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  1. smbuddy46

    coralife lights

    i was wanting to upgrade my lighting on my 125. coralife has a 72in. unit that has 2 96 watt 10000k and 2 96 watt actinic. would this enough light for some corals down the road.
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    uv sterilizer

    are you happy with your uv sterilizer. is it a hang on or in the sump. iwas looking at getting this model for my 125, it would have to be a hang on.
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    cream angel died

    i'm sorry about jumping around. i took my yellow to the lfs guy and he said it looked like it had been attacked by my damsel, the fins had been bitten and there was some bruising on the body. my cream angel died shortly after, i didn't treat it for ich, the cleaner shrimps had kept him pretty...
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    cream angel

    well my cream angel is about gone but his fins don't look that bad, the cleaner shrimp cleaned his pretty good, i really don't know what he died of. also if the yellow died of tail rot is something that i would have to wait awhile before i could put another fish in the tank. by the way this is a...
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    sick or injured yellow angel

    i need to update my information these angels are in a 125 tank now. and your right i should have qt'd him for awhile. i watched the angels together, actually the other angel is about dead now, but his fins don't look as bad, i'm at a loss. this 125 has cycled and all the numbers are good. ph...
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    dead yellow angel

    well it take long the yellow angel was dead this morning. the fins looked frayed. the only other fish in the tank is a cream angel and he looks like he has ick, he looked bad a few days days ago but my shrimps cleaned him up and he was doing fine. now he looks bad again. bummer
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    sick yellow angel

    i just got a pygmy yellow angel about a week ago and was doing well until today. his fins are frayed and he has developed a discoloration in his skin, kinda redish brown spotsand he's swimming funny. is this tail rot and what could it be. thanks
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    sick or injured yellow angel

    i have had a yellow pygmy angel for about a week now and has been doing fine until today. looks like some of his fins has either rooted away or have been attacked. i have one stripped damsel in the tank with another cream angel. the two angles seem to get along just fine. could the damsels be...
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    How many fish can I have?

    i've had a maroon in my 27 gal for about 3 weeks, he's very shy, just put a clarkii in there to see if they would get along they are doing fine, the clarkii is about twice his size and like i said he's very shy, stays up in one corner of the tank all the time except when it's feeding time. i...
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    shy maroon clown

    i've had a maroon clown for about 3 wks. now and all he does is stay up in left hand corner of the tank, in one spot. he'll come out to eat and then goes back. pretty boring actually. i thought these were kinda of aggressive.
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    90 gallon tank

    do mandarin gobies require live sand
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    angel fish

    i've just finished cycling my 125. i have a 27 gallon now that i have a maroon clown and a gold flake angel in. i was going to buy a yellow angel as my first fish in the 125. i wasn't sure if i should introduce both my angels at the same time in new tank because i hear they can be territorial...
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    ro/di systems

    i'm considering buying a ro/di system. is there alot a waste water associated with this process. i thought i saw that for every 3 to 4 gfallons of water that passes through you only get one gallon. is this true, seems like alot of waste thanks
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    live rock and the cycle

    my new tank is 10 days into the cycle. i puchased some live rock from my lfs that wsn't cured, he said it didn't matter since i was cycling my tank. are my readings normal for this stage of the cycle. ph 8.6 amonia 5.0 nitrates 10 alk normal nitrites 0.2 my amonia seems a little high, would this...
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    power heads

    i just upgraded to a 125 last week. the 27 was my starter, and now will be my qt tank.
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    live rock for new setup

    i have just finished setting up my new 125. it's been about a week now. threw some damsels in there and such. would it foolish to add alot a live rock at this point, uncured. would it help in the cycling process or just screw thing up. i'm talking about 50 to 100 pounds.
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    power heads

    what's a good brand of power head. are the rio's they sell here good. i have a 125 and i need some movement. could you tell me what size also, do these just hang in the corners or wherever i wish to put them. just starting out. thanks
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    new setup advice needed

    i am planning on upgrading to a 125 gal. tank. could someone give me advice on the right size equipment to use for a tank this size. would this require a sump and what is exactly the sole purpose of a sump. is it so you don't have alot of stuff hanging off your tank, so your tank looks better...
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    sump info needed

    i'm new to this. what is the purpose of a sump are these used basically on larger tanks. are they just another type of filtration. is this something that is placed below the main tank for the water to flow into. so basically with the overflow of the water what's on top is what is filtered. am i...
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