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    SPS >.05mm orange bugs?

    I tryed to take a pic of them but they are two small to see with my camera (I going to keep trying). They are mainly on my acro. and a couple on a green slimer. They are bright orange and smaller than the (one "leaf") of the acro. polyp. (smaller than the tip of a .05mm pencil lead). They...
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    obscure question about a tank

    So here I am 8 hours away from my tanks and I building a new stand, and I feel like a fool. The problem is that I forgot the mesurment for the hight of the tank. I have no pitcures and could not find it on line. It is a 28 gallon bow with black trim and a center brace. It has a 24 inch width...
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    Pseudochromis question

    I'm being over run by bristle worms and was thinking of adding a pseudochromi to help control the population (from what i've read they eat them:confused: " Does anybody have any experiences with them? Any breeds better at it than others? Will the eat my pistol shromp? Any input would help.
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    Cutting tank support

    I have been running 2x65w's on my 28 gallon with out a shadow problem, but I have just added a 10k 250w mh and 2x75w actnics vhos they are suppended about 7inches off the water. (using a great idea of using plant hangers I found on this post (thankyou!)). The problem is I have a black 3 inch...
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    what is a good mh light spectrum

    can anybody show me (in general) what a MH 6500k, 10k and so on would look like? I see peoples tanks with MH's on the site, i'm just not clear on what spectrum is what. I'd like to up grade lighting but bulbs are so expencive i'd hate to be dissapointed. can anybody could show me some pics...
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    skimmers

    i'm currently in the market for a new skimmer for a 28 gal nano. The ones I'm looking at are the: Prizn Deluxe 100 or the seaclone 100 can anybody help with some input on each (the ups and downs) I have a 28 gal with: (Im in the process of building a 10 gal refugium for it) skilter 400 (that...
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    little stars everywhere!

    I don't have a picture but.... I have 100's upon 1000's of little white star fish in my 28 gal. they hitchhiked in from the LFS and know they are everywhere. When i put food in the tank they start poping out of holes in the rock and fall to the sand...The live rock looks like a bunch of tiny...
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    No greater feeling

    My there is couple greater feelings...:joy: As i was doing the daily close- up stairdown of every peice of live rock in the tank I found 5 starfish hanging out all about the size of a half dollar (two brittles and the others looked like serpants.) Its just cool to find new stuff always...
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    Did bushisms get the boot?

    I thought the thread was just fun I didn't realize it offened anybody if it did sorry.:confused:
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    spots on clown?

    I noticed that one of my clowns (perc's.) have developed three black dots on its back...it seems health. Is this normal?
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    ?Star Fish?

    I have a yellow brittle and a red serpant in non coral tank right now...and I'm thinking of putting them in my reef tank...any thoughs or experiences with either type in reef tank? I looking for some input before I make the dessision. I've read that both are "reef safe," but I've also learned...
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    fragging hairy schrooms

    I have fragged regular schrooms using KIP's thread (sniff it's saved under my favorites) back to the subject on hand, but is the process the same for hairy schrooms? I have two I'd like to transfer to a differnt rock and attempt to split them on the way. I've read that they reproduce by...
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    Candycane coral changing color?

    Ihave had a candy cane coral in my tank for about 4 months it is close to the top and it is doing fine. yesterday it was shriveled up all day and this morning when I looked at it, the teal color was sheding from it and it was becoming a deep blood red color. Is this normal? power cc 130w 28 gal...
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    My first 6-pack

    The Tank
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    trial run

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    Any one from burlington vt?

    I don't know if I can post this question..... :notsure: but, If anybodys knows the burlington/so. burlington vt area lfs, I'm looking for the name of the hobbist "coral farmer" thats shop is in his basement. word is he has a good selection, and prices and its all aquacultured!!! :happy: but...
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    Vacation troubles, and need some help!

    I took a couple weeks vacation, and came home to a red slime epidemic!! I cleaned the tank (added Phosphate media, tested water, change it ect…), scrubbed the live rock, and the main algae problem is under control (for the most part). All my corals are fine, except my Zoo’s, some of them are...
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    I have an invader!?! Help!

    While I was just staring at my tank I noticed this thing I don’t have a picture, but maybe some can help me identify my invader. Coming out of a small hole in my live rock a white worm (almost like a piece of thread) was reaching out and messing with (attacking?) one of my large polyps. Does...
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    Anemones who knows?

    I own a 29 gal bow front tank that is 18 inchs deep. I currently have about 25 lbs of your fiji rock and a 24 inch 130 watt CORALIFE aqualight and an aditional 15 watts of 50/50 lighting. My question is... Whar is this lighting cocirdered moderate, or strong? I want to buy an Anemone but i...
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