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    280 Gallon FOWLR stocking problem...

    HI,   I was wondering if you had the time to review my tank situation and offer comments. I have a 280 gallon salt water tank with a 70 gallon sump and 200 lbs live rock. I set the tank up in June and purchased 3 medium sized fish from someone taking down their tank, long story short they got...
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    New 350 gallon tank

    Hi,   I've got a 350 gallon FOWLR starting up. I transferred rock, sand, and water from a buddies good looking reef tank into my new tank. Tank includes a great protien skimmer, good water flow, a very big sump....and the other ordinary things. 1st thing I put in 5 damsels and things look...
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    Lighting System for a 100 gallon FOWLR

    Hello, I need to buy a lighting system for a 100 gallon FOWLR - the tank contains: Blue Faced Angel (3 inch) Harliquen Tusk (3 inch) Yellow Tang (3 inch) Dog Faced Puffer (3 inch) Blue Jaw Trigger (3 inch) How watts are recommended and anyone what to suggest a type? thanks, Rob
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    Protein Skimmer

    Hello: I have a 120 gallon FOWLR (120 lbs rock and 120 lbs sand) with a sump and the following (all 3 inch): Blue faced angel Harliquen tusk yellow tang blue throat trigger Dog puffer I need a protein skimmer and asking which one is the best to get resulted in me thinking about getting the ASM...
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    Stocking a 120 gallon FOWLR

    Hello, I have a 5 year established tank - started over 2 months ago because I moved (kept the water/rocks/sand). Here is my set-up: 120 Gallon 120 lbs of LR 120 lbs of LS Sump Protien Skimmer Power heads 3" Blue Faced Angel (in tank 2 months) 3" Harliquen Tush (in tank 2 months) 3" dog faced...
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    Naso Tang not eating

    Hello all: I've got a 120 gallon FOWLR with a 3" Blue Faced Angel, Harliquen Tusk, Dog faced Puffer, and a 4" Yellow Tang. I'm using a sump and have 120 lbs of live rock. Tank is well established and stable. Fish are doing very well and I've nearly never seen any aggression. I added a 4"...
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    Stocking a 120 gallon FOWLR

    Hi There~! I've got a 120 gallon FOWLR (120 lbs of LR / 150 lbs of LS) with a sump. Right now my fish are: Mappa Puffer (3 inch) Blue Faced Angel (3 inch) Harliquen Tusk (3 inch) Fuji Damsel (1 inch) I'm looking to finish stocking the tank. Here are my ideas and you can tell me what you think...
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    Blue face angel eating

    I've added a blue face angel to well established 100 gallon FOWLR tank bhat only has a harliquen tusk. It's been a week and he is hidden 95% of the time and barely eating. What should I try to feed him to entice him to come out ant start eating aggressively? Thanks!
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    100 Gallon FOWLR heater

    Can I get a recommendation for a heater? It will go in a sump. Fish - tangs, puffers, etc. Looking for Model and watts. price, if you can estimate it. Thanks!
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    Moving 100 gallon FOWLR and sand

    I will be moving my 100 gallon FOWLR tank about 10 miles. A dog faced puffer and tang will be coming along (4 others will be going back to the fish store because they have gotten big). The tank has been set up for over 5 years and has 2 inches of live sand and a lot of live rock. I plan on...
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    Hardiest Angelfish?

    Just looking for a hardiness in general ordering of the following angelfish. French Blueface Emperor Regal Queen Blue Thanks
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    Snowflake eel and copper

    Hello, I've got a 100 FOWLF tank with a wet-dry. I've had a 2in clown trigger, 3in Hawii Trigger, 3in Harliquen Tusk, 4in dog puffer and 15in snowflake eel for some time. I saw some signs of ick so I dosed with copper power. Fish look good and the ick is gone, its been 4 weeks and I have been...
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    Condo is being tented and treated for termites

    Does anyone know what I need to do with my 100 gallon tank?
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    SFE eats 3 inch Maroon Clown

    This may be hard to believe buy my 18 inch SFE ate my 3 inch Maroon Clown. All I found was the back 1 inch of him - the rest was gone. This was very healthy and fat fish. I thought SFEs were safe and would only eat stuff that could fit in their mouth. Anyways, he hasnt eaten since and it's...
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    Stocking a 100 gallon

    100 Gallon Tank Wet Dry Filter Protien Skimmer 3 power heads 100 lbs LR 120 lbs LS currently stocked with: 18" Snow Flake Eel 3" Maroon Clown 4" Harliquen Tusk 5" Dog faced puffer I'd like to add two more fish. The last one being a trigger (niger or clown). The next one being a grouper? or...
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    LFSs in Orange County?

    Where is the best place to buy fish in orange county?
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    Snowflake eel eats Niger trigger?

    I have a 16 inch Snowflake eel in a 100 gallon tank with a midium size marron clown and two small blue damsels. I put in a small niger trigger (a little over an inch). I noticed he got a little scared when he saw the eel, then he latched himself into a rock, the eel was hanging out there after...
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    Harliquen Tusk Fish always have ick

    It seems anyways. I live in southern CA and have tried to have the Tusk many times. Everytime I buy one they have ick going in. Everytime I go to the store to buy one I see them twitching and scratching. Is this fish known to be prone to ick? Are the LFS that I go to just have a bad...
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    Look Down Fish

    Does anyone know specifics about the look-down fish? What type of tank would they go in and do they adapt to the aquarium well? Recommend or NotRecommended for a aggresive 100 gal. tank? Scale from 1 to 10 - Aquarium adaptability/hardiness? Similar fish that most people like us would be...
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    How to stop a eel from escaping

    Hi, I have a 100 gal that has been bare for 2 months after a ick outbreak. I am thinking of starting over by getting an eel. I have an acrilic (sp. - not glass) tank and it has some holes/slots on the back top of the tank for hang on the back stuff. I have a hang on the back skimmer and would...
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