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  1. jtmaclain

    12 Gallon Set up Brand new HELP!!!

    You should put the sand in before you fill your tank up with water, about 4". You can buy live sand from your LFS or this website, if you decide to use crushed coral make sure to make it an 1" or less. You may also want to get some live rock, you can get this from the same places. Then if you...
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    Advice for 20 Gal

    thanks, got it all set up today. I am having trouble figuring out where to put my skimmer. The refugium takes up almost the whole back of my tank. On a side note I had a bit of a hair algea problem and I am wondering if the skimmer will help to get rid of it? I have already been cutting down...
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    Members from houston tx?

    Huntsville/Bay City I go back and forth through Houston, used to live there.
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    Advice for 20 Gal

    thanks!!!!!!!!!the rock is pre-cured, dont know if this makes a difference, I got it from this site. Do you think I will have enough flow with my current equipment? Also what should I put into the refugium in regards to livestock(hermits, snails,clam)? I am also hoping that I will have enough...
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    Advice for 20 Gal

    Right now I have a 20 gallon that has been set up for about 9 months. At the moment it has a whisper 40 filter and a powerhead going. As for lighting I have a corallife 24" with 130 watts. I have about 20lbs of live rock with a small colony of brown zoos on a small piece of rock. As for...
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    20 Gal. Coral Question

    I went ahead and bought Coralife 130w PC. So this should be enough for pretty much anything, right?
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    Lighting

    Thanks for the help, should I still use my filter or will the refug. be enough.
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    Lighting

    I just bought a 24" dual power compact with 130 watts to go on my 20 gallon tank. What all kinds of coral can I get? Also I got one of the hang on the back refug. and was wondering if anyone else has them and how they like them. What kind of light will fit on the back of it and how much do...
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    Ricordea

    I have some Ricordea and for the first 2 months it seemed to grow and expand and even multiplied creating another. Now all three pieces never expand and just stay constricted and then get even more constricted when the light goes out. I thought it may have been because of a lack of light so I...
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    20 Gal. Coral Question

    I have a 20 gal. My current lighting is a 36 watt corallife fixture. I have about 20lbs or live rock and 20lbs of live sand. My current occupants are a Clown, 3 peppermint shrimp, and 1 coral banded shrimp. I was wondering if I could put any corals in my tank with my current lighting or if it...
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