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    One of my clown fish died

    Well my tank is a octagon (6 sides) so the measurements are 24 1/4 high with a diamater of 21. Depending on how the fish decide to stir up the sand it ranges from 1 inch deep to 1 1/2 inches deep. The Bio wheel is a marineland brand. the protein skimmer is a bakpack? I changed out 10 gallons...
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    One of my clown fish died

    I don't know all of the models I have but I have a power head, a bio-wheel filter and a protein skimmer. I have 30 lbs live rock, and I have 20 lbs live sand. I have not has to empty much out of my protein skimmer.
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    One of my clown fish died

    Just got back from my LFS - here are my numbers: PH - 8.11 Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nirate - 20 KH - 7 Calcium - 350 Salinity - 1.025 Phosphate - .1 ALso, since my fish died within days of us putting the phospahte remover in the tank and they cannot figure out what is going on they gave us a...
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    One of my clown fish died

    today is the first day that my salinity has been high - usually it is low. I have most of the test kits just not phosphates and nitrates. I always have the lfs do the test though because they seem to always get different readings then I do. Here are the reading my my home tests: SG - 1.028 KH...
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    One of my clown fish died

    R/O water is used. Yes, all filters have been cleaned. temp is 80 degrees. SG is 1.028 according to hydrometer. I do not have kits for phospahates or nitrites so I need to go lfs to get exacat numbers.
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    One of my clown fish died

    I just had my water tested two days ago - everything was fine except the nitrates were high and the phosphates were high. we did a water change and have been using phosphate remover. The only thing now in the tank is my other clown fish, a serpent star, some live rock that came with some other...
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    One of my clown fish died

    I got up this morning to find that my little orage clown fish has died. He is lying in the sand under a rock partly covered in sand - he was alive when I turned the ligth off last night. With all the algea, my coral tree dying, my star fish having bacteria, and now my clown - this has been a...
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    My LFS has lost a customer - but what do I do now?

    I would drive the 30 miles. The only fish store we have around us is 35 miles away. There is only one guy there I trust though. He himslef also has a salt water tank and has never given me bad advise - I usually just look for him when I have questions.
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    Hel p -Something is attacking my tank

    My tank has been running since Christmas day. I took a water sample and pics to the LFS - here is what they told me. The star hs some sort of bacteria and may either recover or die. The phospahtes and nitrates are high, which he said is feeding the algea and killing the snails, which are then...
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    Hel p -Something is attacking my tank

    I have been keeping an eye on my tank latley because we have a huge algea problem. Well tonight I notice that my serpent star looks like something has taken a big chunk ou to fhis body. He is still alive. Something has eaten my tree coral and something is eating all my snails. All I have put...
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    my tree coral - Help

    Trying picture again - The tree coral actually looks worse since I took this picture. Now it is shriveled enough that I cannot see the stalk at all.
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    my tree coral - Help

    A zoom Browser? -Must not since I don't know what it is. I tried the manage and attachment thing - but I got an error
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    my tree coral - Help

    The rest of the corals in the tank are doing good. No the fish have not been harassing it. Yes, I meant specific gravity. How do you down load a picture. I clicked on the insert image button but then it asks for a script prompt. I also tried to copy and paste the picture - but that didn't work.
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    my tree coral - Help

    Ok here is waht my tree coral looks like today - and for a week. before this it has been nice big and pink. Went to LFS here is my water: Ph 8.24 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 15 KH 12 Calcium 360 Salinity 1.023 I just did a water change. One guy at the LFS said he had no idea what is wrong with...
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    Is my Tree Coral Dying

    My tree coral usually shrivels up and becomes dark purple at night. Then during the day it really opens up and is a nice fleshly pink color. The last two days is is just limp somewhat shriveld and dark purple. This was the first piece of coral I Put in my tank and it grew to about 3 times the...
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