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    need id on red snail type thing

    I got a yellow gorgonian and this was on it for a while, then it moved onto my glass. It looks like a piece of red kelp. Its a type of snail i guess, hope my pictures arent too blurry. Any ideas, is it safe?
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    I need an id

    Does anyone know what this is? Something has been eating my orange and green zoos and i was wondering if this might be it?
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    looking for blue zoos

    Anyone have blue zoo frags they want to sell. Looking for some, i'm in los angeles area.
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    Removing canister filter?

    I have a 40 gallon reef set up for about a year now. I have about 50 pounds of live rock, an Aqua remora skimmer, and a hang on refugium. I've been using a Fluval 204 canister filter ever since i started, and i was wondering if i can just remove it all together. If so, how would i do this and...
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    Moving Corals when doing water changes

    Hi, i have various corals near the top of my tank and each time i do water changes i have to move each one so they wont be exposed without water. I was wondering if anyone else does this or is it ok to just leave them there for a while while i change the water. They are all softies. Any input...
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    Can you change too much water?

    I have a 40 gallon and i have a problem with high nitrates. I just did a 25% water change and it decreased a little, so i was wondering if i could do another 25%, and if so, if i should wait a week or so. I dont want to change too much and cause a mini cycle or what not. I would like to do...
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    Sand/crushed coral question

    I have a 40 gallon tank with about 40 pounds of crushed coral. My nitrates have been really high, like around 80. I cant get it down, even with water changes, and its hard for me to vaccum the crushed coral without moving my live rock, so it is a hassle. I was gonna switch to a deep sand bed. I...
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    Pc lights

    I was thinking of buying some pc lights (2 55watt bulbs) and i was wondering if i needed a fan for it, and how long will they last me. I currently have a 40 gallon tank with regular flourescent lights and i wanted to start getting into soft corals. Will this light be sufficient for me? I dont...
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    Ciclid question

    Hi, i have a fresh water tank with two ciclids, a white and black one in a 100 gallon tank with some other fish. My black oscar has been getting these circular flesh wounds on him. They look like something is tearing off circular pieces of his skin off, so now his skin is white in those places...
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    Live rock die off

    I have a 40 gallon tank with about 60 pounds live rock. When i bought the rocks, they were fully cured and had nice coloration. Now, however, almost all of them have lost their color and are white as well. My tank has been up for about 4 months. My paramaeters are all normal. Do i have to...
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    Clowns acting strangely

    I just bought a pair of percula clowns. When i introduced them into the tank two days ago they were swimming around together just fine and they were eating too. Now, i see them on opposite sides of the tanks, each on at the top of each side not willing to move. This isnt normal behavior for a...
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    Question about mysis shrimp

    I Have been feeding my fish mysis shrimp. The other day i took it out and forgot to put it back in the freezer. I have been sick these past few weeks so i have not noticed the smell, but my roomates have. I found it 2 days later on the counter, all watery and such. I was wondering if I could...
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    Help with salinity

    I need help lowering my salinity. I just ran a test it read 1.028. Do i lower it by adding deionized water? ANy help would be appreciated.
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    brittle star crawled into protein skimmer!

    I have a 40 gallon FOWLR that finished cycling for about 4 weeks now. I have 4 damsels, a dragon goby, and i just bought 14 hermit crabs, a fire shrimp, and a black brittle star today. I just went to check on the brittle star only to find him crawling into my Remora protein skimmer. Now he's...
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