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    colt coral cutting?

    I got a colt coral cutting today at the lfs. It is secured on a small rock with a rubberband. I asked the lady how long should I keep that rubberband on, she said she didn't know "Geez". So I'm asking you guys how long before the coral will be attached on its own without help from the...
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    Kent Aqua Doser

    I want to start using Kalkwasser, is the Kent Aqua Doser good for that? I have a 135 so I guess I would need the 2.5 gallon. Can you set this on top of the sump and drip it into the sump? How good does is work? Is Kalkwasser worth this extra hassel, or should I just put in kents liquid...
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    moved rocks "ammonia rise"

    I have a new set up, the tank cycled and everything was fine. I rearranged the live rock and bam the ammonia has risen. I guess I disturbed some material that was decomposing or something. Anyway I only have two things in my tank, a star fish small red indo-pacific, and a rock with some...
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    mushrooms "flat on the rock"

    I've been checking out some nice mushrooms at the lfs, green with with stripes. There are several maybe 7 or 8 on a small rock, but they are all really flat on the rock. Are some muchrooms just like this or are they just unhappy or something and should be standing up instead of real flat like...
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    Never makes a water change!!

    Met a guy at LFS, very nice he and his wife invited me to see his 135 reef. I just got back, it was simply beautiful. Corals, soft and hard so healthy, fish very few only maybe 5 or 6 small, flame angel largest all beautiful. A few other critters, not many mostly hard and soft corals. Never...
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    Yellow Sea Cucumber

    Are these reef safe? :confused:
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    Purple Lobster

    Hi I would like to order a purple lobster with my clean up crew. They are suppose to be reef safe, I just wonder if they would kill my critters. Anyone with first hand experience with these? I know lobsters are monsters in a tank but this one is suppose to be different, if so I bet it would...
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    what is it?

    I have a 135 I'm just setting up as a reef tank. The live rock has been in for about a week and I noticed this creature in one of the holes. It is about 1/4 inch wide and about 1/4 inch of it is sticking out of the hole. It has two little holes which open and close, if I turn the light on it...
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