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    Protein skimmer

    I need a new skimmer. Not looking to spend a fortune. I want to put it in the sump, I don't though have a lot of room in it. Any suggestions as to which ones are easy to use and really good?
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    Anonome and fish

    Have a domino damsel fish that has decided to make one of my bubble tip anonomes his home. Have three, one is host to a large clown fish and another now has a damsel domino, is this normal? I have never seen any other fish in them but clowns.
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    Zoas

    why are they not opening? They have been opened for years and for past four or five months they have been closed. All parameters are good. Everything a zero except nitrate is a two. Help please.
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    Peroxide

    Wondering if anyone has ever dosed peroxide in their reef aquarium. I have been reading online, that people have used 1 ml to every gallon of tank water, to rid their aquarium of nasty algae. I have diatoms, can't seem to rid myself of them, and really would like a way to see them go bye bye...
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    Alkalinity

    Tested my alkalinity today for first time. It was at 8.6. Is this good or where should it be? I have a 120 reef. Have problems with diatoms and now my zoos won't open up. Everything else is at 0 including phosphates. I have been using or water and still have a diatom problem. Only feed every...
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    Too much bacteria??

    Need some help here. I bought an aquaripure nitrate remover back in September, hooked it up immediately. Took a long time for it to cycle but now my nitrates are at 5 which is great. Started at a really bright red so that is a plus. During this time, had a few problems develop. A couple of weeks...
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    Corals and anemones dying? Help

    Looked at aquarium stats, all was good but ph was low and calcium was 320. Mixed the ph up as directed dumped it in the sump which immediately sucked up and went through entire display tank. Now several corals, not all, and the three anemones look bad. Changed out about 24 gallons of water...
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    Micro bubbles from skimmer

    I need help with the micro bubbles produced by my skimmer. Set up my aquarium, 120 gal, swapped everything from my 55, everything is going good but the skimmer I got with everything is producing a lot of little bubbles, turn it down, not doing anything, even on the inside of the skimmer. How do...
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    Lighting

    Just got a new 120 gal aquarium. Bought a light from the store, it is six light and is about 12 inches wide, associate said it would be big enough but it only cover half of the tank. Does this sound right or should I get at least another one? Shell
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    Aquarium stand

    Just curious, I am going from a 55 to a 120, don't have the new one quite yet but getting it. My question is this. My husband wants to put the new stand on wheels, he thinks that he can get heavy duty wheels from Home Depot, build a nice solid base for support and put the stand on top then fill...
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    New aquarium

    Just wondering if anyone has experience and may help me. I have a 55 gallon reef, getting a used 120. I want to put the bigger one in the spot that I have the 55 now. How do I go about doing this? You know, pulling fish, setting up new one, replacing everything in the new aquarium without...
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    Identify coral

    Can any one tell me what this is?
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    goniopora

    I bought a goniopora about a month ago, little did I know what I was getting into when I bought him, now reading through the different posts from the past, I regret it. But neither here nor there, I am confused, do they do better high or low in the aquarium. I have a 55gal, with two sets of...
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    candy cane coral

    Just wondering, I have a candy cane coral that seems to have root like strings coming from them. They are anywhere from one to three inches in length, wrap around and through the rocks in various directions. Can not see where they actually originate from but seem to come from the coral and...
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    Anenome

    Need help, my by anenome was always sitting on a rock, been there for years. Roughly four months ago he started moving, moved to the glass, went up to the top, sat there fr a while and now he has headed for the power head. Moved the power head three time, and today he has attached to it. Turned...
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    nitrates

    Need help with nitrates, aquarium has been set up for years, fought the nitrates and won. It was never 0 but after fighting it, it was maybe ten. Been that way for last few years, checked the other day and it is off the charts. Very high. 55 gal, changed out 24 gal and came back an hour later...
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    led lights

    I would like to get led lights for my 55 gal aquarium, but not sure what I need. The aquarium is the tall one, narrow and 4 ft long. I have both corals and fish. Does any one know what I will need and how many strips? Thanks Shell
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    aquariums with coral

    Just wondering, why do they always say that coral needs to be seperated by several inches, but I have seen aquariums that are beautiful and they are all together. Why is that? Shelley
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    lighting

    I bought two sets of t5 lights, each has one blue and one white bulb. Some one suggested getting actnitic bulbs instead. What is the difference in them? Shelley
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    bristleworms

    I have bristleworms in my tank. Are they good or bad? Bought a six linebut the worms are bigger then he is, figured he would be to small, but should I worry about the worms? Shell
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