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    Achilles Tang?? HELP!!!

    they are very aggressive and will dominate your tank. make sure he is smaller than the rest
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    its moving day

    not for me, for my fish I just finished my tank swap. I went from a 54g corner to a 120g (48" long). I started at 10 am and just finished --5:45pm. moving the LR,LS, animals, fish...everything. siphoning the water from one tank to another(to move the 1st one). Then from the 120 back to the...
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    sump questions

    I just got home w/ my new 120g w/ sump. Have never used a sump before and I heard you have to prime it??? if this is true could you please tell me how. To me it looks like the overflow will collect water then transfer it to the sump, goes through the LR, then to the pump and back to the...
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    cleaning a tank

    I have a 30g tank i want to set up as an infirmary/acclamation tank. but it needs to be cleaned. I have stuff called PRIME made by seachem. does anybody know the right way to use this stuff? thanks
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    cleaning a tank

    I bought this stuff called PRIME a few months back, I bought it to help remove chlorine from my tanks when I clean them. I have a 30g tank I need to set up, it will be an acclamation/infirmary. The tank has been sitting under wooden steps in the garage, mud, dirt, spiders, spider webs, dead bugs...
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    54g to 120g H2O Q's

    how much used water do i need in order for my tank not to cycle?
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    54g to 120g H2O Q's

    I'm going from a 54g tank to a 120g tank. What is the best way to do this in regards to your water? I don't want to cycle my tank. I was thinking of doing a 15g water change 5 days before, keeping the water and also having my friend do the same. then I would take all my used water, a total...
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    lighting

    i've been reading about the "outer Orbit". it has a totat of 560 watts which is 4.67wpg. it has 6 lunar lights, 2 - 150 Halides and 2 - 130 actinics. I have researched 3 places to buy it from, 1 near me--they know nothing $900, the 2nd, Dr Foster/Smith $769, and the 3rd, where I used to...
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    lighting

    thank for your help!!! i have been reading and found that I need roughly 3.5 watts per gallon, so I am going to need 420 watts. it this a combo of the halide and the actinics or 420 each? also, any good place to buy a light thanks shawn
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    lighting

    hard/soft corals and fish
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    lighting

    Hi, new to the boards, hoping somone can help me. I am getting a 125g and need info on lighting. Right now I have a 54g and am using a prism pendant, but won't be able to use it w/ the 125. any ideas on lumens or wattage per gallon that you should have? Any suggestions where to get a...
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