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    Albany, NY taking down tank, MUST SEE

    We are shutting down our 46 gallon bow front and need to get rid of our live rock. We have 30# of live rock left that we'll sell for $80. We also have a ton of supplies that we need to get rid of. What we have forsale: - Heater (titatnium 300 w)- $15 -30# live rock - $ 80 -Marine Land 220...
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    Red Dots On Glass, Please HELP!!!!

    Hey guys, Our 125 gallon tank has had an outbreak of these red dots on our glass and liverock, does anyone know what these are and how to get rid of them?!?!?! We use RI/DO water, and do water changes about every 2 weeks. Our numbers are really good. Ammonia - 0 Nitrites - 0 Nitrates - 0 PH -...
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    clownfish with a cloudy buldge out of side HELP PLEASE

    No really new additions to the tank, i do have a yellow tank and a purple lobster, and big sally lightfoot crab, and a pink tip hatian anenome. Heres a pic, i'm still trying to get a better one... I'm worried it may have been too late to notice. Unfortunately I don't have a quarantine tank...
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    phosphate test

    Just a shot in the dark! I have a po4 test with 3 bottles and it's by Hagen. I don't have the box or instructions, but i don't want to buy a new test if I don't have to! Anyone know what the instructions are?
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    Tang eating Polyps, Linckia star

    Yellow tang, I have seen him in many tanks with corals, I have now caught him nibbling on the Linckia Starfish, and now on of the legs has fallen off, Now he is nibbling on the star polyps, we had bought shaving brushes b/c we read he likes green plants and he picks them off and now we just...
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    white spots in tank

    I was wondering if anyone knows what these are. I'm worried they may be from over feeding or something I'm doing. I have 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite and 0 nitrate 8.2 ph and calcium last tested 3 days ago was 300 mg/L and we put bionic part 1 and 2 since then, now calcium is 390 mg/L is that too...
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    Too much light?

    I bought a 36" hood with 2 x150w metal halides and 2x36 W T5 actinic (http://www.championlighting.com/product.php?productid=80006&cat=629&page=1) I have a 6' 125 gal tank and have it on one side next to my 36" 2x96 power compacts from my 46 gal tank that we took down. I'm trying to decide...
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    Where to buy Live Rock online

    I'm cycling my tank now, and want to add live rock, any good stores online that have good rock, preferably less expensive, but I want a lot of colors and bigger pieces. Any websites? or comments on what quality rock you did get? I just wanted to update this, I ended up surfing around this...
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    whole tank dead overnight

    we left for our honeymoon, and the rents were in charge of the tank, they saw the fish looked sick and brought the water to get tested at the lfs they told them it was perfect, the temp was also okay. they turned the lights on less to help with the hotter weather. the next day everything was...
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    nano tang w/ crator

    just got him yesterday, fine cherpy and eating great, gets along w/ my 2 clowns and damsel. the water levels are all normal, we had the fish store double check them when we bought him. it looks like a bullet came out of him, a big crator protruding out of his skin any ideas???
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    my ricordia

    I tried to get a pic, they are new, they are close to see through now, and i'm not sure how they're doing. Are they too close to the lights, i keep moving them lower, we just got new bulbs 2 96 watt power compact with the 03 actinic and 10000 k 46 gal bowfront, all parameters are normal...
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    red spongy tube mouth, bigger when happy

    the red blobs are spongy with tubes that they open . i've seen them move a little i can't tell if they actually moved along the rock. we got all this along with some rocks from liverocks.com, not sure if the pics worked, in the preview i can't see them
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    red tube worm????

    I found a little red tube worm but it crawled back in it's whole before i could get it. I don't know if this is good or bad for the tank, it was about 2 mm wide and i saw an inch and a half sticking out of the rock. any ideas??? it's round, with no legs or bristles... TIA
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    Difference in Actinic's

    I currently have a 46g bowfront with about 88 lbs of lr and have 2x96w pc lights. I need to reorder new lights and am going to be getting a new 10k daylight and an actinic because once I move I want to start getting corals. Now what is the difference between the O3's and the 7,100k actinic? is...
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    moving a tank???

    I have to move apartments in may and i have my 46 gal bowfront that i have to move with me. any suggestions or ideas about how to move it, should i keep some or all of the water, and will it hurt the maturity of my tank. we were going to buy a new tank because we are getting sick of the bow...
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    reverse osmosis or de-ionized

    Are these systems a must for reefs? I have tap water now, fish only with lots of LR. We've been getting used to everything for about 2 yrs, and want to add stuff. one other question We tried 2 bubble tips, but they didn't last a week. I think it may be phosfates. how can we lower this...
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    2 anenomes missing

    I've looked and took out everything in the tank to find these anenome's i bought 2 bubble tips over the internet a while ago and have been just waiting for them to pop up, could my mantis shrimp have eaten them? i saw him crawl over them quickly, it didn't look like he got shocked. my false...
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    My bubble tips are gone

    I have a mantis shrimp... the only thing left in our tank because of him is the urchins and only 3 fish, somehow one of our fish is gone and was perfectly healthy when i went to bed. The biggest fear i have is that i'll have to get rid of the shrimp, does anyone know if he could eat the...
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    HAIR ALGEA is taking over my tank!

    I can't get rid of the hair algea! i don't know where it is coming from, my tank is a 47 gal. bowfrong, i have a filter for a 75 gal and a protein skimmer, all the level are perfect, the fish are great and more colorful then ever, but the rocks and everything are covered in the green hair...
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    Brittle sea star legs are gone HELP ME!!!!!!

    first it lost a bit if it's one leg thing. it always hid between rocks so i assumed it was fine, just lookingin the tank today all the legs are are gone except for 2 stumps. IT"S STILL MOVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how can i help it! is it not getting enough food??????
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    Hair Algea

    What causes green hair algea? I have it all over my live rock!!
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    Starfish ate my GOBY!!!!!!

    My chocolate chip starfish ate my goby. i had a goby that was 3 inches, pretty big! and yesterday i get a phone call from my fiance saying that the last fin of the goby was sticking out of the starfish's mouth!!!!!! do you think my other fish are okay???? should i put the starfish in a tank...
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    any one try the moonlights?

    I just ordered 2 96 watt bulbs with the hood, one 10000k bulb and one 03 actinic bulb, with 3 one watt moon light, we'll see if this gets the job done! has anyone had any experience with this set up?
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    Emergency clown help

    I just got 2 false perc mailed from saltwaterfish.com, it's big back fin is all eaten expect for one little piece.... or just missing. should i put it in the tank? will the fin grow back? also the same fish dosen't have the black around the eyes that my other false percs have.
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    Flame angel and False clowns

    Does anyone know if I could put a flame angel in with 2 false clowns. I also have a blue devil damsel, which I don't care about losing, it's been trouble before the clowns with territories. Thanks
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