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    Tank for Dad

    Hi all, looking for help to start a tank for my dad. Some background: he was recently diagnosed with colon cancer and has just started chemo treatments. He has always been very active and now has been ordered to slow down a bit and that is killing him he is used to always working very hard...
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    Ghost Shrimp??

    Has anybody tried feeding their fish ghost shrimp??? I just got a huma huma trigger and he is tearing up my peppermint shrimp, which isn't a bad thing since they are always hiding anyways but since he has started eating them, there seems to be a spring in his step. So I was thinking about...
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    Metal Halide ????'s

    Hi All, I was walking around Home Depot yesterday and noticed in the lighting section that that carried metal halide out door lights, would these work on a tank if I could somehow rewire for a plug??? Any comments and ideas welcomed. thanks again.
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    Silica Sand

    Hi All, Is Silica Sand ok to use in a salt water tank?? Please explain yes's and no's. Thanks.
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    Clean Protein Skimmer??????

    Good evening everybody, My question is how often I'm I supposed to clean my protein skimmer, if at all? The reason I'm asking is my skimmer is looking really dirty and even has stuff (hair algae and other dubris like things) growing inside of it?
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    HELP to ID???

    Hi All, I have a 100 gal that has been up and running for 4.5 months and 2 weeks ago moved to our new house. My question is since I moved the tank I noticed what I would describe as a kind of spider egg sack except I don't think spiders lay eggs in saltwater. It just floats at the back of the...
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    SailFin Tang eating Poop???

    I have had the Sailfin Tang for almost a month. At first I was worried thinking I didn't have enough algae for him/her to eat but he/she has been eating like crazy and constantly has had a fat belly and just resently noticed he/she eating the poop of all the other fish and going crazy eating it...
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    Sump Help

    Hi Guys and Gals, I am thinking about trying to make a sump myself and would like to know if anybody has tried it and maybe has plans or pics of step by step would really help. thanks in advance.
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