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  1. kracker

    Gha help

    I can't figure out what is fueling a small gha outbreak.Im running bio pellets and have great flow in my tank.I do weekly water changes with ro/di that reads 0 on tds meter.Im running ai vegas so it can't be old bulbs.For what it's worth my API test kit reads 0 for phosphates.
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    Ai vega owners

    I bought 2 vega to go over my 80 gallon rimless that is 16in deep.No documentation came with these lights.AI told me via email to put them 6 in off the water.I have them 7.5.I also have them at 90% intensity.My question is what are y'all doing in regards to height and intensity?Im frustrated...
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    lighting help

    I have been out of the hobby for a while now.I just got back in with a deep blue 80 gallon rimless(48x24x16).I wanted to do everything right this time so I got some good equiptment.I'm concerned about the led panel my lfs sold me.I have one 270 watt led panel from atlantic sunlite.I have it...
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    pistol problem

    I was just doing a little night viewing on my tank and finally saw my pistol shrimp for the first time since I got him.He was mowing through my xenia!I did not know know they would do this.The xenia was on the sand bed next to the hole he made.Could this be why he was snapping the xenia's off?I...
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    ap24 purigen and chemi pure

    I'm running both and love the results so far.I'm just currious who else is doing this and what are the long time results?
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    parameter help

    I have an aquapod 24 that I dose daily with oceans blend 2 part additive calcium and ph/alkalinty.I run purigen and chemi pure.I just tested my water and these are the results.Any input would be great.From what i can see all looks good but the calcium is very high.Tank has lr/ls/fish/inverts and...
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    aquapod24 lights

    Just curious how long everyone is running their lights.I have the stock lights that came with it and i'm running the blues 12hrs and the whites 10hrs.I'm starting to get a little green algea but nothing out of control.Thanks...........
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    yellow watchman question

    I recently got a yellow watchman.I have been feeding him the green frozen lifeline.He seems to pick at it but realy won't eat it.Will he eat this type food?
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    aquapod 24 filtration

    I'm about to transform my first chamber from the stock bio balls,bag of white stuff and blue foam to lr and filter floss.I keep reading that everyone is closing all the intakes except the top for overflow.My question is even with the blockers in doesn't a little water still flow through?The...
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    aquapod owners

    Are both compartments in the back of the tank suppose to be full of water?Just does not seem like a "true overflow" to me.
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    aquapod 24 stock pump

    The stock pump that came with my aquapod 24 is lacking to say the least.What are yall upgrading it to?
  12. kracker

    aquapod 24 setup

    Just got my new aquapod 24 home and I have a few questions to other aquapod owners.What is the bag of white stuff that came in the filter area?I know what the bio balls are that also came with it.Also the overflow has removeable plates.Do I take them all out or leave them in.Last question it...
  13. kracker

    help deciding

    I have been out of the hobby for a couple years now but I would like to get back in it with a nano tank.Can't decide between the 14gal biocube and the 24gal aquapod.Any suggestions or oppinions would be great.
  14. kracker

    water change

    I have been doing a 5gal/wk change.Is this to much for my 55gal reef?All parameters are right on.
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    tds reading

    I just tested my ro/di water and got a reading of 193 ppm.Is this good or bad?If bad what should it be?
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    tds meter

    Can anyone tell me where i might find a dual scale tds meter that reads salinity and tds?
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    emerald question...

    Anyone ever seen a spagetti worm on a emerald crab?Reason i ask is because i have an emerald crab encrusted with one.
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    adding more lr

    My tank has been established for about a year and a half.I would like to add about 25 more pounds of lr.Can I do this without crashing my tank?
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    id please...

    Woke up this morning and on the front glass of my tank was a dime size white star fish looking thing.I don't have a pic but does anyone know what it might be?
  20. kracker

    peri-winkels???

    I live in florida and as a kid i would go to the beach and wait for the current to go out between wave sets and dig in the sand and get a handful of what i called peri-winkels.They are a clam like shell about a 1/4 size of your pinky nail.I dont know the correct name of these things but i'm...
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