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    nitrates

    i have almost a 4 inch sand bed,,2 inches of it from sand i ordered from here and the other 2 was sand i bought at the lfs not live,i am useing 2 different kits ,i have the test strips and also have the liquid kind,,,the gravel bags that i talked about are from seachem and called de*nitrate,i...
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    Some Things I Just Don't Get!

    you want something that is kool to watch,,try a detrivore kit,bristle worms,speggeti worms,clams,antheia polyps,live sand activator,and everything just seems to love the coral heaven
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    nitrates

    i feed the fish about 3 times a week and only a small amount then,,i will ditch the bio ballsmi have a 50/50 carbon and gravel bag that i created myself in the filter,,last week i put a detrivore kit in that included spegetti worms,bristle worms,a few different snails to try and filter the...
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    nitrates

    i am having a tough time getting my nitrates below 40,,it seems like they are hung on 40,,i have a 55 gallon tank with 60 lbs of live sand with 50 lbs of live rock,,all i got in it fish wise is 1 clown and 1 blue damsel,,i run a filter with bio balls in it with 50/50 lights ,what would get these...
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    package for live sand bed

    yes,i too like swf, this is a very helpful site and i have ordered lots from them and dont plan to order from anyone else,,yes i know what a search engine is,,i would never go to any other site to order from,i just wanted a little help trying to get this new sand bed kick started,,maybe as a...
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    package for live sand bed

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    LFS live sand

    hey matt..ive never used thiers but i have ordered from swf , thier sand was great
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    package for live sand bed

    i thought saltwaterfish.com was here to help people not to run them off,,,,if i cant find what i need for my live sand bed then i cant order inverts and packages from swf,,,so how is someone telling me what i can look for a problem,,i know im not the only on out here that needs thisif you dont...
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    Is the LR from SWF.com cured???

    think about it,,they order it ,it comes in boxes,,are they willing to sit on it for 6 weeks and lose the money and take that chance,,maybe,,no one knows
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    package for live sand bed

    anyone else have any ideas where to go ,you can email me the site,,id really like to get my sandbed going so i can order some more fish from swf
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    package for live sand bed

    hey everyone i was wondering if swf has a place to order bristle worm and other creatures for the sand bed itself,,,i really need to order a package to get my sand bed really going :eek:
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    Poll: Most Interesting Hitchhikers

    :eek: ive gotten lots od stuff,,,i got 3 stone grabs,they are really fun to watch,huge bristle worms,,3 legged star,snails,,if you get a chance check out the florida keys live sand from swf,,2 hrs after i put it in i seen all kinds of this,worms,unknown crab with green legs,a snail,,,,but the...
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    LR - Have shipped or buy local?

    we have a 55 galon tank and we went about half and half,,,personally i like the lfs rocks,,i got to chose what i wanted and got alot of extras in it,,also have some nice corals on it,,,i dont know if i ordered from a bad online store or what but the rocks they sent where very bare,,didnt look...
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    nitrites on the rise

    thanks alot ill try that,,any help at all will help,,,for a year now i havent had a live sand bed as soon as i put sand in about 2 hours later started seeing worms crawling through the sand,,,the clean up crew looks to be doing good so far,,just trying to nuetralize everything till they go down...
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    nitrites on the rise

    hey,,thanks josh,,we will slowly add the live sand and just hope for the best,everything is slowly getting back to normal,my wife has a bad hadit of arranging the rocks in the tank so once she sees this maybe she wont anymore,,thanks for your help :)
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