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    Is a protein skimmer really necessary?

    In a lot of the salt water aquarium books I have read they go into great detail how waves are natures skimmers. And living in huricane central I have witnessed this first hand. High winds produce this brown foamy stuff somtimes 10"thick if you take that and add the nomber of linear miles it...
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    pop-eye

    thank you everybody I will post in a couple of days and let you know, I think it was caused from a abrasion though due to the fact we just moved and he spent 24 hours in a 5 gal bucket with a battery operated bubbler in the back of a moving truck. But thanks again I will try some good water...
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    Can someone help diagnose my sick fish? (Video)

    stress maybe my fox face does the same thing when i feed and when the lights go on and off, or simply if i clean the tank generaly any disturbance stress's him out he actualy turnslike a albino white and charges everything
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    pop-eye

    what is the best remedy for pop-eye my lfs told me iodine. It did not make sense to me though so I thought I would ask the true experts ...you guys
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    Does it matter to the filter if it is fresh or salt?

    I use a BERMUDA on my 55gal, a bit pricey but you get what you pay for in the long run and when it comes to the skimmers I have heard it is almost the most important part of your filtration.
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    Moving my aquarium

    i just bumped it to the top for you............
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    moving

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    Moving my aquarium

    hey if you look further down in the message board from last night i explained exactly what i did at the begining of july when i moved it was about a 24 hour move andi had zero fatalities. i posted it last night for someone who had the exact question. Sorry i am to lazy to retype it and i dont...
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    What Should I buy to start a new 55G tank?

    Lesley IMO i would honestly make my first purchase to be ZOLOFT....lol welcome to the addiction...................
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    strange clicking noise in the tank at night??

    Originally Posted by LSU The "clicking" noise is from a mantis shrimp, it could be a pistol but a pistol is less likely to kill your fish. Mantis' will generally kill your inverts first and then your fish. type in mantis shrimp under the search feature and you will find all of the info that...
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    moving

    I just went through this in the begining of July. It is only as bad as you make it. This is what I did. The last thing to go was my tank I got 4 five gal buckets and one large rubbermaid container. I put my fish in one with a battery operated bubler, I put my anenomes with their host rocks...
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    strange clicking noise in the tank at night??

    imo pistol shrimp
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    Need cleaning crew ideas for 20 gallon

    scarlet crabs are notorius for eating snails, if you stay away from them you are generaly ok. IMO a great scavenger and and kind of cool looking star is a serpent star many varieties of color, they say you can have 1 for every 10 gal. I have 5 in my 55gal, there is no teritorial battles and i...
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    whats so good about a sump?

    jacmill --- excellent explanation, never saw it put so nicely Hope your loved one is recovering well
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    how to remove damsles?

    the [hr] gun can damage your tank.......lol I like a little bit of electricity just to knock everyone a little unconscious...lol
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    feeding

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    Wanted 40 gallon long So. FLA.

    got a 30 i dont use right now
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    feeding

    I am asking all you guys for your personal recipes for feeding your tanks. I would love to see all the different varieties. Thank you all in advance... .
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    (First Reef Tank Ever) **** 600gal Display **** 1300gal System

    absolutely amazing...............This is better then internet ----.......lol
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    Bta Help

    I agree with you it looks a little like it is stressed, and maybe like it is thinking about splitting. Please keep us updated with photos I hope it all works out for you good luck.
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