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    Running a DSB pros and cons

    Hi, yes, I like running it remote so that you can disconnect/replace it without releasing anything when it reaches the end of its useful life.
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    What do you call a piece of coral?

    Apparently a Dutch ship:
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    What do you call a piece of coral?

    Per autocorrect, a small coral is called a “drag.” Use in a sentence: “I’m going to a drag swap.”
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    Are fish stores open?

    Running a little low on some frozen foods...
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    Golden Angelfish - Anyone with exp?

    I picked out a nice healthy Golden once. She was beautiful. She also had excellent taste in corals. She immediately ate the tissue off the most expensive SPS frags in the tank. She ignored the cheap corals - only the best would do! I ultimately took out half the rock in the tank to catch her...
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    My dip in to the butterfly fish world

    Tenny, You have two CBBs in the same QT? I’ve been wanting to eventually try to pair mine with another but have heard they can tear each other up if you get it wrong (and they are not dimorphic to my knowledge). Any tips?
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    LFS Bus Tour / *FREE to Everyone / $2500+ Raffle

    Does the bus take us back to OLA after That Aquarium Place?
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    LFS Bus Tour / *FREE to Everyone / $2500+ Raffle

    Will we have access to outlets for heater and air pump on the bus? I can buy a battery-operated pump but can’t solve for the heater. I’ve never done this - anyone have tips on how to handle a fish in a bucket for the day?
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    Copperband Butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus)

    Fish is eating PE Mysis out of the feeder now. Had to teach it to eat spirulina brine shrimp out of the feeder, then added PE Mysis in with the brine shrimp, then stopped adding the brine shrimp.
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    Copperband Butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus)

    Any updates, Steve?
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    Copperband Butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus)

    Put some large pieces of scrap PVC and acrylic in the tank to throw off the tang. It reduces the territoriality if they feel they’re in a new place. The CBB has spines and can fend off a tang. I wouldn’t worry.
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    Copperband Butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus)

    Oh, probably 1/4” or 3/8”. I tried to make them bigger than necessary. In my old tank, I zip-tied the feeder to a power head magnet so I could mount it on the wall for easy access. I picked up the CBB at Infiniti Fish. Was very impressed with how Lucy took care of the fish. Eventually, the...
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    Copperband Butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus)

    Agree that a CBB cannot compete for free-floating food with a bunch of tangs. It’s not worth trying. CBBs graze by slowly finding and picking food out of holes in rock. PaulB made a feeder that I copied. You take two threaded PVC pieces (a cap and a plug), then drill several holes in them. You...
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    Copperband Butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus)

    You need to find one that will wolf down PE mysis in the store. The ones that peck a little and spit half out won’t last. When I found one that was eating PE mysis very well, I took him home and he lasted for years. Sold him when I broke down my last tank. I had another good one for a few months...
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    Let’s see your controller panels

    I’m always surprised by the number of devices I have running on a tank. I think I counted 32 plugs on my last tank.
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