Scott's big tank gets some big corals and big fish in the ninety sixth episode of LA Fishguys as Jim Stime of Aquarium Design in Thousand Oaks CALIF., shows you what is involved in how to acclimate these to the tank.
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
LA Fishguys, Coral Reef Aquarium, Episode 96 pt 1, Big Tank, Big Corals, Big Fish.
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hey M, yes Scott does have a 100 gallon quarantine system, ironically he has not added any fish since he got that system. no updates planned for his tank as he is dealing with a serious red slime issue.
ReplyDeleteHi Jim, Scott's tank is just great, great vid too. I understand your frustration, has Scott installed a quarantine tank yet to medicate his fish with out harming his sps an lps? any updates coming soon?
ReplyDeletehey G, Scott said 'Tell him my channel is "slief" '.
ReplyDeleteHey man im a fan of you. Could you ask scott to make his own youtube channel and videos of you and him or him i like to see all the episodes of scotts tank and i think he would do good at putting an update of that 500 gallon tank. Thanks
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ReplyDeletealright, im gonna look it up right now, but thanks again for the help, take care
ReplyDeletehey S, damsels tend to all be territorial. aside from the weaker chromis the least aggressive are the yellow tail damsels. look at Bob Fenners Concientious Marine Aquarist book, its got good info in it.
ReplyDeleteof ordering a pair of tank raised clowns from the good drs so as to avoid that problem
ReplyDeletethats a great idea, i didnt even think of that, i think i will put in a call to em today or tommorow, an oh okay, i did not know that, what about maybe a three or four stripe zebra damsel, or do most damsels tend to be on the aggresive side? sorry for all the questions, i intend to get a book on sw husbandy as this is my first attempt but just havent found one that was a good general guide, or maybe im just looking in the wrong place, and thanks again for the heads up, i was thinking
ReplyDeletehey S, clownfish are cousins to the damsel and most species tend to be hardy, although the common 'nemo' can be over-collected and weak. as mentioned Blue Damsels can be very territorial.
ReplyDeletehey S, there is a big difference between Chromis and Blue Damsels. Chromis are socialble schooling fish and not very hardy. Blue Damsels are more solitary and very territorial.
ReplyDeletehey S, why not give the DR's a telephone call? aside from where it comes from there can be many variations in the LR, such as amount of life, sponges, macro algaes, coraline algae, ect., and the shape of the rock.
ReplyDeleteoops, i meant with a pair of clowns for the long run sorry, i just dont want to get a fish thatll beat up on em ya know, because thats really what i want to get this setup more towards is like a host anenome with them
ReplyDeleteas whats down there, but do you think something like a blue chromis or blue devil i think there sometimes called, would be alright in that size tank together in the long run, thanks again for the advice
ReplyDeleteoh okay, gotcha, thanks for the heads up on the inverts and alright, i was thinking of goin the doctors foster and smith route as they have alot of different choices for live rock packs an live sand but i just wanted to get as close to the natural thing as possible, because they have caribbean ocean direct l.s. an it looks good but i just wanted to make sure i couldnt get the real deal holyfield as im not sure whether what theyre sellin is collected similary to yours or even as good
ReplyDeletehey S, look up Live Rock on Google as there are many companies offering many types of it.
ReplyDeletehey S, I would stay away from invertebrates ( shrimps ) in the beginning as they are much more delicate. get comfortable with fish first, and use price as a guideline. stay with the lower cost fish as a beginner. I am really not in the live sand resale business. your local fish shop should be able to order live sasnd from the wholesalers.
ReplyDeletep.s and live rock also, the only source of live rock that i can get around here would be from a petco, well honestly i think that says about it all for that one but thanks again, take care
ReplyDeletethe good work with the vids, i watch all of em that i can find
ReplyDeletehello again lafishguy, this time im back with some questions about what to start with, or eventually cycle with my new 56 gal with, after its all setup and running for a few weeks of course. i was thinking something like a banded coral shrimp or maybe a damsel if they would get along well with a clown. but before i forget again i also wanted to ask if you ship live sand in the us(illinois to be more specific) as i would love to get some somehow. thanks again in advance, take care and keep up
ReplyDeletehey J, i was always taught not to try SW in less than 55/60 gallons. as a result of the small volume of water there is little stability.
ReplyDeletehey man what fish should i put in 32 gallons?
ReplyDeletescot said hes upgrading to leds i really suggest hit to go ahead check my video out that i just posted about leds that i bought from china its a verry nice light that i installed
ReplyDeletehey T, its not hair algae, its Bryopsis. Scott has risen the Magnesium level and tells me he can see areas of algae dying off. his 'system' does daily 3 gallon water changes but is talking about sucking out more of the gravel.
ReplyDeletethrow in 7 seahairs they will eat hair algie
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