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  1. fitbmxdude989

    coral loss

    ok i have three corals in my tank at the moment, green mushroom corals(doing great), pulsing xenias(lost half of the colony but the other half is doing decent), and a finger coral( lost most of it but the part facing up towards the light), is this normal at all?
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    how to set up a phosban reactor with carbon?

    hey guys im a little confused with the order of the media to the parts in the reactor can anyone help me out here?
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    phosban reactor running carbon questions

    ok im on my way to ordering a phosban reactor while running carbon, from my research i keep being told that it puts out Phosphate by running carbon, is that true and if so would it be ok to mixed phosban with carbon?
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    ways to frag a green mushroom coral

    any ideas?
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    running out of options for an id on this worm

    ok ive been surfing the web for like three days and i keep getting stuff on bristle worms and spaghetti worms, i got a worm in my tank that only hangs out in my xenias, its white/ clear and has a body that hooked, or something similar to that, any ideas? ive been looking for three days and cant...
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    updates on the new corals

    here are the pics, the xenias are out more, and the others seem to be doing great getting more as soon as i catch up on my budget also that pic of the feather duster, underneath him used to be all sand,but the purple fire fish dug it out...lol
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    worse timing ever

    my protein skimmers pump died yesterday while i was at my family's house, now i dont get paid until Wednesday, will my tank be ok without a protein skimmer until then?
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    helpful dyi project vids, and beginner help on youtube

    if this thread is not allowed im sure it will be blocked out or whatnot but thought that these videos would help some of the beginners of the hobby and to alot of the more experienced hobbyists, there are all kinds of vids this guy does and ive found them all to be very helpful...
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    better ways to run carbon?

    ok i have a backpack filter on my tank to run carbon, it does its job but has negitive features, here they are: 1. when i pull the filter pads out to fill with carbon, detritus goes everywhere clouding my water 2. takes up space in the tank i have a sump for my tank and was wondering if there...
  10. fitbmxdude989

    :'(

    my xenias still arent out and they look like they are alive, im really worrying that im going to either lose them or that they will never open up, is there anything i can do to coax them out? what are my options?
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    medusa worms? info are they good or bad? reef safe? ??????

    the title is pretty much what im asking, i noticed that they are selling them at my lfs and they swear that they are reef safe, i was hoping you guys could confirm it
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    mixing salt water needs help

    i just recently bought a box of crystal sea marine mix for my reef tank, im going a partial water change today and was mixing up saltwater and noticed that in the bottom of my mixing container there looks to be some kind of debris is that normal?
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    finger coral goop?

    is this a good or bad sign? it started doing this last night
  14. fitbmxdude989

    water temp?

    what is a good range water temperature for a reef tank? ive noticed my tank to be around 70 degrees, but i still was unsure about it, any insight?
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    Yellowtail damsel wars

    ok ive brought this up before and now im going to bring it up again only with hopes that this will solve the problem, what all can i do to keep the damsels from killing new tank mates? the only time they dont pick on the new guys is when they are getting fed
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    Are these corals going to be ok together?

    Diodogorgia nodulifera "Red Deepwater Gorgonian" Pachyclavularia sp. "Star Polyp Xenia sp. "Pulsing Xenia" Acropora millepora "Nathan's Green Millepora please let me know if they are ok together, i am planning on going to my lfs this weekend to get them for my tank, also are thier any...
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    faq that everyone thinks about but probably doesnt ask:Sump questions

    1. Do you have to have a light on your sump? 2. does adding more bio balls help? 3. what are some negative effects to having a sump? 4. what are some common cleaning practices? anyone who wants to answer these questions would be great i know the answers to 2 and 4 but the rest are blanks...lol...
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    damsel problem

    hey i saw my two yellowtail damsel this morning and they both look beat up pretty bad pieces of thier fins missing and what not, im a little worried as to why they look like that, later on i notice that theyve been fighting quite often, what can i do to stop this?
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    Ok running out of patients and really need some help....

    ok now ive been working for three crazy stressful months to get rid of this stupid microbubble problem and i need help, can anyone send pics and stuff of thier tanks close up like really close up so i get an idea of what a good tank looks like? also showing pics of how your plumbing ans...
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    cleaning help?

    should i take a powerhead and blow the sand and stuff off the live rock?
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