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  1. tang lover1961

    Would this light work on a 55 gallon tank

    I am looking in to a light that a friend has for sale it is a 48 inch Current USA SunPod 2x250 14k HQ!-MI w/18 Lunar lights. I was wondering if this would be to much light for my 55 gallon tank. He is asking $300 for it. Is that a good price? I am not sure how old it is. I do know that some...
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    Happy 4th of July!!

    Happy 4th to everyone. I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful day.
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    Should I add another protien skimmer?

    I have been having a problem with hair algea on my sand. I have upped my water changes and cut back on my lighting time and removed it from the sand and it's back the next day. Oh and added phos-zorb to my filter. I am losing my mind nothing seems to help. so I wondered if maybe I'm not getting...
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    Cyano on rocks and blue algea in sand HELP

    I have read that this is a bacteria not really algea. Will this harm my fish and corals? how did I get this? I have 3 PH with good flow 2x filtration, protien skimmer,in tank refugium have my lights on a timer 9hours. I feed once a day and rinse my food started using phos-zorb to lower...
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    Should I use a glass top on my tank

    When I got my tank it came with a glass top should I use this? I read a open top provides more oxygen to your tank. What do you think is this true?
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    Gray Algea

    Has anyone had problems with Gray Algea ? I have never seen this before and a few spots have shown up on my sand.
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    Reef Fusion

    I went to a new LFS today and they said I should try Sea chem's Reef Fusion that it was better than Kent's A&B. I have always used Kent's. Have any of you tried either of these this products? If so what is your opinion on them.
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    RIP Baby Hippo

    Don't know how it happened but my Baby hippo got caught in my PH. Came home from work and he was half way inside of it. I couldn't save him he must have been in there all day.
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    Need idea's for good starter corals

    I would like to start adding corals to my tank. What would be some good corals to start out with? Maybe zoa's or Gonipora I heard they were good starters. I would like some help please. I just got my t5s to day my tank has been set up for 3months. How long should I wait to add corals. I had...
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    Need help to ID Anenome

    LFS had a Anemone they were not sure what it is, It is dark pink with a white base and long tentacles. I can't find anything on the internet that looks like it. I think it looks like a condy but I'm not sure. Will try to and a pic later. If I can figure out how to do it.
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    Inverts counting in tank stock

    I was told that crabs do not count when you stock your tank that they don't add to your bio load. Is this true? I was thinking about getting a sallylight foot or emerald crab.
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    HELP WITH NITRATES

    My nitrates in my 55 have went crazy. They have always been at about 20 friday when I tested my water they were at 80 so I did a 20% water change and they went down to 40. Started only feeding once a day tested my nitrates today they are 100 everything is acting fine I would think my shrimp or...
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    Help with Power Heads

    I have always had my power head on 24/7 I have been reading in other threads that they have their power heads on timers. Should I not run mine all the time? My tank is a fowlr. does this make a difference? I'm going to get a timer for my lights wonder if i should set it up for power heads also.
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    Need help with questions?

    Hello everyone I am new to this forum. I need some help with some questions. Here's little about my tanks. I have a 14 gallon bio that I started my 1st saltwater tank about a year and a half ago to make sure I could handle a salt water I had heard they were hard to keep, 1 year later all are...
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    Singapore Angel

    I'm thinking about getting a Singapore Angel can anyone tell me if they will get along with my Yellow Tang and my Hippo Tang.
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