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  1. drex

    crushed coral instead of live sand?

    what are the advantages and disadvantages? i have always had live sand in all of my other tanks but i am now setting up a fowlr 220 and have been leaning towards crushed coral. main reason being i had a humu trigger in my last tank and it constantly stirred my sand up to where i couldnt see my...
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    queen trigger ?

    anyone had any luck keeping anything with one in a tank? only asking cuz im looking to setup a really aggressive tank and i went diving in cococay this past week and saw a group of 4 of them up close " like 3 ft away from me" one of them was like 24 inches long it was HUGE. they are just such a...
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    Suggestions for 220 setup??? aggressive??

    hey all..i am getting a new tank here in a few weeks and it is a 220 gallon. i have always had reef tanks and now i dont have the time for it anymore..but i would really like to go down a different road and setup a very aggressive fish only tank. im open to all suggestions but i would love to...
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    wtb - corner tank

    looking to pick one of these up, preferably a 92 corner but im open to bigger or maybe smaller just going freshwater discus instead of saltwater now just not as much time as i used to. dont really want a drilled tank again.let me know what you have!and if you could post pictures.
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    FS or Trade-drilled 90 gallon entire setup available

    hey all. im looking to get out of the saltwater hobby anyways,just not enough time anymore. im looking to trade my drilled all glass 90 gallon "black" tank..matching stand,i do have a sump underneath it with 2 protein skimmers if someone wanted one or both, return pump works great,and ive got a...
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    selling all coral/fish/anemone NICE STUFF

    hey all im selling everything in my tank for now..and just going to have a few predators in there as i have some situations going on right now its getting hard for me to keep giving all my time to my tank. i have a large blue tang, large naso tang, squarespot anthias male, strawberry...
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    wtb wtt- eel/ puffer/trigger

    as the title says..im looking for a nice eel preferably a golden moray/banana eel or zebra eel..maybe a tesselata. also looking fora nice puffer to put along with it.preferably a panda or midnight puffer..doubt anyone is getting rid of a golden . if anyone is taking down a tank or just looking...
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    anyone want to trade for my RR drilled 240 ? looking for a 150 bow..

    hey all, the guy who came and got my 240 did not pay me so im going to pick it up today.its an all glass drilled in 2 spots,has stand in great condition along with the tank , no scratches on either. 75 gallon sump, return pump big enough to do both overflows. pics posted in my other post right...
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    T5 comparing, icecap vs tek setup for me?

    hey all i was really looking to get a tek 8x54 watt setup and get rid of my canopy, but i had a guy offer me an icecap retro with TWO 660 ballasts, and other parts. would i be alot smarter to put 6-8 of over driven T5's instead of buying a plain old tek setup? i have crocea clams and alot of...
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    FS-FT-3x400 MH's,VHO's,Korallin Calc Reactor,Aqua C EV-1000

    i have alot of nice stuff up for sale that was all sold on here,and most people said they sent payment etc and just stopped talking. anyways, i still have my 3x400 watt MH's blueline ballasts its the full retro kit everything needed. im open to trades for a less powerful fixture,4 ft long...
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    Flame Hawkfish w/ Anemones?

    debating on buying a nice flame hawkfish to put in my 90 gallon reef...but i have a large rose anemone in there,are they known for knipping/biting anemones? obviously i would rather have my anemone it is one of the nicest colored rose anemones i have ever seen. any other things i should be...
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    what size koralia powerheads to use in a 90 gallon????

    anyone have any recommendations? it is drilled and getting quite a bit of flow from the return pump..its about maxed for what the tank can handle in the overflow. i want to get rid of my rios i have i either have small ones and then to big of ones...so i want to put these pumps "one" on each...
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    WTB - Aqua medic turbo flotor 1000 skimmer

    anyone have one? or other aqua medic skimmers? let me know what you got and how much you want. open to other / better aqua medic skimmers also.
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    sump setup ?? time to change?

    hey all..i have an older a miracle acrylic sump..its tight on space for me on my 90 gallon tank. water comes down into a small area with rubble LR in it..then over the first wall,onto a filter pad and then drips through a drip tray...then more rubble rock. then finally goes under to the last...
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    aqua medic skimmers? some help/advice?

    looking at buying a new skimmer,i do not have much room in my sump so whatever i get is going to havet o sit beside it..or a hang on into my sump. anyone used the TurboFLotor 1000? or the hang on model of it..i want of course the less expensive one and it comes without a pump, but says it has...
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    urchin for my reef - suggestions?

    ive always wanted one, but have heard many horror stories. any recommendations on which kind to get? do they constantly knock corals over like people say? anyone had any good or bad experience? would be going in a decently full 90 gallon reef.thanks.
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    clams at my LFS..is it just me or..?

    was just wondering..does anyone else ever see clams at your LFS that just dont look like the ones online? or that candycane sells on here etc.? everyone i see in my area "mostly croceas" are always tan/brown with a tiny bit of color on the outside..is it the lighting they are under? or what is...
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    blue throat trigger in reefs?

    anyone have any experience with this? the LFS where i have store credit has a smaller one in and my fiance absolutely loves him..i do not want anything in my tank wrecked..any advice would be appreicated. thanks.
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    400w MH bulb suggestions? replacement time.

    hey all, im going to be replacing my single ended 400w mh bulbs here shortly, anyone have any recommendations? i have 2 4ft super actinic VHO's and i believe the bulbs now are 10k? they are not blue at all..i would like to have it a little more blue so i have more color popping from my corals...
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    what is classified over skimming?

    can it be done? i have a very nice skimmer posted up for sale but no one seems to want it on here so i might just hook it up to my tank it is an aqua c ev 1000 to put on my 90. is this to much?its rated up to 400-450 gallons i believe.
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