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    Cleaning A fish tank from acid

    Hi i have a 29 tall tank in perfect shape minus a little prob. My little girl dropped a rechargable battery in it when i was starting to mix saltwater. now theres a residue in the bottom and a slight brown tint to the bottom. is this a savable tank or should i toss it im only using to get water...
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    Hair Algae major dilema

    i am currently and have been trying to deplete my major hair algae prob. i have a 125 dt with a 29 sump and i cannot seem to get rid of it but thats not really what i was trying to get answers for what id like to know is if running my heaters at i beleive 82*-85* is to warm as when i first set...
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    Little Giant Pumps

    Anyone have recommendations on using the little giant pumps for a return on the sumps. One of my tanks is 125 gallon with a 29 gallon sump the other tank is a 55 gallon and a 29 gallon sump that may be upgraded to a 55 gallon gallon and a 75 gallon sump. Im also loooking for a idea on what i...
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    My 125 Gallon Diary

    Well i finally took the plunge into saltwater. Ive always wanted a sw tank and was never able to find the room for it. I just recenlty finished building my house and was looking at my lfs for a new tank setup when the lady asked me what i was looking for i told her i wanted to do sw and was...
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    I hope i dont regret this angel

    Bought this the other day under the impression that i could get another dwarf angel and possibly 2 adult angels. Now im reading that its not a great idea.
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    Sump Question

    I have a 125 display with a 30 sump currently it has one Aquaclear 70 power head as the return i was wondering if i could add a second Aquaclear 70 to get more moving through the system and also to get a second point for more flow
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    Need Help

    Trying to figure out a lighting schedule for my fish only 125 gallon tank. i ned to know how loing i should leave the lights on while im at wrk currently i turn on at around 5:30 6 am till 8pm everyday. Im running a 48" pc fixture until i can scrape enough up for a Nova Extreme Pro 72" with moon...
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    Newbie At QT

    Wondering if on my QT tank all i need is a light Heater and a filter? Or should i have a power head also? the other ? is when i run the filter in there should i be running the carbon,The foam and the biomax insert
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    Drilling a 55

    Where should i drill the holes in the tank for both lines. This is a 55 gallon goint to be a reef tank but want to put two bulk heads in it
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    Want to upgrade Lighting on my 125

    I would like to upgrade the lighting on my 125 display and was wondering what would be best. Running three seperate fixtures as there are three dividers in it or just run one fixture 72" long? Im 99.999% sure im going with HO T5. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated as the crappy light on...
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    Can Ich Be Prevented

    I quarantine all my lifestock before introduced into my display however i was wondering if i ran a UV light in my display 24/7 will it prevent ich if for some reason it does go unnoticed in quarantine? I am curently battling ich in my 125 gallon display as my father bought a fish and...
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    Picking the right R/O

    Looking for everyones input for which brand and there personal expierence with there units. I need it to keep up with my 125 gallon with 30 gallon sump and a 55 gallon reef with a 29L sump
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    Keep loosing fish

    I keep loosing fish it seems every day another one dies or looks worse!!! I have been treating the tank for ick which i believe to be doing well however im noticing a pattern with the dead fish are they either start to become seethrough in a spot then next morn belly up dead now i see one of my...
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    Keep loosing fish

    I keep loosing fish it seems every day another one dies or looks worse!!! I have been treating the tank for ick which i believe to be doing well however im noticing a pattern with the dead fish are they either start to become seethrough in a spot then next morn belly up dead now i see one of my...
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    Looking for ideas and input for a reef tank

    Looking for ideas suggestion others expierence with reef tanks in the rang of 55 gal. i want to start one and was wondering what all everyone is keeping. i intend on fraging out of the 55 to my 125.
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    Ick treatment

    need advice on which product i should be using. I used Chem marine for parasites the first time round till the spots were gone but it came back i also lost a feather duster and a royal grama so this time round i tried this other product ich attack which i have been treatin thetank with for 5...
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    How Many Is To Many

    How many cleaner shrimp is to many for a 125 gallon display with a 30 gallon sump ? Currently have 1 cleaner shrimp in there and does a great job cleaning most of my 11 fish
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    55 gallon drilling

    where should i drill the holes for my sump in the 55. also what size bulkheads should i use? and one last thing im looking at coralife 48" light with 4 power compacts in it 2 50/50 2 10,000. Im trying to get a coral tank going but dont want to limit myself with lighting but also not really...
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    cleaner shrimp

    can anyone tell me how many cleaner shrimp i should have in my two tanks ? One is a 125 gallon fish only with a 30 gallon sump the other isnt setup yet but its a reef / coral correct me if im calling it wrong. 55 gallon with at most a 50 gallon sump
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    Starting a 55 gal coral tank

    I just inherited a 55 gallon tank with iron stand light heater and filter was originally freshwater but i want to turn it into a reef / coral tank with lots of inverts and some comunity fish was wondering if i could get a colony of copeopods going in it and also what is recommended for fish in a...
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