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    Cleaner shrimp....Has eggs!!!

    So I bought a cleaner shrimp a week ago and its been hiding since...So today I wanted to see what I bought so I teased it out with some food...Turns out she is carrying eggs...Never had this before...not sure what to do.... What are the chances they are already fertilized? It was at the lfs for...
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    Fraggin/transplanting zoos

    Hi, So I have this rock that has been in my tank since the beginning (7years) This entire time it has had two zoos on it. That rock is now taken over with Mushroom corals and the zoos no longer open and cant be seen at all. Is there a way to "transplant" them to another rock...just slice and...
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    Pics of my 46

    Hi Here are some pictures of my 46 gallon bowfront.. I just had the ballast for my MH replaced and wow its brighter than it has been in the last year or so....Tank has a single 175w MH bulb, and two 95w VHO actinics... In it are a ton of Stripped mushroom corals, a trumpet coral, some hairy...
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    Too many Mushroom Corals....

    Hi, Haven't been here in a long time...but here is my problem I have a 46 gallow tank. It is overrun with stripped mushroom corals!!! I can't add anything else to the tank because of it... They are even beginning to kill my other corals. I have even added a third powerhead,but they still...
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    Pressure gauge for RO unit

    I purchased the Pure-Flo II ro/di unit. It did not come with a pressure gauge so I bought one seperate. I just wanted to know if I put it on the fill line before the water enters the unit. Also the directions for this unit are vague and I was wondering if it is necessary to empty the water out...
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    Water quality and RO units

    Hi. Where to begin. I have had a reef tank for many years now and my towns water quatlity has always been suitable as is. But due to frequent breakouts of fecal coliform in the water supply my town has been forced to add chlorine to the water. And they will be adding it for the next year and...
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    Dirty Sand.

    Was just wondering what would clean the surface of the sand. I have a goby but he is so lazy he waits for me to feed him. The surface of my sand sometimes gets ditritus build up in the corners and sometimes hair algae and brown algae growth. I usually have to clean it up myself sucking away...
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    New pics, no more cloudy water.

    Here are todays pictures after the debris settled form reaquascaping. Adam
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    My tank, hope pics arent too big

    46 gallon bow front, 5 years old, 175 mh (2) 95 vho actinics. 1 yellow watchman goby, 1 pj cardinal, alot of mushroom corals, one pagoda cup and some other corals. About 60 lbs liverocks and 60 pounds sand. Battling some hair algae right now. Had some when i first set it up but it went away...
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    Salts?

    What do you all use for salt. I have only used two salts since i set up my aquarium. I started with Crystal Sea and when I could no longer find it in the stores I switched to Instant Ocean. I always thought that Crystal Sea was a good salt and i never had problems with it. I am once again out...
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    Is my new bulb bad?

    I just got my new VHO actinics and metal halide bulb in today. The actinics work fine but the metal halide wont work. The balast pulses and the light and the fan turn on. Then after a minute the balast pulses again and the light goes off never getting brighter than an led moon light. Im...
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    Lighting Pics

    Wow its been a while since ive been here. I am about to order new bulbs. Two 95 watt actinics and one 175 10000k mh. I was wondering if anyone could post pics of their tanks. Id like to see the difference between 10000k 20000k. thanks Adam
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    What Bulb??

    I dont need one yet but which bulb is better? I am looking through at the different metal halide bulbs and im not sure which one to get when the time comes. What is the difference between German made or American made? Right now i have a 175 watt, 10000k ushio screw socket. And why is the german...
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    Metal Halide support legs.

    I am ordering a metal halide hood and i was wondering if there is a company that makes support legs that attach to teh hood and hold it above the aquarium using the sides of the tank. Thre is one company that has these but they only raise the hood up 2 and a half inches. Is that high enough...
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    Switching to MH

    I found a resonably priced mh hood. My parents just barely agree with the price. It is advanced aquatics. Deluxe Aluminum Metal Halide and Super Actinics Systems have corrosion proof paint on the inside of the aluminum hood, UV stabilized absorbing lens, fan cooled and quick disconnects. Also...
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    Anyone got lighting upgrade pics

    Just wondering if anyone has pics from when they upgraded from PC to VHO or MH. Adam
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    Got any light upgrade pics?

    Im thinking of maybe finally convincing my parents to let me upgrade my lights to mh and vho hood. But it is $440 so that probably wont sit well with them. It has one 175 watt mh and two 95 watt vho. It didnt the first time.:rolleyes: They forbid me to buy them. And i also want an ro/di unit...
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    OT or is it. Need help with my project.

    Well here we go. At school i am taking a class called Narragansett Bay studies. We have been studing different areas and aspects of the Bay and we are also learing some of the general marine biology. We have to do this project on any animal found in the worlds oceans. My animal is the Yellow...
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    Hi. Back and with new tank inhabitants

    Ive kinda been ignoring this wonderful site for awhile. Just like to say im back. :) Whats with the new Smilies Anyway. This summer I got a job at the local library and after christmas im getting an RO/DI unit. Then im gonna get more sand and possibly live rock. Thursday i got two emrald...
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    RO/DI and E. coli

    I know ro units will take out most impurities....but will it remove things such as E. coli. We have gotten to much rain and the raw sewage seeped into our water supply a few to many times. So..will it remove E. coli. Thanks Adam
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