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    Algae

    I have a stable tank: Environment and Equipment 110 Gal tank 2 inch CC bottom Lots of rock some live Sump plus wet to dry with Bio Balls Fluval 440 filled, charcoal, bio-media Dual Bak Pak protein skimmer with bio media Two power heads not sure of the size Lots of air bubbles I 4-5...
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    emperor angel with face marks

    My emperor angel has had spots around his face for a long time. They seem to be getting worse as in more of them and bigger. He also seems to be getting less active. I took the attached picture to 2 "experts" and got two answers. One said the fish had a vitamin deficiency and that I should...
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    Help.... fish leaving this world

    I have had a stable tank for 6+ months. Lately fish have started dieing. There is no obvious disease showing. I test for Nitrite, pH, Specific Gravity, Ammonia. All are good (pH is a bit high). I use only RO water. I change water regularly (every two weeks 20-25%. I have a shrimp, a choc chip...
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    wet to dry sump

    I am looking at creating a wet to dry filter. I would like to hang my protain skimmer (BAk Bac Dual) in the sump of the wet to dry. Anybody have any thoughts on that? Also instead of putting a return pump in my sump I want to use the 2 canister filters I currently own. One is a Mag 3 and the...
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    need new lights

    Hi there kinda new here and want to thank everyone for being so helpful with my early questions. Let me tell you about the second hand tank I purchased: Environment and Equipment 110 Gal tank 2 inch CC bottom Lots of rock none live yet 350 mag canister filled with charcoal and mechanical...
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    My pH jumped up

    Everything was going along fine and than yesterday my pH jumped from 8.2 to 8.8. My tank is about 6 weeks old. Fish look great. I am using Aquarium Pharm test kit and like a previous poster I am having lots of mixed readings. High ammonia, than normal Ammonia. Than High again I changed 25% of...
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    Chemical testing

    I have been testing my marine water for about 2 months. Tank is new. I did an experiment and tested pure (reverse osmosis) water and pure water with sea salt added (store bought aquarium sea salt water used was also RO). I noticed in the plain pure water the water changed color to a light...
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    moving an existing tank

    I just purchased a 110 galllon tank. It is currently set up and running in the sellers home. I want to move it to my home and keep the current bio-system intact. The tank looks dirty right now but the fish look healthy and active. Is it worth keeping all the water and moving it in 5 gal buckets...
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