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Connie 
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Posted: July 27 2004 at 7:15am |
Need I say more....... Suzy found this guy for me and I got a screaming deal 35.00.... I put in a spray bar and moved the 4 remaining powerheads into the rock so you cant see them. I have been watching him for this very reason and the one day I went to work this week, he traveled 1/2 way around the tank and into a hidden powerhead..... 
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I have flying monkeys and I'm not afraid to use them.
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Adam Blundell
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Posted: July 27 2004 at 8:25am |
My carpet anemone... the infamous anemone.... stays still for about 4 months. Then every four months or so he wanders off and into some powerhead. I have to tare him apart to get him out. Then he just heals up, eats some fish, and sits quietly for another four months.
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Posted: July 27 2004 at 8:34am |
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Sorry, Connie. I'll keep my fingers crossed for your gorgeous RBA....
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Posted: July 27 2004 at 8:44am |
I have a green BTA (that just split) that has been in the same spot on the same rock for at least 1 1/2 yrs in three different tanks!! I also have an RBTA that I've had for about three months that doesn't stay put for more then three days at a time. He's been everywhere in my tank. I'm pretty sure it's a female, cause it can't make up it's mind  . If she didn't look so nice, I'd jerk her out of the tank!
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Posted: July 27 2004 at 9:18am |
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I have 2 BTA and both have hit my powerheads. Dont worry, it will recover.
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Connie
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Posted: July 27 2004 at 9:33am |
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I really dont think so.... I have not seen it since.... I have seen pieces and parts but thats it.... Hopefully he is hiding and licking his wounds but I really think he is history..
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Posted: July 27 2004 at 1:22pm |
That sucks Connie! I think that I am fortunate that I do not run powerheads cause my rbta would have been toast when it went on it's "road trip". I am actually surprised that it didn't end up in an overflow!
You know what would be neat though... If all of those peices of your BTA had enough of the right tissue to make new little anemones! Hundreds of little bta's all over the tank! Well, it was a thought anyway. Sorry for your possible loss.  
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Posted: July 27 2004 at 5:35pm |
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did you have any sort of safety net around the opening?
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I will just give my warning that your system will flood, bulbs will burn out, and things will take continuous maintenance... get over it.
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Posted: July 27 2004 at 5:45pm |
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NO......
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I have flying monkeys and I'm not afraid to use them.
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Posted: July 27 2004 at 5:46pm |
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are you selling the Pheads then?
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I will just give my warning that your system will flood, bulbs will burn out, and things will take continuous maintenance... get over it.
Magna
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Posted: July 27 2004 at 6:03pm |
Hey connie sucks I had my nice RBTA split a few months ago the split was doing fine, then one day it was gone? Haven't seen it since. I tore apart the rocks and my plumbing, who knows??? I wonder how expensive it would be to put in a closed loop?
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Posted: July 27 2004 at 6:21pm |
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Well that just it.... I did put in a spray bar to get rid of a few ph ( 4 ) but I am a current freek so I still have 4 ph running on a wavetimer..I have alot of sps. . I have a tube and two rock anenomiees... I guess I will stick to those... My clowns are hosting in a toad stool so......
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I have flying monkeys and I'm not afraid to use them.
180 gallon money pit that I love.....
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Posted: July 28 2004 at 7:00am |
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just go and get some of those stupid mech filter cages that you can put on the PH's then run them without the filter. JUST the cage..... like 6$ each....
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I will just give my warning that your system will flood, bulbs will burn out, and things will take continuous maintenance... get over it.
Magna
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