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  1. dumbnutt

    Nitrates

    HI, I just got my first test kit about a month ago "red sea". I have had my 25ish gallon tank up for about 4-5 months. cc, ugf, which i know are bad for nitrates and a hang on filter. I have one clown fish, 2 turbo snails, 4 blue leg hermits, and a feather duster. I just did the 10% water change...
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    FS: LED's

    how many whites do you have, what angle, do you know the wavelength? Are the whites still $1 each? I'm dying to try to make a LED lighting system for my tank!!!! ~dumbnutt
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    Catching a Damsel

    1 yellow damsel 5 minutes. But i only have a 20 gal tank....hmm maybe it's 25gal i'm not sure? ~dumbnutt
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    why?

    : ) Thank You ReefNut You are all verry encouraging. I took you advice and got some plants today! I think they are caler.......whatevers little green plants with tiny bubbles all over (lil Nemo loves to hide in the plants). They look great. Hey and it was only $5 for a huge bag. I know it's...
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    why?

    I had a beautiful fresh water tank in college. That tank could go 2-3 months without needing to be even scrubbed down for algae!!! and even then I only had to do a small water change! I graduated got a job and moved away from home. But, my tank didn't. I finally got my own apartment and my...
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    96watt PC Balast $65???

    Hey someone else from oregon!!! Thanks for the great reply! It's not a retrofit kit per say it's just that balast and they wired the plugs for an additional charge http://www.petsupplyliquidator.com/h...ballast.htm#b1 I would really like to keep anemones not too interested in coral. Do anemones...
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    96watt PC Balast $65???

    Hey fish people Ok I know I want to upgrade my lights soon. But there is NO way I can afford the hundreds of dollars to do it. After reading all the posts on this site I could find I think that for my 20gal tank I need around 120watts? So 2x65 watt lights should do. I found this web site that...
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    lights for macro algae?

    X= 24in Y= 14in Z= 16in hmmm I just calculated the area and I'm not sure if that's really 30 gal it seems more like 25?!?!? I just have one light bulb and it looks like a normal flourescent bulb with the metal prongs at each end. ~dumbnutt
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    lights for macro algae?

    Thanks for the info on the CC I know but it's too late. I don't have the funds right now to change to live sand but I think I will now that I have seen this web site. Well i'm not really sure it's the light that came with my tank. Part of the name printed on the bulb has come off. I can see 15...
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    lights for macro algae?

    Hey fish people, This is my first post. I have spent days pooring over all the old posts and I feel like I have just started reading!!! Anyways I just started my tank about 3 months ago I have some like rock not much a clown fish and a little yellow damsel. I really like the way that the macro...
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