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  1. ndurkin

    Green brain ????????

    I'm not sure what is going on I have a green brain that has been looking sick. We stopped adding magnezium and calcium just recently and now there are long brown stringy things coming out of his mouth. WHAT IS GOING ON!!!!?????
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    puffer fish

    I am thinking about getting a valentin puffer fish. In my tank a have xenia, a brain, mushrooms, zoos, 2 feather dusters. and ricordia. Fish I have a flame angel, royal gamma, damsil, clown fish, 6 line wrasse, hippo tang, antheis, and a cleaner shrimp. I know there is a potential for him to...
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    Purple mushrooms

    As far as I know the water quality is good nothing else in the tank is having any type of problems. I am planing on taking the water to get tested this weekend. We have kept the flow of water to a minimal where the mushrooms are located. Hopefully it just felt like moving.
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    Purple mushrooms

    I have some purple mushrooms and everynow and the one will fall off the rock. I am thinking this isn't a good thing but im not sure. Does anyone know of any reason this could be happening? :thinking:
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    Metal Halide

    Ok this is what happened. My Boyfriend is obsessed with the fish tank. He got a little excited and ordered a 400w metal halide light and ballast off of ----. He got the whole thing. Well in a 30 Gal tank it's more likely to fry our corals then help things grow. So Does anyone have a 175 metal...
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    sump

    Thank you very much thats a really nice tank hopefully mine will get there some day. How long did it take for it to look like that
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    sump

    If you get a sump box do you need to get a canister filter as well or is the sump fine?
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    Feather duster

    I just bought a feather duster and now its jumped out of its tube. Im guessing this is not a good thing but I could be wrong. is this a common thing and is there anyway to get him back into the tube Thank you for all your help
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    dark red slime

    I have this dark red slime growing on my rocks and the crushed coral. It's kinda of stringy. I know its not alge but im not sure what it is. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Its starting to take over my tank and I don't know how to get rid of it. Thank you for all your help :help:
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    Protein skimmer question

    I have an excaliber skimmer. When ever we add water or put something new in a large amount of bubbles start pouring out the bottom. If anyone happens to know what the cause of this could be and how to fix it I would greatly appreciate it
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    Cycle Questions

    I'm not 100% sure but almost possitive most damsels get along with just about anything. See if there are any other tropical fish stores in your area and ask them. The main person we talk to also told us we would be able to bring the damsels back and get a credit toward other fish. you might want...
  12. ndurkin

    stringy things on some fish

    We feed them frozen brine shrimp and both the manderine and the wrasse eat it. Thank you for the other information it was very helpfull. I was worried about loosing fish
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    stringy things on some fish

    I have a 30 gal tank with 2 damsels, an arrowhead crab, a coral banded shrimp, a manderine, and a jap 6 line wrasse. The manderine and the six line wrasse both have a slimy stringy thing attached to them. The wrasse shook it off this morning but the manderine still has it on him in some spots...
  14. ndurkin

    Cycle Questions

    I am also new to the hobby. But we had our skimmer running at during the cycle and the filters. I also heard of the shrimp thing whether or not it works, I’m not sure. I bought 4 damsel fish to start the cycle. It took a little bit of time the key is patience and let it be once it is set up. Do...
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    beginner help

    The guy at the local fish store around here gave us the option of starting with eaither clown fish or another fish to start off with the tank and filteration system and water is all set up. in 2 days it will be set up for 4 days total without any fish. are there any chemicals you can suggest...
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    beginner help

    I have just but a fish aquairiam.:help: I have the salt and filter systems and the salt tester. I'm going to be getting fish in two days. I know which ones to start with. I'm not sure about what chemicals to put in the tank and what other testers I need. if someone could please help me out with...
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