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    please explain a refugium

    A refugium is a separate area connected to the aquarium that generally contains macro algae, sand/aragonite, rubble rock and some sort of copopods, amphipods or small proliferating shrimp. The purpose is multi-functional. If the refugium contains illuminated macro algae, as it grows it will...
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    Off Topic: How do you unzip a file

    i want to download a .zip file but it says i have to unzip it, how do you do it?
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    How long do VHO bulbs last

    The question says it all, how often do you replace your vho bulbs?
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    Maxi-Jet Aquarium Power Head MP-400

    where did you find that deal for 11.99?
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    What ballast do you use for MH

    I want to run a 10k 175 watt set up.
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    What ballast do you use for MH

    I'm trying to figure out what ballast i want so i want to know what you use to fire your halides.
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    anemone's $70 dinner

    My long tenticle anemone has eating the following from my tank: 1- Cleaner shrimp ($20) 2- percula Clowns ($30) 2- firefish ($30) 1- Sixline Wrasse ($25) yeah, it hurts the wallet.
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    How do i keep my DSB clean?

    Originally posted by dad: <strong>I would really recomend getting a sand star. </strong><hr></blockquote> Don't sand stars disturb the environment that a DSB is supposed to create and eat the benifical animals that live in the sand?
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    How do i keep my DSB clean?

    Hey all- I have had a DSB for about three months now and i cannot keep the surface of it clean. I have over 30 hermits and 5 turbo snails in a 29 gallon tank and they have not helped at all. Do i need a cucumber, a power head? what? i know it can be done.
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    Propagating Anenomes

    Some anemones (bubble tip comes to mind) will split on their own, but i think you would have as much luck fragging an anemone as you would fragging a clown fish. ;)
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    Substrate Critters

    I think you'll want to take that sand sifting star out of there fast. They sift the sand looking for live critters to eat. You paid a lot of money for live sand and it would be a shame to let a $20 star fish destroy it. I would recommend hermit crabs, turbo snails, maybe a cucumber. If you...
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    What is a refugium

    A refugium is a separate area connected to the aquarium that generally contains macro algae, sand/aragonite, rubble rock and some sort of copopods, amphipods or small proliferating shrimp. The purpose is multi-functional. If the refugium contains illuminated macro algae, as it grows it will...
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    This was not a Sea Swirl, What is it?

    I figured it out. It's called an Osci-Wave and you can pick um up at premium aquatic.
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    This was not a Sea Swirl, What is it?

    Sorry it's so big! <img src="graemlins//urrr.gif" border="0" alt="[urrr]" /> If you can't see it go to <a href="http://www.geocities.com/option720/RotatingPowerhead.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>
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    This was not a Sea Swirl, What is it?

    Hey there reefers- This weekend I was at the LFS and I noticed a product on some of his tanks that I have never seen before. At first I thought it was a Sea Swirl, but upon closer inspection it wasn’t. It was able to rotate about 150 degrees one direction and then 150 degrees the other...
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