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    slug id

    Just purchased this sea slug??? I was out of town so did not get a chance to research but the lfs owner said it was reef safe..Not that I do not trust anyone making a profit but wanted to get a good ID and any infor on him before putting him in my tank. I can put him in my fuge till I know for...
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    When to change bulbs?

    I have a 240gal reef with 4 X 400watt Radiums. They have been running 10hrs a day for about 9months. When should these bulbs be changes. I have no problems such as algae or browning but not sure how long these bulbs should last. Also thinking of changing to coral vue 10k bulbs or mixing the...
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    Sea Horses & Fuge

    I have a 20gal fuge under my 240 reef. It is pretty full of Macro and Pods.. I was wondering if a Pair of Sea Horses would wipe out the pod population or would this system be matained but just a lower pod population. I would like to add a pair to the fuge and get dual purpose from it.
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    Long Tentacle Anemone

    I purchased a long tentacle anemone yesterday morning and after a two hour drip placed him in the tank..It has crawed (about 1in) up under my flowerpot and shrivled up to almost nothing but the left.. It is in a low flow area of the tank. Is this normal being new or should I worry about a melt...
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    SPS Browing up

    I have a couple of pieces of SPS Stag that is browning up..Only been in tank for about 1 month. Have 1600w of 20k radiums. and 4x175 vho on a 8ft 240gal reef. The coral in question is in center of tank and about 14in deep. The lights are 12in above the water. Is this just the coral getting used...
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    6line and other wrasses

    How do 6line and fairy wrasses play together..240 reef.
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    Fish not playing well together

    I purchased a Lemon Peel tang yesterday and did not realize they do not play well with Yellow tang...Hope they make friends before one gets killed...So far the Yellow tang is winning.
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    zoo's closing up..found bristle worm

    I have been haveing trouble with a rock full of zoos closing up for about two wks. Today I pulled it out and looked real close and found several bristle worms (grey with red head about 1/2in long)coming out of some holes..Are these the cause of the zoos closing up and are these worms good?
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    zoos closing up

    I have a shell which has several different colored zoos on it and had been in the reef in the same spot for several months. Today I noticed that only about 10% opened up. Other zoos in the tank look ok...Is this normal ? water test look good.
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    bleaching/dieing frag

    This is twice I have placed a frag of this coral in my tank. The first was only a 1/2in long so felt maybe damaged because of size..This piece was about the size of a golfball and it has been in the tank for about a wk. I placed several other frags in tank at the same time and they are doing...
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    Fragging Gorgonians

    I just got my order and wanted how to frag a gorgonian. Does it have to have the base in the sand? I know it needs to be in the shade.
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    Question about swf order

    I ordered a few items yesterday with some friends from swf.com and everything showed in stock. Now today I noticed the orange linkas are sold out. My question is how up to date are their stock list. If their web page shows items are in stock is this up to date? Should I expect our order to be...
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    Rain X

    I had been having problems with salt haze on outside of glass...I would windex it to death...another reefer said he used rain x and I am giving it a try. So far it really looks good. Anyone else trying this. What results have you had. When I get in the tank water that is dripped just runs off...
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    Tang ID Please

    Does anyone know what is the name of this tang? Habits, ect.
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    web cam online

    I took your advice and changed over to your method. Great advice..Thanks for the help...the new site is linked from my webpage....myweb.cableone.net/tbmoore/reef.htm or tbmoore00.ww.com to go directly to the webcam. Thanks for the help. I am playing with web cam on line. I have the camera set up...
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    Pictures two brains...do they look right

    Here are pictures of two of my new brains... the multi-colored in the rock has never opened up...not sure it is suppose to.. the brown one in the sand I have had 3days and this is as open as he has been....when I bought him he was real big....Is the multi-colored suppose to open or is this it.
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    closed brain

    I purchased a pretty closed brain which was puffed up real big at the lfs but since I placed it in the tank it as stayed pretty close to being closed up. It is in a pretty high flow rate area like most of my tank but my flower pot is opening up. It is only day 3. Should I try to move it or give...
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    how many linkas per tank

    I just bought a purple linka and put him in tank after several hrs of drip. I have a 240gal reef with 250 to 300lbs of lr. fairly large clean up crew.. How many linkas will the tank support... would like to get an orange or red if this one hangs around for a while.
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    making sure water is right after adj

    This is a 240 reef with little of everything...clams, sps, lps, soft. and a fair load of fish. Added new media to reactor yesterday and did some water test this morn. temp 80 ph. 7.89 this morning 8.24 last nt 12.8 dkh 470 ppm calcium gravity 8.25 other stuff looks ok nit=0 ect want...
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    what is everyones gravity.

    I just purchased a refractometer and was wondering what everyone was running. I ck mine and it was 1.022. I am thinking it should be 1.025.
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