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    Looking To Buy T-5 Bulbs

    I am looking to buy 2 48 inch t-5 bulbs both 10k 39w, 1 actnic 1 blue, if you have any for sale leave a message here or pm me.
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    New Hobbist; New Tank and Picture question...

    you might also want to invest on a test kit, there about 40-50 bucks for a good one but youll have your readings at hand when ever you want them and with you having a smaller set up water fluctuations are common, so when your perc. starts fading color and not eating you dont have to wait to run...
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    Refugium add on

    i see the pics and they are pics of a traditional fuge/sump setup, what i am leaning towards is one of my sump side walls, i will silicone three small walls to it, and make a hang on fuge inside my sump, so all i am doing is compacting the huge fuge to just a small box, the reasoning is that if...
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    Refugium add on

    i was wondering if the following plans would work, a brief description of the plans would be that i wasn to add a fuge to my 20gallon sump, but i have to find some room, but if i can do it this way then it will be possible..
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    Refugium add on to my sump

    I was thinking if people can have hang on fuge's on the back of there tank? why cant i add a fuge to the inside of my sump, when i mean inside of my sump i dont mean a traditional fuge with two bulkheads and the fuge in the middle i mean i silicone three walls to the inside of my sump about 1...
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    calcium for coraline

    i agree with earlybird, coraline will thrive in a well established tank, but like early bird said it will take time, but if your a non-patient person as i can be, peef's suggestion is a pretty good one, but even i waited a while and it all just flurished in my tank
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    So Now That I Have T5's

    Originally Posted by TurningTim I would start with a Monti Cap. Fairly easy and does well under T-5. I also have a Green Slimer thats doing very well. I have some Monti digi, acro, staghorn and Crocea clam and Derasa. Thanks for the idea's but you would not happen to have any pic's of these to...
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    Stocking Question

    Originally Posted by jigglebilly thanks for the heads up, im just a bit worried about the tank, because the ammonia is at 0ppm...i dont want the LR to start dying off...i was thinking about just getting 1 goby to get the rock going again... also, the LR i got was covered in coralline algae when...
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    So Now That I Have T5's

    Originally Posted by trigger11 Even if there really was a saltwater anonymous type of place would you really want to go to it? <Hmm> First of all thanks, the upgrade actually came free, i had Pc's prior and my buddy was upgrading to MH's and said if i'd like his T5's i almost did not take...
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    Stocking Question

    This post has very reputable saltwater fish enthuiast and i would listen to what they say. I have set-up two fish tanks so far in 3 years i have been in this hobby and both times my levels always were at 0ppm but i would just trust the people on here who have done it longer than yourself, so if...
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    Algae Growing on Sand

    Overstocked... I am not sure if these brown spots are algea, but i do know that for a 10 Gallon tank you have way to much marine life in it. 6 chromis os way too many
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    What protein skimmer for 55g?

    i have a ASM mini g in my 60 and it has worked to perfection, i recommend it
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    ???Weird pink tube stuff in tank???

    The tank is not overstocked
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    So Now That I Have T5's

    Still taking ideas for types of corals to put in my tank. My lighting is 2x54w T5's so any ideas?
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    cloudy water

    is your tank cycling? did you just add the sand/salt? if so then it will stay cloudy for about 24-48 hours, but if it just became cloudy out of nowhere, then your lr might have not been clenaed before they were put in?
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    So Now That I Have T5's

    so shogun do you have any idea of what type's of sps i can keep under T5 lighting?
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    Which is the better deal?

    I agree, sometimes deal's in the newspaper or the internet sound good but if they are not a saltwater fish setup by the prior owner you will be stuck having all the huge, bulky and ugly equipment hanging off the back of your tank, and i also agree with the 75 gallon being a better buy not...
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    So Now That I Have T5's

    Hi there SW FANATIC'S, I have a rather newb' question here even though i have been in the hobbie for a couple of years now, i still feel like a newb' in some area's of this life style. If anybody posting here remember's I posted earlier this week about, If I should switch my PC's out for some...
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    gurgleing sound

    i was messing around with my landscape and i touched my drain tube n now i have this flushing toilet/gurgling noise. i was wondering what the best way to get rid of it is?
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    Power compact's vs T5's

    thanks to all who have posted, you guy's convinced me,and as of today t5s are up
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