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  1. stella

    Taking out bio balls :S

    I have a 125g aggressive setup with a DIY wet/dry with lots and lots of bioballs. I've never had any problems with ammonia/nitrite but as you may already imagine, the nitrates are killing me (well my fish really). So I was thinking of taking out the bio balls to grow chaetomorpha. I know you...
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    Actinic 03??

    I just received two 65w pc bulbs that are supposed to be 50/50 actinic 03. Is the blue half supposed to look like sky blue? I have an actinic already and it's kind of purple, not sky blue. Please help I'll try to post a pic.
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    help with heater

    I have a 30g with a glass heater in the refugium that just doesn't work. I live in PR so ambient cold temperature is not a problem (hot temps are! ). I need the heater when I turn de a/c at night. Which heater would you recommend? I was thinking 200w?? thanx, Stella
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    Question + Id

    Found out this is a chiton... but can't find if it's good or bad, if I should have it in the refugium or display and Id for this macro thanx in advance for your help
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    Need help with canopy

    I made a canopy for my 30g long. The lighting I already had was a 2x55w pc fixture. I had no idea how to put the fixture in the canopy or just take the bulbs out (if it's possible), so I bought a used 2x55w PC retrofit plus a 70w MH. Now what I'm wondering is... how to prevent water from...
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    gloss or flat white??

    What paint should I use inside the canopy? I've read some posts that say flat white, others gloss, since it reflects more light. What do you think?!?
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    mantis in aggressive tank

    I found a really small (about 1 inch) mantis shrimp in my 30g. I couldn't throw him down the toilet like most people do, so he's all by himself in a 10g. Now I'm planning on turning the 10g into a fuge and I don't know what to do with the little mantis. I was thinking of dumping him in the...
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    This should be on the Newbie board

    Bought a "Mexican Dragon eel" (what the lfs said) without researching. Researched when I got home to find that lots of sites say it's really aggressive!! I asked the lfs guy like 10 times, it isn't too aggressive right?? no no no....... I told him I have a Cinnamon Clownfish, who gives lots of...
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    Resun 1/2 hp chiller

    I'm using this chiller for my 125g (aggressive setup) and recently I noticed that the compressor keeps turning on and off, in small intervals. Also noticed that "E1" is displayed sometimes. Anyone know what's wrong? I can't find a user's manual online :help: summers here are too hot not to...
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    Ilyanassa Snails

    Does anyone have these? Are they good? "Mainly burrowers, eat detritus. Unlike Nassarius snails they will also eat algae on the glass (usually unburrow soon after food is introduced)." :notsure:
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    Reef Newbie

    I have a 30g tank with LR, some macroalgae, an ocellaris, pygmy angel (Centropyge argi) and firefish, two sandsifter stars and some feather dusters . Lighting is two power compacts 55w each(one white and the other actinic). Right now it just has an emperor filter, 3 powerheads and a prizm...
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    Problem with Chiller

    I bought a used chiller months ago (1/2hp resun C0500). She was selling it at $300 so I thought it was a good catch, since summers here are really hot! I have an aggressive setup 125g FOWLR, water temperature here can easily rise to 90 degrees. I installed it two days ago, with the return...
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    Algae-eating Dogface

    Is this normal? I had to take out my tang to put him on QT so I decided to grow some macroalgae in the display tank (for color and some nitrate reduction), bu tmy dogface puffer ate it. Now I'm curious if my tang has HLLE because the puffer ate his algae :thinking:
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    White spots on porky's fins

    I just bought him today, he's quarantined with some methylene blue and not eating (new arrival), but I noticed some big white spots on his fins. Is this some type of fungus? What can I do to help him? thanx in advance :help:
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    Different Emperors?

    What's the difference between the normal Emperor angel and the Red Sea one!? I was comparing both pics in this site and I just see a small difference in color intensity.
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    tang with weird stomach

    I bought this yellow tang about 3 weeks ago. At the lfs he looked great, apparently they didn't have enough lighting. As soon as I got him in my tank I saw he had ick. It was too late so the whole tank has been on hypo for about 2 weeks. He looks much better and no one has signs of ick, but...
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    Mag Drive 18 died

    The return pump to my 125g just died. When I opened it the ceramic inside the impeller assembly is broken in pieces. Does anyone know why this happened? Now the impeller assembly costs me $30.. don't want this to happen again.. :help:
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    Porcupine Puffer won't eat

    :help: I bought my porky about a week ago and the lfs told me they were feeding him goldfish. I had a porky before, never had a feeding problem with him and I never fed him live foods (he died because he got the "lock jaw" one year later though). I believe this one is on a hunger strike, I have...
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    Ph question

    I know the ph should be at 8.2... but what if it's at 8.8?? and I'm supposing it's at 8.8 because that's the max level of my testing kit. How do I lower it?
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    Protein Skimmer Advice

    I have a 125g(30g sump) tank and I'm planning an aggressive setup. Which skimmer would you guys recommend?! :notsure: right now I have a Clean-Up 125 Won Brother HOT Protein Skimmer.....but I don't think it will cut it.
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