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  1. Saddleback Clowns

    I had a nice big lta. It initially did well for a few months, but failed in the end. I would like to say it was bad water params or husbandry, but my values are 0 across the board thanks to the refugium. and my calcium reactor keeps calcium and alk at 12dkh/460ppm. Auto top off for water...so...
  2. Saddleback Clowns

    good deal! I also tried the anemone thing early in the game...big mistake, dont do it. I have a single 175w halide over my hex, about 3 inches over the water and still the anemone chose to move...and move some more. And if you havn't ever seen a anemone fill up and "float" around the tank...
  3. Saddleback Clowns

    I have a pair in my 45 gallon hex reef. Really cool fish...but not very peaceful is right on. They try to host in every coral, pi$$ing them off, my toadstool...green polyps...and my brand new lta plate coral. What color are yours. I have only seen pictures of black saddlebacks in books, but...
  4. Durso Standpipe Flushing

    tenshi is right, i had this very same problem and solved it by drilling a slightly larger and larger hole until it stopped. Mike
  5. Aqua C Remora Pro and algae

    I had identicle algea in my tank in a relatively low flow area, try to increase the flow in the area and see if that helps...just guessing though, worked for me :wink: mike

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