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    Any one know where I can buy mated pairs?

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    You can always try the thunderdome method...

     

    Add a whole bunch of one species to your tank, wait for the battle lines to be drawn, watch what happens, with some species (I have done this with watchman gobies - and intend to add 8 to my current tank) pairs will form, and then pull out the loners.

    Apex Temp

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    It's a failsafe. If temperature is that low, there's a severe problem. Usually a statement like that is also tied to the "send me an email if" statement.

    Roozen's Nursery?

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    Exactly as stated above, supply and demand. There's a low supply for a lot of reasons (rarity, difficulty in collection, remote collection areas, etc.) and since there's a low supply, the cost is high.

     

    I do remember $50 purple tangs (and $200 black tangs for that matter).

     

    Want to really have a heart attack, start looking at things like candy bassletts, conspicuous angels, wrought iron butterfly fish, a whole array of dwarf angels, and a ton of other cool things.

    Apex Temp

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    It doesn't really matter as long as it's consistent, but the most common answer you'll likely hear is probably a 2 degree heat / cool band (e.g., cool on at 81, off at 79 and heat on at 77 and off at 79).

    Conductivity monitors

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    Anyone have recent experience with these?

     

    I know a few years back they were pretty maintenance intensive and unreliable. Since It's one of the weak points of my system (salinity drift caused by the auto water changer... which I have been good about manually guiding it), I figure it's worth looking into it again as a safety function.

     

    Thanks, y'all!

    best 36'' tank size

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    I am a pretty big fan of my 36x24, I think it's a great size without being too intrusive into a room like a cube can be (don't get me wrong, I love them, but there is a shear footprint issue to contend with).

     

    Though, I too am biased on the issue.

    jimlin's new tank build

    in Nano Tanks

    A scrubber is an alternate method (to a protein skimmer) of cleansing water. Basically, it will do everything that a skimmer will do, in terms of nutrient export, but doesn't respond as quickly and encourages system health in other ways (increased copepod population and time for food to find a mouth).

     

    Jim, cool! Looking forward to seeing it!

    Yellow Eye Kole question

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    ^I've had mostly very good experiences with kole tangs.

     

    Rob, you've acclimated a ton of fish to captivity and have a ton of expertise on that front, what advice do you have on that account?

     

    Though, I've never had one take nori that wasn't in tiny pieces floating in the water (i.e., not from a clip) before... I agree, though, that it's not normal that he isn't taking food...

     

    Most fish cannot turn down live brine, you could always try that.

    Hanging Frag Tank?

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    Sure, it's possible.. there are a couple of examples of hanging tanks floating around on the net.

     

    It's an interesting engineering problem that really only requires a thoughtful approach, some analyses, and likely a bucketload of cash.

     

    For acrylic, I suspect the key problem that will need to be overcome will be support of the acrylic, which tends to creep over time under a consistent load.

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