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    Hi--I too am putting a refugium together and need to ask

    a question or two. LIGHTING- I have a ten gallon plexi tank I'll be using. I have the pump and I have a continuous overflow. I have already buiit all the plumbing and I included a flow control. I have researched some lighting and decided to go with a Lights of America 65W floodlight. The...
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    Home Depot playbox sand...

    Well great, because I still have half a bag of this stuff that water has not touched yet. Thanks for the information... Crabby
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    Home Depot playbox sand...

    I want to use about 25 pounds of this stuff in a refugium. I've been washing these fine granules out for an hour in a bucket and still can't get the water clear. Will it ever get clear? Or will this silt settle after I add it to the refugium? Thanks, Crabby
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    OK--so my 20g tank has been up&running

    Thanks for the reply, Brenden. Can't imagine what is rotting. So I should wait a few months? I only want one [1] fish. (Clown)
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    OK--so my 20g tank has been up&running

    for a month now with live rock. When can I start to add some coral? I have nothing in the tank except hermit crabs, a peppermint and some snails. For some reason Nitrite is still .25 but are not affecting the animals. Should I wait until that goes to zero? All other water parameters are...
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    Advise on Brittle starfish please

    i never see my brittle star. it hides 24/7. if i drop a piece of shrimp in there will he come out?
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    How do I get an anemone, who has attached himself/herself

    The credit card worked like a charm--
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    got my tank today

    It's really nice but where are the fish?
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    How do I get an anemone, who has attached himself/herself

    to the inside of the plastic bag it came in, UNATTACHED? The part that is stuck is about the size of a silver dollar. TIA
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    When are my nitrite readings going to drop?

    I know that their Package comes with ALL deco rock. email them--they respond.
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    When are my nitrite readings going to drop?

    So I have to stake this thing out all night with all the lights out? OK--LoL But then how will *I* see it??? Shoud I leave my moon-lights on? All the rock they sell is like this. It is Aquacultured off shore in the Gulf of Mexico on their Live Rock Farm... Go HERE and watch the...
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    When are my nitrite readings going to drop?

    OK--thanks, Cindy. Let me make sure I understand what you said about trapping the bad crab. Put a clear smooth glass in the bottom of the tank leaning and tilted againt the rock where these pests are hiding, with food at the bottom (shrimp). Are you saying that when the crab gets to the...
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    Pics of the old tank, question on lighting for new

    Love to look at the pictures put I only see this: rednbluemushrooms.jpg - 2 Time(s) :(
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    When are my nitrite readings going to drop?

    Thanks, guy's and gals... Got home from work, checked my water, and guess what? Nitrite GONE--Nitrate at 25 mg/I I am ready for my first addition. Which will be a clean-up crew. Do I do a water change now? Also--how does one lure a Gorilla Crab out of a crevice in my rock--I have two!
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    When are my nitrite readings going to drop?

    Thanks-- The same rock can be had at Tampa Bay Saltwater. http://www.tbsaltwater.com/index.html
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    When are my nitrite readings going to drop?

    Into my 6TH day of readings of over 6 ppm. I'd like to get a cleaning crew in here already!! Place is a mess...
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    found a deal i couldnt pass up

    OK--just didn't want you to get taken. Bring back-up though--you'll need a few strong friends. Are you the guy with (0) things purchased on ebay--the dismash19 guy? Is that avatar YOU? Neat glasses...
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    I have these things that look like small trees

    without the leaves living on my live rock. Can anyone identify it? Also--I have this crud all over the inside of the tank on the glass. Any clue? I am still cycling and also have a nice crop of hair algae ya see there... Thanks
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    found a deal i couldnt pass up

    You have a link to the auction? I have been burned more than once on ebay and once for almost 2000.00. (guitar amp). Remember, any deal that sounds too good to be true, isn't.
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    Is it possible to have 0ppm ammonia

    Will do. Thanks, Brian... Just ordered an Aqua C Remora and the prefilter/skimmer box...
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    Aqua C Remora vs Red Sea Prizm Skimmers

    I just ordered the Remora. Should be here in a week or so. Thanks again for the advice. :D
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    Is it possible to have 0ppm ammonia

    Started cycling with 1 raw shrimp for the first 5 days. Then I took the shrimp out when I got my live rock. Been cycling for 20 days total now between the raw shrimp and the live rock. I am using Aquarium Pharmaceuticals test kits. I am testing 2 times a day. It's a 20g. No fish. Green...
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    Is it possible to have 0ppm ammonia

    The day before yesterday my ammomia was stll high. All of a sudden it's gone and the nitrites are way up; 6ppm+. Today, for the heck of it I check for nitrates for the first time and I get a reading over 100ppm... The question was could you have nitrites and nitrates at the same time and you...
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