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Unread 09/20/2008, 01:15 PM   #2
HowardW
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a) Get that gorilla crab outa there, use about a 4-5" tall glass tilited up against the rock he's near and place a piece of fresh shrimp in, do this about 1/2 hr. after lights out, the crab will go into the glass and not be able to get out.

b) What brand and size skimmer? I would ditch the bio-wheel part of your filter and just run a top quality carbon like Seachem or Rox 0.8 along with mechanical filtration to catch detritus and change it at least weekly.

c) pH is a bit low (shoot for 8.2 - 8.3) and what is your alkalinity, Ca, Mg, etc?

d) 13 hrs. a day of light is not really necessary, try 8-10 hrs. a day. What type of lighting is that.....standard flourescent, HO, VHO, T5's, if those are just standard low watt flourescents they will not be enough for anemones or anything photosynthetic that requires good PAR.

e) IMO the Kent Micro-vert stuff does not much more then pollute your tank as will most of these bottled invert type foods. You could try using live phytoplankton 1-2 times a week or a fresh frozen type food blended up really good like Rod's Food or make your own.

f) What kind of flow do you have, the TBS rock likes good flow.


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