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    Kole Tang

    Are Kole tangs known to eat bubble algae as yellows and purples are?
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    coral beauty angel

    Are they reef and invert safe?
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    Fish choice help

    I am thinking of getting a purple tang for my 75. Are they really reef safe and do they eat bubble algae as I have read?........Thanks.
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    lawnmower blenny

    Tried Nori on a clip and he would and still will not touch it. From all the posts on LMB feeding he really conviced me that fish really do have indvidual personalities.
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    lawnmower blenny

    After the algae started to dwindle I finally got mine to eat with Formula Two frozen fortified algae cubes. Now he eats everything, eg. frozen brine, pellets, and bits of cocktail prawns.
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    Six line?

    Is the 6 line a dwarf wrasse and is it really reef and invert safe?.........Thanks.
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    Help water Stats

    Forget it. I retested and mag was 1250-1300.I was reading the scale backwards.
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    Help water Stats

    I have a 2.5 month old 75 gal 90lbs LR. My water just tested as follows: PH - 8.1 Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 15 Temp. - 80F CA - 350 Seachem & Red Sea Alk - 7meq/L Seachem Test, KH - 7dkh AP Test. Mag. - 0? Seachem Test I am on a 425' deep well and RO/DI the water before using. Can I...
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    Clowns or Angels

    Are there any small clown or angel fish that are safe with small gobies, blennies, inverts (including dusters) and soft corals............Thanks.
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    correct salinity

    Mine was off by that much and thanks to Bang, Beth and others on this board I heeded there advice and bought a refractometer and adjusted it to 35ppt before I added livestock. My tank is doing great, thanks again.
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    Salt

    Thanks for the help and I will stick with Red Sea.
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    Salt

    I am getting ready to order another Red Sea Salt mix, I just used my first one, and on advice of thei board I have Bob Fenner's book and I notice in ther he has Tropic Marin and he also suggested it to someone in a post on wetwebmedia. What do the "Ol Salts" here...
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    Lighting

    Thanks appreciate the help.
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    Lighting

    Here is what I asked a vendor regarding a2x54 Watt T5 Tek Retrokit 46.5". "I have a 75 gal saltwater tank with a coralife pc hood 2-65w 10k, 2-65w actinic, and 2 fans. Would this retro kit work adding it to my oak canopy, 48x18x5 to supplement it...........Thanks." Does this answer give me the...
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    Flow

    Thanks again and what would you suggest for a quiet external or my local lfs will sell me a 3/4" sea swirl rebuilt by the mfr. for $139?
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    Glass covers

    The lights are coralife lunar aqualights and they are right on top of the tank. They do have there own built-in glass cover. They have 2 fans and I have been running them with the canopy over them and my tank temp stays right at 79-80. thanks again for your help.
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    Glass covers

    I removed the hinged glass cover from 1 side of my 75 gal. to see if it makes a difference in lighting. I have 2-65w 10k and 2-65w actinic pcs. It appears to improve slightly but my eyes are not that great. If it does I will use egg-crate to keep my fish from jumping out and I also have a wood...
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    Flow

    Thanks, I appreciate your reply.
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    Flow

    I just read on an on-line marine fish and equipment vendor"Note: Mag-Drive pumps are not recommended for external use." Is this true?
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    Flow

    I have a 75 gal ( 48x18x20 ) with 90 lbs. of liverock with 260 watts of pc lighting 2x65w 10k daylight and 2x65w actinic03. I have a wet/dry with Gen X 4100 (1085gph) in sump and according to mfr. I am getting 700gph 4' from head. I also have a maxi 900 (235 gph) at opposite corner from return...
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