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    carbon help

    have 90 gal with 50 gal sump (no microlage)200 lbs live rock water parameters fine tank is loaded with soft corals how much carbon and how long should i leave it in per month
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    clam in trouble

    have 3 clams for past 6 months deresa, gigas ,crocea all under halides water parameters great deresa developed pinched mantle waited 3 days kept getting worse gave it 10 min freshwater dip last nite keeping fingers crossed not much info on pinched mantle anywhere does anyone know if its catchy...
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    sump/pondliner

    Just finished building a sump plan on lining it with rubber pond liner should i have any concerns?
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    heater/controller help

    my 300 w rena nearly cooked my reef caught it just in time hit 85and still red hot looking for heater with controller anyone recommend a good brand thanks
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    conditioning r/o

    whats everyone using to condition r/o top off water i top off about12 gal weekly on my 90 i use b-ionic 3 times weekly and change 6 gal weekly waterchange was using aragamilk to condition top off water dont think it worth using thanks
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    In CAse of Light Crisis

    Just curious if say your lighting system goes out totally. How long will the corals, anenomes, and clams survive with no light. I knew when I ordered my metal halide system it took about 4-5 days to get in. ANyone experience this or know the safe zone with no lighting. also, what about heat...
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    green carpet trouble

    do you have any cleaner shrimp can they get stuck to carpet they seem so sticky how does clown not stick to it
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    green carpet trouble

    well its in a 60 gal tank it has about 4 watts per gal of power compacts but spread out over smaller surface area of 3 feet x 18 inches was acclimatted for 3 hours parameters are 1.025 calcium 460 alkalinity reads fine what about shrimp getting stuck also have a 90 gal reef with 500 watts...
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    green carpet trouble

    bought a green carpet anemone 2 weeks ago is it normal for them to shrivel up at times or do they stay expanded we feed it 2x week half silverslide they are also very sticky will cleaner shrimp stick to them and has anyone had false percula clowns host them without being eaten according to the...
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    green carpet trouble

    bought a green carpet anemone 2 weeks ago is it normal for them to shrivel up at times or do they stay expanded we feed it 2x week half silverslide they are also very sticky will cleaner shrimp stick to them and has anyone had false percula clowns host them without being eaten according to the...
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    lifereef overflow help

    does anyone use the 700 gal lifereef overflow box will hook up mag 9.5 it will pump up 4 feet do you think the skimmer will handle the flow any comments about skimmer have not bought it yet
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    life reef overflow help

    does anyone use the 700 gal lifereef overflow box will hook up mag 9.5 it will pump up 4 feet do you think the skimmer will handle the flow any comments about skimmer have not bought it yet
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    need overflow reccomendation

    i know tank should be drilled but that is not an option already set up anyway which overflow do you guys reccomend for a 90 gal will use a 9.5 mag drive for return read about cprs let me know what is safest thanks
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    how much waterloss is too much

    my 90 gal reef looses about 1.5 gallons of water to evaporation because i use a fan above my metal halides i top off with r/o water i use aragamilk and iodide in the top off water, alk and calcium levels are good my question is what would you want as a limit for water loss per day thanks
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    to late all dead

    thought i knew a fair bit about marines but mis diagnosed ick i know what it looks like but thought peeling mucus was severe stress from ick came to conclusion it was velvet. fish looked like it was dusted in flour day after starts flaking, day after dead ended up loosing clown trigger niger...
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    fish dying need some help

    sorry no camera but originally i thought it was ick but fish look like they are dusted finer dots than ick covering almost whole fish cloudy eyes when clown trigger died his mucus layer was peeling
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    fish dying need some help

    have a 60, gallon fish only had 3 small triggers,clown trigger died niger on way out thought it was ick been reading other posts think its velvet fish looks like it has been dusted in flour clown was dead in 2 days is there a thread that deals with velvet symptons and cures also where did it...
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    clown trigger in trouble-need help

    digital camera is down its fish only 50 lbs live rock unfortunately clown trigger was dead this morning still trying to figure out what made his skin peel but other 2 triggers and yellow tang are fine ????????????
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    clown trigger in trouble-need help

    have 3 triggers in a 60 gal tank been in there for 6 months just never seen their skin shed all others seem fine
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    clown trigger in trouble-need help

    hi need some quick help have a 5 inch clown trigger he is in with yellow tang, piacsso and niger trigger had them about 6 months every once in a while clown trigger gets a few spots of ick clears up couple days anyway today his skin was peeling was on his side thought he was a gonner changed...
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