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    100g tank...yes or no??!?!? NEED HELP!!!

    hello everybody. its been a while since i've been on here and i just wanted some oppinions on a deal i was offered. Somebody I know is willing to sell me a 100 gallon tank for $80. I have a 58g tank to make into a sump and i have a protein skimmer as well with half of the lights i would need...
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    Protein Skimmer, Pump, Powerhead, Wavemaster Pro and MORE FOR SALE

    Alright, well since im having no luck selling my tank with all the gear completly i'm going to offer some stuff individually and see the responses i get. by the way, my previous thread was "Entire 58G Oceanic Reef Ready Tank/Supplies in IL ". so here is the gear that i am getting rid of, this is...
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    New Biocube 29

    YAY! I just finished setting up my 29 Biocube! I was downsizing from my 58gallon oceanic tank (which is up in the classified forum incase anyones intrested, and its with all the equipment). But anyways, from the old tank i made a 2-3 inch sandbed, not sure how many lbs of live rock but i think...
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    stores that buy equipment?

    hey everyone, im currently selling my whole oceanic 48g reef ready set up (incase you havnt seen it, i have it listed in this forum under " Entire 58G Oceanic Reef Ready Tank/Supplies in IL ") And its still up for sale, but incase no one is interested in it does anyone know a store in IL that...
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    Entire 58G Oceanic Reef Ready Tank/Supplies in IL

    I am currently thinking of downsizing to a 29gallon biocube due to the conviency of size and money, also college. What I would like to sell is: 58 Gallon Oceanic Reef Ready Aquarium (w/plumbing) and Oak Stand - $500 Berlin Classic Venturi Protein Skimmer with Rio 2500HP pump- $175 Iwaki Pump -...
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    Longer Lighting??

    Ok, i have a question about my lighting. Right now i have my lights set on an automatic timer from 2pm - 10pm everyday. I was wondering if i could keep my actinics(spelling) on for a longer period of time. Would it be alright if i had the actinics on like an hour or so before and after the 2pm -...
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    What is this??? ID Plz

    The other night after my lights turned off I wanted to check on all the inverts so i turned on just my aktinics(spelling) and there were a ton of these little bugs all over the place! heres some pictures, does anyone know what these are? if so, any info on them would be helpful including if...
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    New Swf Order

    On saturday I recieved my SWF inverts package!!! YAY. it came with: Scarlet Hermit Crab: 10 Blueleg Hermit Crab: 10 Nasssarius Snail: 10 Brittle Starfish: 2 Coral Banded Shrimp: 1 Emerald Crab: 3 Turbo/Astrea Snail: 20 Cleaner Clam - Limit 2: 2 My tank is so much more interesting to...
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    Clownfish hosting other coral??? ASAP PLZ

    well, since i'm still not sure if i'm going to do an anemone(at least right now) i wanted to know if my two new clowns will host to any other corals that i could get? any mushrooms, leather, etc. (SWF is out of frogspawns and torch is too much for me right now) So please throw out some...
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    Rinsing off Live Rock in cured tank, YES or NO

    alright, my 58gallon aquascaping just flat out is a wreck. i tried to change some stuff in it today but ended up just making it worse and the water is so cloudy i cant even see 3 inches behind the glass. my plan was tomorrow to just take out all of the rocks and piece it together 1 by 1 so i...
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    HELP with EASY corals

    well, i am on my way to changing my tank into a reef. it is currently empty and will have a pair of true perc. clowns in it tomorrow. the next thing from there i am getting is the swf 20-55g reef package of inverts. i'm very excited to get this baby rollin but corals are going to be somewhat new...
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    Lfs Prices Horrible!!

    When I went to my LFS, which is actually around 45-55 minutes away from my house making it not so local, i saw a few beautiful blue spotted jawfish. i couldn't believe the coloration of these fish....then i looked at the price. these little guys were going for $299.99 each!!! is that rediculious...
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    How much lighting?!?

    I'm pretty sure I dont have enough lighting to host a bubble tip anemone, so i was just wondering on how much lighting exactly it is that you do need. I have a pretty standard fluorescent lighting. it consists of 2 10,000k daylight bulbs and 2 actinic 03 bulbs, both 24". any response would be...
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    Tips On Catching Puffer Asap Pls

    hey everyone, i have never taken this dogface out of my tank before so any tips on catching him would be greatly appreciated. he is about 5-6 inches and im scared to use a net, at least a the smaller one i have. I'm going to try to run to a close lfs to buy the biggest net they have but i was...
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    CHECK THIS OUT-stock list

    For my 58 gallon tank my final stock list is: -Percula Clownfish - Wild -Royal Gramma -Jawfish -Midas Blenny The inverts I am getting are from the SWF 20-55g reef package, which are: -Scarlet Hermit Crab: 10 -Blueleg Hermit Crab: 10 -Nasssarius Snail: 10 -Brittle Starfish: 2 -Coral Banded...
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    Stock List CHECK

    I am planning on turning my 58 gallon tank into a reef this summer. I came up with a stock list and was hoping i could get some feed back on compatability and thoughts from everyone on the selection. Also, if there is a specific order i should add any of these in please inform me. So far the...
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    Dogface Pufferfish FOR SALE in IL

    I have a 5-6" Dogface Puffer that I am selling. I currently have him in a 58 gallon tank and instead of upgrading to larger aggressive tank, I am turning the tank into a reef. I live in the 60187 IL. I bought him for $80, and yes I know thats a very high price to pay for him, but I purposly did...
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    ID please

    Couldn't feed my fish on time today and the automatic timer shut the lights off around an hour before i got home, so i turned them back on to feed the fish and saw this guy weaved in and out of a piece of lr. he's really long and i was wondering if anyone knew what he was. any info would be...
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    Algae, Algae, Algae - Help

    hey everyone, havnt been on here in quite some time. my question though is, i have so much algae in my 60g tank. the sand is covered and covered, as well as the bits of san that are on the live rock. it looks like im trying to grow grass in there . i have a dogface puffer in there with a maroon...
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