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  1. drtash

    What do you think??

    I purchased a clown trigger from a lfs yesterday. At the time of purchase the fish looked a bit stressed. Per the lfs, they just got done cleaning the tank and moved some rocks etc. Stupid me I went ahead and purchased the trigger. The fish did not appear great in the bag. Took it home...
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    Yellow discoloration on Silicon

    I recently purchased a brand new 220 gal tank. Within about 3 days the silicon became stained yellow. All the tubing I purchased from the company turned yellow too. The tubing I purchased from Home Depot is clear. The tubing looks like a "strep culture" growing on it. Suggestions of what it is?
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    hypo and ich

    Hello My 220 gal came down with ich Dec 18th. It have been in hypo since that day. salinity constant at 1.009. Last week I saw NO ich on any of my fish (4 weeks into treatment). I put back the LR into my DT and now Ich is appearing. Question #1 How long can the salinity be at 1.009...
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    Saltwater to freshwater tank.

    Can you use a sump for a freshwater tank? Do you need more filtration for a freshwater tank than just a sump?
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    Rash on arms!!!!

    Question Twice I have stuck my hand into my tank to remove my live rock. I now have an itchy rash. Looks like hives. Any idea of the cause?
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    Ich and the total distruction of my 220gal tank

    I broke down today my 220 gal fowlr tank. I have been battling ich for over 1 1/2 months. Did the rid-ich....did nothing.......tried the hyposaline for 1 month...just raised it back to 1.020 last week. Today I noticed again Ich "white spots" all over my harliquin wrasse, spiny box fish...
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    Turbo Twist 12x 36W UV Sterilizer ????

    what do you guys think of this UV sterilizer?
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    suggestions on buy a UV sterilizer

    I have a 220 gal fish only tank. what uv sterilizer would you recommend buying. I also have a 40 gal sump underneath
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    Ich in 220 gal tank.....suggestions

    Ok here is the story. About 3 weeks ago my 220 gal fish only tank came done with ich. I freaked out and went the easy route.... I purchased a bunch of Ich-Attack. Treated for about 1 week as the bottle said. It did not seem to do anything.... For the past 2 weeks I have been doing the...
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    Fuel Surcharge???

    Does anyone know if SWF dropped the fuel surcharge by FED EX? Now that fuel has gone done 50%. Hard to buy from them if its still in effect. Please let me know
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    120 gal tank in orange county NY

    I a selling a 120 gallon saltwater aquarium.The price includes a wood black stand in great condition (I think pine?) I am getting rid if it because I upgraded to a 220 gal tank. The tank has no leaks, I never used copper and was never resealed. It is currently up and running. It will come with...
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    help getting the residual salt off the glass top

    Any suggestions? I have tried a razor blade with no luck
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    Upgraded to a 220!!!

    What would you add to a fish only tank? I have currently a lion fish niger trigger fish emperor angel naso tang sailfin tang snowflake eel Suggestions? I do like the box fish and look down fish...
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    lookdown fish

    Can anyone tell me about lookdown fish. i have a 220 gal tank. would they have plenty of room?
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    Lionfish will not eat!!!

    Suggestions. For about a week now my lionfish will not eat. He was on krill for awhile. Today I bought some minows. Refused to eat them too. He is in a 220 gal tank. Parameters all in normal range. 0 ammonium, 0 nitrites 5 nitrates, ph 8.2 temp 79-80. spc 1.020 I even used a feeding...
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    Suggestions on upgrading my tank

    I have `120 gal tank..... just bought a 220 gal. Suggestions. I have some live sand and live rock.... the proper amount would include my 120 gal. How do I procede? Do I cycle the tank and than slowly introduce my 120 live rock and sand? suggestions?
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    Question on a All-Seas-Marine protein skimmer

    I purchase a All-Seas-Marine:Protein Skimmer off ----. Brand new never used. Did not come with instructions. My question is how do I adjust the intake? I plugged it in, its foaming, but not up the the top piece.
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    HLLE Question

    Question on Hlle I purchased a salfin tang from my LFS. Like a good person I put him into my 20 gal qt cycled. After a week of Quarantining him, he came down with ICH. Did the Hyposaline for about 3-4 weeks. During the resalinity phase I noticed that he hase some chucks missing from his...
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    How do you build a sump?

    I would like to hear or see peoples ideas on how to build a sump. I have a new all seas marine skimmer. does not fit in my present sump. I was to build a new one. I was thinking about using a 29 gal glass tank and using acylic from home depot or lowes. Suggestions? Also, what is the...
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    Suggestions on how to wean my lion fish onto krill/silversides from live fish

    Suggestions on how to wean my lion fish onto krill/silversides from live fish?
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