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  1. dreeves

    lr curing ?

    If you put caulerpa in your main tank...and it adheres to your LR...you will most likely always have problems with caulerpa in your tank... And I do not believe it would help the curing process...try heat, air, circulation and scrubbing the rock gently every couple of days...after you...
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    need advice on lighting

    Either a 175 or 250 watt metal halide would work great...look to hellolights dor com for some good prces.
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    bad skimmer?

    Seaclones could be ok for smaller tanks...
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    bad skimmer?

    When new...i bought a visi-jet...no matter what i did i had air bubbles in the water and no skimate in the cup...now it collects dust and coebs...now I use 2, 30 inch Kent Nautilus EX skimmers...
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    Tank dimensions. Whats the difference?

    Fish such as Tangs and other strong swimmers would appreciate the longer tank for swimming room...corals could be easier and more plentiful in a shallower (top to bottom)...every tank size has a purpose for whom ever needs the purpose...knowing now what I didnt know when I bought my first...
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    Rock

    Just rinse it with hot water...if you are unsure as to whether it has been contaminated with any chemicals..scrap it.
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    what can i have in my tank with...

    Originally posted by clem1999 my question is though, why would they make a 48" light that says it is ok for corals and my size tank is the smallest a 48" would fit. so you say i cannot have corals but the box does say so? can i have a long tentacle anenome? or any others for a clown? what...
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    Yet another dreaded Hair Algae Post…

    Raise your temp back to about 78 or so...nuisance algae doesnt care too much about temp... How often do you do water changes and at what percentage? Nuisance algae is opportunistic...it will die, decompose and create its own nitrates in which to thrive...you have to break that cycle...once it...
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    Help!!!!!

    Live rock, depending on the particular rock contains a variety of lif...with poor lighting you may suffer loss from light demanding inhabitants such as any corals or plantlife...other then that, the biological portion of the rock doesn't really care about lighting.
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    Nick Berg

    New World Order and The New Deal are neither authored or original from our country...Communist Manifesto By Carl Marx. The above is simply a persons view clouded with conspiracy...and too many episodes of the X-Files... The Department of Justice does not, nor has ever (that I am aware of)...
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    Pink Not Purple please!!!

    Tell her that her eyes are not seeing the proper colors and the fish is pink...
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    Urgent!!!!!!!

    damsels can generally take more stress then most marine fish.
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    Wantenabe

    Scott Michael, author of the Pocket Expert Guide to Marine Fishes rates them as a 2 for tank suitability...1 being bad..10 being good.. He does so as he says most of them in the aquarium trade suffer from swim bladder damage...healthy ones however, readily acclimate in a peaceful tank.
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    My Wife Wants A Blue Fish

    Stick to your Coral Beauty or Bi-color...they are both beautiful fish and fairly easy on the tank inhabitants...and either would make a good addition in the 240.
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    oldcastle sand

    when you cant find any locally...order from purearagonite.com...that is what I had to do.
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    Curring Live Rock

    In a new trash can with a heater, airline and powerheads...keep the heater upwards to about 84-85 degrees and scrub the rocks with a nylon brush every couple of days...after you scrub..change the about 50% of the water...when the amonia is down to 0 for a few days...then put it in your tank...I...
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    Algae, Algae, every where help!!!!

    Do you use crushed coral or sand? What are your phosphate levels like?
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    nitrate level

    How long did the dead fish sit in the tank? 20ppm is not awfully high for a fish only tank...but you have inverts... Steer away from large water changes...smaller more frequent is a better approach (in my own little opinion)...you have to becareful to avoid drastic chemistry changes with your...
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    Algea??

    That would have been bob...beaslybob or something like that... As for your algae...the hard stuff...which comes in more color variety then you can shake a stick at...is probably coralline...coralline comes in many shapes as well... Do a search for coraolline algae here and on the web to find...
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    new to SW

    You should remember this when you are posting a reply to someone who identifies themselves as new to saltwater....we know, most people do...but not everyone knows about compatibility... The best course of action one would believe is to advise on specimen needs in an enclosed environment versus...
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