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  1. rphman

    red algae??

    tank is about 5 months old... so turn off my lights for a little longer? water changes? i usually change 10 gallons every 2 weeks..in a 75 gallon tank... cut down on fish feeding..i feed once daily and just a little... Thanks Wade
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    red algae??

    is this red algae? cause? how to get rid of it? will any critters eat it..like snails in particular? Thanks Wade
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    cleaner shrimp

    my livestock... 2 false percs 1 flame angel pajama cardinal yellow tang fairy wrasse bicolor blenny fairy and blenny newest additions...i never see them getting nipped at..one of the shrimps antennas are growing back..slowly..other one not really growing back... is there a test for iodine? why...
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    cleaner shrimp

    has anyone had this happen before with their cleaner shrimp... i have 2 cleaner shrimp in my 75 gallon...they molted...and i have noticed that their antennas are "nubs"..they have molted before and never had that happen? ideas or thoughts??? this happened a lilttle over a week ago.. Thanks Wade
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    what is this worm??

    we were moving some rock around and out crawled this creature....uhm what is it??? Thanks Wade
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    High Calcium

    so did alkalinity test...took about 20 drops to change from light brownish..they call cyan...to yellow..so my alk is around 9-10...if i figured it right... Wade
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    High Calcium

    so follow their instructions..? which is 1ml per 2 gallons of water...but how do i know the gallons of water in the tank..due to displacement from sand bed...and live rock..what about the water in my sump? am i making this to difficult?? any advice??
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    High Calcium

    ok my calcium level was around 620... i just did a water change of 10 gallons...on a 75 gallon tank...then a day later tested calcium...took like 32 drops..so guessing around 620-640..i use r/o water...i have not checked my alkalinity...so my question is how do you adjust alkalinity... if high...
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    ich and mushrooms??

    well i bought a rocks with about 8 purple mushrooms on it and two heads of frogspawn..come to find out the place i spoke of above...i guess the tanks that had an ich issue...the corals were not in...he has two systems for filtrations...one for his livestock for sale and the other for...
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    ich and mushrooms??

    nope... if i did how long would u leaved the mushrooms in there?
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    ich and mushrooms??

    question..... my local fish place...has some ich in their tanks...all the tanks get the same water...so each tank uses the same filtration system...etc... they have some blue/purplish mushrooms that i want...he said he is treating tanks..but i know how the ich parasites life cycle is.. so my...
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    Powerhead requirement for 75 gallon

    So my question is how many do i need for a 75 gallon (standard 4ft long) tank..??? i have no fish in there yet because been waiting to make sure tank is done cycling.. right now i have this one in there koralia 3 pump 850 gph i have this on to move from my 37 gallon bowfront: CoralVue High...
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    75 gallon new tank question

    i put about 3 crabs and 3 snails in the new tank about 2 days ago...after i tested the water...they seem so have ate the diatom...and helped with it... i have about a total of 40 more crabs and snail coming mid next week...so i will do a 10 gal water change and then add the cleaning crew...and...
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    75 gallon new tank question

    cuc?? what is that... maybe i will order another powerhead down the road... so what fish would add to this tank...b4 i move my 2 false perculas and my blue yellow tailed damsel and the rest of my cleaning crew and 2 emeralds and my anenome? wade
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    75 gallon new tank question

    check out garf.org grunge is sand...live rock ruble...all kinds of good bacteria from this organization..they have had tanks setup up for upwards of twenty years..so well established tanks... i have one power head in there and going to put another powerhead from my 37 gallon when transfer all my...
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    75 gallon new tank question

    so i set up a 37 gallon about 4 months ago...everything went ok..we bought grunge from leroy at garf...great stuff...so my tank did not cycle like this 75 gallon...my new 75 gallon tank had a nitrite spike... now it was going through the brown diatom stage...but now the brown seems to have...
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    fish addition advice

    going to have some corals...zoos... so how do you know when the tang and hippo outgrow the tank...from what i read 75 gallon tank would be ok for a yellow tang...and hippo...alot of places say minmum tank size for both tang and hippo is 55 gallon... i was looking at sixline wrasse bicolor...
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    fish addition advice

    i want the following fish.. *small blue hippo *yellow tang i would like colorful fish...since its a newer tank one that can with stand a new tank... i plan on selling octopus 100f protein skimmer 37 gallon bowfront 24 inch t5 ho current is manufacturer...has built in timers and blue led lights...
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    fish addition advice

    here is my current setup... 37 gallon bowfront 2 cleaner shrimp 2 false percula 1 yellow tailed blue damsel 2 emerad crabs 1 bubble tip anenome clean up crew snails and hermit crabs just bought and setup 75 gal...had my ammonia and nitrite spike...now have diatom so put some of my cleanup crew...
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    Protein Skimmer Help...I bought the Octopus

    if it is the octopus 100f... i agree directions need some help..you can email david...from coralvue... sales@coralvue.com he will help you...if need be...
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