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  1. gmford1979

    lights question. times???

    about a month ago i upgraded my lights from VHO to the Nova Extreme T5. ever since i put them on the tank, algae has pretty much been a problem. here is the schedule that i use: 9:00am - actinic comes on 10:00am - 10,000K light comes on 8:00pm - 10,000K goes off 9:00pm - actinic goes off...
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    wtt: full grown kenya tree and candycane

    i would like both of them. i have a nice flower pot (about the size of a softball), xenia, hairy mushrooms, and purple mushrooms. what do you want. email me at gmford1979@hotmail.com
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    auto top off

    where do you find melvs reef?? i did a search on here, but came up with nothing.
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    how long do you have your lights on for???

    i have a 24 hour schedule. everything seems to be doing just dandy. 10am - actinics on 11am - 10000k lights on 9pm - 10000k lights off 10pm - actinics off 10pm - moon lights on 10am - moon lights off
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    Damsel catching

    for real, the fly fishing hook works. but you have to use fly fishing line. fish in your tank can see other line, and won't come close to it. also, the damsels will eat around the hook. you sometimes have to just jerk it and hook them. if you want to be "Peta friendly", you can cut the...
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    i have ick...

    i had a bout with ich. my snowflake didn't get it. i didn't take him out either. my tank is now ich free. the only problem that i had was when my fish had been in QT for a few weeks, then i put them back in DT. the eel didn't like the "new" additions and ate a few fish. to my knowledge...
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    100% crab meat???

    i don't even think that they will eat cooked food will they? i was thawing out some shrimp one time, and left in the microwave too long. they wouldn't eat it. nothing would. not even crabs.
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    Bubbles from my skimmer HOW CAN I STOP THEM ASAP

    i have the coralife super skimmer. it ran fine for 3 weeks then started the bubbles. someone on here told me to get rid of the bubble defuser that came with it and get one thats made for outdoor water gardens. i did, and haven't had a single bubble since. you can get them at home depot.
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    Acimilation Need help Quick.

    its to match the salinity and everything else. the ph and all. they will go into shock if you don't.
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    How and When To feed these corals? Please let me know!!!!

    fish love cylcopseeze as well. everything in your tank will go crazy when you put it in there. just make sure to keep it frozen and when you put it in your tank, don't let water get on the pump or it will freeze
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    New Bubble Tip

    they will go all over till they find the spot they like. even on the glass
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    Who's running a successful reef with no sump?

    i ran my 55 gal. for over a year before i got mine with no problems. but to be honest, after seeing the nasty crap that is taken out of my skimmer, i don't know how they stay running without one. but lots of people don't have them
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    Anyone have a coralife needle-wheel skimmer?

    once i got the MAG pump filter on mine and took off the defuser, i have had zero problems. it works great.
  14. gmford1979

    just a question!!

    a good, beautiful schooling fish is an antheia. i love them. i have posted this site a few times, but check it out and look at all the antheias schooling. before you look, you may want to go get a napkin to wipe up the drool. http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_jan/
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    fish stores near disney florida

    just dont get drunk and go skinny dipping with the killer whales. it didn't turn out too well for the last guy that tried it. i lived there for an internship at Disney, and i saw the one on International Dr. it was awesome. can't remember the name. that was in '98
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    newbie

    where are you located?
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    Any trackies out there

    running requires moving your legs fast. i don't believe in all that hoopla.
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    Nova Extreme

    i hope its that easy. but we will see. hopefully sooner rather than later
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    Bug Problem. any ideas??

    well after reading and searching the internet, i found where you can get a 2 liter coke bottle and cut the end off and flip it over, just like our little homemade fish traps, and put vineger or apple cider in it. they get in it and cant' get out eventually drowning. well i didn't have any...
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    Royal Gramma?

    saltwaterfish.com says that 10 gallon is the minimum. good luck with a 12 gal. in 5 months, no scratch that, tomorrow you will want bigger. then bigger, then bigger. its an addiction not a hobby
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