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  1. 55reef55

    moved tank CLOUDY

    Its fine.... just leave it alone and it will be all better in a few days.
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    how big can emerald crabs get?

    I got 3 from swf a while back and i have never seen them molt 1 time. When i got them they were abou the size of a nickle or smaller.. now i would guess they are the size of a quarter probly a little bigger.. i will take some pics later and show you guys.. ill try to get somthing next to one of...
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    Who/what got you into this hobby?

    freind of ours had a 35gal reef and always talk about it and gave us a 30 gal to start one to see if we liked it we spent damn near 1K that night on tank stuff.. since then we (my family) have been hooked on it... now we have a 55gal reef.. damn that freind for what we have spent on the tank i...
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    going to do some work tommarow few Q's

    They have been in the tank for about a half year to a year... and any suggestions to make the LS work? what get ride of all the stuff that uses the sand and then get a wave maker to get the foam of the top of the water? hmm sounds like lots of work.. but any suggestions to make the sand work?
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    going to do some work tommarow few Q's

    Tommarow im going to get rid of the Livesand in my tank. And going with a crushed coral type sand it looks nice in most the tanks iv seen. Why im doing this is b/c the LS gets stired up really easy with a gobi and sand sifting star and some yellow fish that lives in the sand and an enginering...
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    Few questions about a quarinten tank

    thanks guys. This tang i saw was like 1 1/2 inch long that still too big for a 10 gal? Oh well, i figured i dont want to waste the 300 or more dollars on a 10 gal tank just put it into the 55 gal. Also what sucks is that i have a blue tang in my 55 right was going fine had ick but then was...
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    Few questions about a quarinten tank

    I was thinking of buying myself a 10gal saltwater tank (no coral or a few small ones) and just have a 2 small fish in the tank with LR. Ok then i was thinking i could use this tank as a quariten tank before i put a fish into my 55 reef. Would that work or no? Also if a fish does develope ick...
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    I got a protien skimmer but

    thanks alot, i think i got it to work. No the ting that overflowed was the collection cup but it was not waste, just water from the tank. I had it turned up too high so water was getting into the collection cup. Thanks for the help if i have more problems ill be sure to post. thanks again...
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    I got a protien skimmer but

    im having a problem with it. I bought a prism skimmer today. And i have it hung on the back of my tank ok. Now i primed it and water was going though it and everything. Then i put the little hose thing on the other slot to let it make air bubbles. Ok i ajusted the flow so that the water level is...
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    I got a protien skimmer but

    tanks and now all of a sudden the damn thing just overflowed, damnit its about to a 120 dollar plastic paper weight. LOL
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    I got a protien skimmer but

    im having a problem with it. I bought a prism skimmer today. And i have it hung on the back of my tank ok. Now i primed it and water was going though it and everything. Then i put the little hose thing on the other slot to let it make air bubbles. Ok i ajusted the flow so that the water...
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    What you guys think about

    Nevermind i found it took me 30min but hey i found it
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    What you guys think about

    Were can i buy one of these online the bigger one. i really want to know a price b/c that is the light that comes with the small tank im looking at. <a href="http://www.jbjlighting.com/sys_clamp_on.html" target="_blank">LIGHT HERE</a>
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    What you guys think about

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    What you guys think about

    a 10gal minni reef tank. I was at my LFS and they had a premade 10gal reef tank. It comes with a small powercompaq light a filter LR and a few small corals and i think sand. He said "live stock" too but didnt say it on the sign, witch would be a sally lightfoot, few snals and 2 damsles. All...
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    High phospates, dieing, and IK 3 part question

    Well thanks alot guys.. i think ill have to talk my mom into getting more light.. b/c i dont have the money i try and use low light corals but i guess i bought one that was not. Oh well im still learning and more water changes are coming again thanks for all the help. Will post follow up on...
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    High phospates, dieing, and IK 3 part question

    Thanks to all who have helped and I think im going to get a skimmer... and that might help the flower pot out. I found the box for my powercompaq light. its says 110watts but i dont know if thats for both the lights or just one. I htink both and then i have a long blue light in the front i...
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    High phospates, dieing, and IK 3 part question

    Thanks, i do use RO water and have done the phophsate spung white ball stuff and it works but it keeps coming back not real high but is high. Also about the small tank for the fish that have or quarintie how big does it have to be like 15 gal or 20? and a few rocks? Also i know they are...
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    High phospates, dieing, and IK 3 part question

    First off i forgot to tell you im not a newbie at this. second i went to my lfs to buy ALL of my stuff. Ok here is what i got. 55gal tanks Power Compaq lighting and a blue light bulb addition to the powercompaq. the power compaq was like $170 bucks if i remeber right. Iv had this tank for...
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    High phospates, dieing, and IK 3 part question

    what could cause high phophorus in a reef tank? It goes down then goes back up. I dont use a protein skimmer, i have a eco filter thing, basicly a mud filter with the green plant crap in it. I have a few coraals. brain some type of zena, star polups, and a flower pot that is dying and i dont...
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