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  1. eaglewonj

    Perc clown and a Oce Clown

    If i recall correctly, these 2 species are sooo closely related that they may not even know the difference and just breed as normal. I have the book clownfishes, I'll take a look.
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    photo diary (490 gallon)

    Woah, where in NJ are you? How much did the tank itself cost?
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    bubbles

    In my case there are no visible bubbles coming out of the skimmer output. The water appeared fine, bubbles just form on some things in the tank and especially in the filter. Its supersaturation of gasses in the water in my case. The skimmer output itself does not contain bubbles. The problem...
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    bubbles

    Do you have a protein skimmer on the system? Protein skimmers dissolve a lot of gasses into the water as well as remove dissolved organics. I have seen similar bubbles from my canister filter and they stopped if I turned the skimmer off for awhile. I have Eheim biomedia in the canister....the...
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    The "DO NOT..." Advice List for Saltwater Aquarists

    Do not go to the LFS and look around for hours and proceed to tell each person who misidentifies a fish what kind it really is and how it won't be happy in their little tank.... Also, do not seem to know too much in the LFS because then the people keep finding you and asking you more...
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    Protein Skimmers

    Originally Posted by joncat24 when you see what a skimmer pulls out of your tank in a week, you will never again wonder if you need it. I second that, can't believe the smell, color and content of what the skimmer pulls out.
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    Shipping Question

    Originally Posted by rara12 Do you guys think i should just bite the bullet and order for better or for worst. If i order and its under 40 Degrees i lose the alive guarantee. If they ship heatpacks with it then its not so bad, but check the weather for the next few days (being that I am right...
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    Acclimation time

    Well, most of my personal experience has been with fresh. It was about 30-45 minutes of bag float with a cup of water from aquarium into the bag every 10-15 minutes. Then net the fish and put em in... never lost one. Now salt, my dad has done for over 20 years. He did bag float too, but his...
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    best salt

    Originally Posted by hot883 I fell into the newbie trap. I used Instant Ocean and had very low calcium. I needed to boost my calcium so my LFS which also sold me the I.O. sold me calcium supplement. I changed salt to Oceanic and could not be happier with the calcium levels and NOT having to...
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    Just Starting in Northern NJ

    I'm in essex county
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    Help me stock my 90 FOWLR

    Fish Only With Live Rock
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    I Have Retarded Clowns

    I believe there was also mention of aquacultured vs. wild regarding how likely they are to host.
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    Most users ever online was today

    Originally Posted by jrthomas40 so how many was it?? i was unable to get on earlier today :( my girlfriend had me working on installing a new bathroom sink 7833
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    Last computer question lol

    Not sure, I have had both AMD and Intel and neither has dissapointed me. I can truly only speak for the config i have which is an: M1710 with intel core duo (2.16 mhz) with 2 gigs of ram, a 7200 rpm 100 gig HDD and geforce go 7900 GTX vid card with 512 MB onboard vid memory. I use it for...
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    lfs review

    Originally Posted by HappyVac I thought you were allowed to post local businesses/non-online stores? I've seen plenty of ***** discussions. and ***** has a website
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    I need help. It is truth??

    There seem to be a lot of these spam things going on......
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    Glass vs acrylic

    What about extra thick glass? I have a 75 downstairs with double thick glass. IT weighs a ton, but still the glass is amazingly thick. Wonder how much more abuse it can take?
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    What to tell my mom

    Originally Posted by HappyVac Show her some of the stuff you can keep. If she finds an animal she likes, remind her that it's only for SW. Oh yeah, that works, take her to that side of the store, get her ooohing and aaahing, then tell her its all saltwater. Watch that mind change
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    What to tell my mom

    Originally Posted by Memphis Tell you mom that you want a marine tank so you can learn about biology, chemistry, and zoology. If that doesn't work tell her the truth and that you want one because they are cool. Don't forget the part about delicate ecological balance and appreciating nature...
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    best lfs in northern new jersey please??

    Originally Posted by swimming throu everything up north n.j. is up there.i used to live in wayne i had to drive down south to get anything What do you mean you used to live here and had to drive south for anything?
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