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    Help with SPS

    I can't figure out sps corals? I've had my tank set up for almost eight months. In it is one pagoda, two crocea clams, many shrooms, some ricordia, two rose anenomes, one sps birdsnest. Everthing is doing great. except I had bought two frags from a local place that very reputable and frag all...
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    Splitting

    Has anyone everhad their anenome split into three or more? My filter 4oo emperor was making a horrible noise so I unplugged it to clean it at a later time. I figured the two powerheads and protien skimmer would keep the tank going till I had time to clean. A cyno bloom started and i'm sure my...
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    green hair

    What is the easiest way to get rid of Green Hair algae? I think my problem is using tap water.
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    open brain coral

    I recently bought a open brain coral (Trachyphyllia). The coral was under VHO in the store and I have two tanks one with MH and the other with PC's. The store said I could put it under MH but it hasn,t expanded yet. That was two days ago, the book I have is pretty vague on Lighting and...
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    Running Mh's With Out Glass

    Is anyone running Metal halides with out any glass between the bulb and the water surface? Right now i'm running a 10k 250watt retro in a canopy without a cover over the light or a lid on the tank. I've read that the lights produce to much UV that is normally blocked by the glass. Has anyone...
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    Getting Transfered

    I've got some corals and a royal gramma I need to make disapear so I can empty and pack my Tank. I've already sold all the live rock. This is what's left 1 lg frog spawn, 2 sm colonial shrooms, 1 lg elephant ear, 1 med bubble tip anemone, 1 sm alveopora, 1 md leather, 1 coral banded shrimp...
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    What's The Best Calcium?

    I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE ALOT OF DIFERENT ANSWERS BUT WHAT IS THE BEST SOURCE OR ADDITIVE FOR CALCIUM RATE NOW I USE KENTS CORAL VITE AND DOES SEEM TO WORK.
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    Refuge Questions

    I'M CURRENTLY BUILDING A 10 GAL REFUGE FOR MY 55 GAL, IT'S ALMOST DONE I WAS THINKING ABOUT PUTTING A REVERSE FLOW UNDER GRAVEL FILTER IN WHICH THE WATER FROM MY OVER FLOW WOULD GET TO THE REFUGE. WOULD THIS SLOW DOWN WATER FLOW IF I USED LARGE MEDIA? IS THIS OVER KILL. SHOULD I JUST HAVE IT...
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    Cracks In Acrylic

    I'M IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A SUMP/ REFUGUIM FOR A REEF 55 GAL. I'M PUTTING IT TOGETHER WITH WELD-ON #4 AND A PROPANE TORCH TO SMOOTH IT OUT. I NOTICED IF THE GLUE GETS TO HIGH ON THE SIDE WALL IT WILL CRACK THERE. IS THIS COMMON OR AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG? REFUGIUM SHOULD HAVE LIGHTS ON...
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    Building Small Tank

    I WAS LOOKING AT THESE GARDEN AQUARIUMS I SAW IN A CATALOG AND WAS THINKING OF BUILDING IT OUT OF ACRYLIC. DOES ANY ONE WHO'S BUILT A TANK BEFORE KNOW IF SOMETHING THAT MIGHT ONLY HOLD 15 GALLONS DO YOU NEED TO REINFORCE THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES (WITH WOOD OR PLASTIC) OR CAN YOU JUST USE...
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    Reef Problems

    I NEED SOME HELP WITH MY 55GAL REEF TANK. EVERY THING IN MY TANK WAS FINE, THEN I WENT ON VACATION FOR A WEEK AND A HALF. WHEN I GOT BACK MY CORALS AND THE WHOLE TANK WHERE COVERED IN WHAT I THINK IS CYNO (GREEN NOT RED). I PHYSICALLY REMOVED AS MUCH AS I COULD THEN RAN SOME WATER TESTS. PH WAS...
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    Sick Corals???

    I NEED SOME HELP WITH MY 55GAL REEF TANK. EVERY THING IN MY TANK WAS FINE, THEN I WENT ON VACATION FOR A WEEK AND A HALF. WHEN I GOT BACK MY CORALS AND THE WHOLE TANK WHERE COVERED IN WHAT I THINK IS CYNO (GREEN NOT RED). I PHYSICALLY REMOVED AS MUCH AS I COULD THEN RAN SOME WATER TESTS. PH...
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