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    Percula Clown and Maroon Clown hosting the same anemone?

    I always thought they would fight and yet they are living together.
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    Open Brain eating Krill

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    Eels out looking for food

    Sorry about the quality of the video. It was taken with an i-phone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBTVSqQbggo
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    Who has a refugium on a FOWLR tank and why?

    I currently have a well stocked 265 FOWLR and my nitrates are always very high. Everything else is in line. I do a 60 gal waterchange every 2 weeks but can't keep the trates below 60-80. I was thinking of adding a refugium to my wet/dry already in operation but know if it is worth the trouble...
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    Adding Live Rock

    Long story short, I bought about 165lbs of fiji rock from an established tank ($200.00) The guy had broken down his tank and had the rock in a large rubbermaid can with 2 powerheads for about 3 weeks. I now have the same set up with freshly mixed saltwater and 2 large powerheads. How long...
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    Lion Fish invading the Atlantic???

    Has anybody seen this video? This is why you should never let your livestock loose in the ocean... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540...62218#25462218
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    WTB Ballast for Coralife Aqualight Pro

    I am looking to buy a ballast for the Aqualight Pro 2X65W, Model:SPL-265R-JS. They are on a backorder on all websites.
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    Coralife Aqualight Pro Ballast

    I need help trying to find a replacement ballast for the antinics in my fixture. The ballast is a model# SPL-265R-JS - 2X65W, 4 PIN. It seems that Coralife has been bought out by Central Aquatics and I can not find a website for them.. I googled the ballast but every company that carries them...
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    Red Coris Wrasse-HELP

    I bought the most beautiful adult red coris wrasse 2 days ago. She seemed to be fine the first night swimming all over the place. Other than a couple of minutes of my sailfin tang and queen angel showing who's tank it is there did not seem to be too much aggression but she has kept burried in...
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    Mod's please get rid of the nasty post below by riverfools

    this should not be on this site. I have kids that look through this stuff
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    ProClear Aquatics Impact Skimmer 400

    Does anybody have experience with this skimmer? I just ordered one along with a mag 950 pump for my 220g FOWLR. The built in skimmer that came with my ProClear wet/dry just isn't keeping up with the amount of waste that my fish are producieng.
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    Porcupine Puffer

    I am looking for everyones opinion on Porcupines Vs other puffers. My wife really wants a porky but I am not sure. I think I would prefer a golden puffer.
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    Volitan Lion and Huma Trigger

    When I got my 220 it was an established tank with a few fish including a large lion and a huma. Although I had read that they are not compatible it looked like with the size of the tank and the amont of rockwork that they were keeping distance from one another. Over the last few weeks I...
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    Hypo in main tank

    I am getting ready to start a hypo on my DT. QT not big enough to house all of my fish. I am putting all of the Lr in a rubbermaid container with a powerhead but what about the sand bed is that a problem? I know that the tank needs to be in hypo for 3 weeks, but is that long enough to rid the...
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    Looking for a cool eel with personality...

    I currently have a 20" or so Zebra. Real cool looking when it is out, but unless it gets hungy every 3-4 days I never see it. It seems to find a hole in the bottom of a large rock and crawls inside. Even when it is time to eat it only shows it heas and 3-4 inches of its body. I am getting...
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    And yet another Lion feeding question...

    I keep reading to feed a Lion every 2-3 days. Is there any harm in feeding it more often? My volitan is large 7"-8" and wants food every time I feed the rest of the tank. He usually will eat 4-5 silversides right from my hand and an occasional piece of shrimp or squid off of the feeding stick...
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    Fresh Garlic vs Garlic Extreme

    Does anybody have a preference between fresh minced garlic or garlic extreme? If so please let me know why and what the different benifits of each are.
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    Racoon Butterfly Feeding Questions

    I have a 3" RB (real cool fish) in a 220g FOWLR. I see it continually picking at the algae on the rock but dosn't seem to want to eat anything else I put in the tank including the Nori sheets. It has been about a week and a half and I am afraid it will eventually die if it doesn't get any...
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    Typhoon III ro/di Questions

    I just got my ro/di unit from airwaterice and have a install question. I want to fill 2 different containers, one for top offs and one to mix saltwater in. I ordered an extra float valve but am having a problem finding out how to split to the 2 containers. Any advice?
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    How long do you drip acclimate your fish???

    Do you follow the SWF times listed of the fish page or set your own times?
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