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    Question About Small Aquarium?

    Hi! I saw a 20 gal. salt set up at my lfs. it looked really cool. It was separated by a black piece of plexie glass that made for a overflow to the back part of the tank. Where they had lr and culupa and a return pump the pushed the water back through a head into the main tank. Anyone seen what...
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    For Sale!!!!! Skimmer, Lights, Powerhead and More

    Hi! I have the following for sale. CPR Bak Pak 2 $80.00 OBO with pump and bio bail. Less than a year old. Custom Sea Life Smartlight Retro Kits I have 2 24 inch 65 watt retro kits. I used these to make a 48 inch long light. I will sell them together or separate. comes with bulbs. These bulb are...
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    Question about storing LR and how?

    I just took down my tank. I have about 20# of LR. I put water from my tank into a rubbermaid container then put the LR in the container. My question is should I have a heater and power head in there? The LR has a lot of coraline algae on it. That is what I am worried about. I do not have much...
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    55 gal. Acrylic Complete Salt Set Up with LR

    I am selling a 55 gal. acrylic tank. It comes complete with stand, canopy, lights, sand and LR. The tank is a 55 gal. acrylic. Made by Truvu. The back is a black piece of acrylic, which usually costs more. The stand and canopy are both black. The stand and canopy are both made of pine and look...
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    Transferring Sand and LR?

    I have a 5 gal. tank with 60# LS and 20# LR Plan on getting more. 10 snails, 7 hermit crabs, 1 peppermint shrimp and 1 sand sifting star. 2 percula clowns. I am thinking of setting up a 20 gal. tank with the stuff mentioned bove. I am just woundering how to do this? Should I set up the 20 gal...
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    Algae on glass?

    I was just woundering if when my tank matures and I do some more water changes if the algae on the glass will get less? It seems that I have to clean the algae film off the glass all the time. I was just woundering if this gets better over time or if it is a never ending battel? I hope it gets...
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    Salt Mix?

    When you mix your salt how much water movment do you want in it? I usually mix about 10 gal. for my 55 gal. tank. What power head should I use in there. I have a Maxi jet 600 also a Maxi Jet 900. I also have a Fluval 3 that if you take off the plasic filter part it acts as a power head. I also...
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    What to use to clean the sand?

    I have a 55 gal. tank. 60# LS 20# LR plan on getting more. 11 snails, 6 hermit crabs, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 sand sifting star. 2 percula clowns. My star takes car of the sand bed, but I have herd that they are not good for LS. I used argonite sand. it was not live to start out with but when I...
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    Moderater Help?

    I can not see any of the treads I have written in. I go to the user cp then click on show threads from last 100 days or what ever. Then I get this message? There have been no new posts in the last 100 days to your subscribed threads. I used to be able to see all the treads that I have written...
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    What to add for coarline algae?

    What can you put in do help the coarline algae grow on the LR? I have read that some people put some kind of liquid or something. What are some good things to do? Thank You
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    What ahppend to all my Subscribed Threads?

    What happended to all my Subscribed Threads? I go under user cp and try to click on so threads from last year or something like that and it says there are none. I know I did not delete them. So what happended?
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    What Kind of LR?

    I guess the heading is not really the question. :D My question is I can not find base rock around here right now. I was woundering what else is suggested to use or what can I use fro base rock? Is there anywhere I can go like a yeard place that sells rock to find some base rock that would work...
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    My lfs and Salt Mix?

    Well here are a few interesting and funny things my lfs has said about salt mix and mixing salt water. I have gone in there a few times to ask about the water they mix. I asked if they had a RO/DI unit. The first guy started to ask me what that was he knew it was an RO unit but what is the RO/DI...
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    Question About Sand?

    I know there are a lot of post right now about a DSB. When I statarted my tank I used argonite. It was not the fine but it is pretty fine. Is this what most prople use if you can not get any of the play sand?
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    Need Help With Fish?

    I just noticewd today that my Royal Gramma was acting very weird. He just wants to lay on the sand bed against the glass. I thought he was a gonner but when I went to get him out with the net he swam away. He looked fine. Tehn now he is back to laying on the sand bed against the galss. I have...
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    Adding Another Fish?

    I have a 55 gal. tank. 60# LS 20# LR plan on getting more LR. 11 snails, 7 hermit crabs, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 sand sifting star. The tank has been running for alomst 4 months. I have 2 percula clowns. They have been in there about a month. I just added a Royal Gramma 2 days ago. I want to get...
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    For Sale Jalli Power Compact reef light

    Hi! I have a Jalli Power Compact reef light for sale. This light is brand new. I had one of the ballast go out in my old one. I called Jalli and they sent me a whole new light fixture. With out the bulbs. I have the bulbs from my old one that go with this one. I just bought 2 new blue bulbs...
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    Fish Question?

    I have a 55 gal. tank. 60# LS and 20# LR I plan to get more LR. 11 snails, 6 hermit crabs, 1 peppermint shrimp and 1 sand sifting star. I also have 2 percula clowns. I am looking to add another fish. here are a few questions. flame angel are they reef safe? Royal Gramma how will that go with...
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    My Filters?

    I have a 55 gal. tank. I was just woundering about my filters. I have a CPR Bak Pak protine skimmer with the bio bale. A 802 power head for circulation. I have 60# LS and 20# LR plan to get more LR. Things seem to be going well in the tank. I have 11 snails, 6 hermit crabs, 1 peppermint shrimp...
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    Salt Mix?

    Has anyone used Deep Sea salt mix? I think that is the name. That is what I started my tank out with I think. I need to mix some water for a water change. I was looking at that because it was pretty cheap. :D Also I am using RO water not RO/DI should this make much of a difference? I go to...
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