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    Cichlid with a wound on his fin

    Has anyone seen this issue before, this fish is around 12 years old. He has injured himself somehow.. I have treated with melafix and pimafix to no avail. if anything the medications have made it worse. Ive been doing a 50% water change frequent to make sure the water is pristine. any...
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    Sick Parrot cichlid

    Hello, My parrot has some sort of infection it seems, hes not too happy. I have searched all over the net trying to find a picture of that this is and cant come up with anything... I have done 3 bottles of API MelaFix and one of PimaFix as recommended by a friend of mine. Really didn't do much...
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    Cichlid with growth on his head.

    What the heck is this??? Looks like a wart, but more it looks like a sore and has a scab looking stuff forming on it. He's has it a while and it's getting worse. He's about 10 years old acts normal. Never seen anything like this before. Thanks.
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    For Sale: 3 metal halide pendants w/ballasts & bulbs

    Hey guys, I bought these to upgrade my lighting but I have since decided to go with LED. so... this is what they are... Lumen Max 2 Metal Halide Pendants by Sunlight Supply The ballast are by Ice Caps. I Also have new bulbs Plus Rite brand. 250 Watts /14000k bulbs I would really like 450...
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    Sick and Tired

    Anyone have my problem? On a random day about once a month my *** tank overflows and floods the room! Thanks to my skimmer! Grrr!!! I am ready to sell and be done! Frustrated!!
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    For Sale: 3 MH pendants

    Hi all. I would like to sell my pendants. I have 3 black pendants from sunlight supply. They have ice cap ballasts. And 250w 14k bulbs. All new I never set up the tank. Would like to get 500. Let me know if interested.
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    Invisible Shrimp :-/

    I recently bought 2 peppermint shrimp to assist in Aptasia control, and I have yet to see them.. not even once.. since I introduced them. My other shrimps are very sociable.. like to ride around on my fingers ect.. Whats up with the pep's ?
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    130" long vs 72" long

    Hello all, I have a 300 gallon that's 6'x3' and I had someone that wanted to buy it so that got me looking at a longer tank. Glass cages sells a 130" long 340 gallon. It would go all the way across my living room wall. Would operating cost be much different? It's close to same gallons but I...
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    white spots (maybe spiral)

    I have these whit spots coming up all over my tank glass. they are hard spiral spots. anyone have a clue what these are?
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    Trip to LFS

    Well after my first purchase Xenia, and it died I was discouraged to spend any more money on stuff. Well today I spent to much I guess, I hope it all lives. Got a hammer coral, some kind of carpet polyps, looked like florescent green grass. Some yellow orange and green zoa's on a rock with...
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    Aptasia?

    I Have 2 that I know for sure and I'm gonna shoot em up today hopefully. But I noticed on the other side of the tank I have a rock that is covered from head to toe with these little tube things... Is this baby aptasia?
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    Skimmer gone crazy - ASMG4

    Ok, I have been running this skimmer for about 6 months now and its been GREAT! Well I turned it off to clean it and when I put it back in it is blasting micro bubbles out of the return of the skimmer.. and its flooding my sump and DT with micro bubbles. Any ideas would be appreciated! I am...
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    autotopoff.com

    Hello all, I just ordered a dual switch auto top off from these guys, I hear they are good and by far the cheapest I could find anywhere. Just thought I would share! Anyone have one of these?
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    New Additions?

    Ok, I am itching to add some new fish to my tank. Currently I have : Purple Tang 2 Clowns Firefish Royal Gramma Cleaner Shrimp Red Fire Shrimp Snails and Crabs What I want to add: Firefish maybe 4 more. Black & White Butterflyfish Yellow Pyramid Butterflyfish Magenta Pseudochromis...
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    noticed a chip in my glass :-(

    Well, This tank has been up and running for around 2 months now and today I was messing with the background and noticed a chip in the glass.. The piece looked a little discolored and I touched it and the glass piece just fell out in my hand, I guess the movers chipped it bringing it in the...
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    Great Deal, I think..

    A local guy on CL is selling this I feel it is a good deal but I wanted more opinions before I did a impulse buy. $300 bucks I am kinda new to corals I have finally got all the nessesary equipment, lights psk etc to support them. My xenia died imediately after adding the psk, I guess it...
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    Moving my tank

    Anyone have any advice, I am moving my 100 over to my empty 125. I almost have my rodi water made and I plan to move it this afternoon or tomorrow. I am probably over thinking this. I plan to put my LR into a 50 gallon tub of tank water. Catch all the fish and put into a 5 gal bucket. Scoop...
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    more than one tang

    Ok I have read so many opinions on this... but not really answered my specific question. I am getting ready to move my smaller tank into a 125g. I currently have a purple tang, a pair of clowns and a royal gramma. I really want some more tangs because they are so beautiful! I read if you want...
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    DIY sump filter

    Well, I am using my drilled tank as freshwater so I made a filter out of my sump. Just thought I'd share what I did. The return pipes are going below the poly fill to clean the debris out of the water. and the next basket is upside down because the dang pot scrubbies float! So they are in the...
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    Mag Drive 24

    HAHAHAHAHAHAH Holy Cow!!! I am in shock at the water pressure this thing has! I had no idea how powerful this pump is. I have been trying to research how much flow I need in my 280g tank that I am setting up and from what I can figure is that I need A Lot like 5 to 8 times turnover.. So... I...
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    Can i use this tube for my pump return?

    Only thing I see that was discouraging was it said do not use for ice maker... But I think that referring to pressure... Think it will be ok for sump pump return?
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    For Sale: 100 Gallon Tank

    Hi Everyone I am about to move this over to my 280. If anyone lives close I will make em a good deal. The pic is from the day I set it up. Its still the same LOL. Tank, Stand, Canopy. Pickup only, I wouldn't begin to know how to ship this.
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    How many GPH extrenal pump do I need?

    Looking for pump for my 280 setup. Not sure what size pump to use for my sump. Sump is 110 gallon if that matters. I have 2 1.5" stand pipes so should be able to move a lot of water via the overflows. Thoughts ? I was looking at "little giant" pumps on eBay, can't decide on GPH.
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    280g Stand Build

    Well now that I got my tank cleaned up its time to start building a stand! Whoooooppie!! Special thanks to Dad for his carpentry skills! And shop full of everything we need! So far the supplies list is 12 12ft 2x4's, liquid nails, screws, brackets.. Who knows what else just yet! So far we...
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    water pump

    So.. Looking for a water pump for my new setup. I was browsing at Lowes today and I looked at the pond pumps and also sump pumps. They are considerably cheaper than what I have been looking at on aquarium websites. Are these safe to use? It going on a 100g sump for a 300g tank and the one I...
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