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for some reason I'm thinking I saw this on Dr F& S Live Aquaria that yellow tail damsels can be kept in small groups. Maybe it was some other vendor site, but I think it was that one.

this is making it sound like I should get one...hmmm

To have a fish that is healthy and much more likely to survive, it's worth the extra money. It might take 3 fish wild caught to meet the lifespan of 1 captive bred (I'd actually be interested in seeing such ratios for various fish).

I was on that side of uncertainty at least. Clearly I don't know Virginia, but I'm sure there's a reason for me associating the word with Maryland.

shoot, that all sucks. Sounds like you were ripped off.

When a fish is captive bred, I don't know why people would chose to buy caught ones of the same type. Can someone post a list of captive bred fish somewhere on the forum?

I don't even know if Winchester is in VA or MD

congrats on the first corals

I saw the thread about it. I knew just from looking around other sites that this is the best

I think it just takes making sure the silicone actually gets into the entire crevice, not just over top of it. I ran my finger through it down the seam several times with pressure to make sure. It would only take a little airhole or something to have a leak if the silicone isn't truly in the seam rather than just covering it.

I hope they decide to do it.

how does one create more of a leak anyway? From stripping off the old stuff?

I'm glad the nem came out of hiding. It really is pretty. I wonder if tomato clowns will host in one of those.

I'm not putting a tang in a 45 because it's only 3 feet long. Years ago I had a beautiful, big and plump yellow tang that I really miss. Some eon or other when I manage to get a 75, I will get another yellow tang. I believe they are my favorite fish even before clowns. For right now, I have to settle for something smaller. Damsels are out of the question, except maybe chromis. I wonder how many would go in my tank for a little school, if its them, the clowns, the dottyback, and planned yellow watchman goby. Whatever it is, that would be it for the fish.

I don't know that pond lights are enough light. Some specifically say not for use in aquariums. I think I'm going to give up on it for now.

LOL. Sounds like you need an early retirement to get all that done.

No liquids on the plane. I think there was a post here a long while back about transporting corals as carry-ons.

Well, I have read your project but have no clue what the device is for or what SCWD stands for.

You'll end up doing what I'm doing, which is to set up a tank just for that fish.

I guess Wednesday night I'll test it out, leave it overnight, then if it's not leaking will take it back to work and set it up. Thanks for the tips

ummm......

I think for yellow as an entire fish being yellow, I'll go with the watchman goby. I looked some stuff up on chromis earlier and now can't remember it. There was a limbaugh??? chromis that looked interesting. I'll have to look it up a second time because info isn't sticking in my head right now.

I went the route of putting all the fish in a separate tank and treating them while leaving the tank fish-free for a couple months. Believe me, it was well worth the effort.

I'm hoping to be set up by Thursday - the silicone should be cured before then. I'm using the LR, sand, and caulerpa that I already have, so there won't be any cycling to do. I will be using a PC fixture, and there's a lot of natural sunlight unless it's cloudy outside. I need to have corals to put in this thing now (and my regular tank). Do you have any suggestions? Anyone got some they don't need?

I seem to have figured out why the tape needs to come off BEFORE the silicone sets.... I ended up re-doing the job. It looks decent now. So, how long do I need to wait to test it out and use it? It was not leaking before I stripped the old stuff off so I see no reason for it to leak now. There is also silicone on the outside of the tank over the glass seams - I didn't do anything with that since it was only the inside verticle seams that were worn (maybe too much scrubbing?). I just want to hurry up and set the tank back up - my office plants are lonely for their watery friend.