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I do not have a separate tank... and splitting a 15g nano with a partition would be a little toughon the fish (each are full adults 2-3 inches ea). I would prefer not to separate them... they've been "dating" for 10 years! Cheers

I have had a mated pair of tank raised Ocelaris clowns for about 10 years. (They spawned once about 4 yrs ago but the fry didn't make it.) I moved them into a 15g Nanocube Deluxe about 1 year ago and everything has been fine... until last week. The larger female began beating up on her mate...

I have had good results doing a freshwater dip combined with hospital tank which uses copper. An otherwise healthy tang can handle 2-2.5 minutes in freshwater. Just make sure that the freshwater is the same temp as your tank water. After the "dip" put the tang in a hospital tank (that has...

Anyone have tips on proper care/feeding of green torch coral? Also - has anyone ever seen a torch coral serve as a host to clownfish? Cheers, Dennis

Thanks Guys. Does monitoring the levels for Alk, Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium apply for anemones too? Particularly a BTA? Are there other trace elements I want to monitor for a healthy environment for anemones? Cheers, Dennis

Thanks Wrasser. I am looking to put a small BTA in the tank - nothing more. Just the two ocellaris clowns and a small bta. What test should I perform on top of Nitrite, Nitrate, Amonia, pH, alkalinity, Temp, Spec Gravity? What readings should I strive for? Regards, Dennis

I have a 12g nanocube dx with two 24watt CFs with 50/50 bulbs. The tank is not too deep (14.8") and it appears to be alot of light for the tank. See http://www.jbjnanocube.com/index.html for more. Do you think this is adequate light for corals/anemone? The LFS has my exact tank running with...

Hi Guys, I know... rookie question. I am setting up my first reef tank (I have had numerous successful fish only tanks over the years and am giving a reef tank a shot). I already test for Nitrite, Nitrate, pH, Alkalinty, Amonia, Specific Gravity, and Temp. All of my tests look good, the tank...

Thanks Guys. A BTA = bubble tip anemone, right? What is an LPS coral? Sorry, I am new to the lingo. -Dennis

Hi Juck, No, the clowns are not actively spawning... but it looks like they could. They are about 2-2.5 inches each and have never spawned... but they were in a large 120g tank for the last 4 years with tangs, triggers, etc... now on their own. My tank is a 12g Nanocube DX with no mods. Just...

Thanks Mario. Bingo! That's it... a little google resarch and I found a picture of Neomeris sp. that matched what I am seeing in my tank. I usually tend to let things "be" but my wife thinks they are ugly and would prefer they not be there. Anything I can do to rid the tank of them...

OK... my 5th post! Finally cylced my 12g nanocube. I added 3 red leg hermits, 2 bumblebee snails, and 1 turbo snail a couple of weeks back. Everyone was happy and water tests were fine... so I added my mated pair of ocelaris clowns yesterday. Question is: when can I add a host for the...

Hi Guys, I'm new to the hobby and the forum (this is my 4th post)... this is agreat forum! Anyway - I setup a 12g nanocube in early Feb, and I started to see little bright green "fingers" start to grow off my live rock about 3 weeks ago. These fingers (or polyps?) appear to have a white bulb...

I am measuring alkalinity in milliequivalents per liter. cheers, Dennis

Thanks for the feedback guys. A couple of quick questions - 1. Should I clean the tank while it is cycling? (Lot's of hair algae now) 2. I can raise spec gravity (as suggested), but should I do this while the tank is cycling? 2a. If so - is adding more seawater a good method? I have...