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    Have you ever thought about starting a fish business?

    Have you thought or ever done it? I have a two car garage I know I could turn into a business for probably less then 10,000 dollars. has anyone done this successfully? All we have here in Rapid City, SD is a Petco, and a Petsmart. The other three fish stores in town have been run out of business...
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    Can you identify what is on my plants? if so how do I get rid of it?

    I think its black algae, its all over everything, I have changed the pads in my filter, and decreased lighting from 12 hours to 7 hours, this is in a 72 gallon bowfront, its kept at 78.5 degrees and has 218W at 10k grow lights, I believe their VHO T5's Anyone have any advice?
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    kissing gurami bad eye?

    My kissing gurami has a milky popped out infected looking eye, any ideas to what it is and how to treat it?
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    tiger barb, pregnant or dropsy?

    I have three tiger barbs, all the water is great, perfect quality, i have one tiger barb that im afraid has dropsy, but im not positive, its whole body is puffed up, its scales are sticking out, and eyes are pushed it, its so sad. But im not positive shes not.pregnant... Can anyone help? If it...
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    Brown spots on plants HELP!

    Alright, so I just put plants and fish in my 72 gallon bow front (after a month of cycling) and its been about three weeks since I added livestock and I'm getting brown spots on almost all of my plants. I checked all the levels and their all great! 0 nitrate/ nitrite. ph is at 8.2 could that be...
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    Tank is too hot!! help!!

    ok, I have a 72 gallon BF that I want to turn into a planted tank. the problem is is that this thing hovers around 84 degrees. with the heater turned off, when the light goes off at night, it cools back down to room temp, (74). my questions is, is how can i stop my lighting (4x54 watt) 6500k...
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    advice on what to buy...

    Im looking on ebay and marine depot, etc. for a cheaper RO/DI filter, as well as a 48"T5 light for my 72 gallon bow. Any of you have any suggestions on good filters or lights?
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    Does anyone have any experience with this filter?

    I came a cross Tom Rapids Pro Series filter, its a sump, a 4 gallon autofill, a skimmer, and a canister filter all in one. For $300 bucks this seems like a buy to me, As i hate the hassle of a sump. (noisy,expensive, has to be tuned just right) etc. Anyways, this looks like the best of both...
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    Filter for FOWLR tank

    Ok, So I have been doing freshwater tanks for sometime now and just use a canister filter, I have tried a sump before and never had much luck, noisy, take up a lot of room, and overflow if their not hooked up right. anyways, I was looking at this filter at marinedepot and wondered if anyone had...
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    72 gallon FOWLR setup. HELP!

    Ok, so i've done countless hours of research for my 72 gallon aquarium going from saltwater to freshwater, back to salt... anyways. Heres what i want to do, I want to use 80 lbs of live rock, and a nexx modular filter, which will rate it up to 110 gallons, (ive heard there really nice) I just...
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    Wanted: Everything for 72 Gallon Reef

    To give an idea of what im looking for, Protein skimmer, overflow boxes, return pump, sump, 48" t5 or halide lighting (atleast 250 watts) heater, anything else that goes with a reef tank. Im not really picky, but if anyone has any old equipment their looking to get rid of, send me a price and a...
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    What kind of water to initially fill reef aquarium with?

    can I just use treated tap water, I live in the city so i know It has chlorine and things in it. Ive been reading online thats not the best way to go, but what is? thank you for your help!
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    Sump Tank help

    I am setting up a 72 gallon saltwater tank, I want live rock, fish, corals, the whole deal. I origionally was going to do a canister filter, but I hear thats not the best route to go, true? Anyways, I have been doing a lot of reasearch on sumps, and I think i understand how they work, basically...
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