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microwatt/sec to eradiate protozoans
- 90,000
- 1 watt/5-7 gal
- 10x wattage = flow
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treat (amly)oodinium, ich (cryptocaryon), brooklynella
- copper
- ionic copper passes through tissue easier
- ich-x - reef safe
- cupramine - partially ionic, less harsh
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phaceloid colony corals
torch, hammer, dunkan
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meandroid colony corals
elegance, bubble coral
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cerioid colony corals
brain, favias, lobos
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Questions when selling marine fish
- Diet?
- Behavior?
- Compatibility?
- Disease?
- Reef?
- UV?
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Reef Equipment
- live rock/water flow
- lighting
- protein skimmer
- UV
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FOWLR Equipment
- live rock/water flow
- UV
- protein skimmer
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flabello-meandrois colony corals
welsie, elegance
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Crossopterygiian
coelacanth
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Bracchiopterygian
birchers, polypterus
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Advice for anemone keeping
- fed right food
- water flow/quality
- good lighting
- not nano reef (min 30 gal)
- aged auariums (3-6 months)
- good skimming
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Advice for adding live rock
- turn lights off 1 week (cultures faster in dark, enhances curing)
- rinse in tank water
- test water
- 1lb per gallon
- add rock to conditioned, salted water
- buy cleaning crew
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Chemistry:
salinity
pH
calcium
magnesium
alkalinity
- salinity - 1.022-1.025
- pH - 8.2-8.4
- Ca - 400-450
- Mg - 1200-1400
- KH - 7-15
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Bifuran/QC dips treats...
uronema, finn deterioration, lymph, hemorages
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Oodinuim
- raised haze on side of fish
- easy to see on eyes
- ask: behavior? eating? hiding? increased breathing? hemoraging?
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Uronema
- blotchyness, patchyness on crowns
- hard to cure
- poor packing, poor water
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Brooklynella
- clowns
- white haze
- mouth puffed
- wiggling/shaking
- FW dip
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Flukes
- eyes, transparent leafs
- stick on eyes
- shaking bug off
- opaque section on fins
- fish only - prozipro
- FW dip
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Parasites (ich)
- copper (not in reef)
- paracure, cupramine safer in reef
- FOWLR - exodin
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Effective UV
- contact time
- distance from bulb
- wattage
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