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was the snail actually crawling over the coral? Maybe the points irratated the corals flesh in those spots?

Originally Posted by melev

Did JR know you were going to hang that pendant 24" from the top of the tank?

So, if I am correct about this, then the Lumen Bright Large, and Lumen Bright Mini pendants have the same reflection angles but the large is just 4" larger.....Is this correct?
So instead of me needing the Mini Wide to mount up high like that, I will be better off with the Lumen Bright Large with 400 Watters in them

Originally Posted by Knucklehead

If you are going to start a new tank, why not get rid of the fish(theWrasse) that has been eating all your other specimens & throw in a half dozen Peppermint shrimp.
They will absolutely do the trick.
They also will spawn & provide food when their eggs hatch.
Don`t try & nuke your aptaisia with store bought chemicals or home remedies. That`s not how they`re controlled in the ocean.
A cattle prod does work, but only if you have trouble with feral cows grazing in your tank.
Do make sure that what you buy as peppermint shrimp, are in fact Peppermint shrimp.

Well, I guess what I got last time were not peppermint shrimp. I finally found a couple of them hiding in my rocks, and they are not doing a thing. Except, I think they ate my Berghia nudis.
I have already gotten rid of the wrasse, so he will not be a problem in my tank anymore

Originally Posted by Knucklehead

The cleaner goby is another extremely (low bioload) fish, that will pick parasites off of other fish, are quite inexpensive & add interest to the variety of fish in any reef tank.
They must be introduced into a new tank in a proper order.
I have no idea of anyone`s experience here so I may be preaching to the choir, but introducing fish into a new tank correctly will make for a more stress-free tank.
The least aggressive small specimens should be introduced first so they may find their own little safe spaces, before a more "agro" fish is introduced, claiming a lot of space as his territory.
You should also take into consideration, where your choice of fish usually are located on a reef so you have the whole reef populated. Some are constant swimmers who rarely go into the rock structure, some are bottom of the reef swimmers, & others go anywhere.
With a "cube reef" like you are planning, & the volume, you have a capacity for so much diversity it`s making me jealous.
Another suggestion is to get three young Bangaii Cardinalfish.
You will probably lose one of those when two will sex & pair off.
They also will easily breed in the tank, & it`s something else to see the mouth brooding male with a face full of little mini-me bangaiis.
Here`s another Cleaner Goby shot for scale, next to some Christmas Tree worms.

Wow, now this is what I was looking for. I got plenty of ideas, and even learned some stuff. Great post!

Well it seems that the bubbles went away, and now there are chunks of tissue missing, but other than that the coral looks fine. I guess I will not worry about it, and just keep an eye on it

Originally Posted by chucelli

got a picture of the snail?

http://www.reefs2go.com/c=BHOvkMrhbZsGA7Wjn96iOebzq/product/INV_SN_NINJASTAR/Ninja-Star-Astrea-Snail.html

I am pretty sure he did, unless he did not read my entire PM. I will do some more checking before I actually buy. I am really just trying to be sure that I want to go with 400 watters

Did JR know you were going to hang that pendant 24" from the top of the tank?

The cleaner goby is another extremely (low bioload) fish, that will pick parasites off of other fish, are quite inexpensive & add interest to the variety of fish in any reef tank.
They must be introduced into a new tank in a proper order.
I have no idea of anyone`s experience here so I may be preaching to the choir, but introducing fish into a new tank correctly will make for a more stress-free tank.
The least aggressive small specimens should be introduced first so they may find their own little safe spaces, before a more "agro" fish is introduced, claiming a lot of space as his territory.
You should also take into consideration, where your choice of fish usually are located on a reef so you have the whole reef populated. Some are constant swimmers who rarely go into the rock structure, some are bottom of the reef swimmers, & others go anywhere.
With a "cube reef" like you are planning, & the volume, you have a capacity for so much diversity it`s making me jealous.
Another suggestion is to get three young Bangaii Cardinalfish.
You will probably lose one of those when two will sex & pair off.
They also will easily breed in the tank, & it`s something else to see the mouth brooding male with a face full of little mini-me bangaiis.
Here`s another Cleaner Goby shot for scale, next to some Christmas Tree worms.

Thanks Melev
I`ll test myself later tonight.
All sites are different & I`ll use the "red type" as a template.
Why don`t I try it here now.
Here`s a little Cleaner Goby

Originally Posted by melev

With that kind of height, I don't think you'll want the Mini Wides. They are designed specifically to be closer to the water and provide the spread people seek. You should talk to Mike at ReefSpecialty.com about this plan and see what he recommends.

I will do that Marc. However, this just confuses me, because JRAquatics is the one that told me to go with the Mini Wide because of the 4' x 3' tank

To add a picture to your post, click the little Photo icon, and paste in the URL of the actual image into the pop-up box. Click Okay, and it will magically appear.

In this case, all you would paste would be: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1196/...3e468d7814.jpg

With that kind of height, I don't think you'll want the Mini Wides. They are designed specifically to be closer to the water and provide the spread people seek. You should talk to Mike at ReefSpecialty.com about this plan and see what he recommends.

Oops
Let me try that again.
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There are gobies that aren`t "sand sifters" that are quite attractive & play around like little monkeys.
They will also breed quite easily.
Shark Nosed Goby, black & yellow, & Cleaner Goby, blue & yellow/white.



image edited to show by Marc

got a picture of the snail?

If you are going to start a new tank, why not get rid of the fish(theWrasse) that has been eating all your other specimens & throw in a half dozen Peppermint shrimp.
They will absolutely do the trick.
They also will spawn & provide food when their eggs hatch.
Don`t try & nuke your aptaisia with store bought chemicals or home remedies. That`s not how they`re controlled in the ocean.
A cattle prod does work, but only if you have trouble with feral cows grazing in your tank.
Do make sure that what you buy as peppermint shrimp, are in fact Peppermint shrimp.

STD? Sorry I am no help!

I've seen some type of bubbling on my M. denae. It never really goes away, nor did it spread - it seems to appear and disappear over time. If I were to turkey baste it strongly, it would tear off that area and leave damage, so I left it alone.

Sure it helps. Just seems odd, and I figured that there would be a name for the condition somwhere. I appreciate the post though. Does make me feel better. We will see how it looks tonight

It looks like the flesh is bubbling up. I had something similar happen on a Borealis. I poked them and the flesh just tore off. I posted on a couple of forums, but nobody ever had a real answer. I just left it be, and after a couple of months it just went away. Some other people had experienced the same as me, which ended in a non-fatal occurrence. Just keep an eye on it, if it starts spreading I would think about fragging. Sorry I couldn't offer any real explanation, but figured this might help ease your mind. Good luck!!!