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To expand on this, I would comment that the ones that I get from John survive much longer than other stores. From the price, I am assuming that they are wild caught. I've had my four for about a year. -Karl

Thanks for the update. I wish that they had updated their website so I could have found the place today. Next time I guess.

Anyone know where the cozy clownfish moved to? I finally decided to check out the store only to find the place closed. The website is still up and the number goes to voicemail.

John - Any Chocolate Chip starfish? I didn't see any on the list. Thanks, -Karl

I'm not really sure what you are asking, but I have a pair and they are not mated. They are fine in a 120G tank.

While I agree that they are necessary, I think that there are some things that need to be done when using them. As some here know, I lost my whole tank because of a GFCI tripping. I was without power for about 20 hours in December. I came home to a 60 degree tank that was without aeration for the same time period. All my sps gone as well as all but one fish. What I did, or didn't do, is cover the gfci from the splashing of playful fish. I think that one of them splashed on the GFCI and tripped the whole thing. My neighbor didn't notice the problem. So I am glad that you were not hurt when you were working on the tank, I think there needs to be a note of caution too. In my case, I think a non-gfci circuit would have prevented my loss. But, as in life, you live and learn. I never leave home without a cover over my outlets. -Karl

I think this one is defective. It even tells me so After settling with the two different solutions (7.0 & 10.0), the display comes up and says 'probe defective restoring'. This is not starting off well. At least I can communicate to the device via the internet. -Karl

Okay, I will do. Thanks.

After taking the foam out of the box that it was shipped in, I see that the blue fluid is on the bottom of the box. It appears that the stuff that looks like salt is that blueish green fluid and it have leaked out under the cap or something. I just cant tell how much has and how critical that is. thanks, Karl

I am a new user to the AC3 and recently picked up a lab grade pH probe. When I opened the box of the probe, there was a significant amount of salt crystals near the bottom of the probe. Is this normal for a new device? I wanted to get an idea prior to calibrating the device and placing it in my tank. Thanks, -Karl

Bristle worms they will heartily eat, but from my experience they didn't touch the three feather dusters that I have. I really like the arrow crab that I have. He is a peaceful inhabitant. Karl

Everyone: Thanks for the support. The female clown didn't make it, but the male did. All told, 11 fish are gone; one survivor. Nothing that rare, but some I've had for some time. I will really miss the naso blond tang. He (she) was just getting streamers. I really liked the orange lips. It also appears that the all of the SPS I had also have died or are in the process of with the exception of the two montiporas that I have. Luckily I don't have a lot of them. I talked to my neighbor and it appears that the power was off for about 36 hours from the best that I can tell. She feels really bad for not really paying that much attention to the lack of pump noise or no lights. I did roll back the light cycle while I was gone and she honestly thought that the lights being off was something that I had done. Lesson learned on my part - I need to explain this a little better. I believe, but cannot confirm, that one of the fish splashed water on the setup that I have. This has happened in the past and I placed a plastic cover of the outlet area. This was on the floor when I got home. Not sure why that was. I do have two circuits that supply the power to the tank. A non GFCI that supplies the tunezes, the auto topoff, skimmer, and some other ancillary things. The other circuit, the GFCI, powers the main pump, the heater, and the lights. I have a separate heater on the non-gfci circuit, that did kick in, but was way too small for the water value that I have. Other than a water change and testing levels is there anything else i really need to do? Thanks, -Karl

Well I returned home from a 10 day vacation at 1am. It was eerily quiet when I walked in the house, but didn't understand why for a moment and I continued to unpack the car. Went into the fish room and discovered that my pumps were not on. Something had tripped my GFCI that I have installed. Long story short - all of the fish (with the exception of my clowns - and they are not looking good) did not make it. The temperature was 60 degrees, the tank was down by about 10 gallons (?) of water (I could understand that if it was the summer - maybe). My neighbor who has taken care of the fish before several times, once again said that she would do it. In the past she has called for something that wasn't right and I was able to help. But this time I didn't receive a call. Strange. I will have to talk with her in the morning. It appears that the power was out for some time. I guess that I should invest in AC III or something that can notify me when something is amiss. My inverts, and it appears that my coral, survived. So I am thinking that the lack of oxygen was the real problem. I am surprised that my inverts are ok since the salinity must have been very high. I didn't check it before I added my RO/DI. It is still a little high but not too bad. Nothing else I can do tonight (this am) so hopefully the clowns will make it through the next few hours. The temperature is up to 68. This sucks. Karl

My maroon female will nip me too if I come anywhere within about 4 inches of the anemone. Didn't bother me that much at first, but now she is pretty big and it always startles me even though I know it's coming.

Yeah, that's what i was hoping for too. I have what appears to be a lot of asterina stars, but they are green. Most of the photos I have seen they are brown, white or reddish. I won't worry yet. I wish the little guy would make an appearance. -Karl