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    New Frogspawn. advice please

    I picked up this octo Frogspawn yesterday and when it first opened up the polyp extension was great. Now it appears to be receded a bit, any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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    What is it?

    I noticed this mushroom or anemone like thing on a piece of live rock anyone know what it is?
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    Ideas for my new stock list

    I recently lost all my fish due to velvet or ich, and while I patiently wait 6 weeks until I can add more fish I I'm staring to think about a new stock list. The tank is a 60 gallon reef tank. The only fish that I have is a tomini tang who will sit in quarantine for the next 6-10 weeks. My goal...
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    I messed up...

    I noticed this morning that my damsel and tang had ich, and under further investigation everysingle fish is covered head to tail. The cause is a coral banded shrimp who was constantly nipping at the fish while they slept, but i didnt notice it was causing serious stress. He is now in a time out...
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    Dwarf Feather Duster

    I just purchased a dwarf feather duster. While the man at the LFS was bagging him he expelled from his tube, I acclimated him and put him in the tank. He won't stop moving around unless he is on the sandbed. Is there a way to make him stay on the rocks?
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    Nippy Foxface

    I currently have a one spot Foxface in my 60 gallon 4 ft reef tank. In the past he picked on a finger leather, but stopped. Now i keep seeing bite marks and chunks missing from my zoanthids and i believe he is the culprate. Any way to prevent him from nipping at them? Or would i be best off...
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    Tomini and Kole tang?

    I currently have a 4 foot long 60 gallon reef with a kole tang a royal gramma, 2 clowns, four line wrasse, and a one spot fox face, im planning on some other fish but they will be small and contribute little to nothing to the bio load. I was wondering if the two tangs would get along, after...
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    Linckia Sea Star

    Im interested in getting one of these for my tank, i have read that they are difficult to care for. Any special requirements or tips for caring for these guys?
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    what is it?

    I was wondering what this was I noticed it on my ZOA's while feeding today.
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    Building a new tank around the stock list.

    I'm thinking about buying a new tank and i had a few fish in mind and i didn't know what is the minimum size tank id need. Planning on: 1 Fire clown/ or a caramel clown 1 Six Line Wrasse 1 Green Mandarin 1 Pygmy Angel 1 Yellowhead jawfish I was leaning toward a 29 gallon biocube but i think that...
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    Help I dropped my hammer coral!

    I just got a wonderful neon green with puple tip hammer frag and when i attempted to remove it from the frag plug it flew behind my tank and fell on the ground. I retrieved it immediately and put it back in the tank. It doesnt look nearly as good as it did before. Will it make it any thing i...
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    Wrasse Compatability

    I currently have a 60 gallon reef tank (that is 4' long) with a kole tang, a starcki damsel, and a four line wrasse. I was wondering whether a red-line wrasse would end up fighting with my four line wrasse? The four line has been in the tank for about 2 weeks and doesn't seem to bother any one...
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    Stock question?

    Disclaimer: This is a general question I am not asking about my specific system, im just curious. Does whether the tank is a reef or FOWLR have any effect on how many fish or how many inches of fish can be in a system?
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    Best Sand Sifting Goby?

    I am currently in the beginning of stocking my 60 gallon lps/softie reef tank. i am wondering what is the best sand sifting goby that combines looking vibrant, colorful and unique but also doing a good job cleaning my sand bed. any suggestions or experiences?
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    Diatom Alge help

    I recently(2 weeks ago) put new LEDs on my 60 gallon FOWLR tank and there has been a massive out break of what I think is diatom alge. I cleaned a ton of it yesterday just to find it has reappeard again today. Is there a way to get rid if it. I have heard it will go away or lead to coraline...
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    Coral identification

    I was at my LFS and saw the fallowing piece and wondered what it was. I did not buy it because I did not buy my LEDs yet. Just curious about what it was, any thoughts?
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    help with lighting for lps

    I was wondering which of the fallowing lights would be best for 1 RBTA 1 candy cane 1 trumpet some zoas and some mushrooms. Either coralife t8 50/50 or t8 actinic or t8 natural daylight, what ever would work best. If none will work what is a cheap lighting solution that could work? Any thoughts...
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    Clean up crew

    I currently have a 60 gallon tank that will be a FOWLR setup. I was wondering what would work for a clean up crew that would be compatible with my stock list. I am planning on adding 1 Lemonpeel Angel 1 sixline wrasse 1 pyramid butterfly 1 kole yellow eye tang 1 zebra barred dartfish 1 royal...
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    Can I do Anemones?

    I have a 60 gallon tank cycling with live sand and live rock. For filtration I have a Fluval 406 and an Eheim Aquaball 2210. I have a marineland seaclone 100 protein skimmer. For lighting I have 2 Marineland natural daylight F15 T8/18". I will be adding 2 ocellaris clowns 1 yellow eye tang 1...
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    Stock List

    Hi I have a 60 gallon FOWLR tank and was wondering if my stock list was okay. It is: 1 pearlscale butterfly 1 pyramid butterfly 1 six line wrasse 1 yellow eyed tang 1 lemon peel angel 3 clownfish Any comments or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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