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    red fromia peeling

    This morning I noticed that my red fromia starfish is peeling but seems to be still alive. Is this normal or will it die? I have attached a picture. Ammonia 0 Nitrite/ate 0 Phosphate .4 Salinity 1.023 PH 7.8 (could be the cause?) copper 0 Thanks.
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    live rock

    I purchased 200lbs lr from an online distributor and when I received it, it was still moist and there was hair, "gunk" all over it. I did not clean at all, just put in tank. That was about 1 1/2 months ago. I have a problem with cyanobacteria and was wondering if this could be the cause? I...
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    complete water change

    What is the max. amount of water change that can be done without causing tank to cycle again?
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    ? what is the deal - Dying during and after acclimation

    Desperately need help! Pic of tank below. I have had about 60 turbos, several starfish, 4 cucumbers, many cerith snails die either during acclimation or shortly after. I have tried acclimating using 8oz of tank water every 15 mins, dump 1/2 bag and refill. I have tried 4oz and above procedures...
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    Dying during and after acclimation

    I am having a problem with starfish, cerith snails, turbo snails dying during and after acclimation. My water params are: 0 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate .4 phosphate What could be causing these to die? This is the second batch that has "crapped" out. I used tap water with a conditioner...
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    Dying during and after acclimation

    I am having a problem with starfish, cerith snails, turbo snails dying during and after acclimation. My water params are: 0 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate .4 phosphate What could be causing these to die. This is the second batch that has "crapped" out. Thanks
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    RO water

    Should RO water contain phosphates? I have to add 1 gal per day b/c of evaporation and the RO water I am using contains .1ppm phosphate. Is this a contributing factor for my algae problem? Thanks.
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    Phosphates

    Will phosphates eventually go away without any treatment?
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    Are turbo snails dying?

    This morning I acclimated about 40 turbo snails. For about 4 hours now, they are just lying there not moving. After acclimation, I just let them fall on the substrate and then made sure that none are upside down. Is there a best place to place them? How will I know if they are alive or dead...
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    tank has cycled but still losing fish

    It has been 3 weeks since the setup of my tank. I originally set it up with 60 lbs of live rock and 16 damsels. LFS told me to use that many and they all died. A couple of them could not be retrieved due to being buried under the substrate that I added a day later. One week later, I ordered...
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