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    new brackish 10 gallon

    ok, so, I have like 5 empty tanks sitting around, but not alot of room, so I set my 10 gallon back up. I moved over some dead live rock (it was live rock once upon a time) put in an inch of sand, bumped the salinity up to about 1.010, (I need a better hydrometer, will pick one up tomorrow...
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    looking for a medium (1ft max) peaceful SA fish

    need a larger fish to finish up my south american 75....must not like eating the 2-4 inch fishes (I don't care if he likes to munch on little neons or cories, but not on angels or silver dollars) the tank has 3 small angels (all less than 2 inch head to tail) 2 silver dollars, approx 3 inches...
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    Betas in a community tank

    Just wondering if there is a tank large enough to house 2 male bettas? Also, would bettas cause a problem if I introduce angels to a large community tank? Just wondering if other fish with long fins would be a problem at all?
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    5 gallon

    Well, I am tearing down my 29, I wanted to save a few things, so I saved 1 ricordia, a couple of green zoos, and a SMALL leather (I mean small, the head is less than 1/2 inch across) Also saved 3 nessarius, one misc. snail that cleans the glass really well, 2 hermits, and a tiger pistol. I...
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    Building a stand, 75 gallon

    First quistion, will 6 2x4 vertical supports hold the weight of a 75 salt water, I guess estimated weight around 1000 lbs? that is a support at each corner and 1 in the middle of the length dimension Also, what are the EXTERNAL dimensions of a 75 gallon? i.e. including the plastic borders...
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    Starting to plan next tank

    Well, I have my 29 reef right now that I am about to change over to a single GSP tank and remove the corals. I have an empty 55 lying on the floor, and have found a cheap unused 75 gallon. I always planned on using the 55 as the sump/refugium for a larger SW tank. So, here shortly I plan on...
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    Restocking time

    Well, I had a die off this summer, lost all my bichirs and a few other fish. I restocked with 2 oscars, and a medium albino channel cat (tank still had a pleco, 2 silver dollars, and a pictus cat) Well, the albino cat killed both oscars, and he went into my pond. So I am back to what I had...
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    Recovering a tank

    I have a 29 gallon, it has been running for about 2 years now. only fish I have lost, one jumped and one died when moving the tank 200 miles. The two clowns been in since the start are just fine, if not growing at the expected rate. Anyways, I am in college, and thus broke. As an...
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    Wanting to restart my planted tank

    10 gallon tank 40 watts of power compact 10k I have one of those CO2 yeast things (not as effective as compressed CO2...but.....) Also have the full set of nutrients for a planted tank I dont have a filter for it, but I could move over a canister filter to the tank that I don't think would be...
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    Lighting

    I need to replace my white light. 65 watt, power compact, square pin. Now, the tank is a reef, no SPSs, clams, nothing really high light. Do I want the straight 10k, or the dual daylight (10k/6500)?
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    Silver Dollars

    Um, I take it that Silver Dollars eat plants? I got ahold of some duckweed for my 75.....2 days later, it is ALL gone...and I had a decent amount of it. also, do S.D.s go well with angel fish? I am thinking about changing up the stocking on my tank, thinking angels maybe. Well, I lost my...
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    using SW sand

    I am considering changing my 10 gallon back to a FW tank, for either GBRs or DPs, which means planted as well. quistion though is if there are sufficient plants I could use using sand substrate from when the tank was saltwater, instead of a normal planted tank substratew which is what I used...
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    Very...weird...quistion. How to get algae to grow?

    OK, I WANT some algae to grow in my tank, I mean, chances are is that it does grow, but with the algae eaters, it is taken care of right away. I feed algae wafers and all, but I wouldnt mind some fresh stuff for the otos, the common, and the bristlenose (who LOVES to eat algae...trust me...this...
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    Yes, another what to do with all the tanks thread

    OK, when money permits, I am moving my 29 gallon salt to a 55 gallon. I am plannin on making the 29 a brackish to salt tank for a green spot puffer. Now, my 10 gallon tank, I was plannin on doing an invert mostly salt tank, with a leather as the centerpiece, however, I used to breed german...
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    29 pics

    Here ya go, not the best shots, still learnin to take close ups with the new camera.
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    75 Fw

    Hey folks, this is my 75 gallon tank, just after two large (75% water changes in a week) (The reason for the large water changes was to remove fish....rather hard to get them out of this tank with it full of water, gotta reduce where they can swim some) Normally the tank is very dark due to...
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    Silver Dollars

    How many to make them happy? I just picked up 2, they are in a 75, they are my mid water fishes. Just wondering if I should get another 1 or 2 for the best effect, as it is, these two do stick together, possibly because they are scared shitless by the fish swimming under them....
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    lookin for 55 pics

    I am lookin for pics of folks 55 SW tanks. I cant seem to find any way to sort them out in the gallery or anything.
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    injured leather

    Well, while on break, my ex's SW tank dropped 5 inches of water. This exposed most of the leather to the air, and it is not doing well.. but it is still alive, has shed a little bit, can it make a full recovery? I mean, ditch the dead art and stay alive and what can I do to help? I have...
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    Major upgrade (29 to 75) need help

    OK, I am having to do some massive tank rearranging. So, I am downgrading my 75 FW to my empty 55. Upgrading the 29 Salt to the 75, making one of hte 10s a SW as well Make the 29 FW and convert it to SW over time (thinkin about getting a GSP) Anyways The 29 --> 75 gallon. The 29 has 130...
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    3 empty tanks, what to do with em?

    http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?p=842696#842696 Please read this thread and post ideas/suggestions.
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    3 Empty tanks, what to do?

    Afternoon everybody. I have 3 empty tanks right now, 2 standard 10 gallons and a 5 gallon hex about 14-16 inches tall I currently have set up a 75 gallon freshwater tank with Bichirs and Jack Dempseys (which may be leaving) I also have a 29 gallon reed tank with some clowns, some gobies, and...
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    Algae (the bad kinds)

    Are they really bad for the tank, or just bad for the appearance? I ask because I use an HOB on my tank, along with a power head and a skimmer. The outlet of the HOB is coevered in algae, every few weeks I wipe it off and throw the algae away, and it regrows of course, But I am wondering...
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    Stocking! ...yeah I know..there are 5,000,000 stock threads

    OK, 29 gallon tank 45 lbs of rock. Corals include but not limited to: ricordia, xenia, polyps, leather, hammer, torch. Inverts: Serpent Star, Sand Sifting Star, a dying http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=578 , hermits, necarius, turbos, margaritas, pepermint shrimp...
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    Firefish

    I have a 29 gallon, around 45lbs of liverock/baserock, mult soft corals (mushrooms, leather, hammer, torch, xenia...weird thing them...polyps, under 130 watts. for fish, I have 2 O. Clowns, and a firefish. Now, I understand that the firefish are best kept in groups, and I am thinking about...
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