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  1. Luke7e

    Lighting

    Will a fixture with 4 65w bulbs be OK for a fish and coral tank of 75 Gallons (L)?
  2. Luke7e

    Water Temp Problem

    Just wanted to get some advise from everyone...With the warm weather now uppon us in Maine, I am having problems in my 12G Nano keeping the water temp down. Before last week, the temp fluctuated from 78 to 81 now it is steady around 83 and 85!!! I don't think this is particularly good for my...
  3. Luke7e

    Just Found A Missing CB Shrimp!!!

    While examining my tank today, I noticed that while I only bought 1 CBS through saltwaterfish.com I had 2 in my tank? I had bought one over a year ago but thought it kicked the bucket...apparently not....now I have 2 and they will propbably kick the crap out of each other.....
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    Just Recived my new Flame Angel via FED EX...

    Just came in 10 minutes ago along with a 75 gallon reef cleaner package of scarlet, Blue Hermits, Turbos, Nar snails, 5 emerald crabs and a pep. shrimp...am acclimating them now but they looks like they were in great shape upo arrival from Saltwater Fish.Com. I'll let everyone know how they do...
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    Anyone Know Of A Good Fish Store in the Maine/NewHampshire Area?

    Anyone know of a good LFS in the Southern Maine/ New Hampshire of North Eastern Mass? I recently have used Atlantis in Portland, Maine (very expensive, think I am getting ripped) and Little Shop of Pets in Portsmouth, NH (Supplies are 3x the cost that I can get them on pet solutions.com and lots...
  6. Luke7e

    How much is too much (circulation)

    Hey everyone, just wanted to get some feedback.. I felft like there was not enough circulation in my 12Gallon Nano so I replaced the pump with a Maxi-Jet 1200 that has 295 GPH. I think that is about 3 times the circulation of the old pump. It seems liek my perculas now have to swim pretty hard...
  7. Luke7e

    Toadstool Leather Coral

    Don't know if anyone can help, but here goes...I bought a med sized Toadstool Leather almost 3 weeks ago and it has not stopped oozing out the clear/brown ooze. I come home form work in the afternoon and it is strung out all over my live rock and still hanging from the Coral. I am constsntly...
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    Can You Have Too Much Calcium In A Tank?

    I tested the calcium in my 75G 3 times last week and each time it took about 30 drops to get to the test color. That was about 2X the amount it should have taken. Will this be detrimental to my tank or corals in any way?
  9. Luke7e

    RO Water Question..

    I bought this a while back but got worried about using the water as it seemed there was a sulfur smell coming from either the unit or the water it produced (could never figure it out) Could someone tell me if that is normal? Also, if that is normal, do I have to do anything to the water...
  10. Luke7e

    Places to Buy Live Fish Online...

    I am hoping some people here have some good places to buy Marine Fish..In the past for my 75G I have ordered from Marine Depot Live, Pet Solutions does anyone else know some good places...especially if they might be in the Northeast as I am from Maine....
  11. Luke7e

    Feeding

    What is th best food for Perc Clowns? It seems that the food always either sinks too fast or floats too much. What is the best way to feed them and how often?
  12. Luke7e

    Using Real Ocean Water

    Hello everyone...I am relatively new to Salt Water Tanks and just set up a 12Gallon JBJ Nano DX with 10lbs of live fiji rock and 12 lbs of live sand. This is my 2nd question so far....I live on the ocean in Maine and can collect salt wter from a very pollution free source. I know that some books...
  13. Luke7e

    PH Question

    Hello everyone...I am relatively new to Salt Water Tanks and just set up a 12Gallon JBJ Nano DX with 10lbs of live fiji rock and 12 lbs of live sand. For some odd reason, I cannot seem to get the PH level to 8.3. I don't know if the tests I am using (mardel 5 in one strips) are not acurate or if...
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