amphipods? copepods? or other pods?

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  1. rlman41299

    rlman41299 Skunk Shrimp

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    just wanted to know which ones are these. TIA
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  2. Ashevillian

    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    yes copepods. very good but very dirty glass lol don tell me thats ur DT
     
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  3. rlman41299

    rlman41299 Skunk Shrimp

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    thanks for the id. and no that is the crevice between my glass and my frag rack. rack is dirty. this is my DT
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  4. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    if im not mistaken the first pic shows some isopods 2 (larger ones)
     
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  5. Ashevillian

    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    sorry!! i had to ask, i've seen some funkay azz tanks! lol very beautiful tank i'm amazed.. love the yellow and pink (wrasse?) or (parrotfish?)

    How would you go about removing the frag plugs and placing the corals in any which way position you want? People are telling me superglue but it seems really bad to superglue an animal to a rock. Right before posting this however it does say that some of the main ingredients to all "super-glues" is a non-toxic substance called Methyl-cyanoacrylate.

    Anyway I cram my frags in rock holes and it doesn't ever work out as planned
     
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  6. inwall75

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    After the coral encrusts on the frag plug, you can just snap off the stem. The flat part of the plug will remain part of the coral for the rest of it's life. Superglue can be used safely on many corals as long as you understand that part of it's curing process, as short as it is, generates a lot of heat. After gluing, immediately put the plug and coral in saltwater and the heat is dissipated. (Actually, it helps the glue cure faster in many instances).
     
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  7. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    Nope, no real copepods to ID in those photos.... Isopods my frind :)
     
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  8. Ashevillian

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    inwall: I have a few frags that I've already seperated from the plug mainly because it's hard to find a hole big enough for a plug to squeeze into. I'm going to the store now to purchase some super glue. If I have a small single head of candy cane coral, and a loose piece of eagle eye zoa, aswell as a free laying peice of hollywood stunner chalice. I should just remove them from the tank, spot on some super glue, and place them where desired?

    Any idea's as for placement for all 3 corals? Just want them to get the best flow and health possible
     
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