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  1. wade163

    Skimmer Help!!!

    hey gang...hope all is well this Thanksgiving Eve. I have a quick question about my skimmer. I have had my skimmer for about 3 to 4 months now in my sump. Every time I go to add water, my skimmer goes WILD to the point of over flowing. If I keep emptying the cup, there will be no water left...
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    Butterfly Probs!!!

    Ok I have had my racoon butterfly for about 1.5 years, and has never really been a problem. I am worried about my lil guy because of his recent activity. He has been swimming in the back left corner just kinda staying there in that area. I would go to feed, NO response. I would feed frozen...
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    Sump Question

    Hey gang, just wondering what you all think the smallest size sump one could go with. What about a 10g? Is that too small. It would be for a 75g. thanks! if that is too small, what would one go with? It doesnt have to be atank per se, it can be a container or something like that. Thanks...
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    Emerald Crab

    My emarald crab died the other day. I have had 2 of these since fall of 07. The first one died like 8 monthes later, got this one back in the spring of 08, and he just died. Does anyone know their life cycle or what could be killing them off? I have NO other problems in my tank!!! thanks
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    Blue Hippo and stringy green stuff

    hey gang...just a real quick question. I was on my way to bed, and I see that my blue hippo has this green stringy stuff coming from its botton side. (kinda like hes taking a poop). but the only difference is that its not goin away, and I dont think its poop. Did he eat too much, what could...
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    FOOD... dry seaweed

    Hey gang, I have a question about food. I went to the fish store and got some seaweed select, green marine algae. I have introduced more than once, meaning that this is NOT the first time I have placed it in my tank. It seems to go to waste EVERYTIME. It came with the a free clip so I take...
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    Cloudy eye...blue hippo tang

    Hey gang…I just picked up my blue hippo tang on Sunday. We fed it in the store, and all looked fine. No white spots, ate, and all that other. I took him to my main fish guy, and upon investigation, he found that he had some cloudiness in his left eye, which I didn’t see in the store, and...
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    Cloudy Eye...blue hippp

    Hey gang…I just picked up my blue hippo tang on Sunday. We fed it in the store, and all looked fine. No white spots, ate, and all that other. I took him to my main fish guy, and upon investigation, he found that he had some cloudiness in his left eye, which I didn’t see in the store, and...
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    BIG LIPS ON Racoon Butterfly

    ok gang...I took thsi from an email that I sent out to a buddy of mine...about 30 min ago or so... take a look... quick question about what could be going on. I have the raccoon butterfly, and his mouth is swelling up. Its looks like a cold sore, its red around his lips and it LOOKS LIKE its...
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    1 missing Chromis

    hey gang...quick question. I had 3 chromis on Friday...by Sunday evening, I had 7. I added 2 on Sunday, and 2 on Saturday. By Tuesday evening, I noticed 2 of them 1 big, bout the size of an ink pen top (a bic pen) and the other small (bout a quarter) had red marks on them. NOW Wend evening...
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    Green Chromis gone red???

    hey gang...i gotta quick question. Last night I went to sleep, and my green chromises were fine. As a side note, I just added 2 on Sat, and then 2 more on Sun...so I now have a total of 7 of them. On one of them, it looks like he ran into a rock, and there is a bruise on his side. It is a deep...
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    Red Green Chromis...the christmas fish....

    hey gang...i gotta quick question. Last night I went to sleep, and my green chromises were fine. As a side note, I just added 2 on Sat, and then 2 more on Sun...so I now have a total of 7 of them. On one of them, it looks like he ran into a rock, and there is a bruise on his side. It is a...
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    has this ever happened...

    Ok…last night, I was doing some work inside my tank. As I kept up my work, I realized I had to keep fighting off my clown fish to move out the way. Then finally they actually came up and hit me/ nipped at me. I was like stunned like OMG…no they didn’t. It caught me off guard at first, but...
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    How many gallons...

    Hey gang...quick question... my neighbor just called me, and asked if I wanted a 50 inch tank. How many gallons is that, or can you refer me to a place to find out...thanks!!!
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    Are they no longer friends...tear...

    Hello all, I have a quick question about my fish. I have 2 clowns, 3 green chromises, a raccoon butterfly, and just put in on Friday a yellow tang, all in a 75 gallon. The question I have is about my green chromises. Since I put my raccoon butterfly in about 2 to 3 months ago, they have...
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    Starfish and babies...

    Ok...real quick question....can star fish have babies?...I know it sounds kind of strange, but on all realness, I looked in my tank, and saw something about the size of a dime with 5 arms and a little circle in the middle out walkin around on the rocks. I havent put anything in my tank since...
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    My star....

    I have a question about my star fish. I have a serpent star fish, and it has been doing ok. I am just wondering about it, and its behavior. I have had the star fish since last year around this time, and at night, it would ALWAYS come out and could be seen clinging on the glass, feeding, and...
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    Power heads...

    I currently have power heads in my tank, and they have been doing fine in the 75g tank. Some one gave me 3 additional, and I want to know what to do with them...how to use them in my tank effectivly. I have one 400 gph, 850gph, and a 1200gph. I dont want to blow my fish away, but I want to...
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    Your lighting suggestions...and times of day

    Someone GAVE to me a orbit lighting 48 inches long with 4 65w lights...they also have 4 small leds for lunar lighting. 2 of the lights are day light bulbs with your natural light, while the other 2 are the atinic blue. Then you have the leds for lunar effect. So I have 3 plugs that I have to...
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    My butterfly...sigh

    Ok..I have had this tank set up for a while now, and the other day added a racoon butterfly. See other thread if you are interested. Last night, just watching my tank, I observed that it was spending A LOT of time in front of the blood red shrimp. The shrimp looked like it was cleaning it...
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