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    Do I have room?

    Hi All: I am stocking up, have been running successfully for a few months (despite the leak over 4th of July). I am stocking up my future reef tank with it active inhabitants and I am wondering if I still have room for the following: 2 false perc clowns 2 skunk cleaner shrimp 1 anemone...
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    No more Wal-Mart Tanks for me

    Was away for the weekend of the 4th and we had a pet sitter coming in to watch all the animals, dogs, cat, fish. Get a phone call from here saying that the aquarium was leaking from the bottom seals about 4 inches out of a 55gal was on the wood floor. :crazyeyes: She said she knew something...
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    Logic of this setup?

    Okay guys I am planning way ahead here for my eventual reef conversion from FOWLR I was thinking this: I currently have a 55gal setup and was thinking of keeping that as a center display tank with fish and LR. i wanted to place overflow boxes off to each side draining into a 20gal long (or...
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    Inturder Alert!!

    Okay, I knew it, I knew I wasn't crazy and saw a crab the other night when the lights were out and I was looking at th rocks with the moonlights on. I got a new batch of LR from the LFS and that is when I started seeing him. He was dark (well the tank was dark) and I remember he had hairy...
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    My tank is ready

    Okay all, my tank is ready for more stocking. As you can see from my profile, I have the 2 requisite clowns, a peppermint shrimp to take care of a couple of small unwanted anemones, and some various snails and hermits. My request is this, if this were your ideal tank that will eventually move...
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    Turn 10al into a fuge

    Hi all: Okay, everytime I go by a pet aisle, money seems to just fly out of my pocket now. Anyway, I was at Wally World and picked up a 10gal for <$10. I want to turn this puppy into a fuge, but am totally unaware of what I need in order to do that. I have a 55gal that is going ot start at...
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    Clean up/Sand sifting crew Opinions please

    Hi all: Wanted to get some opinions on the clenaing crew I am planning to assemble. 55gal FOWLR (details in profile) 25 Nasarius Snails 10 Margarita snails 15 Trochus Snails 1 (maybe 2) White Sand Star Shrimp (haven't decided yet) 2 coral banded 2 candy stripe pistol 2 sexy shrimp 4 Bumble...
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    Cyano during cycle?

    Hi all: Me again with some questions. 55gal with about 75lbs of LR/Base/Reef rock. about 920 gph of flow going on with 620 of that coming from powerheads. Mid cycle (fishless) readings: NH3/NH2 ---- .25ppm (down from 5- 7 ppm) NO2 ---- .8ppm NO3 ---- 50ppm It looks like I have a cyano...
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    Mid-Cycle questions

    Hi All: 55gal with about 50 pounds of base/reef rock and 32 pounds of true LR to seed the rest of the rock. About 620 gph flow from powerheads, and 920 if you count the HOB box filter. My cycle readings (via test tube tests) are: NH3/NH2 -- .25ppm (down from 7ppm after about 4-5 days) NO2 ---...
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    Getting Started questions

    Hi all: I finally decided to go from FW to SW with a 55gal tank. My plans are to start out with a FO with some reef rock for the natural look. I want to seed it with some LR until the rest of it goes live for a FOwLR, and then eventually, move all the way into a reef environment. Of course...
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