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  1. whackamole

    Bubbles in Algea

    does anyone else have the problem with bubbles in the algea? My tank has a bad algea problem. The rocks get the sometiimes red slim and sometimes like hair algea on it and then air bubbles( not bubble algea) get stuck in it. I am doing my best to get rid of the algea but that is a struggle. Does...
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    Any1 want to get rid of some xenia

    My xenia died do to some chemical problems and i cant convince my self to buy more when i kno there are so many of you out there just slicing away at the stuff.Any1 in the ft.lauderdale area want me too take some off thier hands. :D
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    quick Q bout Bulb spectrums

    Its time for some new bulbs in my light. And i wasnt sure what the diffrnces between the blue and the white bulbs are. Do the bluer actinic bulbs have just as much effect on corals as the white 10000k bulbs. Or are the whiter bulbs more effect as far as coral growth goes.?? I would like to...
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    help me understand T5 lighting

    I own a 29 gal tank about 14 inches deep and i want to upgrade my lighting. I currently have 196 watts of pc on my tank. I would like to be able to keep everything and keep them i good condition. Im thinking about upgrading to t5 but i dont know how many watts i need to upgrade. 196 watts is...
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    quick lighting question

    what can i keep with this on a 29 gal. bout 14'' deep 1x 14w T5 12000K Daylight Bulb. 1x 14w T5 LUX Bulb. ( PLANT growth) 1x Odyssea T5 Blue Moon Lunar LED stripe
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    rba w/ pc

    im thinking of a rba but i only have pc's. theres 198 watts i belive in a 29 (only 14 inches high). i dont want it to die and im also worried about it moving and knocking over other corals and structures. how often do they move thanx
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    Help me with red slime algea PLEAZ

    Does any1 have any tips on getting rid of red slime algea. i suck it out 1 day and 3 days later its full of it. My lights r fine. my nitrates r fine. My water is RO. i hardly feed my fish. I just dont know what to do any more. I dont have much water flow, could that be it??? If u can help me get...
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    Fish stock?

    How is this for a fish list(as far as aggressive and behavior problems) 29 gal long 2 Percula clowns Flame or Lemon Peel yellow goby needlefish I saw thsi combination at a pet store and i watched for a couple minutes and it all seemed to go well. It actualy had the lemon and the flame. I know...
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    Flow?

    I have a 29 gal long. Im planning to put a Odyssea WP-500gph Water Pump for the flow. It says the max height is 10ft. I will be pumping it up 4ft. Will this be enough? or too much? I have soft corals and lps.Any advice would be perfecto. thanks
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    Help!! spawning nudibranch

    I recently bought a peice or two of live rock and shortly after i noticed a small yellow nudibranch looking creature crawling along in my tank.(about the length or ur fingernail. I thought it was pretty cool. But now a week or 2 later i count about 6 of them. Does anyone know what they r. R they...
  11. whackamole

    carnation

    i have a orange carnation and dont know much about it. i know it is a hard to keep coral. but ive had it for a couple months and its doing fine. just not growing at all. am i supposed to hang it upside down!? and i have 196 pcs on a 29 gallon(14 inches high) should i put it under a over hang...
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    xenia

    something is happening to my xenia. all water parameters are good. its turining all shrieveld up and the base is like purple. i recently tossed some calcium into the tank. some of which might have landed directly on it. is this like a burn effect.?? i have another stock of it like 2 inches away...
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    yellow fiji leather

    i think my leather is begining to tear. does anyone know whats happening?
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    adding some watts up.

    hey,right now i have compact pcs ( 192 watts) and im thinking of adding another 96 watt fixture on my tank for my corals. but i dont want to unless its going to make a diffrnce.?Do you think the extra 96 watts of light would help the corals grow better and faster or do u think there wouldnt be...
  15. whackamole

    fraging my colt?!?

    i want to frag my colt. can i cut it while it is still in the water?? or should i take it out. and can i cut any where there is a v branCH (SO it is easier to rubber band)
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    ro units

    i really need an ro unit most because my p4 are really high in the tap. this says it is good for aquriums but it is made 4 drinking water. would it work just as well or even better or should i buy one from kent marine or coralife. here it is... 100 Gallon Per Day Reef 6 stage Reverse Osmosis +...
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    bad algea bad

    if got tons and tons of algea. my tank is a 29 and it is Not newly developed. it is by a window but it only can get to one side and ironicly thats not the side of trouble some. Ok... i clean my sand in the morning and less then 5 hours later its turning brown again. some of my rocks (most of...
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    very noob question. frag tanks

    im thinking about making a frag tank but now that i really think about im not sure how it really works. R u supposed to buy frags from stores and put it in the frag tank until it grows and multiplys b4 putting it in the display. or is it for corals that you fragged from you main tank?? and u...
  19. whackamole

    t-8

    i just ordered a 216watt (or something around that) for a 55 gallon tank. i was hoping to keep most corals. am i pretty much screwed???
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    t-6 ???

    what would i be able to kepp in a 55 gallon tank. its 48 inch by i belive 20 something if my light was 216 watt t-6??? thank you not sure what the power diffrence between them r?
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