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    Red hair algae problem

    I have a 90 gallon reef that is loaded with red hair algae. I've been researching it and it sounds like Mexican Turbo Snails are by far the best option for eating it. I bought about 5 3-4 weeks ago. I barely saw any of them move and I think they all died. I threw the ones I could find away...
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    Ricordias slowly dying

    This exact same thing happened to me. But, there were no significant changes in my tank. And before the die off, the rics were growing like crazy. I had started with about 10 and was up to about 50. Now I've got about 5. I had them for about 2 years before they started disappearing. So I...
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    lots of equipment and some rock for sale in STL

    Prices are OBO
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    lots of equipment and some rock for sale in STL

    - 5' hamilton fixture with 2x400 watt MH's and 4x65 watt PC's $750 - Canopy for 72 bow complete with 2x250 watt MH's, 2x110 watt VHO's, and about 10 moon lights $400. - Sequence ReeFlo Dart Pump, 3600 GPH $200 -Gen-X PCX-40 1200 gph $75 - I also have an overflow and plenty of pre-assembled pvc...
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    genx external pump for sale

    I have a Gen-X PCX-40 external pump for sale. 1190 GPH. $100 + shipping obo. I am in the St. Louis area in case anyone local is interested.
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    50/50 tube light

    It sounds like you have a normal output (NO) light. If so, it is what it is. You have to get a different fixture to run better bulbs. The bulb you bought should be fine (safe). But it is pretty much useless for keeping photosynthetic corals alive. You need to search on "power compacts...
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    Getting OUT! Time to sell

    I'll take the skimmer if you'll ship.
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    Yellow Polyp color morph?

    I've seen dull one's and I've seen bright ones. The bright ones look much better IMO. I've also seen the bright ones turn dull. I'd love to know how to keep them bright.
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    What to feed Majano Anemone?

    I agree with Dogstar. You will have them all over before you know it. Especially if you're spot feeding it.
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    Light for Fuge

    Originally Posted by grubsnaek eggcrate would bother me, cause the heat the fixture will put out. also poss could have saved money too. i bought a clamp on light that had a aluminum reflector, and a spiral 6500k bulb. 6500k is perfect for photo.... this bulbs is only like 32w, it replaces a 100...
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    Aiptasia or not?

    I agree they look like curly que anemone's. They are related, but they do not split and move around like pest aiptasias. They are occasionally sold in LFS even. I had one and my dad had one for quite a while and they never caused problems. The do grow long and tentacles though. Probably...
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    Lets see the tanks running with no skimmers.....

    Originally Posted by agoutihead Ahh the biocubes. Many people have these nano's and biocubes, and most of them don't have skimmers, like my buddy who has a 6 gallon. Yet I have seen these little nano's flurish better than most peoples reef tanks. sure they have various media in the back...
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    T-5 HO vs. regular PC

    I'd love to know why only a couple brands are selling t5's with good reflectors. Is it really that big of a deal to make good reflectors?
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    Can rain water be used for making saltwater? Pic of my tank.

    You are just not going to save that much money by doing this. So what's the point? If you could avoid filtering it, that would save a little money.
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    Can rain water be used for making saltwater? Pic of my tank.

    Let me put it this way. I've got about 225 total gallons of water in all my aquariums. My water bill is about $30-35 a month. So for a year I'm probably never going over $400 for water. I have thousands of dollars worth of livestock. It would take at least 4 years of collecting rainwater to...
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