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  1. fatmatt

    Dumb thing to ask...but

    Well still lookin around readin things before i set up my tank and have bin seeing corals stinging other corals, so is it possible for corals to sting you? Should you not touch them bare hands? use a tool? explain plz. ty
  2. fatmatt

    Sand, live rock, cycle?

    Just a few things to ask ive bin lookin around and plan on setin a tank up....i order a book to get some readin done and lil unsure of some things. Does a tank need to be cycled first before addin live sand and rock? How much sand and rock do i need per a gallon? Is there a rule of thumbs of...
  3. fatmatt

    Startin a new tank?

    Well i was going to set up a 55-75gal fish only tank but it seems its best to start small, also found out about this bio cube tanks? Says it comes with everything and you just plug it in, so was wondering if anyone as one and if its any good. If so whats the name of yours, i was lookin at the...
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    55gal tank or 75? First timer...

    Well hello, its bin a long time since ive done the fish thing. But ive always done fresh water, atm i have a 55 gal tank and 75 gal tank, each hae a fluva 404 canister filters. I would like to tke one tank down and set up the other as a salt water tank. Im not sure which is best and if i need...
  5. fatmatt

    Help plz

    I got the old sw tank from a friend and it is pretty dirty i got it all cleaned up now its just i cant get these purple spots off i did get some off by scappying it with my fingernail for 5 mins just to get one off but is there a faster way?
  6. fatmatt

    Help Asap!!! Fish Help In Need Or Death

    Help, i just woke up a hour ago found my potter angle stuck on the filter, i pushed him off see if he can swim and looks like only 1 side he can move and was just floatin around but breathering so i but him in a speciamen container! help is he goin to make it what should i do? also i suspect...
  7. fatmatt

    55 gal to small?

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    How much should i tank cost?(90-125gal)

    Well ive bin tryin to find a large tank so hold some triggers and stuff but only stores around me are petland and ***** are they are just over priced and dont have anything bigger then 75 so i found this other pet store nice i get my stuff there i asked the guy whats the biggest teank u got and...
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    Potter angle

    I got my potter angle a month or two ago for my 20 gal tank in it is a clown and a sebre clown (dont think thats right its yellow and black) i have zoos but it started as 5 it died and then i picked the rock up and they fell off now there starting to grow all around my tank, any way my potter...
  10. fatmatt

    Green Grass or w/e it is wont go away

    In my 20 ggal tank there is this green grass growin in the tank and wont go away also a dark purple/brown stuff on the glass, any tips on how to get it away
  11. fatmatt

    125gal need some fish ideas

    im going to get rid of my 75 and 55 and get a 125 salt water i would like to have live sand and fish tahts it maby some LR i guess you can say i am a beginner i have a 20gal with LR LS fish crabs snails, and 1 zoo(dieing on me think shrimp eating it) but any way can you guys give me some ideas...
  12. fatmatt

    55 gal tank fresh to salt want a nice mean fish

    Well im pretty new to this salt water fish thing i have 3 tanks 2 are fresh water being 55gal and 75 gal i also have a 20gal salt water tank that was supposed to be a nano tank with lots of coral intill i found out coral is $50 for inch so i bought a zoo it was doin good but past week its lookin...
  13. fatmatt

    Algea burst!

    Hey all all of a sudden my tank just got all the Brown ugly algea its a 20gal tank with a moonlight damsel and a clown fish(nemo1) tank bin set up lil less then a month
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    Moon light DAMSEL goin nuts!

    Well my tank as just cycled and i have a Moonlight Damsel who was put in there to help cycle the tank(good old petland) and ive had a Finding nemo fish for about 3 days now and yester day i bought about 12 pounds of LR and i added it in and now i get a call from my sister when im at work sayin...
  15. fatmatt

    Best LFS on Long Island(NY)

    Well its hard to find some good lfs here in Long island and today i found 1 called country Criders very nice sells every kind of live stock, people who work there know there stuff LOADS OF STUFF I MEAN LOADS 12,000 sq feet
  16. fatmatt

    Just got Live rock and im seeing stuff that idk what it is..

    Well im new to Sw just spent $126 on LR it was $9.99 a pound! but it is coverd with purple algea and im starting to see alot of hitchers... but i dont know ahts good whats bad idk know if some of it is coral... so maby u can help me out i tryed takin pics but its very blury so it wont help but...
  17. fatmatt

    Pics of Puffers...

    Well idk if puffers really do puff but if they do any1 have a pic of it? if u do it would be nice if u can post that and 1 when its unpuff
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    My 20gal cycling and algea. comein!

    Well my 20gal as bin cyclein witha peice of LR a shrimp and a moonlight damsel and today i see light brownin algea comin on the glass this mean anything as far as the cycleing goes? Like its almost done...
  19. fatmatt

    20 gal. PICS WANTED!!!

    i just wanna see what some 20gal tanks look like mines cycleing...
  20. fatmatt

    Help Fast!!!

    I told my mom to go to my lfs after work and get a price on some lfs and she started talkin to the guy and the guy asked her how long as the tank bin up for she said its cycleing with a shrimp in it and he said thats gonna take for ever and told my mombuy lil cheap fish and use that to help it...
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