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  1. onix

    mantis shrimp, pistol shrimp and Bristle worn prblem

    Well I have a big problem with this aquarium pest. About 3 months ago I buy extra live rock "cured". It look very clean, odorless and make the mistake putting in my aquarium. How I can kill all of this pest. A local fish store tell me, in order to keep the beneficial bacteria in the rock...
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    need 75g tank

    Hi everyone, some body know where to buy a 75g tank with internal overflow. The problem is that I am from Puerto Rico, so maybe the shipping charge killme
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    A question for electric expert

    Hi I just thinking how many watts x h use a regular 55g reef tank including a 1/10 chiller. The question is to see the probability to make a solar system only to my tank.
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    help with lights

    Hi everyone, I need to make a DIY light project for my 55g tank. I am thinking in 4 x 54w t5 lights. What type of ballast I need?, a good one please and where I can find 4 reflector and the bulbs connector? I can put the ballast outside the canopy? I have to do this projects because I...
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    I need some suggestions

    Ok let me disscus two cases. 1. My aquarium(55g)-- A FOWLR one. I have a AQUA C Removery with mag 5, a 30g sump with ceramic rigns, filter socks, about 50 lb and 1" of sands in both display tank and sump. Also I have Chaeto algae with 100w fluorescence light rate at 6500K. I change the...
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    Mangrove in Refugium?

    Hi, I have 3 mangrove in my refugium but are too big, I can Prune it?
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    nemo going to refugium and death

    I tell my wife don't see finding nemo in front my aquarium
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    siphon or not the sand

    Hi, my tank is set up about 1 years and have in the main tank a DSB of 4" approximately. I never siphon the sand, just stir and vacuum all the debris I can. My nitrates always are in 20 ppm. In past days a paid for a clean service $70 to my tank, just to see how they do. The only think that...
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    odyssey skimmer ps160 setup?

    hi everyone, I need some instruction on how setup my skimmer. I don't know how to conect the "U tube" to the pump. I want tu use it in hang on mode Thanks Cesar
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    I need cheato algae

    Hi, some body can sell me some cheato. I am from Puerto Rico and here I don't find it. Please check the shipping to Puerto Rico and lets me know Thanks, Cesar
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    light help

    Hi everyone. A friend have a 6' (125g) tank and need a light system. He dont have a lot of $$$$ so he ask me if my light system is good for him. My system is a 4' 260w PC (2 daylights and 2 actinic). I tell him that he can use this system but he can not have any coral or annemones. I was...
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    Any suggestion for my refigium

    Hi, my refugium has been running about 9 months with any good algae growth. I try caulerpa and die, try cheato and die. The only algae in the refugium is green hair algae. The only thing that I know that i have to do is change the bulb. Actually I am using an ooold 50/50 fluorescent light...
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    coconut active carbon???

    Hi, I can use coconut shell active carbon for my aquarium?? I have for free 5 gallons of this active carbon. thanks, Onix
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    Frozen food??

    Hi, Is possible to use frozen shrimp and/or mollusks from supermarket?? What preparation I have to do??? Which brand?? Maybe using this raw food I slow phosphate in aquarium
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    Cleaning Crew In Refuguim

    Hi every one. The cleaning crew in the refugiun can be the same at main tank?? My refugium was very very dirty, full of what I think was hair algae. I don,t was preoccupied oh this because in the main tank I don't have a algae problems just green slim in glass.
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    sand like rock

    today when I am cleaning the tank I note that some areas of DSB are solidiffied..very hard like a rock. Is this normal? My tank is running good..thanks God...only normal brown light algae in glass but no problems The tank is ~ 5 month Thanks people
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    Help with Rowa phos

    Hi In this mornning I am cleaning my aquarium and want to use rowa phost. The problems is that I lost the instruction paper. Can anyone helpme. I have to rinse the rowa phost? How many of rowa phost I have to use in a 55g aquarium? Thanks.
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    UV for 55g??

    Hi, What recommendation can you give me on UV system For my tank. I want it to help reduce algae or control it, and also help fight ick. I really can't spend more than $100. I am thinking to use it in the sump because in display tank I have too many visual distraction( 2 power head, skimmer pump...
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    light cicle??

    I ask in a LFS why I have brown algae if my parameter are good not perfect yet but good. He say that light cicle take more time. My lights are news and are 260w(2 10k and 2 actinic 03) He say that I will have this brown algae over all at first, then red and green algae and in the end of the...
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    refugium problems

    My refugium is set up above 4 month, have 18w 50/50 lights on all the day. I am using 80# of miracle mud. The problems is cheato is not growing. I think that is deading. A LFS try to sell me a product named Coral vital. He tellme that may the problems is that I need some trace elements like...
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