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  1. johnl

    White/Yellow Algae

    Anyone? Jon
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    White/Yellow Algae

    I have a 30 gal tank 2 yrs old and for the last two weeks have been fighting this Yellow /White substance that grows on everything glass ,sand, rocks, filters. I have done heavy water changes 25% every 2-3 days and the stuff smells so bad sulfur like odor my skimmer cup fills every 6hrs for a...
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    Smelly Cloudy Water

    Sorry I forgot to mention its a 2yr old tank with 4 clowns and lots of Live rock and live sand and Its a 30 gallon tank Jon
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    Smelly Cloudy Water

    For about a week now I have had smelly cloudy water with a skimmer being emptied 2 times a day and a clear slime covering everything water parameters are good did a 20% water change and nothing plan on doing a 40% change I always use rodi water any help is welcome :help: Thanks Jon
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    anyone know of stores in nyc that sell cheato ?

    Looking to buy cheato for my refugium in nyc area includes LI aswell :confused: Thanks, Jon
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    Best salt for reef

    Harlequinnut is the Lfs Fishtown? I Live by there and need salt or is it aquatic adventures in Glen Cove Li. That sounds like a good price Thanks, Jon
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    Number of powerheads to ues in my 30gal?

    Thanks again. Can you tell me how many inches form top of the tank and are the dead center or slightly to left or right and is the stream straight out or angled. Thanks Jon
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    Number of powerheads to ues in my 30gal?

    Do you know of the spots in the tank they should be placed I was thinking about 2 900s and a 600 for my tank? Thanks, Jon
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    Number of powerheads to ues in my 30gal?

    I feel I need to add more current to my tank(dead spots). How many powerheads do I need? I was going to get maxi jets But unsure on the size of the unit ant how many?:confused: Thanks, Jon
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    remora or euroreef E5-2

    I have a remora i just got it a month ago its great. It fills the cup up with so much crud i have it on my 30gallon tank i think it depends if you want a hob or in sump i wanted it because i was a hob.:happyfish John
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    aqua c remora

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    aqua c remora

    Ive decided to buy one new im so sick of my seaclone ugggg . Anyways does anyone know of a good place to buy one . Do i need a pro or a regular and also the pumps it will be used on a 30gal with a mod/heavy bioload P.S Is the mag 3 really big, will it take up alot of space :confused: Thanks...
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    Need a good skimmer my seaclone is junk!

    Im very sick of my sea clone its a real pain to maintain and clean and adjust.So before I go out and irationaly spend money on junk please recomend me to a good unit I have a 30gallon tank.Thinking berline or nautilus somthing with no intake valves that clog also it will be a hang on or tubes...
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    need lots of advice on creating a refugium

    Bang guy last question should i go with a aqua clear 100 for my fuge ? Can you give an idea on how my power head with return lines and exit lines from the main tank should be hooked up, and any special strainers or j Tubes i need - plumbing stuff p.s Please explain about the ventui stuff to me...
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    need lots of advice on creating a refugium

    Sorry bang guy about the grammer. Do you know the name of the lights of america pc, i live by a home depot. The fuge sould have water pumped out by pump and have incoming water via gravity. I plan on getting calurpa but shoul i get live sand or do 1# of live rock with dead sand ? can my lights...
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    need lots of advice on creating a refugium

    bang guy i dont need 50/50 lights and do you know what the lights of america looks like ? how much ls or lr do i need is gravity feeding it back to main tank. John
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    need lots of advice on creating a refugium

    Bang guy do i need a over flow for this .the rims should be at same height i think then use the 402 to pump water into tank and have gravity feed it ino main tank is bang guy do i need my lights on 24/7 the ocean dosnt even have that and what else shoul i consider do i need lr an ls Thanks, John
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    need lots of advice on creating a refugium

    kip i have no sump the tank wil be next to the tank about 3-4 ft of tubbing any cheap over flows that you know of do i need live sand or get reg sand and some live rock why cant i keep the light on for 7 hours:confused: thank guys John
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    need lots of advice on creating a refugium

    I decided to build a refugium from scratch for my 30gallon reef i have a 5gal tank i plan to use please tell me what i need overflow lights pump anything you can think of im new to this stuff with refugiums i want to do it to reduce my phosphates want to put calurpa in do i need to keep light...
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