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    algae

    thanks. I ordered a ro/di system from aquariumwaterfilters.com I got the baracuda model. It works great I use to make my salt water and also for drinking water etc... easy to install and the people there are very knowledgable about their product. I live on the third floor and got tired of...
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    algae

    thanks . Just ordered a kit from garf.com The guy was real helpful and I cant believe the prices. The rats down here want $3.00 to $4.00 per snail.I told the guy I wanted them for my tank not supper. :D
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    algae

    Yes I have an ro/di system I use to make my salt water. My nitrate level is between 20 and 40 . need to check the phospate level again but it was fine last I cheked
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    algae

    Thanks. Know of any good on line stores. the lfs in my area suck
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    algae

    moved from a 55 gal to an 85 gal bow front tank with a sump system, about a month ago. I added a helo light system for my corals, about 3 weeks ago. this brought the wattage up to 360. I'm having problems now with algae on my glass, etc... was running my light s for 12 hours a day 10:00 a.m...
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    floating Seahorse's

    thanks Thanks again for the advise. Had to do the procedure on one of the seahorse's again yesterday. He seemed much happier. I feed them right after that and he was able to chase food etc... 8)
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    floating Seahorse's

    Thanks for the advise. I followed the procedure on the site you sent me to . It worked great, did not have to use anything but my fingers. The boys are doing fine now. when I feed them they can go for the food etc.... As for the bubble's, yes I did have a bubbler in the tank but turned it off...
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    floating Seahorse's

    Help, have two seahorse's in a 15 gal tank . Have had them for about 9 months. About 5 days ago they stared floating to the top of the tank. They look like they are pregnant . thier bellys are pretty big, but it looks like they are full of air. They are not eating too well now. The fish guys at...
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    good news, bad news

    hair algea Had the same in my tank a few months after I started. I would let it grow about an inch or so and then pull it out by hand, being careful not to let it stay in the tank. after a while it just quit growing. Its ok if it stays in one area, but you have to keep an eye on it and keep...
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    help on sand bed.

    Decisions decisions, thanks again.
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    help on sand bed.

    am going to move from a 55 g to an 80 g tank . The guy at the fish store sold me 1 large bag of crushed coral from florida and 2 bags of aragonite sand. I put the crushed coral on the bottom and the sand on top. I am going to remove the sand from my 55g and put it on top of the new sand etc. I...
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    Water cycling

    Any benifit in adding water from an existing 55 gal tank to a 15 gal tank my son is cycling we are in the second week of the cycle
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    moving to larger tank

    one more question. I will be moving from a 55 gal to a 80 gal in a couple of weeks. Will have to add more sand to compensate. Was told to put new sand at bottom of the new tank and than add the sand from the 55 gal on top. Is this correct?
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    R/O units

    I am moving from the second floor to a third floor condo. I refill my tanks with water from a water mill. 5 gal jugs. Dont want to use tap water cause i wont even drink it. the place I am moving into has a water softener thinking about getting a R/O unit. Dont want to lug 5 gal jugs up three...
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    New Aquarium

    thanks a lot. the tank is drilled at the bottom and has two tubes that are inserted. one for water return from the sump and one that returns the water to the sump. Never thought about putting the skimmer and heater in the sump. but anything that you don't have to put in the tank helps. gonna...
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    New Aquarium

    just received a jetstream super system Euro 80 gal tank. it came with a tidepool Bio WHeel filtration system. pump moves 940 gph. I have a 55 gal tank now with a FLuval 404 filter. I dont know too much about the bio wheel filtration system and would appreciate any help i can get. I have a reef...
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    fading clown fish

    thanks a lot. will change lighting schedule. I t does rub up against the coral skeleton. and its fins were getting frayed. i treated it with a liguid that smell like menthol but this really plays havoc with my protien skimmer. it sends out millions of little tiny air bubbles. It does not suffer...
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    fading clown fish

    fading fast. :cry: think Im getting the hang of this. Attched is a pic of my clown and the coral that he has adopted. I feed my fish omega one marine flakes via automatic feeder. twice daily. lights come on at 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and then again at 5:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. feed my coral-...
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    fading clown fish

    help cant having hard time posting photo
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    fading clown fish

    help have a 50 gal reef aquarium with with 5 damsels and one yellow tang. mostly coral and live rock. added an anemome and clown fish about three months ago. the amemome died , but the clown buddied up to one of my soft corals, cant remember the name. when fully closed it is about the size of a...
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