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    Diatoms this orange?

    Get a phosphate reactor and diatoms and cyno will be something you used to have.
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    which filtration type to choose new 55gal setup

    Nitrates are removed by bacteria. Bacteria grows primarily on live rock, sand, etc. Cleaning a canister filter will just kill the bacteria. I have a 440 gallon reef tank with two sumps which is the right way to do it. I think a bio-pellet reactor is more important than a sump on a 55 gallon. Use...
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    Is this aptasia?

    I think it's a majono not an aiptasia.
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    Powerhead to keep algae on the sand down?

    The way to get rid of cyno bacteria is to run some phosphate media. Ideally, use the media in a reactor, or you can put the media in a nylon bag that you can get at any LFS, wash off the residue, and put it in an area that gets the most water flow running through it. Also, cyno lives off of...
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    Orange shoulder tang

    Mine is out and about. He's not eating regular food but he poops like a champ so he's eating something. I think I'm going to get a spot face tang for my aquarium. I also have a large yellow belly hippo tang and two yellow tangs. S got a 440 gallon tank. .
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    Orange shoulder tang

    The fish is finally starting to feeling at home after 3 weeks. The fish is an adult fish, only eats algae off the back of my aquarium and picks at the sand as if he is eating. The fish hides when I feed my other fish so the fish has eaten no meaty food such as mysis but seems fine. It took three...
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    Orange shoulder tang

    Got a large orange shoulder tang about two weeks ago. The fish hides quite a bit in my 440 gallon tank. It hasn't eaten anything other than algae in my tank and hides when I feed my other fish. How long can the fish live without eating and does anyone have any ideas of what to do to get the fish...
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