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    Flukes? My fish are sick!

    any ideas?
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    Flukes? My fish are sick!

    Hi all! Well, I have a 37 gallon eclipse tank. currently, it holds a yellow tang, panther grouper, and 4 porkfish. i have had the fish about 3 weeks, but the tank is about 3 months old. my original fish all died off about a month ago from what i originally thought was ick. one at a time...
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    Algae....good, bad, or just ugly?

    i got most of it at Petland on Semoran (SR 436). it's about 3 miles north of the airport and 528, on the West side of the road near walmart. they have some cool stuff for a smaller store. good live rock, too! they get new fish on thurs. and friday, so those are the best days. i also went to...
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    Algae....good, bad, or just ugly?

    thanks for all the advice folks! i will leave it be then to complete the cycle naturally, though i will continue testing regularly just to be sure i'm protecting my little fishies as much as possible. thanks again! marty
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    Algae....good, bad, or just ugly?

    stacy- is it worth switching to LS at this point? you seem to have noticed i have a 37 gallon eclipse as well- you had good luck with yours? just wondering, thanks!
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    Algae....good, bad, or just ugly?

    CC to DSB? I am not familiar with the abbrevs. yet (no pun intended there!) what cleaners do you suggest, when to get them, etc. i am glad to hear it is part of a good cycle though! how long does a cycle usually last? like i said, i've had mine running two weeks, and in last 3 days, ammonia...
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    Algae....good, bad, or just ugly?

    Hey all! I have a fairly new tank (about 2 weeks up and running), with a few damsels, none lost, all doing well. i had some detritus accumulated at the bottom (overfeeding, i believe) so i syphoned it out, changed about 10% of water, and it's gone. however, now i have quite a bit of brownish...
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    What to do about detritus?

    thanks bang guy! i'll try feeding a bit less
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    ammonia

    phew, i hope so! otherwise, i am REALLY messin up! =)
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    What to do about detritus?

    At least i THINK that's what I have on my hands. I started my saltwater tank (37 gallon eclipse with biowheel and charcoal passthrough filter) about 10 days ago. (w/ damsels) salinity is perfect, ph 8.0 ( a bit low ), and i have about 20 pounds of live rock so far (good stuff, lotsa activity...
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    ammonia

    6 months to cycle? I didn't know that! I am new to the marine tank life as well, but I have been getting 2-4 weeks from everyone locally (Orlando). am i way off? help???:confused:
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