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  1. rivrat

    Upgrade from 29 to 100gal.

    Hello been awhlie since I posted here so I thought I would post some progress of my upgraded tank. Tank specs.: 100gal. ocea tank 5'x19"x20" 2x250w MH 10k 2x60" 140w URI VHO super actinics 30gal. sump with a turboflotor skimmer closed loop with 900gph flow return with 900gph Seio 820 PH 820gph...
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    A few pictures

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    3 month old newbie tank

    Hello everyone, just thought I would post a few pics. of my tank to let you see how my progress is going. (taking it slow and easy.) Tank contents are: 21 pds. tonga 9 pds. base 20 pds. Live sand 2 clowns 1 sally lightfoot 9 hermits 4 snails 2 peppermint shrimp will be getting my lights in in a...
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    Live rock arrangement

    Hello, I have a cleanup crew, snails, hermits, and shrimp in my tank with 2 clown fish would it be ok to redo my rock scape as long as I don't smash none of my inhabitiants. Thanks :notsure:
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    Buying lights

    Hello, I'm about to buy some lights and was wondering a few things I'll list the 2 diff. light kits and than ask the questions. Kit #1 Aqualight 30 inch power compact with 1 65w actinic blue and 1 65w 10,000k daylight 2 mini fans, 2 on/off switches, and legs $90 Kit #2 JEBO 24 inch power...
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    White specs.

    Hello, I have these tiny white things crawling all over the back glass of my tank it's a 29 gal. and has been set up for 7 weeks. They are maybe about 1/32 to 1/16 of an inch and look to be kinda round can't really tell being so small. My camera sux so I can't post a pic that would be good...
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    Pics. from setup to 1.5 months

    Hello, Just wanted to post some pics of my progress. I put 21 pds. Tonga LR, 10 pds. BR, and 20 pds. LS in my tank to cycle it, took 3 weeks before all lvls read 0 ppm. I waited another week to make sure the cycle was done before I started adding my cleanup crew. The first of the crew I added...
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    Too many at once

    Hello, I was just wondering if I could put 5 turbo/cerith snails and 10 scarlet hermit carbs in my 29 gal tank at the same time, or should I do half now and half later? Thanks, rivrat
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    White tubes on rock

    Hello, I got a few questions about some rock. I 've had may tank setup for almost a month now and have tracked the cycle day by day(LOL got to be a newbie)and all my paras. are good.I waited 3 days after all lvls were good and decided to add some base rock.When I bought the rock it had little...
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    Lights

    Hello, I've got some extra money right now so I was wondering what kind of lights I would need to keep some zoos,green star polpys, and a blue stripe mushroom. I have a 29 gal. tank,will be about 6 - 7 months b4 I get these but was wanting to go ahead and get the lights will I could.
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    Cycling

    Hello, I've had may tank with 21 pounds Tonga LR and 20 pounds LS up and running for 6 days now and was just wondering a few things,being new to this hobby. First for the past 2 days may ammonia lvls have been 8.0 is it usually that how when cycling with just lr and ls. My lr has got some white...
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    Nebies new tank

    Hello, I set may tank up on the 6th of Jan. with 20 pounds live sand,got the salinity to 1.023 and the temp to 78.This past friday the 14th I bought 21 pounds of Tonga live rock uncured and added it to my tank. I took the LS and pushed it all to the front of tank so I could place LR on the bare...
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    Does this set up sound good for a 30 gal tank

    Hello all, This will be my first SWT but I have exp. with FWTs.I was wanting to do a mini-reef set up and was wondering if this assortment of animals would be to much for the tank to perform correctly. Here's my set up: Eclipse 30 gal. long tank SKILTER Supreme 400 power filter & protein skimmer...
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