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    ****Protein Skimmer not skimming!!! Pls Help!

    Hello all. I have a Berlin Hang-on Protein skimmer (which is also ok for in sump), in my sump. It is rated for 25- 250 gallons. I have a 125 FOWLR. It is submerged in about 10" of water, as is the RIO 2100 I have feeding it. I am not producing any skimmate! I just discovered the air-valve...
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    **Pls Help! Need sump/fuge advice

    Hello all. I have a 125g tank, currently FOWLR.... slowly but surely trying to get in a position to set up as a reef tank. I have had really high trates for a while now... so im adding a fuge. Here is a pic of the fuge as I have planned it... I am doing it myself using my 30gal acrylic tank...
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    **Condy Anemone.. reef safe or nuisance?!

    Hello all. I just purchased a Condy Anenome. It has been a real headache. Anyone know anything about this anemone? Is it reef safe? It has already seemingly stung one of my tangs (and let me tell you... he is NOT HAPPY about it!). After he went after the tang, I did some reading up, and it...
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    **Refugium advice!

    Hello all. I am adding a refugium to my 125g reef tank. I need some advice. I plan to have a "below tank" fuge with macro algae and a dsb for filtration/ water quality/ nitrate reduction. Then, I also am adding an above tank for pod farming and distribution throughout the display (so they...
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    **Reef Lighting... need advice :(

    Hello all. I just upgraded to a 125gal (2' high, 5' wide, 18" deep). Right now just Tangs, 1 clown, about 80 lbs LR, various crabs and snails, 2 brittle star. I want to set up a reef with coral (hard... no plans for SPS at this time), frags, etc etc.... need lighting advice! By reading...
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    ***Any advice on setting up refugium??

    I currently have a 125gal aquarium (newly est), stocked with about 100# of LR, my substrate is 75%CC, 25% fine LS (am gradually adding). I have a sump and an in-sump protein skimmer (BRELIN 25-250gal). In my sump I have bio balls. I want to remove the bio-balls and add a refugium. Any...
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    **Yellow/Green water (algae bloom?)

    Thanks in advance for any info that can be dupplied! All of my water recently turned yellow/green. I assume it is an algae bloom. What can I do to fix? Some details on my tank: 125gal with fish, crabs (emerald, sally light foot, porcelain, electric blue hermit, scarlet hermit), and...
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