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  1. NikkiT

    Nano's are harder than I thought

    Yes, that is an ammonia badge.
  2. NikkiT

    Clown is bullying my acro!

    +1 Some clowns (most often maroons) will re-arrange the aquascape to suit themselves. Looks like you have an aquascaper in your tomato clown.
  3. NikkiT

    Aquascape opinions please

    I like them both, but it I had to pick, I would go with the second one. I like the caves it creates for your fish/inverts to feel secure, while allowing you to see them from the front of my tank.
  4. NikkiT

    Classklown's Aqueon evolve 4

    If you add a fish, you may want to consider a cover. Yasha gobies, trim a gobies, barnacle blennies, and hi fin gobies will all jump (I can't speak to the green banded, the only pair I have are in my covered 12g). As for keeping acans, what kind of bulb is that?
  5. NikkiT

    Nano's are harder than I thought

    The nitrites are 0 because your cycle has not reached that point yet. The ammonia has to be broken down before you can have nitrites. Get yourself a cheap ammonia badge, and pop it in the tank. New tank + insufficient live rock + no skimmer to pull the poop out of the water= not enough...
  6. NikkiT

    dnov99's 260 Gal eye candy thread...

    That black tang is such a nice fish! Chanlices look great as always Darren.
  7. NikkiT

    You built a good system when...

    Congratulations Brian!
  8. NikkiT

    Neat article on coral spawning and preservation of genotypes

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/science/frozen-sperm-offer-a-lifeline-for-coral.html?_r=1&ref=science
  9. NikkiT

    Anybody know what this is?

    If it is diatoms, yes, it should. As our bulbs get older, they emit a different spectrum of light. Replacing the old bulbs changes the spectrum, and the diatoms should die off.
  10. NikkiT

    What to do after bleaching rock

    +1. I have extra air stones, and I have dechlorinator, if you need it.
  11. NikkiT

    I would like an opinion please . . .

    Noooooo. But thank you. When the big tank is delivered, we will be going down to 2 tanks.
  12. NikkiT

    I would like an opinion please . . .

    I think that answer is likely yes. However, I don't have an LPS free tank. . . I have acans in both of my other tanks as well frog spawn (in the 57) and chalices (in the 45 and 57).
  13. NikkiT

    I would like an opinion please . . .

    So, about 3 months ago I brought home a clown anenome shrimp and added it to the 12g, along with our group of sexy shrimp and our bumblebee shrimp. We then brought home a sick blasto (no, we did not buy it, we were asked to try to save it). The clown anemone shrimp dove right in and ate the...
  14. NikkiT

    Here's my Big Office System

    I know that Ed had RBTAs recently, you may want to try reaching out to him.
  15. NikkiT

    My first Nano (10 gal)

    Congrats on the new set up. I would suggest adding an instant cycle product if you have not already, especially if you used dry sand. You may also want to consider adding more rock (no skimmer, so the more rock, the more surface area for de- nitrifying bacteria to colonize). Yiu may also...
  16. NikkiT

    Debating on starting a 10 gal mini reef tor the kid.

    We have a glass cover on our 45g cube. Does it block light? Absolutely. Is it a problem? Not really, the t5 fixture we have over the tank is giving sufficient light that the corals are colored up and growing. Just be diligent about keeping it clean (dust +salt creep = mess) and make sure your...
  17. NikkiT

    Debating on starting a 10 gal mini reef tor the kid.

    Welcome to the nano world! Yes, you can absolutely keep a 10g tank for her with a HOB filter. My first tank was a 20g high, which I ran with a HOB filter with carbon, bio balls, and filter floss successfully for years (1995-2000), and I ran a very similar set up (hob filter, filter floss...
  18. NikkiT

    Very Aggressive Damsel

    Lol, I got confused, Treo set up a tank for his daughter that is 6 g, sorry about that! As you discovered, the problem with damsels isn't bioload, it is aggression; going forward, before you add any more fish, I would isolate or remove the damsels. If you are adding damsels, add all back in...
  19. NikkiT

    12 gallon JBJ

    Well, the last update to this tank was a month ago, so it is time. The good news: the gobies are doing well. The magnificent is magnificent, the yasha pair is very cool to watch, the gold stripe and the trimma look great. Also on a happy note, the red linkia's new leg is coming in nicely...
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