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  1. chrisrench

    can a 44g reef support 4 shrimp?

    I don't see a problem with any of your "wish list". I would add the fish last, though, that way you can see just how much room you really have after all the corals and stuff. As far as the shrimp go, 4 shrimp for 44 gallons is fine.
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    Best Digital Camera

    WOW discontinued??? I didn't know that. I have had mine a couple months and couldn't be happier. What about the S40? Are they discontinuing that too?
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    Best Digital Camera

    I recently bought a canon S30. It is absolutely incredible. Great for tank pics too. Do some research to find what best suits your lifestyle, don't believe anyone who says you don't want autofocus though, I'll put my canon up to any manual focus cameras. Don't spend more than 400 for the S30...
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    stray voltage in my water

    Ok, I have a brain-stumper here. I recently have been getting a small electical shock in my tank. I've unplugged everything and then replugged everything back to find what is leaking electricty. I have determined that it is the lights. The problem is, in no way is there any part of the cord...
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    hawk fish vs shrimp

    I had a spotted hawkfish and he would attack any shrimp I put in the tank, he would also attack any crabs placed in there as well, unless it was a really BIG crab. I think they (spotted hawkfish) are iffy at best. Some might attack shrimp others won't. I guess you will have to spend 20 bucks...
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    Current at night?

    I was told to turn off 1 pump at night (I have 2) so I did and it seems to work fine. It is probably better for the fish than for the corals. The fish seem to be able to relax a little better without the current always beating them around. During the day the 2nd pump turns on and the corals...
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    pods or not?

    Go buy a Mandarin. He will eat the Copepods and he is also one of the most beautiful fish you can buy for a reef tank.
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    banded coral shrimp lost it's arms - terminal?

    That happened to my coral banded about 2 weeks ago, he now has both arms and doing fine.
  9. chrisrench

    Pics of my tank!!!!!

    SWEET !!!!!!!!!!!
  10. chrisrench

    OT: Just curious what kind of people are into reef tanks

    My name is chris. I'm 29 and I live in Dallas where i work at a commercial printing company. I like riding my motorcycle, listening to Marilyn Manson, and pretty much anything that is a little dangerous. I got into reef tanks after a trip to the florida keys a year to two ago. It is the only...
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    Pics online

    The tank has been up and running for several years. I purchased it on ---- around 4 months ago, from a guy who lived 20 miles away or so. Moving it was quite a job, but the end result was worth it. The blue starfish, recently died, I really don't know why, he just kind of disintegrated if you...
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    Pics online

    115 Gallon
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    Pics online

    Take a look. <a href="http://flashpages.prodigy.net/molly03/_images/Tank/best1_pic.JPG" target="_blank">http://flashpages.prodigy.net/molly03/_images/Tank/best1_pic.JPG</a> <a href="http://flashpages.prodigy.net/molly03/_images/Tank/DSC00002.JPG"...
  14. chrisrench

    what does "show" mean

    Golfish is right. "Show tanks" are the same length as any other tank, but instead of being deep, they are a bit higher, thus showing off more space when standing in front of it. In a nutshell, taller than a standard aquarium.
  15. chrisrench

    ATTN: NHL FANS. YOUR PREDICTIONS FOR STANLEY CUP

    Avalanche and St. Louis?????? They are both in the West. They can't play for the cup.
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    Help, Ammonia too high

    I'm going to try and get some different R/O water than that walmart. I don't think it is the test kit because It has been swinging high ammonia to low ammonia every few days. If it was the kit and it was expired then I would think it would be fairly consistent in its readings. It would...
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    Help, Ammonia too high

    I buy the R/O water from Walmart. I tested it before I put it in and the ammonia was high. I treated it before putting it in the tank though.
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    Help, Ammonia too high

    Any ideas why my ammonia is too high? It fluctuates from low to fairly high. I haven't been able to pinpoint the problem or notice a cycle of high to low. It is a 115 gallon DAS with protien skimmer, 140 lbs of lv and wet/dry. I only have a yellow tang, purple tang, regal blue, and a spotted...
  19. chrisrench

    purple tang problem. please help

    My purple tang got ich a few weeks ago. I used "Marine Max" ich remover and I also turned up the temperature on the tank to 85. In 3 days he was fine. I think the temperature had more to do with the recovery than the ich remover because I had been using it for several days prior to turning...
  20. chrisrench

    OFF TOPIC: The Osbournes

    I had to quit watching it because I always pee myself from laughing so hard. That family put the D in disfunction.
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