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  1. dse

    Stupid Mantis Shrimp!!!!!

    personally i would squish it.. yes that right i hate mantis. fish killers tank breakers and they make you pay more $$$ or £££ then you need to. they known to cut people and my son likes to break into my tank and dip his little fingers... hence if i see one the only poping noise is his head. that...
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    P.H questions

    cheers for the info. today ill buy a alk and calc tests if i baught them as a single for each they will cost me £6 each. but i saw as a masterkit of sam product i got test kit was £20 higher for 2 bottles. anyone know what the recomended alk and calc is?
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    P.H questions

    what the best way to get your P.H to 8.2 at the min i have a 7.4-7.8 P.H what would be a good way to build it up and help buffer it..... cheers
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    Our 55 Gallon Fish Only Tank (New to the Hobby)

    Originally Posted by Rune I just realized that the tank has been "cycling" for almost 2 weeks now with no ammonia spike. That was even after leaving a huge mayport shrimp in it which sort of dissolved. Water params look good and we have tested it pretty much daily. When do you know it is...
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    T5 unit help! (very very stressed out)

    about £60 aka $110-$120 ill try a shop in town tomorro and see what they say. would be nice to get the lights back on.
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    T5 unit help! (very very stressed out)

    ok took it into the lfs that i baught it from. it is the unit thats broken. bulbs work fine. they asked me to find the recipt or the bank papers to prove i baught it from that shop less then a year ago. both are hard to find as it was baught in october........ am i able to send it off to the...
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    t5 unit/bulb help please

    ok took it into the lfs that i baught it from. it is the unit thats broken. bulbs work fine. they asked me to find the recipt or the bank papers to prove i baught it from that shop less then a year ago. both are hard to find as it was baught in october........ am i able to send it off to the...
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    140 Tank! couple questions tho

    lmao thats a classic the hurmit and the puffer both look like the smiling for the cam lmao i love it. just pure classic
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    t5 unit/bulb help please

    how does it work? ie if one bulb goes so does the other???? ill take it into the lfs tomorro at 12pm gmt i did the twist but if i try to twist any more the bulb might brake or might brake and cut my hand.. im hopping theres nothing wrong with the T5 unit ive also tryed swaping the bulbs and...
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    T5 unit help! (very very stressed out)

    Originally Posted by Sly First we have to prove your outlet is good. Unplug your lights and plug something else in there to make sure it works. Second, what fixture do you have? It would help to diagnose it if we know exactly what we are dealing with. fixture? yeah i just tryed the main power...
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    T5 unit help! (very very stressed out)

    nothing i just posted this in lighting forum too so hopfully sumone might give out the answer.
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    t5 unit/bulb help please

    i finally got my lights for my tank and they dont seem to work i been waiting 3 weeks on these, i checked everything i could i thought my previous bulbs blew out on me. it's pluged in light switch turns on when its on but there seems to be no power to the bulbs. on top of that i had a very...
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    T5 unit help! (very very stressed out)

    Originally Posted by timbodmb I had the same issue with my T5 HO- Make sure they are rotated properly if they are 2 prong- turn them each a bit futher than you think necessary- I actually returned my light because I thought it was defective. Turns out I just didn't turn the bulbs enough. i...
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    T5 unit help! (very very stressed out)

    i finally got my lights for my tank and they dont seem to work i been waiting 3 weeks on these, i checked everything i could i thought my previous bulbs blew out on me. it's pluged in light switch turns on when its on but there seems to be no power to the bulbs. on top of that i had a very...
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    looking for a safe crustation....

    thanks. i went in the store yesterday and well they are very expensive $50 im from uk so i converted the money as this is a usa site ^^ well i said to the wife lets get one everyone likes them. she goes p*SS off lets save for a while if we are to spend that much on a crab. wen she said crab i...
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    looking for a safe crustation....

    I'm looking to buy a crustation today. 1st thing im looking for reef safe and this will be my 1st one that i have baught.. i've had others butthey came with LR lol. so what would be a good begginers crustation and a reef safe. also one thats not highly aggressive to fish would be pref too. tank...
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    big tanks

    Originally Posted by pete43 Check out this site: http://www.oregonreef.com/ This has got to be one of the most serious tanks out there. One look and my wife wanted to choke me! So long,Pete wow it's just like the real deal. i bet any fish would be happy to live there then the sea.. just wow...
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    Our 55 Gallon Fish Only Tank (New to the Hobby)

    Originally Posted by Aquatica-Tech If I were you if thats Crushed Coral substrate you would want to change it Aragonite sand, reason being is that the food you feed your fish will get in the substrate and will turn into Nitrate and when the substrate is stirred it will kick up all that Nitrates...
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    Our 55 Gallon Fish Only Tank (New to the Hobby)

    Originally Posted by Aquatica-Tech Take em out for the sake of your new fish, theyll set up there territory and will defend it till death. But hey good luck with your tank, I got a 55 also and think im making it a reef not all damsels are like this tho there are a few you can buy that are not...
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    Best salt and test kits

    Originally Posted by natclanwy I have been using API test kits and have been very happy with them, one of the other local reefers using Hagen test kits and is happy with them also. Salt is always a big controversy but I have used coralife, and Instant Ocean and I prefer the Instant Ocean...
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