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    Yellow arms coming from rock and sand?

    I first noticed these a long time ago... very skinny little yellow arms coming out of the rocks.... .. now they are all over the place... coming out of the sand.... coming out of the rocks... they are all over the place... they grab food and stuff in the water... when i stir up the sand they...
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    What kind of algae is this (pics)

    Can someone please tell me what this algae is... and how the heck i can get rid of it?? Iv been doing water changes, stirring it up, cutting back the lights... nothing helps... i only feed alittle bit once a day so i dont think its over feeding... i use RO/DI water with 0 TDS... I do not have a...
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    Fromia Starfish

    I picked one up about a week ago and it has barely moved over the past week.. i mean its moved like an inch... it moves very little from day to day... Still looks alive .... im just wondering what its deal is.... do they take a long time to adapt to a new tank? Right now i have it on some rocks...
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    Brittlestar/sally light foot to fuge?

    My tank is finally done cycling and im wondering if i should add my sally light foot and my green brittle star to the display or the fuge? The green brittle star is about the size of a volley ball and iv seen it wrap its arms around a coral i just squirted with mysis and steal all the mysis off...
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    Another Compatiabilty post.

    We are upgrading from a 55 to a 180, we have a maroon now in the 55 that is pushing 5 inches she is really big and one of the longest kept fish in our tank... the wife really wants a pair of mated ocellaris clowns, but doesnt want to get rid of the big maroon... can there be peace in a bigger...
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    Moving tank - Sand question

    In 3 weeks we will be moving 10 miles down the road.. My sand is 2-4 inches deep depending on the place in the tank.... I have a ton of life in the sand.. several different species of snails a couple of which i believe are reproducing. My question is if i stir my sand bed and do a water change...
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    Green Brittle Star Question

    I need to get some peppermint shrimp because im having a aiptasia out break. Iv bought them before and they seem to dissapear in a day or two.. I suspect the Green Brittle Star.... Here is my question if it is the brittle star can i hand feed the star fish so he doesnt get hungry and go after...
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    Sun Corals spawn?

    I know Sun Corals spread from the main colony. But has anyone ever heard of Sun Corals spawning? I have these very small yellow duts with polyps coming out of them.. The dots are about this big "o" and have yellow polyps.... Anyeone else ever heard of or experianced the same thing?
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    Favia- Iodine dip or Frag?

    I have a favia thats been loosing some polyps around the edge, and now the polyps are starting to go 3 and 4 polyps back.... I have some KENT marine Iodine. Should i try a Iodine dip and see how it goes?? If so what is the recommended steps for doing a Iodine dip? Or Should i just frag the dead...
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    Favia - Frag or Iodine Dip

    I have a favia thats been loosing some polyps around the edge, and now the polyps are starting to go 3 and 4 polyps back.... I have some KENT marine Iodine. Should i try a Iodine dip and see how it goes?? If so what is the recommended steps for doing a Iodine dip? Or Should i just frag the dead...
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    Who is eating my peppermint shrimp!

    Iv had a small out break of Aiptasia going on so i ran out and bought 4 peppermint shrimp.. within 2 days they are all gone.. so is the aiptasia (or so i think) so no worries... then the aiptasia is back and im really not in the mood to buy 4 more peppermint shrimp to feed someone in my tank...
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    Odyssea Lights need contact info.

    Does anyone have a website or anything to contact these people? I think the ballast for my PC's burnt out or something because i just replaced my bulbs which i thought blew but the new ones dont work either.
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    GGGRRRR my maroon clown!

    My maroon clown keeps moving his tale in the sand real fast and blowing sand all over my favites coral.... Whats up with him?
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    Bi Color Angel - Reef Safe?

    Iv had a bi color angel for about a year and a half... And have recently just noticed him picking at some LPS.... I had a open brain get wasted in a matter of days... My favites had some flesh recession when i first got it... and a trumpet coral that was nice and fluffy to days ago at a LFS is...
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    Topping off Large system

    For guys out there with 180+ systems what do you use for adding top off water to your system???? Im having a house built now and when its finished we are putting a 240 tank in wall and im looking for all kinds of options to add the top off water.. A local reefer is selling a kangaroo 324 dosing...
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    Candy can acclimation?

    SHould i just temperature acclimate this coral or should i acclimate it the same way i would do fish?
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    What is wrong with my emeralds?

    The other day my large emerald died out of now where.... then today my smaller emerald might as well be dead, he is just sitting out on the sand bed in the open.... barelly moving.. These are/were not molts. Temp is 79 Salinity is 1.024 (alittle low) PH is 8.4 Magnesium is right around 1300 I...
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    My Clown Sucks!

    No litteraly it does... The other day I noticed it sucking on one of the tenticles of my RBTA.... the RBTA has truely seen better says after a bout with a power head all the tenticles are only 1/2 inch or less long... by i saw on several occasions my maroon clown sucking the tips in to its...
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    Sump VS Fuge

    IN about 8 months my home will be finished being built... We are planning on about a 240 in wall tank plummed into the basement... What are some of the pros and cons to the sump or fuge... should i use 1 or the other, should i use both.... What exactly are each?
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    Green Star Polyps

    I bought a fairly large rock covered in this stuff yesturday, how long does it take for the polyps to come out??? Is there anything i can do to help them along? Had it in low flow over night and none came out, just moved it to high flow and still nothing.
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