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  1. jkcrumb

    looking to add a small school to my 125g - see pic

    Im looking to add a small school of Dispar Anthias (5-7 in the school) to my 125g but I'm not sure if I'm already maxed with my current stock. I will list my stock below (not going to list inverts or coral, only fish) along with a pic of my setup so u can see what I'm dealing with. I have...
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    Help!! I just got 2 new vortec power heads & I dont know my glass thickness

    Help......I'm trying to install my new vortec powerheads and I need to know the thickness of the glass on my aquarium. I have a 125g "all glass"(brand) tank. Can anyone help me out???? I tried to google it but I couldnt come up with anything. The proper thickness is needed to have the heads...
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    can a 2.5" tang crash a 125g reef tank

    Hello all, Unfortunatly my powder blue tank got cought up in the intake of one of my power heads and now has dissapeared. I really think that he may have died sometime today. My question is, can this crash my 125g reef and fish tank if I cant find him???? I have 175lbs of liverock and it...
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    Slight Algae buildup.....Sand sifting star OR golby....See pics

    Hello all.............Everything has been going awsome with my 125g for the last few months........All my fish look great and my corals are growing like wildfire............only issue is I have some greenish algea on my sandbed. I can control it if I sift the sand with my fingers and let my...
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    my new wrasse jumped out of my tank!!! Did he learn his lesson???

    Well, the topic pretty much says it all.............I just got him from my LFS and the owner told me that he kept the wrasse in an open top tank for a month and he never tried to jump out........... He was in a 20g tank there and I just put him into my 125g and within 5 hours the little bugger...
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    Are my corals ok??????or do they need help?? please look at pics

    Hello all............I have two corals that I'm not sure if they're fine or not (I have a total of about 15 corals in my tank). My parameters are on target and I'm running 250 MH's (10000k) for 8 hrs a day & t5's for 12 hours. I'm gonna describe my concern and show pics of each coral. The...
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    need more flow???!!!! Tunze 6055 $$$$!!!!:(

    I have 2 Hydor Koralia 3's in my 125g reef tank......I seem to need some more flow so I was looking into a few more powerheads and came across the tunze 6055.........It looks like a great head but it has a huge price tag for a powerhead...........Does anyone here have one???? if so, is it worth...
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    is there a major difference from a 10k & 14k MH 250 bulb???

    I currently have a CURRENT USA 250 MH lighting system and the MH bulbs that came with it are 10000k. I like the look but I have to admit that its a little to light (white) for my likeing. When just the t5's are on it has a very blue but kind of dullish look to it and then when the MH's are on...
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    Loosing Corals because the temp is too high??

    I just hooked up my chiller and the thermostat read 6 degrees warmer than the thermostat (cheap 5 dollar deal) i currently have in there........SOooooo..my temp was hitting 82-83 daily while my MH's were on during the day so I'm thinking the temp was actually 88-89 degrees....??? First...
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    Stupid Question????? Does brown algae grow quicker at higher water temp??

    I was just courios about this. I have brown algae on the top of my sand bed everyday after running my MH's for a few hours. My water temp climbs to about 82 degrees during this time (I know, too hot.........already purchased a chiller this weekend....just need to install it) and I was...
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    Problems installing my JBJ chiller......input & outputs r the wrong size :(

    Does anyone know anything about installing a chiller that has smaller input/output hookups than the rest of my system........I just purchased a JBJ Arctica Titanium 1/4 hp chiller and I'm having a problem with the install..... My pump runs on 1" hosing and my chiller can only handle 3/4" hosing...
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    installing a fan...........need help

    I'm in the process of installing a chiller in my setup because I just upgraded to MH lighting and my water temp is getting way too hot. I'm also gonna install fan in the canopy to help with the air temp..........My question is, should I be pushing air into the canopy for the my room or pull air...
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    Reef Keeperz Help.......Part Time Skimmer

    Quick question for everyone.............. I am having a problem with my protien skimmer making too many micro bubbles. I've been messing around with it to make it better but it hasnt worked. My question is, the skimmer seems to only collect foam after a feeding so if I was to only run it for...
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    best anenome for a reef tank?????

    I just lost a BTA (didnt look healthy from the moment it was delivered) in my 125g.........I'm looking to replace it because my maroon clown loved it so much but I felt the BTA moved around a little too much and knocked over my corals all the time. Is there any type of anenome you would suggest...
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    ANOTHER Anemone question......

    OK..........The last post named "Anemones" helped me out a bit but I still need to ask my question. I have a BTA in a 125g under 250MH's & T5's (MH - 6hrs a day, T5's 12hrs a day) My question is, he always stays behind my liverock (out of site) which means because of my aquascaping he is...
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    school of reef fish???

    I am looking to add some small reef fish to my current setup...........I have a 125g with plenty of live rock and corals........I currently only have 2 (1") false clown, 1 maroon and 2 tangs so my load is pretty light I am looking to pick up a small school (4-7 small fish) of "reef friendly"...
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    Sun Coral has tranlucent film on it!!! help!!

    I got a orange sun coral about 3 weeks ago.........It looed great for about two weeks but now its not lookin so good. About half of it is still thriving but the other half is starting to wilt a little and is getting a translucent film over it. I can remove the film with a turkey baster but it...
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    Bubble Tip Anemone question...... cant find him

    Bubble Tip Anemone question...... my Bubble Tip Anemone never seems to come to the front of my tank and it concerns me because the way my LR is set up he only gets very limited light where he's at. Is this ok?? Also, is it possible fro him to burry himself into the sand. The thing is over 10"...
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    Bubble Tip Anemone question......

    my Bubble Tip Anemone never seems to come to the front of my tank and it concerns me because the way my LR is set up he only gets very limited light where he's at. Is this ok?? Also, is it possible fro him to burry himself into the sand. The thing is over 10" long and I cant see him anywhere...
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    looking to split a devil hand leather...possible??

    Hello all, I have a devil hand leather that is growing pretty fast. He is currently looking very healthy so I was woundering is it possible to split (frag??) it into two smaller pieces so I can place it in different areas of my tank... will trying to do this kill it?? Thank u in advance
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