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    Refugium feeding question?

    I have a 10 refugium with 2 hermits and 2 turbo snails in it. Do I need to put food in the refugium?
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    dying fish?

    Levels are good, 0 nitrite, 0 ammonia, maybe 5 nitrate, ph 8.2. Clean up crew consist of 15 hermits, 3 emerald crabs, numerous snails, cleaner shrimp, peppermint shrimp, 2 different types of star fish.
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    dying fish?

    I have a chromie that appears to be dying. I attempted to catch it but it was able to get behind the rocks. I have at least 100 pounds of rock in a 75 gal. Should I move all my rock to try catch the fish or will the clean up crew take care of it if I don't get it?
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    How many turbo snails & hermit crabs?

    I have to clean the glass every couple days on the front and sides. I am not worried about the back. Would more snails help with keeping the glass clean?
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    How many turbo snails & hermit crabs?

    They appear to be doing ok. My nitrates have been running about 20. Will they help lower it at all? I do not have any in the new refuguim. How many should I have in it? I have have read that some people have 50 snails in their tank. :hilarious
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    How many turbo snails & hermit crabs?

    I have a 75 gallon, 10 gallon sump and a 10 gallon refugium. Approx. 100 pounds liverock, 3 chomies, royal gramma, 9 turbo snails, 10 Hermit Crabs, 8 snails that go down in the sand, hammer coral, and mushrooms. My question is how many snails and hermit crabs should I have in my main tank and in...
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    refugium/green algae?

    I added a 10 gallon refugium under my tank next to the sump 3 days ago. Now I am getting a green algae just starting to appear on some of the rocks in my main tank. Is this a problem? If so what should I do? My main tank has been up and running for 3 1/2 months. 75 gallon. nitrates are about...
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    refugium green algae?

    I added a 10 gallon refugium under my tank next to the sump 3 days ago. Now I am getting a green algae just starting to appear on some of the rocks in my main tank. Is this a problem? If so what should I do? My main tank has been up and running for 3 1/2 months. 75 gallon. nitrates are about...
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    adding water to refugium

    I am adding a 10 gallon refugium next to my sump. My question is do I add 10 gallons of salt water or do I just add 10 gallons of RO/DI water to my system and pump it into the refugium?
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    flame angel?

    I have a new flame angel that arrive 7 days ago. He stays in the rocks and does not come out at all not even to eat. I see him swimming through the rocks some but not much. I noticed him picking at the rocks. Could he be getting enough food just staying inside the rocks? My tank is 75 g and has...
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    Skimmer Question?

    I have a sea clone skimmer. It doesn't appear to produce much waist. My nitrates seem to stay aroung 20 or eventually return to 20 after a 20 gal water change. I thought a better skimmer might be in order.
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    Skimmer Question?

    How much waist should a good skimmer be producing in a 75 gal tank with 4 fish, numerous crabs and snail, starfish, mushrooms, aninomes and soft coral ? In the sump type of skimmer.
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    quarantine live rock?

    Should you quarantine cured live rock when adding it to a 2 1/2 month old tank that already has LR, 4 fish, snails, crabs, mushrooms, polips (sp?), and bubble coral?
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    aclimating

    When you transfer fish from your QT tank to your main tank do you acclimate the fish again?
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