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    bulb anemone split ?

    we just got a bulb anemone around 4-6 inches for our 150 reef like 3 weeks ago it attached at first to a rock on the bottom i had a few questions.. 1-i have 3 fasle percula clown fish 2 females 1 male the larger female hosts a leather softie coral its like 8 inches and it plays in it when the...
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    Please Help Corner Overflow Not Working

    hey i have a perfecto i think 125 reef that all of the sudden as i was doing water change started to not work properly the pump mag 12 wors great just the water isnt flowing into the corner overflow its not "overflowing" its coming into the sump but at very weak levels like 20 percent than the...
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    Stray voltage issue please help!

    hey if someone could help me out with a small problem i have id appreciate it. for the past 3 weeks ive noticed my fingers are getting a small shock everytime they enter the water..i run MH lighting with 2x250 and 4x96 for my 150 reef tank...the fish have been fine and look better than ever all...
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    Purple tangs fine in 55 for 2 years

    A business associate of mine has had 3 purple tangs in his 55 fowlr for 16 months now and he got them when they were just under 1.5 inches..they are now 3 inches so he is giving me 2 of his purple tangs.. i'm probably going to put them with my other purple tang in my 65 fowlr or 125 reef with...
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    trying to breed my first ocalleris clowns

    here is my setup take a look of the pics and see if you would make any changes, the clowns are in the 125 2 year reef tank the same 10 gallons are in another tank for the fry and another 10 gallon for live rotifers.. im in the process of learning and getting the right equipment for making...
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    live rotifers from this site

    i bought live rotifers and live pods from swf.com how long can they live in those bags at room temp ? will they die of starvation if kept for months ? i have a 10 gallon tank with 1 bag of live rotifers in it feeding it phytoplex until thurs when i can start making my green water i have enough...
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    ammonia spike what to do..

    ok i have 2 5 year old clownfish i just recently purchased and are prooven breeders they came with a BTA...the anemone did not survive the acclimation period. but i thought i would try to give him a chance under MH lighting but he was clearly dead...however the anemone was put into the 10 gallon...
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    where can i get these items ?

    concentrated Nannochloropsis made by Instant Algae. You can buy it in a squirt bottle that is very convenient for feeding Rotifers. Freeze most of it and keep some in the bottle for feeding. __________________ its made for creating greenwater or live phytoplankton.
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    How do you make greenwater or live phyoplankton ?

    i looked it upand its $100 a liter too expensive..so i wouldl ike to know if there is an alternative like culturing phytoplankton or greenwater yourself. PLEASE HELP! 1-what do i need to buy ? 2- when i buy them what do i do with them ? 3-how do i make sure then continue to populate... i need...
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    starting a rotifer culture from live rotifers

    in the book clownfishes by joyce d wilkersson, on page 172 on top she describes how to culture rotifers live rotifers her ingredients are 1-1 qt. live sw rotifer type 2-1 qt sw with the specific gravity of 1.017 3-greenwater i have a few questions do i put these amounts in a 2 liter bottle ? in...
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    pods and live rotifers from this site

    if you leave them at room temp with the bag closed ...how long will they last live for ? the rotifers and pods..
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    the filters in petland

    does anyone know if those filters they have in petland the plastic ones that come with the 10 gallon package starter kit...that the bubbles come out of are those called sponge filters ? and ok for a larval tank ?
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    whats does this mean ?

    Always have at least two cultures going in case of a crash.
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    whats does this mean ?

    "Last night I put 25ml of water into my algae culture dishes" im trying to figure out how to make green waterand understand what exactly is green water.
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    what do you need to grow Phytoplankton

    I have 3 gallons of bought phytoplankton cost me $100.. will that be enough to feed the rotifers in my 10 gallon tank enough for at least the first batch ? also how do you grow your own phyto plankton ? what ingrediants do you need and what do you do ? also when the eggs are on the rock or...
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    Purple Tangs, How do you know if they are Male or Female ?

    here is a 1 year old pic of one of my PT's (I had this one in the pic for 1 year)
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    Purple tang 1 year old

    got him at 2 inches hes now 4. and FTS of my 125 reef tank.
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    i want to breed clownfish

    please help me fill this extensive list in detail of what i need to breed clownfish (ocalarais) or false percs.. i bought the book clownfishes and somne other for guides... i did not buy any of the clownfish or anemone yet im waiting to see what i need and i know i can dedicate 5 hours a day for...
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    fish that are commenly bred in captivity

    can some one come up with a list of the the 7-12 fish that can be easily bred in captivity ? please finish my list.... 1-false percs clownfish 2-banji cardinal fish
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    pics from a chain of fish stores in the U.S.

    these were taken when i went int oa very famous chain with about 600 stores in the states, when i informed the manager that they should not keep a 7" yellow tang in a 10 g allon tank with a 5"niger trigger they laughed at me and said what do i know...when i told them that their "purple tang"...
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