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  1. nm69884

    What is it?

    whiteish to translucent, has a stem and approx 10 arms, very small insize approx 1 " total
  2. nm69884

    What is it?

    I had to leave for 3 weeks, when I cam home my tank had completely crashed, I lost 9 fish, and only had 1 survivor. That will teach me to leave my wife in charge of the tank when I am gone! HA HA. I think I had a bad case of ich, still not sure. I did a 80% water change and everything seems...
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    cataracts

    I had to go away for 2 weeks on business, I left my wife with good instructions on feeding, filtration, lighting... I called home a couple of times and she said my fish looked sick, I asked what she ment... long story short I came home and 1/2 of my fish had died. It looks like the remaining...
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    metal halide

    I have had my tank up & running for 4-5 months, evrything has gone perect so far, (KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK) I am ready to up grade my lighting...It seems that metal halide is the way to go, My question is, Can I use and outside "mercury light" that is metal halide, retro fit the application to my...
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    brown COndi?

    Why is my condi starting to turn brown on the end of its arms? not bad just light brown, could it from my heavy detritus (spelling)?b
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    hermit crab shell

    OK, I have had my SW aquarium up & running for 5-6 months, I started by putting in 5 hermit crabs, they seemed to disappear so thought they may ave been eaten since I have a porky pufffer and a trigger, I added 10 more about 2 months later.. Today I see a crab that is 3 times the size of any...
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    HELP!!!!!!!Hurry!!!!!

    I am the origianl poster, OK, I am still very wet behind the ears (new) MY condi I thought was all but dead, shriveled up to nothing, when it is fully open it is every bit of4-6" across, base is approx 2-3" diameter, longest arm is 6-7", I bought him from the LFS, owner said getting to big for...
  8. nm69884

    HELP!!!!!!!Hurry!!!!!

    feeding 2-3 x per day, tap water non chlor, as comes from the well, Thanks for all your help, i thought I read evry thing I could have read, but real life experience is 100x better
  9. nm69884

    HELP!!!!!!!Hurry!!!!!

    55 Gallon, 75-80 lbs of live rock, tank cycled very fast as the rock I bought was from an exisiting tank, as well as the sand. I started in Jan, let tank sit for a month and the additions have been approx 1 week apart.
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    HELP!!!!!!!Hurry!!!!!

    Lights are not the best, they are 18w but 18000k, can not afford $400 for lighting, using stock hood but did at least change bulbs, 2 - 18" 18,000k, Hawaiian? not sure-white w/ purple tips, sorry for the vagueness, tank has been set up for 3 months? I think I might be rushing things.. THANK YOU...
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    HELP!!!!!!!Hurry!!!!!

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  12. nm69884

    HELP!!!!!!!Hurry!!!!!

    Dead Because it has engulfed itself and looks deflated, no posture in it but still is attached, have not removed it, waiting to see if this is normal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  13. nm69884

    HELP!!!!!!!Hurry!!!!!

    Sorry, I posted before reading your reply. Temp 78 Porky Puffer Psych. Mandarin Maroon Clown Percula Clown 2 yellow tail damsels Emerald Green Sea Star Yes, BAD Brown Algae, Snails are keeping up good though. Changing 10% weekly now, was 10% every other week FISH look good, no distress, BUt...
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    HELP!!!!!!!Hurry!!!!!

    Just lost my condi???????? PLEASE HELP, NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON. A= 0 Trites=0 Trates=40 Salinity= 32 ???????????????????????????????????????????
  15. nm69884

    HELP!!!!!!!Hurry!!!!!

    11 views and nobody nows what thier Trates levels are?:notsure:
  16. nm69884

    HELP!!!!!!!Hurry!!!!!

    I just lost an Urchin, lost all of his spines. After reading the board I realized what I did wrong. After putting him in I tested my tank, A=0, Trites=0, Trates where 60, quickly did a 10% water change, Now I realize they don't like this. MY Trates are still hovering around 20-30 is this OK...
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