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    Adding a sump/fuge??

    Originally Posted by Rigdon87 Ok the sand will be dead and the LR will be cured i think.Im buying it from a lfs and they have two 75gal lr tanks what do ya think?? If you keep the rock in water I do not think you will see any spikes.
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    Fish Question

    Originally Posted by volitan1 My gold headed sleeper Goby is acting funny. He is beating himself against some rock. He did this about 5 times, and now he is hiding for the last hour. My Blue tang looks like she is fighting with her reflection. these fish have been in my tank for over two...
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    de*nitrate

    Originally Posted by volitan1 the directions on de*nitrate say 'Flow rate should not exceed 200 L (50 gallons*) per hour. If higher flow rates are unavoidable, use Matrixª or Pond Matrixª. My flow rate is 700 gph. Does this mean i cannot use it? Hi there, Basically you are trying to...
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    Adding a sump/fuge??

    Originally Posted by Rigdon87 So your saying if i put the lr and sand in my fuge and add it to my tank i wont see any kind of spike?? Hi there, Not if they are "dead rock and dead sand", If it is "live rock" you have to cure it before it is placed in your tank. Cure it only if it sits along...
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    Should i quarantine my first clown fish?

    Hi there, Originally Posted by Cranberry How does a QT prevent ich from getting in the DT? You would hope to treat Ich while the fish is in Q, than hope that whe you feel the fish is no longer carrying Ich than you place him in the DT. Hope this works and you will not introduce Ich into the...
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    Should i quarantine my first clown fish?

    Originally Posted by neupane00 my water param are showing ok for last few days. And within a week i am planning to buy my first fish. Tank raised clown. Now the question is should i quarantine my first fish? there is nothing else in the tank than live rock. is it still smarter to qt my first...
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    Adding a sump/fuge??

    Originally Posted by Mech-a-nic If the sand and rock are live you should be ok If there dead there might be a little spike depending on the amount you add Hi there, So adding alot of dead rock and dead sand to an established tank, there will be a spike?
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    nano aquarium requirements

    HI there, Originally Posted by clownfish29 Hello locoyo and thanks for your reply. Well if a skimmer is not necessary that will save on the cost. I do not know if I can purchase RO DI water like you guys in the states. I have not seen any in the pet shops but I will ask the next time I´m...
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    Lakers win NBA Championship and not ONE accolade?

    Hi there, So no one thinks that Bill Rusell, Robert Pettit, Oscar Robetson or Jerry West or even Tim Duncan are among the top five players of All-Time?
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    Sump/ Refugium design

    Originally Posted by smidree here is the overflow design i was going with all in 1 in stole it from someone on this fourm Hi there, I have seen this design before, but I have a question for you. How do you keep from over flooding the sump/refugium in case of the return pump turning off when...
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    Alternative energy from the Aquarium

    Originally Posted by SCSInet Solar power systems heavily reap the benefit of the economies of scale. In any solar installation, I'd put in the largest system I could possibly afford, and use a grid-tie inverter, so whatever I produce above and beyond the tank's needs would get used by other...
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    Lakers win NBA Championship and not ONE accolade?

    Originally Posted by bionicarm Actually race card driving is a worlwide competition. NASCAR runs in the US and Mexico. IRL and Formula 1 run throughout the world. If you want to say NASCAR is a sport simply by saying all they need to do is include collisions, you need to watch it more often...
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    nano aquarium requirements

    Originally Posted by clownfish29 Hey there King Neptune and thanks for your detailed advice. At least now i know what RO DI stands for. I´ve scouted around and I think if I want an entirely brand new system, it would cost me about 200 Euros. However, if i get a nano tank, lighting and...
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    Live Sand Question

    Hi there, Well here is the deal. I do not know how long the live sand stays live when in the shelf of stores. I went to MLF and I saw two bags and the sand looks like a green color. I am thinking that the sand is no longer live sand, thus I wanted to point this out to them and ask If I could...
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    Live Sand Question

    Hi there Henry, I was thinking more on what is the shelf life of bagged live sand.
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    When preparing saltwater...how much salt do you eyball per gallon?

    Originally Posted by florida joe 9 cups per 14g gets me close I am asuming that the target is 35 ppt.
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    Live Sand Question

    Hi there, If I leave live sand in a container without heater or water movement and hardly any water. How long will it take for it to die completely?
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    Lakers win NBA Championship and not ONE accolade?

    Originally Posted by bionicarm If you don't think sitting in a car that can hit speeds over 170 MPH for almost 3 hours straight isn't physically demanding, you'll never understand what the true definition of 'sport' is. Perhaps you could tell me what it is. Badminton and Curling are Olympic...
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    *Tangs*

    Originally Posted by salt210 Joe how would we go about finding the average over the max size when finding fish for our tanks? I am wanting both a powder brown and either a yellow or a sailfin. If I could find the average size for some other fish I might look into those instead as I see a size...
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    *Tangs*

    Originally Posted by florida joe I think what also needs to be understood is that when we read about maximum size in a tang as well as other fish IMO it is the largest recorded measurement and not an average size Good point, like I mentioned before out side of a public aquarium. The largest...
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