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Like saltlife said above, the book alone is really worth it just for the pictures. I have not gotten past the first chapter, but its next on my list, sitting on my bookshelf.

I'm going to start calling you "Jedi Mind Trick Jenn" But seriously, it's already happening

You are on that list for sure!

*Wraps belt around arm, slaps vein..... sticks hands in tank to place corals.*

I know, Alan, just downright rude. No way, Jose! I've put all that rock into the sump or into the 150, the 57 is looken barren! As a matter of fact, Alan, I'd be happy to hold onto anything for you!

Maybe I'll join the 90 day crowd in slinging some Dr. Tims. It has been suggested by some people I really respect in the hobby, I just can't help but feel like it's a redundant step.

Outstanding!

Thought about this, but I'd rather put that money towards some pods to boost that population. Dr. Tim's, from my understanding, is paying for what will happen naturally, with the suggestion of speeding up a cycle. I'd actually be interested in some thoughts on this maybe in another thread?

I don't think of it as giving inspiration, I see it more as misery loves company

You might need another tank coming up

I'm trying it, going fallow for 90 days There is a group that's betting against me (cough Jenn cough cough Kim cough) October 31st will be my 81 days mark. I used live rock from my current up and running tank, and there are pods a plenty at the moment. The life that has survived the ammonia and nitrite/nitrate spikes is crazy. I saw a snail on my glass the other day. I have spent some money on some nice sps pieces I would rather not lose due to a quick transfer that doesn't need to be quick. It is giving me the time to slowly focus on things like my apex, light schedule, and fish stock list. There is no hard and fast rule that says you have to go 90 days, but you have already read about the benifits of doing so, and if you can, it wont hurt!

Nice job on the stand! Looking forward to watching this grow!

Thanks! I put a fair amount of time into it. I don't have the space to QT, but I am going to work with vendors and local club members to help me out. I've got two months or so to make sure it's all planned financially, as well as QT time for what I hope will be a month. The Powder Blue is actually one of the ones I am leaning away from. Although it's beautiful, I think I prefer the Achillies, and like scott mentioned, being the same genus, I would take the Achilles over the Powder Blue.

Ok, this is good information, and I think I have a list together. I pretty much made a flow chart of what I wanted to keep. I then made a flow chart of compatability. Then I worked it down into what I think I would prefer. It's probably a bit of a large list, but I would like to stock just about everything I want off the bat (probably bound to change, but lets go with it for now.) Is this too much? Also I'm interested in the sex of what I should plan on getting. For example, should the tangs all be females, or males, or a mix? For the wrasse, should I get multiples, like 2 females and 1 male? So I already have, like I mentioned (I will color my stock as grey) and I will color the choices I'm leaning towards as brown.) 2 regular clown percs 1 target mandarin 4 green chromis 1 Hippo Tang 1 Foxface 1 Yellow Tang I would like to get my Target a mate (I have yet to sex it, so TBD) Chevron Tang (Tenochaetus Hawaiiensis) Achillies Tang (Acanthurus Achillies) Purple Tang (Zebrasoma Xanthurum) Or Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma Desjardini) OR Powder Blue (Acanthurus Leucosternon) Blond Naso Tang (Naso Elegans) Hoeven's Wrasse (Halichoerus Melanurus) Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse (Parecheilinus Carpenteri) Scotts Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus Scottorum) Whipfin Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus Filamentosus) (Seasonal) Red Striped Anthias (Pseudanthias fasciatus) Or Bartlett's Anthias (Pseudanthias bartlettorum) Yellow Prawn Goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)

You are king of feeding. I'm going to turn to you for advice when I have all the fish I really want stocked. I usually mix a bit of everything I have to feed into a shot glass and let the tank have at it. Did you just shuck a clam and throw it in?

You've got some some really nice lps in there. I love all the fungias and hammers!

Also, I wouldn't run the skimmer, again, jmo

You probably have enough in your old sandbed to get your cycle started. I would let it ride, just my opinion, someone who knows better will chime in.

August 23rd: PH: 8 Ammonia: .50 Nitrite: .25 Nitrates: 5,0 August 28th: ph: 8.0 Ammonia: .25 ppm Nitrite: .25 ppm Nitrate: 20 ppm Looks like my cycle is going in the right direction, my ammonia is dropping and my nitrates are rising. I took the rock that was growing all the caluerpa and threw it in the sump. I'm sure it's a great nutrient export, as it grows faster than anything in my tanks, but I don't think I want the risk of it sticking around on a new tank. Once my cycle is complete it will find its way into the hot sun. Maybe even through a hydrogen peroxide/water dip. I like the rock a lot, but not matter what I do, the green keeps coming back from nothing. Even though my nitrates are high, and my ammonia level is considered deadly, I have seen snails, and pods all over the tank from the live rock I put in. Pretty amazing stuff. I saw some clear algae looking stuff growing on one of my rocks. It's gone tonight, wonder what happened to it? 57 is on auto-pilot. Everything is growing. My next concern is coral warfare, trying to keep things spaced out enough, but I've had some burns on some corals, and some snails knocking things about into and over other things.

So enough to get the job done. I could be completly off base, but I grow it because I was under the impression it was a nutrient export. As it grows, you trim it, and it continues to do the job it's there for. It's an added bonus that my pods thrive in it. If it's dying, then you're potentially releasing all those nutrients and then some back into the water, which is counter productive. If your cheato is dying, I would examing lighting, like Tom suggested. I killed cheeto constantly running on a reverse light cycle for about 4 months, until somebody recomended a part 38 bulb with mostly reds, and I think 2 blues. I now run the light 24/7 and since the switch have not had any issues, other than having to go into my sump and thin it out.

That's dead cheeto I think. Chuck it and let the rest of it grow, thin as needed. Dying cheeto defeats the purpose of growing cheeto, IMO. If you have to add to it instead if getting rid of it, it defeats the purpose. Again, jmo.

Beautiful tank!

That's what Trock said as well! I feel so special!

Already there with the plumbing and pumps and equipment and well, the list goes on. They're both unbreakable! It could just mean another frag rack in the 57, there's some space on the front right

I figured the same thing. Everything's coming up Milhouse! Starting trouble already man.