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    10 gallon

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    Tank Update/ Fish addition question

    Originally Posted by SrgVigil Wow it's been a long time since I've visited and posted on the forum. So basically just a small update on the tank. So basically all the fish are doing great (flame angel, 2 false percs, flame hawkfish and a very small yellow goby that I see every now and then I...
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    How do you store live red algae?

    Originally Posted by littlej2455 I just bought a hand full of live red algae from my LFS. I dont wanna put it all in my tank at once. How do I store this until I am ready to use it again? Hi there, Maybe in a seperate container in the sump or fuge.
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    couple pics

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    to many fish

    Originally Posted by ophiura Fish can be stunted (not good) in a tank that is not suitable where they are ill, stressed, etc. I would NOT imply that you can keep large fish in a small tank because they will only grow to the size of the tank. That is misleading. I would say that large fish...
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    So - Got my butt kicked today...

    Originally Posted by crypt keeper negative ghost rider. A lot of people have no idea what they are doing when it comes to weight loss and training. A personal trainer can show a person new ways to get in shape and have fun. BTW you dont need the gym to lose weight. All you need to do is eat...
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    Ich treatment - Advice

    Originally Posted by Benny Blanco Ich has finally reached my 135 gallon FOWLR tank. I recently switched from a canister filter, to a sump with a skimmer. Up to that point, no major problems, water quality was less than perfect, but no visable sickness or disease on my fish. Since the switch...
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    New Sump Design

    Originally Posted by SCSInet Actually after I posted that I was thinking that this may be a good place for a deep sand bed. Same idea, low flow rate, might work.
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    Leaving Cycled Tank

    Originally Posted by catfishcity ok, what should i ghost feed, flakes or frozen, and where do i put it, into the tank or refugium. Well If you are having some one check on the other tanks, than they can feed your new tank. I would recomend mysis shrimp, or brine shrimp. Two or three times a...
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    Play sand for sump??

    Originally Posted by jordan3548 I just went and bought 200 pounds of play sand for 14 dollars tax included at Home Depot. It would've cost me probably 125-175 for sand at the LFS Hi there, Yeah that's the reason it's so appealing. Here is the site for the sand I have looked at...
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    New Sump Design

    Originally Posted by SCSInet I see a couple things... First, the center compartment, being that the opening to the return (left) compartment is located so far up, may develop dead spots in the bottom, and all that water down there isn't serving much purpose. If I were you, I'd locate the...
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    Finally finished my DIY sump/refugium, scrubber and pvc overflow

    Hi there, Very nice, I am interested on how your turf filter will perform on the long run.
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    acclimation

    Originally Posted by mkroher Last night we bought our third fish. A yellow tang. He joined the ever cutest pair of clowns. The poor clowns think they are dinner and are very scared. I've left the light off since the new addition... poor little guys. Anyways.. I drip acclimated the tang for...
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    High Ph

    Originally Posted by Cranberry Leave it alone... an 8.4 is perfect. What time of the day are you measuring it? I know it is bad to have it too low, byt is it really bad to have it higher than 8.4?
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    New Tank

    Originally Posted by sacsalt Hi, I am going to convert my freshwater tank to saltwater. I would like to know what is the best equipment that you would recommend. Its a 90gal tank and I am going to set it up from beginning. I would like to know what kind of light, filter, pumps, heaters...
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    AM i Ready for fish??

    Originally Posted by hlcroghan Because then you know you won't kill and/or cause harm to the animal that you buy. It is a moral thing. Some people don't care, some do. I, personally, would give it another couple days after adding a little food. Test and then if you are 0 with everything, you...
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    to many fish

    Originally Posted by ophiura The water quality is a factor, yes, but so is health of the fish and generally failure to "thrive" (aka grow). That should always be cause for concern. Hi there, With this statement I understand that fish gowth is dependent on the tank?
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    to many fish

    Originally Posted by nycbob long-term, nitrate cant stay high without fish inside an established tank. this person who posted the question obviously has fish inside the tank currently. so the only way to find out if he has reached max bio-load is to monitor ammonia, nitrite and nitrate level...
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    how big of a spike?

    Originally Posted by cajonez I'm kind of coming up blank with the stock list. I know I want a couple clowns. My wife likes Kaudrerus cardinals, but I see they are semi-aggressive. Would they be small enough to not cause much of a problem? Gobys seem peaceful and have a lot of color options. I'm...
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    AM i Ready for fish??

    Originally Posted by sepulatian Rather than just throwing in some "hardy" fish, that will have a better chance of living with their gills burning than others might, just ghost feed the tank and see how quickly the ammonia comes down. If he ghost feeds, how does that compare to the bioload of a...
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