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    Snowflake eels and other fish?

    Is a snowflake eel safe (generally) with just about any fish? I would like to have a school of green chromis and wonder if that will be a problem.
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    Need help for a sump fuge layout.

    I have an 85 gallon tank I want to attach to a refugium and a sump. The refugium is a 29 gallon and due to size will not fit under the stand. The sump will be a ten gallon tank where I will drain all water (is 1200 gph reasonable?), hold the skimmer and have a rio 26H return pump. Has anyone...
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    breaking in 85 gallon tank

    I want to break in a new 85 gallon tank by drawing water of my established 29 gallon tank/10 gal fuge. How "fast" can I do this? I normally draw off 5 gallons a week for water changes. Would I get away with ten gallons a week? Or two gallons a day? Any thoughts/opinions? And what ratio of...
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    Protein skimmer suggestions (115 total gal)

    I'm looking for a new skimmer to put in a 30 gallon sump/fuge which will feed to a 85 gallon tank. I'm interested in the AquaMedic 1000 turboflotor. Does anyone out there have this skimmer and would they recommend it? Warn against it? Any other recs? Thanks.
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    How shallow is too shallow?

    I found an acrylic tank that's six feet long by only 13" high. Do you think it's a good idea to have a tank so shallow? It sounds so easy to work with and it would be easy to keep the water mooving. BTW, it's 75 gallons.
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    cheapest stand for 72" long aquarium

    Anybody out there know the best deal on aquarium stands? Is there a kit I can buy (I have no woodworking tools or skills.) It'll be in my dining room so it has to look decent. Want 72" long by 18" deep. (And why are these things so expensive?)
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    diy tank

    How do I go about building my own tank? I want it to be deeper than the ones commercially offered, but not as long or as tall. I'm thinking 38x18x18 (53 gallons?)
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