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    Torch head died after lights were off two days

    Corals are shipped from online stores over night in dark bags. If going with no light would kill a coral then all online corals shipments would be dead. I also have turned my lights off at time when my fish were attacking a new addition. It works, but not always. Days might be a little too...
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    feeding a brain coral

    When I feed it it kind of folds over the food and gets puffy.
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    feeding a brain coral

    I think I have the same type of brain, but it was sold to me as an open brain which it does not look like. I didn't see the tentacles on mine for awhile after I got it. I have had it for 3 months now and I see the feeding tentacles when I spray photoplex for the scallops or feed the fish. They...
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    Skimmer help

    Yeah, I know. Waiting for the right deal on a good used skimmer. Don't want to spend 400 on a good one that is new and don't want to spend 200 for one that is basically the same as I have now. So you think the leak is the problem. Is silicon enough to fix the problem? That is what I will try...
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    Skimmer help

    BUMP I found places selling the Ri0 2500 (the pump I bought) with the Red Sea Berlin Hang-On Protein Skimmer Package with Pump. So I think this should be the pump even if mine is older. I can't seem to find the model number. Could it be something else?
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    Skimmer help

    I got the pictures. It is a HOB model, I have it on the outside of my sump. It looks like the one you posted to me reef. The new pump that I got is also 55 watts, but I think 2 pumps can have the same watts and different head and GPH. I am trying the rio 2500 now, not sure if that is the...
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    Skimmer help

    anyone?
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    What killed our scallop?

    Yeah, that was my guess, but you can also just dump the Phytoplankton in the water. I would be surprised if he is not using any kind of invertebrate food at all in the tank. His profile said his tank was 3 meters which seems off because that is like 10 feet. Mine is 125 gallon, but I don't...
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    What killed our scallop?

    What do you feed him?
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    Skimmer help

    I have a Red Sea Berlin skimmer and I needed a new pump for it. I have looked allover the web trying to find the right pump because my model seems to be older than the Berlins that are sold now. I think it is about 3 year old. I have gone through 3 different pumps trying to find one that was...
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    What killed our scallop?

    Do they really have no brains? I don't think these guys are that dumb. I only seen them move 3 times in 6 weeks. One of them moved out of its crevice between a rock and the glass into the middle of the tank, sat there for a few mins then swam backwards over the same place it came from and...
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    fresh water dip and qt Inverts????

    OK, I didn't think so, but wasn't sure. Probably best to QT the anemones and maybe do a formalin dip? Can they be exposed to air? Do you think the poor fresh water lighting is an issue for QT? Should corals be QTed after they are dipped?
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    fresh water dip and qt Inverts????

    Should I fresh water dip/bath: anemones corals crabs I have been using the 30 min bath method with meth blue found on this forum with great success for my fish. my QT has bad lighting. Is this a problem for QTing anemones or corals? If I can dip my inverts do I need to QT them for 30 days...
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    What killed our scallop?

    Also, I think stress will kill these guys easy. I agree they do not eat brine at all. Needs to be filter feeder food and I heard marine snow is worthless. Kent as worked for me target feeding. They like to find a cave or wedge themselves between some rocks and almost never move, swim around...
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    What killed our scallop?

    I have had mine for about 6 weeks now. I feel bad because the LFS guy told me they were easy to take care of. If I knew they die so easy I would not of got them, but so far so good. Does anyone know how long they live in the wild? I thought I read 1 year, but I am not sure if that was just...
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    Temperature and lighting issues with MH HELP

    That is kind of what I thought. I figured the temp just change some in nature day to night and with the seasons. If I keep it high like around 80 the temp seems to be steady around 1 degree it sounds like it will be OK. There is no way I can keep it any less than 78 w/o the temp changing more...
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    Temperature and lighting issues with MH HELP

    about the fans. One blows in and the other blows out. I was thinking about having them both blow out. The tank is about an inch or 2 from the wall. Are you suggesting that maybe I get more fans at the back of the canopy?
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    Temperature and lighting issues with MH HELP

    I have 2 X 100 CFM fans one on each end of the canopy. If I set the temp to anything below 78 the MH lights will heat the tank up to around 80 in a few hours. If I keep the temp at 80 the MH do not seem to heat the water any higher. This is why I thought it might be best to keep the temp at...
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    Temperature and lighting issues with MH HELP

    I have a 4 X 96 PC atinic and 3 X 150 MH 10k lights in a retro fit kit over a 125g 6 foot long tank. I have tried a number of different things trying to keep the heat below 80 degrees and trying to keep the temperature steady and I don't really want to get a chiller right now. Can anyone tell...
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    Caring for Anemone, Scalops, and Corals

    Looks like the ChromaPlex has phytoplankton in it, so I am probably OK there. I have been giving the anemones 1 krill about every day. When I fed the bigger one less than that he didn't seem as happy, he got deflated. I have been spraying him with ChromaPlex too and he seems to like that. The...
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