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  1. saltytom2

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    did it work?
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    too much food and bogus h2o! killed a damsel. down to one. this shi@#$%@#$ is getting frusterating. now that i only have one left, i am going to try to get everything balanced and go from there.
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    base rock for reef

    thanks birdy! :happyfish
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    pic's and attatchments

    i do, but that has nothing to do with the fishies inside my head.
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    base rock for reef

    where do i get base rock for the start of my reef tank? lr is too $$$$. i would like to buy all lr, but can't afford it. please advise.
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    pic's and attatchments

    I am both b/c my wife and i both use this site and i wanted us both to be able to post threads and ask ???'s.
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    poop string?????

    hooray for poop! i like poop. my DAMsels poop. i poop. here a poop there a poop everywhere a poop poop!
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    since i am trying to post a pic, i guess i will come up w/ some new questions. i am still a newbie, but why is my tank starting to form brown algae? is this part of the cycle? does it have something to do with what i am feeding the DAMsels? :confused:
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    pic's and attatchments

    thanks guys. i guess i will have to come up with some interesting conversation to hit my mark! thanks for the info!
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    Explain where your user name originated

    mine is spelled out plain as day. i tried to use my real nickname, but swf.com didn't approve. here goes. i play bass guitar, my name is tom. i use my thumb to hit the cool rifts.... thum...bass get rid of the ... do the math. i tried to create a user name under that, but it got kicked back. oh...
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    ***** buyers beware!

    my lfs will match any walmart style pet store. eg. *****,pet supplies plus, etc. if you can find a mom and pop lfs, you are much better off. i have to give a big hooray for ed's pet world in b'ham al. he is willing to match any online price, competitors price and the service is excellent and...
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    dead newbies

    i agree whole heartedly as far as damsels biting the big one, i just want to cycle my tank so i can proceed to bigger and better things. :yes:
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    dead newbies

    i recently set up a 55g and everything was going well for a while. my lfs rep came to my house and said it was okay for me to put in some damsels to help w/the cycle. long story short, the little fellas are killing one another like wildfire. the lfs guy said they are very territorial, but this...
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    1st pic of tank ever

    my lfs has lr for $1 per lb. is that good?
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    shrimp question

    i asked about keeping more than one @ my lfs. they didn't advise it. too territorial...imo, it would look cool! he had two in the tanks there, but they were kindof standoffish.
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    skimmer?

    at my lfs, i bought a combo filter/skimmer. 125 gph it was -100.
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    Should I use stress zyme or not

    i have used ls and stress zyme. the salidity spiked super high. don't do both.
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    1st pic of tank ever

    looks really good. is thAT 60# of lr? if so, i am in trouble. my 55 looks like a baron wasteland, i was going to add a bunch, but that stuff is super$$$$$$$
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    Electrical Cost$$$$

    something i actually have knowledge on.... read all of the tech. specs on your equipment, add the amperage up and buzz me back. i can tell you what to expect as far as adding another circuit or a monster power bill. :D
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    1st fish died :sad: questions why?

    :confused: i'm a newby too, but have plenty of fw experience w/ red bellied pirrannahs and other carnivourous fish. the only fact i can offer is; after death, any living creature considers this a fresh meal. i apologize for the loss, but with the crew you described, it probably was inevedable...
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