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    For Sale: Rose Bubble Tip Anemones

    What started out as one RBTA has turned into 7. Largest one is 4-5" when fully inflated. $50 each. Not willing to ship, pick up in West Los Angeles only. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
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    What's going on with my Kenya Tree?

    I've had it for a few months now and it has been growing very well. I was out of town for the weekend and when I returned on Monday I noticed it wasn't opening up except for the newest sprout. I did a water change like I regularly do the next day, but it has now been 4 days and its still not...
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    Post your full tank shot here.

    My 50 Gallon Starter Reef Tank My tank has been running for a few years and I just started getting into coral about 7 months ago. I'm working my way up to more coral, so far so good. My Rose Anemone already split in two and now my clowns have his and hers beds to sleep in at night :) Let me...
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    Added a new canister filter, out with the old one or keep it?

    I've had an eheim 2236 canister filter which is rated for 60 gallons for the past 3 years. I've upgraded to a Rena XP3 which is rated for 165 gallons a few days ago. Both of them are now running simultaneously. I am thinking that two of them would be a lot of maintenance and remembering about...
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    Is my new lighting causing my hair algae problem?

    Thanks for this. I have been doing most of the thing on that list. Except I am afraid to leave my lights off for too long. How long can my coral and anemone survive without light? Can they get by with as little as 3 hours a day?
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    Is my new lighting causing my hair algae problem?

    I usually take water from the tank to defrost my frozen brine in it then use a turkey baster to feed the corals. The water from my tank comes from my RODI system. You think I should strain the brine and rinse it with my rodi water?
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    Is my new lighting causing my hair algae problem?

    I must have been mistaken then, he isn't captive bred because I only paid $20 for him. My lfs must have meant that he has been "trained" to eat frozen brine.
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    My new Sea Hares aren't eating my hair algae. Wrong species?

    I got two sea hare's from Live Aquaria to help combat my hair algae problem (along with water changes, lowering light time and adding phosphate remover). But its been about a week and they have barely touched the stuff. I see them slither over it, but they aren't eating it. Did I get the wrong...
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    Are filter pads and sponges necessary for canister filters?

    I have a 50 gallon tank with about 70 lbs of live rock. 2 clowns, a firefish, a rock blenny and a mandarin dragonette. I have 10 hermit crabs, 5 snails and 2 emerald crabs. For coral I have bubble coral, a small hammer head coral, a small frogspawn, a duncan and a rose anemone. I have a eheim...
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    Is my new lighting causing my hair algae problem?

    So I guess I am just going to reduce my feedings and light times and keep doing 10% water changes every week. I also ordered two sea hares in the meantime. Do you guys think it could also be the supplements I am adding for the coral? I've been adding "Liquid Reef" calcium 2 times a week and...
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    Is my new lighting causing my hair algae problem?

    My Mandarin seems to be doing fine, I've had him for over a month now. He was captive bred and the LFS said he was eating frozen brine. However, I haven't seen him eat any of the brine shrimp that I feed the tank with. I see him picking at the live rock all the time so I'm guessing he's finding...
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    Is my new lighting causing my hair algae problem?

    What if I pick up two of these Sea Hares? Does anyone know if this is a good type of Sea Hare for hair algae? Saltwater Aquarium Invertebrates for Marine Reef Aquariums: Sea Hare Sea Slug It seems like LFS stores around Los Angeles don't carry Sea Hares for some reason.
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    Is my new lighting causing my hair algae problem?

    I use Aquarium Pharmaceuticals test kits.
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    Is my new lighting causing my hair algae problem?

    Is it ok to leave my lights off for a day or two per week? How about if I reduce the time the lights are on to 6 hours a day?
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    Is my new lighting causing my hair algae problem?

    I have my lights running for 8 hours a day, from 4 pm till 12. It doesn't receive direct sunlight during the day. I have a automatic feeder that gives a small amount of flake food once a day. I usually feed the corals and fish with a half to 3/4 of a brine shrimp fish shaped cube once a week.
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    Is my new lighting causing my hair algae problem?

    I have a 50 gallon tank with about 70 lbs of live rock. 2 clowns, a firefish, a rock blenny and a mandarin dragonette. I have 10 hermit crabs, 5 snails and 2 emerald crabs. For coral I have bubble coral, a small hammer head coral, a small frogspawn, a duncan and a rose anemone. I have a eheim...
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    Is my Rose Anemone Dying?

    That must have been it. When I woke up this morning he was back to normal. Thanks!
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    Is my Rose Anemone Dying?

    So I got this rose bubble tip anemone last week. It took a day or so to find a spot that it liked and since then it has been doing well, puffed up and it even ate half a silverside I gave him. I did a 20% water change 2 days ago. It was nice and puffed up most of today and just as I was passing...
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    Is no water change in 3 weeks ok? I'm going on vacation.

    Im going out of the country for 3 weeks. I do a 20% water change every two weeks. Will it be ok for that extra week? I have my neighbor coming in to do daily feedings, check on things and add calcium/nutrients for the coral. I have a 47 gallon tank with about 70 pounds of live rock. 2 clowns...
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    What's this residue in my saltwater storage drum?

    I have a 55 gallon food safe storage drum that I keep my mixed saltwater in for water changes. The water comes from my RO/DI filter and I use Instant Ocean Reef Crystal salt mix. I have a circulation pump and a heater in there that keeps the water at 80 degrees. After a few weeks, I notice a...
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    How many gallons to treat for?

    My tank is a 46 gallon tank, but I have about 70 lbs of live rock. So I know that all the live rock displaces most of the water, so I don't really have 46 gallons in there. So when I add things like calcium and reef supplements to my water, should I dose it based on 46 gallons or something else?
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    Is this a good RO/DI System for a tight budget?

    So I was just planning on use this to fill two 5 gallon buckets when I do my water changes every two weeks (I have a 50 gallon tank). Is having one of these overkill for my purposes?
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    Is this a good RO/DI System for a tight budget?

    After reading more about them online, seems like a lot of people have leaking/quality issues. Looks like everyone is recommending this line: Aquarium Water | Reverse Osmosis | RODI Water | ReefKeeper Water | ReefKeepers RODI Maybe I will go with one of these, but I dont know which one to...
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    Is this a good RO/DI System for a tight budget?

    I have a 50 gallon SW tank with about 60lbs of live rock, 2 percula clowns, an algae blenny, firefish, 1o hermit crabs, 5 snails and 3 small corals (duncan, neon tree and electric torch). I have never been able to get my nitrates down to 0, it always hangs around 10 ppm, which I suspect is...
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    Is my circulation pump too strong?

    This is the first time I have added a circulation pump to my tank. I have a 46 gallon tank with about 40 lbs of live rock, 2 clowns and a blenny. The tank has been running fine for about 3 months now. I want to eventually add coral so I though I should get a pump and bought the Koralia Evolution...
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