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    DIY 150 gallon high aquarium questions.

    I forgot that when it cracks it don't stop until it's all cracked. It will probably be better to just buy one since i can get it at Petland for $399 and it does use 1/2" like i priced first but is really expensive even for poor quality glass. I have only 1 local place to get plate glass so that...
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    DIY 150 gallon high aquarium questions.

    Because tempered is 5 times stronger meaning thinner glass can be used and there will be children around the aquarium.
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    DIY 150 gallon high aquarium questions.

    I am looking to build a 150 gallon high aquarium 48"L 24"W 30"H. What is the minimum thickness tempered glass will i need? I will be using euro bracing along the top. I was looking at 1/4" but i'm afraid it may be too thin but it's half the price of 3/8". Any help is appreciated. Thanks
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    Mating emerald crabs

    I agree snails are hard enough crabs and shrimp are really hard because they are so vulnerable to being eaten or environment contamination.
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    Coral banded shrimp died while molting?

    I think i figured it out not. After getting back from vacation my RO+DI was 5ppm so i put new DI in and back to 0ppm. Only a few weeks later and I tested my RO+DI and it was 48ppm after DI and almost 200 before. This meens the DI was taking almost half since my water is almost 500ppm tap ( i...
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    Crab issue?

    I disagree i have never seen my hermits eating my coral. they do go in my polyps and pick at the rock in between but not the coral itself. Some crabs are not reef safe but if you have a reef system you should do all the research you can before buying anything to put in it. Some bad hermits will...
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    Crab issue?

    Any hermit crab that eats algae will eat coraline algae. It's a worthy trade off to me and everyone i know looking at everything else they eat.
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    Coral banded shrimp died while molting?

    I did research on there lifespan and found many in captive live 1-5 years average is 2-3 years here is a link to one of them http://www.fishlore.com/Profiles-CoralBandedShrimp.htm . This makes a little more since considering mine was large when i got it never really growing at all. I don't...
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    Coral banded shrimp died while molting?

    Hi, This morning my coral banded shrimp was on it's back not moving but it's fin things by it's mouth was moving like normal. The back half of it's exoskeleton was gone and both pincers fell off. It did move a little before i left but not much. Some history, i've had it for one and a half years...
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