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    acrylic tank algea help please!

    Ok , I can't even successfully download a picture on this site. Sorry , I'm not sure what I did wrong. I will try again later. Thanks for your concern Fisherson
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    acrylic tank algea help please!

    Ok, I screwed up bad. I could not take care of the tank - my father got very ill and I spent every minute away from work caring for him and the tank just got fed daily and thats it! No water change (only added) nothing- I can't believe the fish are still alive. ANYWAY - this is what has...
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    acrylic tank algea help please!

    My 29 g hex is acrylic and I have terrible algea growing on the walls. They are green and some are kind of purpley. They have grown in deformed little circles all over and I can barely see in anymore - they are very hard to scrape off without scratching the acrylic. Is there something that...
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    acrylic tank help please

    I have a 29 gl hex acrylic tank. It has been set up for one year contains 2 clowns several hermit crabs 1 yellow and fuscia gamma ?? 35 pounds of live rock and a bottom of live sand I have the most horrible algea problem. Atleast I think it's algea, it is green and some is kinda...
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    Can I mix a blenny & a diamond back goby?

    I was thinking of getting a a midas or a bicolor blennie , I hear that they are very funny to watch. But I don't want him picking on my little gobie!
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    Can I mix a blenny & a diamond back goby?

    I was just at my lsf and wanted to buy a blenny. I have a diamond back goby and the kid said that they cannot mix. He has given me not so good info before so I wanted to check here first. my tank size is a 29 gall hex with 35 pnds lr and a substrate of ls 2 pecula clown 1 cleaner shrimp many...
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    Fire at home - tank put out fire!

    So sorry. Thank god everyone is safe. Smoke damage alone is the main killer in a fire. The wall switch plate picture is so creepy, you can't even imagine how hot that room must of been! They say that that doesn't kill us makes us stronger. I truly believe there is a reason for everything...
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    Help! I've woken up and my tank is full of babies

    they are on the glass and floating around the tank. they seem to float and then shoot like a little dart. They look exactly like tiny tiny white brine. Will they end up over feeding ?my fish Will the mess up my water chemistry? Will they keep hatching ? are they ok to have in there? should...
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    Please help me with zoo lighting

    Thank you for the advise. I just visited the orbit site and they have the lights but they are all too big. They start at 24" and the opening in my 29 gallon hex is only 15" , I emailed them and asked them what to do. Wow! Sticker shock! over $400 for the 24". This hobby is quite the...
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    Help! I've woken up and my tank is full of babies

    I have one cleaner shrimp. I have had him/her/it for about 2 months.
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    Help! I've woken up and my tank is full of babies

    I came downstairs this morning and went, of course, immediately to my tank and there are a thousand tiny tiny tiny white lines floating then darting everywhere! As I look as close as I can because they are sooo tiny I believe they are brine shrimp babies. THOUSANDS! Last week at my lsf they...
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    1,001 Thank You's

    On the bottom of your tank you have a plastic graph looking thing. I do not. Do I need this if I am going to have corals and zoos? Everyone is always talking about anchoring there stuff - I even hear about them crazy glueing them. I only have a sand substrate and 35 lb of live rock in my 29...
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    Please help me with zoo lighting

    I have a 29 galloon hex with 35 pounds live rock. I want to start putting in zoo's , aenomes, corals and such. I am tires of hearing the very confusing info from my lfs because they have steered me wrong before and I do not want to invest that much and have the wrong product. What kind of...
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    you know youre a reef addict when...

    I've got laundry up to my ears and I keep staring at this goby sifting sand through his gills. What's wrong with me!!! (my kids keep saying "why do we always find you by the tank?") It's so ADDICTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    friday 8pac

    I MUST HAVE ZOOOOOOOOS! Your pictures have inspired me. I must have the blue zoos in pic #5 and whatever is in pic#4. Help me , I need light! I have a 29 gall hex , 35 pounds of live rock and just have a simple nothing light. Please tell me what I need to purchase to have beautiful zoos -...
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    Dory's early Sat am pics

    I love the picture of the diamond back goby. He looks just like mine(there's a suprise!) I have a sand bottom and he filters it all day. You substrate looks more course than live sand , does he filter that through his gills also? Ouch! Great pics!
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    Neat pic...One big BTA!!

    I love your blue star. I just returned one a few days ago because it was dying in my 29 galloon hex. Enjoyed seeing yours! I need a bigger tank badly!!and the funds for it!
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    how do I lower my nitrates?

    I'm not quite sure what you mean by "feed the tank" Do you mean feed my fish and stuff ?or does this mean something else? I'm just learning the lingo in this saltwater world. I feed the fish once a day - live brine anything else - I don't do - what should I do? Every lfs have told me...
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    how do I lower my nitrates?

    You know, I think it probably is at zero, I just error on the high side since the color is hard for me to compare for some reason. So you think .15 isn't bad for nitrates. Is it suppose to be at zero and what causes them to go high? Thanks - there's so much too learn!!
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    125 Gallon 4 month birthday

    how are you seeing these pictures? I cannot figure out what to click on to bring them up! Yikes , I'm getting old. I feel like my father when he is on the computer and doesn't know what to do. Please help I want to see gregs tank!! Thanks
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