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  1. mflee9

    lights on or off

    WHile i am curing the live rock in my new tank, should I leave my lights off? I have 2x65watts pc (one actinic one 10,000k). I just checked the ammonia and it is sky high. > 6.2 mg/L SHould I do a water change? The tank is about a week old.
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    coral fine yesterday, not so much today

    Hey Kathy, where in miami do you get your fish, water, etc?
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    test kits

    Also, anybody from miami? Where do you get your stuff here?
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    test kits

    what's the best test kit to buy?
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    new 29 gallon tank

    Very nice. The rock looks great. Lots of stuff. Where did you get it? From this site?
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    Anybody have pictures of their small tanks?

    Hey RYEBREAD, Where do you keep your powerheads. I got a 29 gal with 2 powerheads and a cpr2 skimmer. I don't see where your powerheads are in your tank. Are they behind the rock?
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    fragging

    rook question: What is fragging?
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    powerheads for 29 gal

    I just filled my 29 gal with 50lbs LR and 30lbs of LS. I have a CPR2 Back pack skimmer. I have 2 maxijet 400 power heads. The Question: Where should I place the power heads?
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    dust in water

    Alright then. I will leave it alone. Thanks for the replies.
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    dust in water

    Thanks, but I forgot to mention that I only have a CPR2 Bak Pack sikmmer and power heads. Do you think the skimmer will get it? Or will the power heads and skimmer just blow the dust around?
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    dust in water

    I just got a new tank, and I think I made a fatal mistake I forgot to clean the tank with water before mixing the salt with RO water. I prepared the salt water 3 days ago and I saw a lot of particles in the water. I thought the particles were undisolved salt, but I now know it is probably...
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    bubbles with the CPR2

    Thanks Rye. Do you open the air valve all the way? It is producing sludge even with salt water only. I hope this is normal as well and not a sign that the RO water I bought isn' t really RO water. I'm going to put LS and LR in tomorrow.
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    bubbles with the CPR2

    I just bought a CPR2 Back Pak for my brand new 29 gal tank. Nothing in the tank except RO salt water. Are there supposed to be a lot of tiny bubbles going out into the tank? The only way it doesn't do this is if I turn off most of the air from the power head. It doesn't seem to produce...
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    southdown

    What is southdown sand? What section of homedepot would I find it in, if they carry it here?
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    lights

    Rook questions: Is VHO a type of fluorescent lighting? Given the choice between power compact lighting and VHO, which is better?
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    anemone for percs

    thanks!
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    anemone for percs

    What type of anemone do percula clowns like the most?
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    Spring Water?

    They charge 50 cents a gallon.
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    Spring Water?

    I went to the fish store to get Fresh H20, and the guy said they only sell Spring Water, not RO/DI. Is Spring water good for reef tanks? Thanks
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    18 gal reef tank

    I am starting an 18 gal reef tank. I will have about 15-20 pounds of LS 30 pounds of LR How many and what type of fish should I add after the tank is cycled? Any suggestions? thanks
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