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    Major Salt Problem!

    Hi! I've had my tank up for a while now, and I seem to have everything under control, except for one problem, SALT BUILDUP! I'm not sure what im doing wrong but there is always a ton of salt that has concentrated on the tank covers and around the filter and where I have cut wholes for various...
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    Mixing Clowns?

    I have a 75 and a 29. Im looking to add 3 pj cardinals and 2 percula clowns, all about 1-2 inches to my 75 which already has a large yellow tang, a DOCILE blue velvet damsel, and a 3 inch tomato clown who is semi-aggressive, will this new addition be all right??:happyfish :happyfish :happyfish
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    40 Watts of Light

    Is there anything besides from fish that will add some color in my 75 gallon tank with 40 watts of NO lighting, i hear shrooms and some polyps don;t require that much. Is this not enough? also, how much wattage would be needed tp put shrooms and polyps in a 29?
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    Green Cromis

    Hi, I have a yellow tang, a tomato clown and a surprisingly docile blue velvet damsel. I was looking to add some more colors to my tank, i decided on maybe adding a small school 7-10 green cromis. Would this be alright? also, any other suggestion to add color, something other than red...
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    Light Upgrade

    Hi, Im looking to upgrade my lighting on my 75 from fluorescent N/O to a " 48" Aqualight with 2 65 watt bubls- 1 actinic 03 and 1 10k bulb providing 130 watts of total light." manufactured by Coralife. Is this a good piece of eqipment? if so, what would this allow me to put in my tank that i...
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    ID Please

    Is anyone familiar white small mounds of grey almost "dry cement" looking pieces on their sandbeds. I just yesterday came across a small mound of like i said "dry cement" on the sand bed. Anyone familiar or have any guesses?
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    ID Please

    Sorry, no picture, but i have a 75 and just yesterday i realized a small clump of grey material, it looked like dry cement or clay, and it was just this little clump, no more. Today it was more spread out. Any ideas as to what it is?
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    Invert acclimation

    I've decided to put a bunch of snails into my 75 to clean up a lot of grime. In the past when i put them in, they always die! Is there a special way to acclimate these critters?
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    Trigger or inverts ??

    Okay, right now I have a 75 with a HUMU HUMU trigger whom i've had for like 5 months now. I really love him, but the sand and back glass is starting to look a little grimy and I'm really wanting to get some inverts to give my tank a good cleanin, also, they can be interesting to look at! Would...
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    Hippo Tang Info

    Hi, I'm looking to get a Hippo tang for my 125 gallon tank. I've been looking around at information on these guys, but is there anyone who can give me some true advice as what the very best way to raise these guys. Favorite foods, anything that can help me make sure this poor thing doesn't...
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    Hippo Tangs

    Would 2 1 inch Hippo tangs get along well with a 2" tomato clown and a 2" blue velvet damsel?
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    What do u think?

    I have a 2" tomato clown fish and a 2" Blue velvet damsel who happens to be quite docile. Would it be safe for me to put in 2 1" hippo tangs?
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    Light Classifications and Limitations

    Alright, im not sure how to label the kind of light the light on my 75 is, so im just gonna tell you all the facts that i know and that are on the box and i was wondering if you could tell me what you could label this as 9NO, VHO, MH??) and also what this kind of light limits me to: 1 Coralife...
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    Advice on a 75

    Hi, I have 2 tanks, a 75 gallon and a 29 gallon, both are Fowlr. The 29 has been up for a year and the 75 has been up for 5 months now. My question is with the 75. Right now here are my specifics for this tank: 3" agromax sand bed 40 pounds of Fiji lr (from this site) 1 huge mother HOB filter...
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    Anemone Lighting

    Hi, I have a 75 gallon tank that been up for bout 5 months now. Currently in the tank, ive got my agromax sand bed, bout 40 pounds of LR and the following fish: 1 yellow tang 1 tomato clownfish 1 picasso trigger fish im returning the picasso soon because i wanna be able to get some inverts...
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    protein skimmer ?'s

    Hi I recently bought a 75 gallon tank that will be a fowlr. i have agromax sand and right now a meer 12 pounds of rock (i know what ure thinking, i need more, which i know) i just set up the protein skimmer just as i put in the salt. how long will it take for me to see any type of results with...
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    skimmer and/or filter???

    Hi, Is it possible to be able to run a tank on just a protein skimmer without a regular filter. I have a topfin 30 filter, and am interested in purchasing a protein skimmer, but i wanted to know if i could run just the skimmer and not the filter thanks! :happyfish :happyfish :happyfish
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    mushrooms ?'s

    Hey Im looking to add some mushrooms to my tank because i understand they don't need any special kind of light and they are easy to keep. Is what i have heard true??? and if sowhar are some of the best and easiest mushrooms to keep?? also, are there any fish that shouldn't be kept with...
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    corals and light

    Hi, I have a 29 gallon fowlr tank that ive had up for 6 months now. I have everything perfect, but i was wondering if there is any type of coral or anything close to coral that can be placed in a tank that doesn't need the special lighting such as the actinic 50/50 etc. I currently only have a...
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    dogfaced puffer

    I recently bought a baby narrowlined dogfaced puffer at my lfs. he was about 1.5 inches when i bought him. how big do these types of puffers usually get, i only have a 29 gallon tank, will i have to eventually return him??
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