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    Bio balls vs. ceramic rings

    Appreciate it very much. Thanks
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    Bio balls vs. ceramic rings

    You guys are great. The senior member of the community profess “research all you can and ask a lot of questions”. Then someone does a lot of research and asks questions and gets zero feedback. Bravo, losers. There are plenty of other forums with contributors that are willing to help out. Your...
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    Bio balls vs. ceramic rings

    Planning a 40 gal tank with live rock, some corals and a few small fish. I’ve been researching the opinions regarding bio balls vs ceramic and as I understand it, the benefit of bioballs is they house the bacteria necessary for the nitrogen cycle which is ammonia to nitrites, nitrites to...
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    Protein Skimmer or not?

    Beginning to assemble the accoutrements for a 40 gal and I can’t comprehend if having a protein skimmer is a necessary option. I’ve been reading a lot and I understand the intent of a PS, but can’t determine if the limited space in my filtration area is best used for skimming or some other...
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    Rekindling my saltwater fish passion with my kids

    Good luck to you. I’m also in you position of rekindling my saltwater passion from years past. I can’t give any advice at this point other than to say Ive heard the tanks with rounded corners like the bio cubes may be difficult to clean - but I cant substantiate that. I’m also opting for an...
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    Tomato Clown digging a hole

    Thanks Teen, I appreciate your input. take care. Scott
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    Tomato Clown digging a hole

    I have a 2" Tomato clown in my 125 FOWLR and every morning he has dug a hole in the front corner of the sand and is sitting in it. I have a deep sand bed and I'm wondering if his digging will release nitrates into the tank? Also, does this new behavior indicate some other problem that I'm not...
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    Do fins grow back?

    Thanks everyone, I appreciate your time.
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    Do fins grow back?

    My Lantern Basslet has a fairly large chunk taken out of his tail fin. Do they grow back? How long does that take? Is there anything I can do?
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    Fuge light on 24x7 ok?

    Fantastic info. Thank you very much, I appreciate your time.
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    Fuge light on 24x7 ok?

    Its a 39 gallon fuge with miracle mud and Calerpa. Nothing else.
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    Compatibility questions

    Thanks again. Both questions you give an OK to?
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    Fuge light on 24x7 ok?

    Since starting my tank, I've illuminated my fuge nonstop. Is this bad / good / insignificant? I'd appreciate some advice. Thanks. Scott
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    Compatibility questions

    I've got 2 questions, please let me know what you think. I have a 125g FOWLR that currently houses a Tomato Clown, Lantern Basslet and three Turbo snails. I'd like to get a few Bangaii Cardinals, but I'm not sure how compatible they are with my current selection. What do you think? Also, I'd...
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    Mexican Turbo in 'fuge ok?

    Thanks.
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    Mexican Turbo in 'fuge ok?

    I have a 39 gallon fuge w miracle mud and calerpa. There is some hair growing in the fuge and I'd like to put in a snail to clean it up. My Calerpa is rather small, will snails feast on it?
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    Aquarium Safety

    Never thought about it. I now have an extinguisher right by the tank. you may have just saved my life. thank you, Joe.
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    20gal refugium help

    I'm no pro, but that's a tough one to answer. When I was starting out, I researched for about a year and read everything I could before spending a dime on hardware. My goal was to fully understand all of the component options and settle on what I thought was best - for the type of tank I...
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    Temperature fluctuation question

    thanks for your input, bang guy
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    Temperature fluctuation question

    Hey nycbob, thnx for the feedback. re: UV. when I researched tanks, I got a lot of opinions on how to set it up for a FOWLR..and opinions abound. I settled on a 125 w the following: 300lbs sand (deep bed) 130 lbs live rock 39 gal 'Fuge and UV. To answer your question, I followed the opinion that...
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