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  1. jwill275

    Live Rock Transport

    I am a believer in QT, I have a small tank I use for my fish, I do not have the resources nor the space to QT 100 lbs of LR. The reason I was interested in this LR was that it was coming from a tank with healthy fish, the rock was not being shipped for a day or two, it would only be out of the...
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    Live Rock Transport

    I'm purchasing LR - 80-90lbs from a tank that is being broken down. The rock looks real good, lots of coraline algae. I live an hour away, if I transport in tubs with saltwater can I insert into my tank? Thanks
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    Painting back of tank

    I'd like to paint the back of my tank. Is there any preferred product besides paint?
  4. jwill275

    flame hawkfish

    I have one with a tomato clown and sailfin tang, no problems. I also have small hermits and snails, no problem! The flame hawkfish really has a personality, fun to watch, it practicly eats out of my hand! good luck!
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    Tang Food?

    Thanks to all! Just bought some spirulian brine shrimp - added some garlic juice - BINGO - can't get enough. Thanks
  6. jwill275

    Tang Food?

    I have a young sailfin tang for the past two weeks, eating only the dried seaweed I put feed on a clip. I have very litle live rock, I offered frozen mysis but he only wants the seaweed. Are there any other foods I should be offering? Is the dried seaweed enough? Thank you
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    Increase in PH

    ought the rck from lfs - rinsed thoroughly - let it dry before putting in the tank. I have similar pieces and no problem, should I take it out?
  8. jwill275

    Increase in PH

    added a piece of rock, Atlantic Coral, dead not live, 5 pounds
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    Increase in PH

    everything else is fine - amonia 0 trites and trates 0 salinity 1.022
  10. jwill275

    Increase in PH

    My PH has jumped this week to 8.8. It's a new tank (6 weeks) but it's cycled and the ph has been rock solid between 8.2-8.4. Any reason why it would jump? Everything I read speaks to ph dropping. thanks
  11. jwill275

    Cleaning outside glass

    my though exactly
  12. jwill275

    Cleaning outside glass

    My tank is about 6 weeks new, I've cycled and my water parmeters has been very good - 0 amonia, trite and trate salt 1.022, ph 8.4, alk 12dkh. Today I brought my water to LFS just to verify my readings, they told me my amonia was a little high and my ph was7.9. This did not coincide with my...
  13. jwill275

    RO water

    How much should I expect to pay for RO water? Thanks in advance
  14. jwill275

    Food Clips

    I just purchased a sailfin Tang. The LFS sold me a clip for the dried seaweed. How big a piece and how long should I keep it in the tank? I only have one herbivore. Thanks
  15. jwill275

    brown algae

    I have a new tank (125 gal)- water quality is: ph - 8.2 / amonia -0 nitrite 0 nitrate .25 / phosphate -0 . Salinity 1.021 I have two starter fish, tomato clown / flame hawkfish - both are doing very well, in the tank 25 days. Using a wet/dry with bio balls and a protien skimmer. The last...
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