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    Fish Only: Coarse Gravel verse Oolitic?

    I use the OOlite sand and I just stir the surface about once a month to keep it looking clean. You get a bit of algae on it otherwise. The thicker gravels are nitrate factories and never look clean because the whole piece of gravel gets covered with algae and crud. Definitely go with the fine...
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    Anyone buy an Aqua-safe RO/DI off ebay????

    No. But I did buy the HB water syster Ro/Di off the internet and the company has really stood by the filter for me and it does an excellent job for the price. I would recommend them. They have an ebay store and they also have their own website.
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    Protein Skimmer problems

    The protein skimmer shouldn't fill with water that quickly. Set it for more bubbles. It probably is okay that it is bubbling in the tank. I agree with the others that if you aren't using liverock to cycle, you shouldn't protein skim. Also no need for UV til you put the fish in.
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    Lion fish eats all the food!!!!!

    I have been very consistent and have tried every method I have been told about and my volitan will starve himself to death. I let him go 10 days and tried different types of food, a feeding stick, using circulation, garlic, etc. etc. He just isn't interested. He looks a lot at the food but won't...
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    Storing RO/DI Water?

    I keep 30 gallons of ro/di water at all times for my autotopoff. It is in a covered trash can. After a couple of months, it begins to smell moldy so I trade out the trash cans. I have two trash cans that I alternate. I also the 30 gallons lasts about 2 weeks and then I have to refill.
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    Heater Wattage

    I run a 200 watt on my 150. Since we keep our house at 74 in the winter and the equipment heats the tank 4 degrees above room temp, I don't need much extra heat. The heater just stabilizes the tank it doesn't raise the temp. I suggest running the tank with no heater at first to see what your...
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    Lion fish eats all the food!!!!!

    What kind of lionfish? I am wondering what kind of lionfish you have that will take frozen food.???I have a volitan that I have been trying for a month to convert off live food with no luck!
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    Killer Tang... Need Help Please!

    I've gotta big purple tang (about 4 inches) that rules my tank. He wacks everyone around including my 7 inch clown trigger. Yellow and purple tangs are just very aggressive fish and will fight with any other fish they see as competition. About the only thing she leaves alone is the lionfish...
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    Is it bad to use freshwater feeders?

    I have a lionfish that will only take feeders. If you are going to feed feeders, it is best to stay away from goldfish because they are very high in fat and bad for the liver of the saltwater fish. Ghost shrimp that are gutpacked with a nutritious marine diet are best but they are too clear and...
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    Sick Maroon Clown-need advice

    HI, My fairly large yellowstripe maroon clown has gradually been loosing his appetite over the last week. He looks great and has no other symptoms. He eagerly anticipates feedings and then has just started reducing how much he eats and the variety of food. He is down to only taking a few mysis...
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    Sick Maroon Clown-need advice

    HI, My fairly large yellowstripe maroon clown has gradually been loosing his appetite over the last week. He looks great and has no other symptoms. He eagerly anticipates feedings and then has just started reducing how much he eats and the variety of food. He is down to only taking a few mysis...
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    Refuguim Pros, need your advice.

    I grow chaeto, grape caulerpa and red gracillarias (sp). The chaeto does the best for me. I dont' get good growth out of the other two, but I don't run much light.
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    Bugs In The Tank

    Pods find there way through even protein skimmers and pumps from my experience. They are a good thing!
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    best macro algae for fuge?

    Yes! Chaetomorpha for sure is the best! It grows quickly and doesn't need as much light as other species and never goes sexual. It is also disease resistant. I keep mostly chaeto with some caulerpa and some red gracilias because my tang likes to eat these. She won't touch the chaeto. That is the...
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    Fuge Question

    I have the oceanic sump underneath and then I bought a 18 gallon cube shaped aquarium that I had a glass company drill for me for the return line. I set it next to the sump and up on concrete blocks so it is slightly higher then the sump. I pump water in over the top of the fuge and it flows...
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