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    sg ?

    I have a bicolor blenny & it says sg should be 1.021 -1.023 I also have snails, conch brittle, shrimp that like higher sg and other fish (1.020 - 1.025 for them) can I raise the sg to 1.024 -1.025? I'm using an arm to measure now.
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    Food For Conch

    What all do conch eat & is there something I can give that it will eat (ex. algae sheet?) Thanks
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    pitty looking clown

    My brother has a Percula Clown that he's had for 4 years it's about 4 inches long & it's looking really pitty not smooth anymore is there anything he can do?
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    BIG snail id please

    I got this snail at my lfs for 2.99 it's hugh!!!! the size of my 2 year olds fist at least he's fast & his head is black but foot is white. they said it was a tiger turbo snail but I'm not finding anything on it.
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    How often can I feed Nori

    I have a 40 gal tank 43lbs of lr skilter filter, 8 hermits, 8 turbos, 1 emerald, 1 bicolor blenny, 1 coral beauty. & really no algea to speak of sure the glass gets a little dirty now & then but I clean it, I know there is some algea I can't see but want to know how much nori I can feed...
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    high nitrate question

    Ok tell me if this is wrong I've read that the way the cycle works ammonia to nitrites to nitates (now my tank is 8 months old already cycled) now does it go through this cycle everytime ex. If my nitrates are high wouldnt my ammonia & nitrites have to have been high at one point? or can your...
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    to vaccum or not to vaccum?

    I have a 40 gal tank with 43 lbs of lr & 4 inch sandbed, I've been reading that disturbing the sandbed is bad, but I thought you were suppost to vaccum the sand to get the bad stuff out? So which is it? Vaccum or just remove the water without messing with the sand? Thanks
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    emerald eatting my cleaner

    I saw the emerald about a week ago with one of the cleaner shrimps antenna, this morning the shrimp didnt have eyes or claws I thought it was dead but it was moving it's in the part of the tank that I couldnt get to & he's pretty big so I thought I better get him out. I just looked in there &...
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    Jawfish Trouble

    I have had my jawfish for about 6 mos he lives in a den that he built in the middle/front of the tank (40gal). I got 2 new fish 9-22 a coral beauty & a bicolor blenny. yesterday when I fed the tank he was out & in the corner of the tank digging, of course anyone that has a jaw knows he can't...
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    BETH - Sun Coral ?

    Hi I've read that you have sun corals & I've also read that you have too feed each polyp is this the case? (I can't get to some of them) I guess what I'm asking is on the inside how is the suncoral setup? Does each polyp feed itself or are they all feeding a larger body inside the hard shell...
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    underfeeding?

    I have a 40gal with a hang on back skilter 42 lbs of live rock 11 hermits 9 turbos 1 fighting conch 1 brittle star 2 peppermint shrimp 1 cleaner shrimp 1 emerald crab 2 CLOWNS 1 JAWFISH 1 BI COLOR BLENNY 1 CORAL BEAUTY 1 Suncoral I feed 1/4 (small cube) omega brine...
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    Sun Coral ?

    I was wondering if it's possible that this is as open this sun coral will open? Or will it look more like a flower? I've had it 3 days. also I've been trying to feed it any ideas it closes when I squirt food on it.
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    Is bi color blenny just stressed?

    NEW FISH Please can anyone tell me what's wrong with my bicolor? Is it possible that it's just stressed? Some of the white comes & goes. I know it was a different color when I got it & looked like he had dark strips (like a tiger) I want to make sure he's safe for the other fish to be around...
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    Big Problem Pleeeease Help!!!!!!!

    :help: 40 gal tank : I tested my waters 2 days ago (have aquarum pham master test) they were all fine my nitrates always seem to run high on this test, I then did a 5gal water change because it was almost due & I was getting new fish that I ordered in a couple of days and I thought it would...
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    Powerhead: Leave It On Or Turn Off

    I have had my tank for 7 mos I've been having the powerhead turn off when my lights go out at night but was wondering if it's better to keep it on all the time. I got a sun coral & am getting 2 more fish tomorrow. :notsure:
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    blenny or royal gramma

    I have a jawfish & 2 clowns in a 40 gal w 37 lbs of lr. which fish would go better a blenny (please give type ie: redlip) or a royal gramma. Thank you
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    jawfish w/ shrimpgoby & pistol

    I have a Jawfish (love him very fun to watch) I want to get a shrimp goby ie: yellow watchman or pink & blue, are they going to be ok together? & would the jawfish be ok with a pistol to go with the goby? Or would it be better to get either a royal gramma or blenny?
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    40 gal additions ??

    Hello! I have a 40 gal aquarium up since 2-2005 37lbs of LR, 4 scarlet hermit crabs, 2 turbo snails, 1 emerald crab, have had 2 Percula Clowns - Aquacultured and 1 jawfish since 4-16-05. Temp 76-78, sg 1.023 (because of jawfish), ph 8.1-8.3, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate ? everytime I test...
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    40 gal additions ?

    Hello! I have a 40 gal aquarium up since 2-2005 37lbs of LR, 4 scarlet hermit crabs, 2 turbo snails, 1 emerald crab, have had 2 Percula Clowns - Aquacultured and 1 jawfish since 4-16-05. Temp 76-78, sg 1.023 (because of jawfish), ph 8.1-8.3, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate ? everytime I test...
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    jawfish & sand sifters

    I have a 40 gal tank with 37lbs of live rock started 2-2005. I've had a jawfish for about 6 mos he's doing great, has his den in the front of the tank. I want to get some sand sifters either crabs, snails, or maybe in another 6mos+ a starfish. Will they bother the jawfish? or collapse his den...
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