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    turbofloter1000 vs. octopus nw150

    Looking to replace my seaclone 150 w/mesh mod with a better skimmer, cosidering these two after doing research. Currently have 90g fowlr lightly stocked right now,will be going in my sump....any body have any good or bad experiences with either one of these skimmers? one better than the other?
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    75g set up in MD

    hey guys, i am going to part with one of my tanks......spend to much time working to upkeep all of them...... included will be 75g tank 4ft long w/ stand-oak color about 60lbs of live sand, full of critters about 10-20 pounds live rock Single Satelite with 2 65 watt sunpaq lamps 50/50 bulbs sea...
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    phosphate levels

    hey guys i just bought a phosphate test kit and my water tested at .4.....the kit i have does not tell me what a "good" level is......so i am just wondering if this is good or bad.....
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    cheato??

    just got some cheato after reading about how good it is for nitates.....etc.....my nitrates in my 90g just won't come down....i've done several w/c, added some tlc and they are still high.....i just wanted to know if anyone knows how long it takes for the cheato to "take effect" or how long i...
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    cheato cons?

    ok i have seriously been thinking about getting some cheato to bring down the nitrates in one of my tanks.......seems like it is all good benfits from this......are there any cons to cheato i should know before getting some?
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    maxi jet mod

    hey guys, Been reading about this maxi jet mod for the skimmer for a while now and finaly decided to try it out and so far it seems to be pretty sucessful. Rather than use a dremel like i seen on other instructions i used a pair of wire snips, they were long enough to cust the impeller in one...
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    cheato

    i have been having high nitrate problems, so i have been doing some water changes, also i have been reading in books and on the forum about chaeto. Says keep nitrates down, be a snack to some fish.....so i am thinking about getting some to help out my tanks..... i have one tank that does not...
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    shark keepers opinions

    my friend purchased a shark egg, it hatched no problem, it's feeding fine on squid and is very active in his tank (during the day even)......this seems to be the opposite of everything i have read or have heard others share stories about. Most people say a they don't live once they hatch, they...
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    phosphates

    i have a 75g w/ about 70lbs lR -two soft corals-star polyps and pagoda cup -blue hippo -yellow tang -sand sifting star -serpent star -misc snails -urchin i am running T5 4x 54 watt half actincs and half 10k daylight on an 8 hours cycle ammonia 0 nitrite-0 nitrate-20 salinity-30ppm for the past...
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    strange growth on rock

    i was feeding my fish the other day and i noticed was somthing on some of my rocks in the tank......the pieces were very small and spread out on different parts of the rock. The look like little pieces of Mysis shrimp...about an 1/8" long and white in color........does any know what these are...
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    New To Coral Keeping-need Some Help

    HEY GUYS I' VE BEEN INTO SALTWATER FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW MAINLY FOWLR, BUT HAVE BEEN WANTING TO KEEP SOME SOFT CORALS AND SHROOMS. I STUMBLED ONTO A GOOD DEAL AND JUST GOT A 75G SET UP COMPLETE WITH LIVE STOCK, LIVE ROCK, LIVE SAND....Nova Extreme T5 48 inch light fixture 4x 54 watt. 2 ACTNICTS...
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    thinking about a jawfish

    i have two tanks one 90g and one 75g....i want to put the jawfish in my 75g because the sand bed is deeper....but currently i have a black edged eel in it.......would this be a bad choice? if so i could just get some more sand to put in my 90g.....
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    vacation

    going out of town for a couple of days...with freshwater i bought the little vacation feeders dropped in the tank a kept on moving.....i am trying to get my dad to stop by my house every other day....but you know how that can get...... anything i can use for saltwater like the freshwater tanks?
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    raccoon butterfly

    anyone have this fish? this is going to my next purchase....pros?? cons??
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    carbon?

    for those of you who run carbon, how often do you change it?
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