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    Hair algae control

    I recently lost my lawnmower blennie to my LTA, she was happy and puffed for a few days. Has anyone have Lettuce Nudibranch for algae control? Can they be eaten by a LTA? How safe are Sea Urchins? I have a frogspawn, an unknow coral that has been growing under the MH, and a clam to worry about...
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    Diving Great Barrier Reef

    I think you'll like these!
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    120 gal long with stand Orlando FL

    Glass aquarium 120 gal long with stand $300. Willing to trade for a smaller 75/90 gal with stand.
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    Identification

    Can somebody identify this two pictures? the one with multiple head seems to be some coral. The other one looks like a very small anemone, it multiplies like weed, and I do not know if it is good or bad, I know it is not Aipstasia. Thanks.
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    Coralife PC enclosure for free

    I recently upgrade to MH, I used the PC as supplemental actinic on the DIY canopy. I'm giving away the metal enclosure, and the reflector. it has the 'legs' to raise it from the tank. There are no lights, no ballast, and no cables. Only locals please, I'm not to keen on going to the Post Office...
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    UV glass for canopy

    I am getting 175 w MH lights and 130 PC actinics, I'd need to build a canopy. Do I really need the glass to be UV resistant? I found a couple of old threads about it, some people mentioned using tempered glass, others mention that any glass will work. Does anyone have experience with this? I...
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    MH lights

    Is 250w MH and 130 pc actinics too much for a 20 Gal tank? Should I go with only 175 MH plus the actinics Trying to convert to a mini reef. Thanks.
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    Lighting question

    I have a 20 gal running with 2x65 PC, I'd like to add a MH light. What wattage (SP) would you recommend 175 or 250 watts? Anyway I'm going to have issues with heat so I'm going to add fans to the canopy. Thanks.
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    Long tentacle behavior

    Last week my LTA buried itself almost completely in the sand, then it opened up again, eat a piece of silverside and today it is gone all the way in the sand next to a rock I can’t see any of it. I was wondering if that is normal for it to do that, I haven’t found any info on that even thou I...
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    My clown is developing ick.

    I think my clown is developing ick. I can see two or three white spots on him. If it develops I'm planning on using hyposalinity to treat it. Since I do not have a quarentine/hospital set up, here is what I think might work,let me know your thoughts; 20G display with LR/LS DIY protein skimmer...
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    Gotta go to Atlanta

    Check this out. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10039043/
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    Coralline algae bleaching...

    Hi All, As you can see on the picture, the coralline in some of my tank's LR is bleaching. I've got no clue on what's happening. Can somebody help? Tank: 20 G Lights: 135w PC Inhabitants: 1 Percula clow 1 Fire shrimp blue legs and snails Water params: PH 8.2 AMM 0 Ntri 0 Ntra 0...
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    Copepods

    Would my percula and fire shrimp finish off all the copepods in my tank? I used to have plenty of them, have not seen one in a long time. Other habitants are blue legs and some snails that bury themselves in the sand. Thanks.
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    Cloudy Tank

    Hi all, This is the info on my tank: Established in 2001, 20 Gal, 2x65 power compacts (new bulbs 2 months), around 20 pounds of live rock, 2 1/2" sand bed. Maxijet 900 for water movement. Hang on filter without the biowheel. NO corals, 1 clown, 1 fire shrimp, 7 hermit crabs. A couple of snails...
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    I stopped, have you ?

    I stopped watching my fish tank, got out, and voted. Lets show the world what democracy is all about. :D I just hope we floridians don't mess up again this time.
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    I'd like to convert from FOWLR to a nano reef tank

    Ok Guys, here is what I got. 20 Gal 2 65W PC with moon lite Lots of LR and LS Power head for water movement with diy spay bar (not the best looking thing but moves the water around) Penguin without the bio-wheel for water movement and to hold the carbon that I run for more or less a week every...
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    I'd like to convert from FOWLR to a nano reef tank

    Ok Guys, here is what I got. 20 Gal 2 65W PC with moon lite Lots of LR and LS Power head for water movement with diy spay bar (not the best looking thing but moves the water around) Penguin without the bio-wheel for water movement and to hold the carbon that I run for more or less a week every...
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    NitrAtes question

    I have read that biowheels become nitrAtes factories. My water parameters are PH 8.2, Ammonia 0, NitrItes 0, but the reading for nitrAtes has been going up steadly for the last three weeks, it is currently at 40, I have CC substrate, I changed 20 % of the water last week, the same day I did...
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    White sabae anemone

    I've been thinking on adding a white sabea anemone to my tank. I'm currently adding some additive to the water, I don't remember the name but it has calcium, iodine, and a whole bunch of other stuff. I have read that they are filter feeders, is it really true ? or I am going to have to feed them...
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    Fire shrimp

    I have one fire shirmp on my tank, he is doing well, but I would like to see him more often, I only see him when is feeding time. Is it true that having more than one make them more active, and willing to go out of their cave ? Thanks :D
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