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  1. alsie

    Can a lemonpeel angel be safely kept in a reef tank?

    I have one & I got it from SWF and it's my favorite. (Will hand feed) I've just started adding corals and am watching carefully. He is one hungry fish always searching but haven't seen him nip anything yet. If he does I will have to get him out of there. You are going to have to make up your...
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    Pictures, Pictures, Pictures, Pictures

    Congratulations on your set up. You have shown me what can be done with a 55 gal. Looking at yours gives me hope. Love your Mandrin and hope I can get my tank to the point I can keep one. Thanks for sharing.
  3. alsie

    Pics of 54gal corner units lighting -please

    Could you please show pics of your 54gal corner units lighting and details please. Needs help to get enough light plus actinics also. I now have a 150W-10,000 aquaspace pendant 24".
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    how many of you have gotten most of their live stock on swf.com?

    I've gotten most of my livestock from them and have had good success. My LR I got elsewhere.(before I knew of the site). When my local stores were getting $50 for a Blue Hippo Tang and for the same size here for $25. I said what the heck and tried SWF and found by following their acclamation...
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    Suggestions for a Hang-On Protein skimmer?

    I had a Remora Pro with a Mag pump and it did a great job(I now have a sump/ref with a Nautilus TE) I was told that most skimmers are over rated for what tank size they can handle. I have a corner 54gal and I had to move tank out from wall to get 3 1/2" clearance for the Remora pro to fit. Only...
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    Has Saltwaterfish.com become part of your everyday life?

    always check in in the morn & night. Don't want to miss anything especially the pics - get great ideas (way too many)
  7. alsie

    Red Anemone

    This site is selling the "Hawaiian Red Mann's Anemone" Just curious if they will host a clownfish. I have not seen any pics of this one in peoples tanks. Looks very colorful and would consider adding it to mine if they are not almost impossable to keep and my tomato clown could use a friend. (host)
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    Red Anemone

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    Red Anemone

    Do the Red Mann's Anemone host clownfish? Can someone give me feedback if they have one & if they are hard to keep. I see SWF has them.
  10. alsie

    Salifert Calcium Test Question

    Have done 2 water changes (10 gal per change) Have 54 corner unit with a 15 gal ref/fuge underneath that runs around 12 gal all the time. Calcium is now 450 salinity 1.025 PH - 8.4 Alk level 10 ( with my Tropic Marin kit 8 to 12 is OK) Nitrate - 10 Skimmer (Nautilus TE) is back up & running...
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    Salifert calcium test help!!

    I am thankful for all the advice. I will do another water change tonight and will check the new readings in the AM and will go slllooooowwwlllyyyy to get the levels within the guidelines. I liked hearing I wasn't in a emergency situation and that puts everything in a better light. Searching this...
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    Salifert calcium test help!!

    Wanted to start to add corals and had a water test kit that I did not realize was NFG. This kit showed I had high Calcium. Brought a water sample to LFS and their test showed I had low calcium and bought their brand and dosed the tank and also bought one test kit they reccomended. Well I'm...
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    Salifert calcium test help!!

    Suggestions on a buffer please. When can I do next water change? Did last one Friday.
  14. alsie

    Salifert calcium test help!!

    Reefnut, re-tested and 660 has to be my level - Alkalinity is 1.5. Any suggestions on how to get a balance or get right levels? Salinity 1.026 - Nitrates 25 (Nautilus TE skimmer down for a week waiting for a new part (replacement) Phosphates 0.1 - 54gal corner unit, 15gal ref,sump and did a...
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    Salifert calcium test help!!

    Can someone straighten me out on a test reading? I did the 1.5ml test and did 3 drops of Ca-1 and then 1/2 spoon of Ca-2 and with the CA-3 regent came up with 0.34 reading when it turned blue. It then states that if I did test using 1.5ml of water multhiply calcium levels by 2. Does this mean I...
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    Salifert Calcium Test Question

    Was checking Saliferts calcium test and am curious that it goes up to 500 only. If you emptied the 1.0ml completely to get blue color what would your calcium level be. Would it be 500?
  17. alsie

    Water temp 82

    I'm relieved !!!! Thanks for releiving my fears of losing inhabs of my tank!! (mainly digging up $$$$ for a chiller)
  18. alsie

    Water temp 82

    Added a refugium which has lights on 24-7 and water temp is now a constant 82 up from 79 in main tank. I run my aquaspacelight 12 hours a day. My Mags ( return pump & skimmer pump ) are not running hot. House temp is in the 70's. Inhabitants do not seem bothered. Am I in trouble? Can anyone tell...
  19. alsie

    Never agian...

    Congrats: I said same thing but never checked to see if it stopped going into barrel. It did but the washer behind the float was cracked and RO water stopped going into barrel but ended up going on floor due to defective washer giver water a place to go.
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    Typhoon RODI Question

    I don't know how long your tank has been up and running but diatoms drove me crazy also. I had a green hair algae bloom around 3 months after set up and after that went away here comes those cruddy diatoms and went crazy trying to get it to stop. Like most of the posts here stated it was my tank...
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