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    Stressed/Dying Coral Beauty??

    I brought home a coral beauty today for my 55g tank. The tank is well established and all parameters have been stable for quite some time. There are five other small fish in it: -Pair Ocell. Clowns -Twin Spot Goby -Firefish Goby -Royal Gramma All fish and corals have been happy, healthy, and...
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    Lighting for 180g reef tank?

    I am currently in the early planning stages of upgrading to a 180g reef :D . Can I please have some recommendations on lighting? Tank dimesions will most likely be: 72" x 24" x 25". I plan on making DIY stand and canopy, so most lighting configurations are possible right now.
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    Vinegar fizz test on Aragonite Sand

    I know the kind of strong reaction you get with vinegar and baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), but do you get a similar strength reaction with bought sand that is aragonite, or just a light fizz? I just bought three different types of play sand trying to find an aragonite sand. None had any...
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    Garden Basics play sand from Wal-Mart?

    I can't find Southdown locally. I can get the following brands. I found one post on here that said the Garden Basics is the same as Southdown. Can anyone verify that? What are your recommendation about these sands? -Garden Basics play sand (from Wal-Mart) -Gulf Coast White Beach play sand...
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    Cost of 210G All-Glass?

    Can someone please give me an estimated cost of a 210-Gallon Reef-Ready All-Glass Aquarium. I am trying to set up a budget for my tank upgrade! :D
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    Overnight mystery of fish and corals

    On Friday afternoon, I did about a 4 gallon water change on my 55g tank. Everything seemed fine. I also added another MaxiJet 600 PH to increase the total flow to 635 gph. The new salt water was being kept in a spare 10g tank with a power filter on it to aerate the water. SG and temp was...
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    Suggestions for stocking new 55g reef

    I am setting up a new 55g reef and need some suggestions on stocking. It seems like most fish I ready about on Dr. Foster's are listed as Semi-Aggressive. Should I completely stay away from these? Can anyone give me your opinions one which fish (and coral, inverts) you would choose if it were...
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    Cycle stuck?

    If have been cycling for a week now. I added ammonia on the first day, and within 24 hours got a spike up to 4ppm. I have been stuck at 4ppm since then, with now change in anything, nitrites=0, nitrates=0. I have a 55g with 50lbs of sand(20lbs LS), and about 55-60 lbs of LR. The LR was...
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