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  1. uking

    Refugium/ sump/ overflow help confusion

    Buddy unless you have someone there to show you how to do it, I would save up some money and buy one (used) or new. Once you have seen it and used it then you should be able to get away with a home made version. The one thing you dont want to happen is for something to be off balanced. For...
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    Help! A water change ended up making my fishes breath very hard. WHY?

    I believe you just over whelmed your fish. They went thru alot in a 3 day period. One thing that makes saltwater so much more diffcult to keep is that they come from a environment that never changes. never!!!!!!!! And when we put them in a fish tank, and we stick out hands in there and sturr...
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    LR prices at my LFS

    Base rock is cool to use. If you go with soem base rock dont cut yourself short with fuji. I would spend the extra bucks on the good stuff. After all your already saving buy useing base rock. It will come alive sonner or later. As far as LFS......forgettem. 95% of them sale garbage. Some stuff...
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    How soon can I add clean up guys?

    oh yeah............one more thing. You have already gotten into what t s you want to buy to put n your tank. I would get on line and do some research(like what you are dong now) and figure out what you want in your tank. Are you dong reef? Fish only? Aggressive? 1st fugure out what you want the...
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    How soon can I add clean up guys?

    you can use baking soda to cause the ph to jump however you dont want to over do it. One good thing about the stuff they sell at the LFS is that it wll get your ph just where you want it and help keep it there. It most products act as a ph stabilizer. I would just make a trip to the LFS. I would...
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    Custom Made 280 Gallon Tank

    Custom Made 280 Gallon Tank I am selling a 280 custom made acrylic aquarium with 20 Gallon Q-tank. (8ft long, 30inches wide) Cream Stand, and Canopy. (6) 50/50 bulbs Built in wet dry filter inside tank and plenty of bio balls (2) 1700 Rio Pumps (1) 2500 Rio Pumps Berlin Red Sea Protein Skimmer...
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    Does Anyones fish make noise?

    When I had mine it did the same thing............One when I was trying to catch him or another fish in the tank. He was a really large one also.........It was loud. I believe it comes from there gills. Dont worry. I have heard of it happening to other angels.
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    moving tank

    Thanks...it will be by a vent. I have great heaters for winter and a very large tree in front of that window for summer with blind for the sun light. I am sure it will be some light that will still get thru, however I should be ok. Now I just have to find some help to left this thing. Good...
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    Fish aggressiveness

    I say go for it..............However, I have never heard of perc clowns being that aggressive. It may not be aggression. It could be that they are playful and chacing his hand in fun. I had a demels do that wth me once. He would play hit a seek. Make sure you keep them feed well........would ant...
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    moving tank

    thanks ........i didnt feel to good about the idea. I think i just needed someone to give me a 2nd on this one. However there is a place that I can put it in front of a window, where there is a wall under it to support. the wall is the outside wall. the 2nd floor sets on top of the wall wth a...
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    moving tank

    I know this is a very hard ? I am looking to move my 280gallon tank to the 2 floor in a split level home. Would this be to much weight for anything other than a ground level? it 8 feet long a 30 inches wide. I dont want the thing to fall thru the roof....
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    Custom Made 260 Gallon Tank

    I am selling a 280 custom made acrylic aquarium with 50 Gallon Q-tank. (8ft long, 30inches wide) Cream Stand, and Canopy. (6) 50/50 bulbs Built in wet dry filter inside tank and plenty of bio balls (2) 1700 Rio Pumps (1) 2500 Rio Pumps Berlin Red Sea Protein Skimmer Sea Storm Bio Filter Marine...
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