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  1. signman

    power head killed everyone

    as posted the power head shorted out killed everything in my tank even the snails. It has been 2 weeks now and it looks like it must have killed the liverock to. The tank has 2 grounding probes but it did not a GFI it has one now. has anyone heard of it killing LR? it all turned white. If it is...
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    Boy did I screw up

    I have been away for work for the last 6 months and left my son in charge of my 210 reef. only to come home to the fish doing well but the lr and the coral have been taken over by Aiptasia and not just a little it is every where. when I tried to treat, It only gets worse. I did not know that...
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    foggy eye

    I have a porcupine puffer that has 1 eye that has fogged up. only have had him for a month. any ideas?
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    Craked tank band

    I just went to storage to get my 180 g tank , when i noticed that the lower band that wraps the tank had cracked at the midpoint of the tank the cross brace is still . It must have happened from the cold snap that we had. has anyone repaired or used on with the same problem? This pic. is from a...
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    live sand

    pulled down my 125g reef on friday. gave away the live rock on sat. but i still have the live sand in buckets in the house how long will it still be live???????
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    water top off screwed up

    went to bed last night and all was good. got home from work and the water top off had stuck. I went from 1.023 down to 1.017 in about 10 hours. I think that it would be best to just let the water evaporate out slowly than to try to raise it everybody looks well and happy. It will take about 4or5...
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    brown algae

    Ok this mt 30g tank with 60lbs of live rock, and my coral frags. But has started to grow brown algae in it. On the rocks and sand and glass. Well I need to back up it started as green hair algae so i tested for po4 and it was at 0.25mg so treated it with phos. pad and a water change. The phos...
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    ro and phosphates

    just changed all of the filters and the membrane on my ro unit and i am getting phos. in my water. I have tested my well water and it at zero for phos. but the ro water is at 0.5 mg. the only thing that i did not replace was the di filter can this be producing phosphates???
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    wild algae

    ok i have 2 tanks that are out of control one is my 125 with red fuzzy algae all over it. water test fine a little low on salt 1.020, the tank hase 396watts of pc over it. I also have a 210 with a green/blue algae all over it cleaned it off and it comes right back. water test good on it to...
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    toledo ohio

    looking for members near toledo ohio
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    ink

    ok one of my sea hares got stuck on my power head, and he started release the ink they use for defence will it harm my tank? the tank is a 210g with a 75g refuge. Got him out just as he started to release ink.
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    eggs and what to do

    ok i have had saltwater tanks for about 7 years now. But I put up a 75gal for my grandkids with 3 clowns in it. It looks like 2 of the clowns have paired and laid eggs. I wold love to raise for the grandkids if i could. just need what to do. there are no other fish in the tank.
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    green stuff everywhere

    Ibeen gone for 6 months and left my 210 eel tank for my daughter to yanke care of. got back and eels and fish are great but the tabk is covered in green fuzy weed . checked water and every think is at 0 and salt at 1.022 and ph is at 8.2 powerheads are all working. what can i do to remove this?
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    my carpet is a killer

    i have had my green carpet for 4 weeks it is huge about 18" when fully open. last night it must have wanted snack, as i was sitting watching my tank it got my copperband! just by the end of his nose so tried to save him, but it was to late he passed away 2 hours later.
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    Toledo area LFS

    Anyone that is from toledo ohio do u know of any good lfs, besides pet supplies plus. My lfs just went out of business ... thanks
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    Anyone from toledo, ohio

    I was just wondering if Anyone around the toledo area knew of any LFS, besides pet supplies plus. My lfs just went out of business. thanks
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    naso with hole in head

    we have a naso that is 4 inches long have had him for three months, 3 days ago had a smalll red mark on his head we thought he bumped his head, the red mark had gone from a make to a big whole in his head think that it might be an ulcer, have quarentined h im , don't want to lose him beautiful...
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    beth need help

    treaded my seabae clown with maracyn 2 for popeye like you said eyes are looking much better, but he can't see! he had popeye for over 6 weeks and had been treated with para guard as per lfs. when you told me to change to maracyn working great but will he get his sight back? he has not eaten in...
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    clown with popeye

    i have had my seabay clown for 3 years now and has a case of popeye i have moved him to a qt tank and have been using para guard on him for a week now. he seems to be eating now but the eyes look the same will they go back or not?
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    new lights mh or pc

    going to get new lights for my 125 reef, and can't make up my mind on what to get. the tank has 2 250 mh and 260 pc now and just don't as well as when i had the 260 pc over 75g. i like shrooms and leather and polups. they just haven't spread in the last year with lights that i have now! any...
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