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  1. efarm10

    Tank Conversion

    my water tested out the following: PH:8.0, Nitrates:10, cacium:350, alkalinity:3, nitrites:o, and ammonia:0. In the 29 gal. tank I had crushed coral which we placed at the bottom of the 75 gal. tank, and put live sand on top of it, But other than that everything was transfered over from the 29...
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    Tank Conversion

    We transfered every thing live rock , sand , filters, fish and corals. Then had new salt water made to top the tank off. Had water tested yesterday everything checked out good.
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    Tank Conversion

    Just wondering, my son and I moved the contents of his 29 gal. over to his new 75 gal. His star polps have not come out yet in the new tank. Just wondering if this is normal or have we lost them. The tank has been up and running since 24 Dec. , all the contents from the 29 are now in the 75.
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    Anemone Death?

    Well, no bad smell yet. Its foot part is kind of gray. It seems to be moving around alittle bit. It is in a fowlr tank sal. around 1.022 , to for a water change, could raise the sal. alittle.
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    Anemone Death?

    Could use alittle help with a c. anemone. I have had it for about a week. Then yesterday it moved and got real small. Today it is upside down and the foot part does not look so good. It does not smell and really is not falling apart yet. Do you think it needs to be removed from th tank...
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    WTB LIVE Sand/Rock in NM $$ Ship

    To get to Petes Pets, take I-25 North to the Cerrillos rd. exit. Head North into town and it is maybe 3-5 miles on the left side of the road. The address is 2801 Cerrillos Road, their phone # is471-5071. Ask for Max he should be able to help you. We just bought some Coral thre yesterday...
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    WTB LIVE Sand/Rock in NM $$ Ship

    Petes Pets up here in Santa Fe just got in some nice live rock on Thursday. My son and I have a 125 and 29 that are full of it. It is coming from Tampa Bay.
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    Malachite Green?

    I am really sorry to hear about this. I to have received some bad information and some bad fish from some stores in the area. I would call Max at Petes Pets in Santa Fe he's the best up here have had real good luck with his stuff. the place I was using was Coral Island off San Pedro in Abq...
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    Malachite Green?

    Just wondering where you went and received the bad information. I live up in Santa Fe.
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    anemone ?

    I got an anemone 23 days ago and it took 13 days for my clown to go into it.
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    Angel Fish Death

    the tank is a 125 that has been up for 10 months. There is about 100# of live rock in the tank and the angel was a queen.
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    Angel Fish Death

    Lost an angel fish after 10 days. No sign of disease and eating great. Water Parameters no2 o no3 0 nh3 0 ph 8.4 sal. 1.024. This is the fourth angel to go this same way. Drip accl. for four hours. I am at a lose. the tank has been set up for 10 months fowlr. Two clowns, flame hawk, eng...
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    Acclimation

    Tank has been up for 9 months. Currently in the tank are aflame hawk, yellowtailed damsel, two clowns, eng. gobie and c.c. starfish. Have tryed to introduce a emp. angel, blue face angel, and cuban hogfish all one at a time. None made it past the thrid day. all eating and health to that point.
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    Acclimation

    I also use the drip method but only for 30 to 40 minutes. My water checks out good no2. 0, no3. 10, nh3. 0, ph 8.4, sal.1.023. I switched to r/o water by had been using real hard well water. Have not tested for ca, or alk. Temps run at 80.
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    Acclimation

    I am having trouble introducing new fish to my FOWLR 125. Some one suggested to me i may not be acclimating my fish properly. Would death from improper acclimation happin fast? My fish seem to be prefect for a couple days. Thanks
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    New Fish Problems

    The tank size is a 125 fish only with about 80 #s of live rock. have two brand new ebo jager 200w heaters. the protein skimmers seems to be working fine. Have given about aweek or two between trying each fish. Really took the death of the angels hard they were looking and eating great...
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    New Fish Problems

    The tank has been set up since Jun 05. Test levels are NO2 ,0. NO3. 10, NH3. 0, PH 8.3, sal. 1.023, temp. 80. the helthy fish are a flame hawk, Two clowns, c.c star, eng. gobie, and yellow tail damsel. the new fish that die all go the same fine for two days then gasping followed by death on...
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    New Fish Problems

    I can not figure out what is going wrong. I lost a blueface angel after two days. I lost cuban hogfish after two days. I lost a Emp. angel after 4 days. All established fish doing just fine. The lost fish looked and were all eating up to death. There were no visable signs of disease. Any...
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    oxygen levels

    Hi every one, Just wondering if any one has had any trouble introducing a new fish and had it died due to low oxygen levels. I had a blueface angle died on me last week. It was in a Qt tank for 3 weeks and healthy. Once put into my 125 everything was fine for two days. the night of the...
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    stocking a 30 gal.

    I just turned over a 30 gal. tank over to my 9 year old son. He wants to make it a reef tank. Right now it has two clowns and a couple crabs in it. It also has about 20#s of live rock. I know I need to up-grade the lighting, and probally get a protien skimmer. The tank has two Aqua Clear...
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