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    MUSHROOMS

    WHAT DO MUSHROOMS NEED TO THRIVE AND MULTIPLY?
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    GREENS

    SOMEONE ONCE POSTED ON HERE A RECIPE FOR MAKING SHEETS OF FOOD FOR TANGS. IT HAD LETTICE, BROCCLI AND A FEW OTHER THINGS. DID A SEARCH BUT COULDN'T FIND IT. ANYONE KNOW?
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    FLYING FISH

    MY PICASO TRIGGER JUMPED OUT OF THE TANK SUNDAY. I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD TILL I SAW HIS GILL MOVE. I PUT HIM BACK IN THE TANK AND HELD HIM ABOUT 4 INCHES AWAY FROM THE POWER HEAD DISCHARGE TO REVIVE HIM. HE STAYED IN MY HAND FOR ABOUT 1 MIN THEN SWIM TO THE BOTTOM. I WOULD GUESS HE WAS OUT OF...
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    CUTTING A HOLE IN PLEXIGLASS

    IS A HOLESAW A GOOD WAY TO CUT A 1 3/4" HOLE IN A PIECE OF 3/16 PLEXIGLASS? COARSE OF FINE TEETH OR DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? ALL SUGESTIONS WELCOME.
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    SPIN LIKE A TOP

    I GET HOME EARLY IN THE MORNING AND WHEN I TURN ON THE LIGHTS, MY PORCUPINE PUFFER IS HEAD UP, TAIL DOWN SPINNING AND THEN ROLLS TO ONE SIDE AND BOUNCES OFF OF THE LIVE ROCK/GLASS. THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD, :eek: TILL I SAW HIS EYES MOVING AROUND. :rolleyes: DOES ANYONE...
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    MEG DRIVE PUMP

    I INSTALLED A SUMP ON MY 55 GAL TANK ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND USED A 700 GPH MEG DRIVE PUMP. NOW THE PUMP IS INTERMENTENTLY MAKING A VIBRATING NOISE. I HAVN'T TAKEN IT APART YET TO SEE WHAT IT IS MAINLY BECAUSE I MOUNTED IT EXTERNALLY AND WOULD HAVE TO DRAIN MY SUMP. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS...
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    FOR SALTWATER MARAUDER

    HEY SALTWATER MARAUDER, WHATS YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS? I'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT PARTS FOR A 68 GOAT. MY E-MAIL ADRESS IS LONNIEBEARD@YAHOO.COM
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    ALGEA EATER

    ANYONE KNOW WHAT KIND OF FISH I CAN PUT IN WITH A 4" HUMU TRIGGER AND A 6" PORK PUFFER THAT WILL EAT HAIR ALGEA AND NOT BECOME LUNCH?
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    DRY SKIN

    MY MAROON CLOWN APPEARS TO HAVE DRY SKIN. IT'S WHITE AND FLAKY. IT'S MOSTLY ON THE UPPER HALF OF IT'S BODY AND BACK TO IT'S TAIL. TODAY I NOTICED A SMALL SPOT OF THE SAME JUST ABOVE IT'S MOUTH. WATER CONDITIONS ARE FINE BUT THE NITRATES ARE HIGH, 50 PPM. IT'S IN A 55 GAL TANK WITH LR, PORK...
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    THE INVISABLE Q-TANK

    WANT A Q-TANK BUT DON'T WANT THE HASSLE OF MAINTAINING A SECOND TANK? I RESENTLY INSTALLED A SUMP ON MY 55 GAL TANK TO PUT THE HEATER, SKIMMER AND CANISTER FILTER IN SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TO LOOK AT THEM. I ALSO ADDED SOME LIVE ROCK IN MY SUMP. WHEN I BOUGHT A NEW FISH I TOOK SOME WATER AND THE...
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    MAROON CLOWN

    WHAT DO MAROON CLOWNS LIKE TO EAT? I TRIED FOMULA 1 AND 2 AND IT DIDN'T SEEM TO LIKE EITHER ONE.
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    PUFFERLOVE

    I SEE YOUR FROM PALITINE IL. MY SON-IN-LAW IS AN ARMY RECRUTOR THEIR. WHILE I WAS UP THEIR FOR THANKSGIVING, THEY TOOK ME TO THE RAINTREE CAFE AT A MALL A FEW MILES NORTH OF CHICAGO. IN THE CAFE THEY HAVE A SALTWATER TANK WITH A 30" PORCUPINE PUFFER. THAT THING WAS HUGE. IF YOU HAVEN'T...
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    FISH ADDITION

    ANYONE KNOW IF A LARGE MAROON CLOWN WILL GET ALONG WITH A 6" PORCUPINE PUFFER AND A 2" PICASO TRIGGER IN A 55 GAL TANK?
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    FISH ADDITION

    I'M LOOKING FOR A SUGESTION FOR A FISH TO ADD TO MY TANK. I HAVE A 55 GAL. TANK THAT HAS BEEN SET UP FOR 16 MONTHS. I PRESENTLY HAVE 1 PORCUPINE PUFFER(6" LONG) AND 1 PICASSO TRIGGER(2" LONG). LOOKING FOR SOMETHING COLORFUL THAT CAN BE SEEN AGAINST A BLACK BACKGROUND AND PEACEFUL BUT NOT...
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    AIR BUBBLE IN J TUBE

    I JUST RECIEVED THE CPR OVERFLOW THAT I ORDER AND THEY HAVE A VERY GOOD WAY TO MAINTAIN THE SYPHON. THEY HAVE AN AIR LINE FITTING AT THE TOP OF THE SYPHON AND CONNECT IT TO THE VENTURE AIR FITTING ON A POWERHEAD. THE POWERHEAD SUCKS OUT ANY AIR THAT MAY ACCUMULATE. THIS IS ALSO THE WAY THE...
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    CUTTING PLEXIGLASS

    ANYONE HAVE A GOOD WAY TO CUT PLEXIGLASS? YEARS AGO I TRIED TO CUT SOME WITH A JIGSAW AND THE PLEXIGLASS WOULD WELD ITSELF BACK TOGETHER BEHIND THE BLADE. I'M MAKING A SUMP FOR MY 55 GAL TANK BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF LOOKING AT THE SKIMMER, HEATER, PUMP FOR MY HOMEMADE DENITRIFIER AND THE INLET...
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    SUMP PUMP GPH

    I'M THINKING OF SWITCHING TO A WET/DRY SUMP. ANYONE HAVE A GOOD RULE OF THUMB FOR THE SIZE OF THE SUMP AND PUMP(GPH )?
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    UNDER GRAVEL FILTER

    WHEN I FIRST SET UP MY TANK 1 YEAR AGO I USED AN UG FILTER, 3 MONTHS LATER I DISCONNECTED IT BUT LEFT IT IN PLACE AND INSTALLED A CANISTER FILTER. MY QUESTION IS SHOULD I LEAVE UG FILTER IN OR PULL IT UP?
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    BLIND FOXFACE

    I JUST NOTICED THAT MY FOXFACE IS BLIND, A WHITE RING AROUND BOTH EYES HAS APPEARED, IT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST DAY OR TWO. THE WATER TESTS FINE, MY PUFFER AND TRIGGER SEAM TO BE FINE. DOES ANYONE HAVE A CURE, ADVISE OR SUGESTION HOW IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED.
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    LIONFISH

    MY LIONFISH APPEARED TO SHEAD HIS/HER SLIM COAT. LOSS OF APPETITE. WATER TESTS FINE. ANY THOUGHTS OR SUGGESTIONS?
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