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  1. swfishfan

    Qt/Ht How Many Do It How Many Dont

    This poll is to get a local idea of how many people qt/ht there pets before dropping them in there dt.
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    Lighting Question

    60 gallon tank tank dimensions ar 48x 14 x 18
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    Lighting Question

    I currently have 48" Tek t-5 lighting 1x 54w 10k bulb and 1x 54w actinic bulb. As of right now i am limited to what corals i can get for my tank with this lighting, If i was to buy 1 150w 14k hamilton mh, would that let me carry any corals i would like to try and keep, including clams, and...
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    Which Powerheads?

    most people buy the wet/dry and gut then and use the compartments as the different housing spots for like the skimmer, heater and the return pump and the one middle spot is ususally the "fuge" but what you have talked about sounds like a good setup for a sump... i personally stayed away from the...
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    Worm In Tank

    Peanut worm ill try to find a pic of that and match it up, thanks for the info.
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    Which Powerheads?

    i recommend the hydro koralia #2 they are 600gph, add two in there and you'll be more than ok, are you using a sump and return pump?
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    Worm In Tank

    last night while watching my copepods in the water, i was running my flashlight through my sanbed and i saw this brown and black spotted worm looking thing? it is long and about 1/4 of an inch thick, as soon as i shined my light on it it retracted instantly, it almost looks like a tentacle from...
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    Aquascape Question

    aquascapeing is all up to the aquarist own taste, some people stack all the rocks on one side and leave a big gap on the other to allow free floating fish to sit there and be seen better, others fill the middle of the tank and thats it... i personally like the stacking look, i like to stack it...
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    What do you have in your fuge?

    a big chunk of chaeto, 5lbs lr, and thats it, i see no need for a sand bed...
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    150g Divided W/ Mantis Shrimp

    if you guys go look up videos on that website with all the videos on it, there is one called ted talks, and this lady does a researched presentation on the mantis and there she proves that the mantis is the fastest animal by moving its hammer at 45 miles per hour in the water (thats about the...
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    Medium Light, Medium Flow

    Originally Posted by reefkprZ I wrote my answers in in red, this is all subjective to the type of lights you have of course. if you have minimal lighting such as 130W powercompacs on a 55g tank then you should consider your entire tank low light. if you have 2x250w halides on the same tank you...
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    hair eating snails

    Originally Posted by warlock_king lawnmowers are also known for eating sps polyps arent they?? never heard that but i will look into it
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    hair eating snails

    i dont know about snails but a lawnmower blenny will cure your hair algea quick, but make sure you feed some algea strips also
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    Medium Light, Medium Flow

    Originally Posted by PerfectDark Yes you can keep lower light gorgoinians or no light gorgoinians. Purple Brush gorg is considered a low light species and a yellow finger gorg is considered a no light species. cool, thaks a lot perfect, ill research both of those a little more...
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    starting off big

    many aquarist here will say for you to go with the biggest you can afford, not just tank wise but all the needs of the tank(accesories) so if you can afford it then go for it there is more room for error in a bigger tank than a smaller. A couple od dead fish in a 200 might not affect anything...
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    Copepods

    nice idea al mac, i appreciate it and i will try that out but i would just have to place it out of sight i dont like the idea if it just being there in sight but thanks for all
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    Medium Light, Medium Flow

    bump anybody, is it safe with my lighting to keep gorgonians?
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    parting out everything from tank

    can i get a pic or more info on your 48 inch lights?
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    Cool Stuff for Sale!!!!!!!!

    do you have pics of the mh ballasts?
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    Medium Light, Medium Flow

    thanks i appreciate it, im gonna research what would work best and is what i like and then i will post pics of it and its progress... any suggestions on gorgs"
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