaeto after a few weeks of me...
Forum: Advanced Topics 08/28/2007, 10:12 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,404
Posted By Ooulophilia
I would invest in a few battery powered air pumps...

I would invest in a few battery powered air pumps - that is going to be by far your best option
Forum: Reef Fishes 08/08/2007, 07:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 761
Posted By Ooulophilia
In terms of fish, I have had a lot of sucess with...

In terms of fish, I have had a lot of sucess with the different types of rabbitfish, you tank may be borderline in size for one, if you decide to get one stick to the yellow foxface, they stay the...
Forum: Advanced Topics 08/08/2007, 05:35 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,997
Posted By Ooulophilia
Sort of off topic (but not entirely). I has...

Sort of off topic (but not entirely). I has thumbing through a 12 year old FAMA for nostalgia, and was reading in reef notes where it was suggested that one of the best ways to kill aptasia it to...
Forum: Reef Fishes 08/04/2007, 01:18 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,902
Posted By Ooulophilia
I disagree, I have worked on a few 5000 g + tanks...

I disagree, I have worked on a few 5000 g + tanks and they have a ton of personality, they will eat out of you hand, and create a stunning display. Sure, the LFS selling a 4incher is not all that...
Forum: Reef Fishes 08/04/2007, 01:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 349
Posted By Ooulophilia
They are one of the fish that should be on the do...

They are one of the fish that should be on the do not buy list - they will very rarely take prepared food - taking all of their food from sifting the substrate, and with a few exceptions I have...
Forum: Advanced Topics 08/04/2007, 12:59 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,502
Posted By Ooulophilia
Yes you can drain your tank - get two garbage...

Yes you can drain your tank - get two garbage cans from home depot and a a decent size rio - it will take you half an hour, not 20 hours/3 days
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/04/2007, 12:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 518
Posted By Ooulophilia
Just know that the hang on back overflow w/U tube...

Just know that the hang on back overflow w/U tube is going to fail at some point - and the increased volume of water underneath = more water on your floor
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/04/2007, 12:47 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 573
Posted By Ooulophilia
I have worked with a lot of these and looking at...

I have worked with a lot of these and looking at them for any extended period of time can make you queasy - I am a fisherman and diver and never get seasick, but one I serviced years ago would always...
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