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  1. shiby1510

    My new pico!

    Hi all, I recently acquired a ~2.5g tank. It's been fully running for about 1.5wks. As you will see I've put a good amount of work already into the tank and have modded the crap out of it. I'm running the coralife 2x9w PC's 1-10k, 1-Actnic. I also retrofitted 3 leds to the unit as well. I also...
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    looking for mantis shrimp

    I'm going to setup a small tank for a mantis shrimp.... if you have one i'll give it a good home instead of someone sending it down the porcelain express.
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    Want Mantis

    I'm thinking about setting up a nano mantis tank.. If anyone comes across a small colorful guy I'd be interested.
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    fs: overflow

    I have a used overflow. This is a U overflow with a 1 1/4" bulkhead. $35+shipping. Attachment 201923 edit: also comes with a prefilter if you want it.
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    fs: chaetomorpha macro

    I have 2 small bags (6.5"x3.25") of chaetomorpha. $8ea shipped. Attachment 201901
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    ich time question

    Just wondering how fast ich can kill after seeing the first 1 spot.
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    how to cpr mj mod for free

    So we all know how bad rio pumps are and how you can mod the skimmers with a mj. Well you can't use the actual "venturi" feature that comes with the pump to create the bubbles to fill the skimmer. However, there is a mod out there that you can buy it's like 5 bucks and then probably atleast...
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    refractometer ?s

    I am going to have to do hyposalinity so I need to get a refractometer. Are there certain things necessary and to look for in order to get a quality one?
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    stray voltage

    So I noticed that when my lights are on and I rub my arm against it while my hand is in the water I get zapped by electricity. Is this voltage getting into the tank when I'm not facilitating it? Is this normal? Any way to fix this? I know about a GFCI it's being installed soon.
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    removing ls

    Ok.. well it's time to change my tank around. I currently have a 6" sand bend in place and I want to take most of that out and make it a ssb to about an inch or 2. Good thing is I only have a chromis in there.. I was thinking about just turning off my pumps throwing the chromis down in my fuge...
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    adding base rock

    I was thinking about adding some more rock to my tank. I already have a bunch of lr in there for some years now but I want to add some more and just thinking about adding some cheap base rock. Could I just put this stuff in a QT and let it acclimate and whatnot get all of the debris off and just...
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    closed loop p.skimmer

    Anyone know of any good closed loop protein skimmers?? I know many of them are rated for big tanks but I am actually looking for a closed loop for a small nano tank that I'm setting up.... Therefore I don't need one for pumping a lot of gallons... any experiences or if anyone has plans to diy a...
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    mag stopped working

    Hey all... I've had my mag pump running for well over a year now... I came back from school to find it not working correctly... It is about a 1/4 as strong as it should be... it works but barely... I'm wondering if something in it needs fixed... I know its kinda vague but I have no idea... I...
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    ato question

    Right now I'm running an ato system with 2 float switches and have the resevoir on the side and I'm just using a rubbermaid tub... the water seems to look funny after a few days so I find myself continually switching out the water in it... should I put some kind of flow in it possibly.. is this...
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    Finding Nori

    Where does everyone get their nori/algae sheets from?
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    Not sure what my chromis has..

    I was looking in my tank today and I noticed my biggest green chromis of 3.. his eye looked funny... At first glance I concluded that it was popeye... but looking closer I'm wondering if it is something else... This was the best picture I could take.. for some reason I have trouble taking...
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    compatibility question

    Would a sailfin blenny and a neon goby fight?
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    blenny

    Do you guys try to specifically feed your blenny?? If you do what do you feed them?
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    Hood Mods

    I have a 130w light fixture that I did some mods on it last night. It got extremely hot from running all day so I added 2 fans. They both push about 10 cfm. I have 1 intaking cool air and 1 taking out the hot air. As you can see I also cut the reflector so that not only the ballasts will be...
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    filter media question

    I know that phosphate media works a lot more efficient if the water is run from the bottom up.... is this true for other medias as well such as carbon?
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