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  1. movadoman21

    wet/dry vs sump???

    is there a differnece between the wet/dry and sump filter systems? which one would be better? or in your oppion what would be better.
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    about lighting?

    thank you i will do some research
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    not bad for a newbie??

    how many maxijets cshould i get is 2 good? how much do they go for?
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    about lighting?

    just reading some message boards on some other fish sites and i am confused about what lights to get for my tank. i have a 55gal tank with just one two bulb light thats for regular fish it houses two florenent bulbs. was reading about coralline algae need blue (actinic) lighting for calcium to...
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    deep sandbed???

    thank you for your replys i only wanted a deeper sand bed becasue i wanted a horseshoe crabe and a sand sifting star and i asked to see if mine SB was deep enough but i dont think i am going to do it if i run the risk of cracking the bottom glass.
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    not bad for a newbie??

    thank you i am looking into buying some power head thisweekend.
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    deep sandbed???

    so i can buy three more bags of natures live sand and add according to the way you said it? i don thave to worry about the live sand starting another cycle? can i take out my L/R while i add the sand or just go around it till i am done then just move the L/R around till i get it out of the bed...
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    deep sandbed???

    how much more? and if i tak out the L/R will they die? should get more of the natures live sand or can i just get regular sand? dont wanna get the natures live sand and start another cycle. write back
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    deep sandbed???

    i have a 55gal with only three bags of natures live sand with L/R actually cycling as we speak. my question is that it be possible to add like two or more bags of sand to make a deeper sand bed for my clean up crew,sand sifting star,horseshoe crab etc etc or is three bags ok? leveled out only...
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    not bad for a newbie??

    heres my set up i knows it kinda ugly not a profesionl set up just started up for now. any good ideas would help. thank you
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    about lighting for a tank?

    i have a 55gal tank with a hood an dlight but just have reg fish lights i think i seen some people in here askinga bout M/H whats that and what do you recomnd for my light? i woul dlike to have nice colored fish with some coral i also havelive rock in therealso. thank you
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    cycling tank ph down?

    hello my tank started to cycle on 4/22 and my tests are ph - 8.2 ammonia - 2.0 nitrite - 5 nitrate - 10 i tested it today (4/24) and the results are ph - 7.8 ammonia - 0 nitrite - 2 nitrate - 10 i am running a 55 gal with 50lbs of uncured L/R and and skimmer running snce yesterday and a fluval...
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    protine skimming during cycle?

    hello i have a 55gal with natures live sand and 50lbs of live uncured LR and two clown fish and my cycle just started yesterday. so i should start runnning my skimmer since the cycle has started? and do i leave it runnign all the time like the filter? just a stuipd question how do i know that...
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    protine skimming during cycle?

    should i run my protien skimmer while the cycle is going or should i wait till its all done?
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    about filters? need help

    ok i think i am confused i went to the fish store and i bought real live rock dont understand cured or not cured. i got it in a sealed box whith the rocks all damp from the fiji ilsands ( said on the box). well i think it worked cause i tested my water today and everthing has started to...
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    about filters? need help

    i just came back from a fish store and i told the guy that i have a 55gal fish tank with a runnning fluval 303 filter with bioxmax,chemipure,and foam inside it. he told me that was the wrong filter and i need a ecosystem hang on 40. for 250.00. hence i just bought 50lbs of fiji live rock. he...
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    about algae

    those tests are the same since in started the tank and since in put my two clow (test) fish in. the cycle hasn't started yet
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    about algae

    ok my tests are perfect ever since i started my tank. my PH [hr] 8.2 AMMONIA [hr] 0 NITRITE [hr] 0 NITRATE [hr] 10 i been testing it since 3/17-4/19 no changes nothing. i have two clowns in there with a fluval 303 filter 55gals protien skimmer installed but not runnning. the results...
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    about algae

    i have posted some pics on a earlier post about my carpet algae and some on my rocks. umm i was told not to add any new fish yet untill my cycle has started or completed. so i cna't get a few hermeitt crabs or will that cause a bio- over load? any chemicals i can get to get rid of the alge?
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    whats this???? need help

    to cboyfan2020 ok my tests are perfect ever since i started my tank. my PH [hr] 8.2 AMMONIA [hr] 0 NITRITE [hr] 0 NITRATE [hr] 10 i been testing it since 3/17-4/19 no changes nothing. i have two clowns in there with a fluval 303 filter 55gals protien skimmer installed but not...
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