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    The Ideal Tank II - sand or barebottom

    In the planning of a large upgrade, I am cannot decide on using a 1inch or 4inch sandbed, or going barebottom in the display tank. I am likely getting another acrylic tank and dont want to worry about scratches. I have mainly SPS that cannot get enough flow, and I have sandstorms. I dont care...
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    best bristle worm trap to save the clams

    Yesterday my oldest maxima clam looked funny, its siphon was gaping open, mantle retracted and not reactive to tapping - it was dead. I took it out, dissected it and found 3x 2 inch bristle worms eating away inside. This clam was vibrantly health previously and doubled in size since I got her...
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    To grow or not to grow OGO

    I have several tangs that beat ich, I believe, because I fed them a clip of ogo a day. I am now considering culturing ogo myself, in an attempt to always have some available, decrease weekly driving to the LFS, and save some $$$; gas & ogo are expensive & I cant spend less than $50 a visit - I...
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    pH too hard to control

    I can only keep my pH@8.2-8.3 for a few months before needing major tweaking again. This time I disconnected my calcium reactor and kalkstirrer for 1 week and upon returning from vacation found the "natural pH" of my 75g tank to be 7.9day, 7.6night. This setup previously led to amazing growth...
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    Got to try everything

    I added a 2 inch powder blue to my 75 gallon SPS tank 2 months ago. I had one last year when my tank was only 6 months old and it lasted for 1 month, got ich died while still eating/grazing on the rocks. It was all head, the rest was withered with white dots. I later found out that my UV...
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