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this may be true however I did see with my own eyes those little roaches eating a healthy zoanthid polyp... i think I'm going to take out the rest of my zoas to see what happens to them in my frag system (far few pods)

thanks James... will check that one out...

yeah I have one of those already and it seems he only puts a small dent into my amphipod population... should I get another one? can you have 2 Mandarin's in one tank?

Any idea on how to lower the population of amphipods? what fish can I add to a reef with an aggressive sohal tang...

funny but no... I find it hard to even keep my hands out of the tank... I think I have the culprit... I saw amphipods climbing over the zoas last night and what appeared to be them not only irritating the polyp but also ripping a piece off for food... once I scarred them away the one polyp they were on is exhibiting the same behavior as the other lost zoas.... has anyone ever heard of this? and what is the best way to lower my amphipod population?? I literally have thousands in my tank (from what I witness last night)...

Thanks, I will take a look with the magnifying glass. I will keep you posted I run T5 bulbs and the Zoas were growing wonderfully until last Saturday. Thanks for the website. But fortunately it doesn't look like zoa pox! I will try to post a pic of the problem ASAP.

Hey everyone wondering if anyone has some experience with this zoa problem of mine. As of Saturday last week I noticed my Aspen zoas started to bulge in the middle and the frills were withered. Within 24hours all the polyps of the zoa colony withered away. Next went a small colony of armor of gods near the apens. The same symptoms of bulging center with withered frills. One day later it affected 4 other zoa colonies with the same results. I immediately decided to do a water change of 30% to see if it would alter the course of the mystery problem. I checked my water quality and the results were as follows: pH: 8.2, Ammonia: 0.0, Nitrate: 0.0, Nitrites 0.0, Phosphate: 0.05, Spec Grav 1.026, Mg 1290. As you can see I don't think it is my water quality. Recently, I added three large acro colonies to my system on the same day the zoa problem began. One of the acro colonies died just a week later due to ,what I am presuming, the fact it was wild caught and did not acclimate to captivity. The other two are doing fine. Another change that occured 5 days earlier is that I began dosing Mg in my tank. I am using B Ionic Mg by ESV in the approriate dosing according the the instructions. My starting Mg level was 1100 ppm before dosing. I am at a loss of both wonderful corals and my mind. I would appreciate any help.

I'll be good for some rock and fish... 30# live rock Hippo tang Yellow tang

DON'T GO TO WALLY'S... they have the most expensive rocks in the area charging $10 for 1 lbs of cultured Fiji live rock, not a good deal for man made rocks.. and I think they have tonga going for $12 per pound... go to BRK good reasonable prices...

Dude where in Panama did you live? I just came back from a visit there... If you could see what they did to Balboa you would shake your head... but the seafood there is still cheap and wonderful!

Sorry to hear that bro!! at least you figured out thew issue... now you have an excuse to buy new equipment!!

I have a Sohal in the 180 and man does he bite!! at first you think its not too bad but then when you start to bleed you know you got an aggressive fish....

mark me down for 2 - 55 gal barrels!! thanks a million for doing this! Josh 703.459.7759

I have done this and it works but I don't know if I will have issues down the road... but one year now and no leaks.... if your not too far along the build I would recommend redoing the plumbing, but then again its your call...

I agree how in the world can I grow corlaine that fast?

dude it looks like he used an old AC controller to program the machine...

man that looks good... where did you get that stand?

hahaha nice... I've never even heard of Summerduck.. very nice tank though...

I don't understand... "new design with the two round holes for water to flow into your overflow box." maybe you can draw it for me? **James can you edit the pics out of your reply? Added a black background for the tank... This way you can't see pipes and what not behind the display...

Figured I'd post a final rough draft of my tank design with the top on... let me know what you think...