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  1. Bkmrsteel

    For Sale: 75 gal salt water reef tank "georgia" (everything!)

    I have a 75 gal glass salt water reef tank, with a 20 gal acrylic refugium (sump). If I'm selling it, its all going together. Fish, coral, live rock, sand, inverts, tank, stand, sump, pumps, over flow b box, protean skimmer, uv serializer, plants, battery backup, timers, T5 HO Lights come with...
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    Bubbles in the sump?

    I have started finding little air bubbles in my refuge. They seem to sit on top of the mud, almost stuck. If I knock them, they rush to the top and pop. Is this from nitafication occurring deep in the mud? Not that it seems to be doing anything bad, but it starts lifting thin amounts of top...
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    Want cleaner shrimp, comparability?

    I have been looking around google all night, trying to find info on cleaner shrimp, and searching others problems with the shrimp and every fish in my tank. 75 gal tank I have two young clown fish, six line wrasse, blue tang, banggie cardenal, and two emrold crabs. I had three peppermint...
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    Young Clown fish, inflamed gill?

    I got two baby clown fish as my first two. They have been in there for three months now, and growing fast (stock together like glue, there so cute). However, I noticed the other day that the smaller one had one gill that looks puffed out? I can see the gill looks a little red, and seems...
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    Blue tang got ich, advice?

    Have had my tank set up for a few months now. Just got a new fish, small blue tang I had seen at the lfs for about a month. Hes been with us for almost two weeks, eating very well (shrimp and green sea weed) Just started showing ich. Scratching, and a few sand specks. My question is, do I...
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    Mushroom coral reproduction

    How long before a mushroom starts reproducing in your tank? I was told they will spawn to reproduce, Or do I have to frag?
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    Mangrove not doing good...

    My two mangrove plans where doing really well for the first few weeks. Now, they seem to have deflated. The base is still somewhat firm, the roots and tops are soft. One root came off like a seemed crab claw. There was some strange fuzz growing on them, what I thought was salt, thinking now it...
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    Trash in my used aquarium? Unbelievable!

    I got my first salt water aquarium a few months ago. A used 75 gal tank with a refuge, skimmer, return pump, stand and canopy. I could tell the tank was crashed, and in need of some tlc to get it back to go, but no idea to what extent. for starters, there where hundreds of shells in the sand...
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    Snail not moving 36 hours, sick?

    My mex turbo snail has been motionless for 36 hours now. I know my fresh water snails will get full and just stop, but this guy isn't even holding the glass. Hes sitting on the sand. I'm not medicating the tank, a 0, nitri 0, nita under 5, Sel 1.024, al 4 meql How long before I should remove...
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    Hand fed my emrold crabs today, fun!

    In the middle of moving my rocks around the tank, and was able to find my crabs all at once. After having found a molted shell, I didn't really know at the time if it was that or a dead crab. Didn't want to crack the shell open to find out, really was a perfect copy.anyway, Found it really fun...
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    Plant, what is it before making it in

    Got this plant from the beach, tun washed up after a big storm. What is it, can it go in my refugium?
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    Plants off the beach

    So I'm at the beach, and I keep seeing these little tree like plants that are washing up. They look green and healthy. Was thinking about getting a 5 gal tub before leaving, and filling it with some plants and water to pick threw when I get home. What do yall think?
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    Brown growing in mud?

    I have brown patches growing in my refugium. When the lights are off, it slowly fades away. When the light is on, they come back and become very dark. Is this brown algie?
  14. Bkmrsteel

    Ant infestation in home!

    My girl friend and I stay in an aprt together. We have a 20 gal fresh water, 75 gal salt water, and 35 gal tank with our ball python "Grim"living with us. with hot summer hear, some small black ants have been showing up, and we sent the land owner an email about it. Nothing big tell today...
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    Cant find my peppermint shrimp!

    I had three peppermint shrimp, got them about 2 weeks ago along with a six line wrasse and two baby clowns. There is one I still see, and has become very confident in the tank. Although I have been unable to find the other two for over a week. I did find the molted shell of a shrimp, but thats...
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    First coral, help with info

    Just got my first coral, although I wasn't able to get clear info on it. All my tests are good, no3 is about 5-10, little higher then I would like. Reduced feeding, and my plants are growing very well, so they should help a lot more very soon. I know I jumped in getting things without...
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    New snails, invasive or good?

    Little snails showed up, found about six, don't know if they came in on rocks, sand, or other animals. They have a long horn shaped spike body, white in color. Are these guys good or bad? If they are bad, is there any chance my six line will eat them for me? Hope the pic came out ok,
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    Lighting requirements... 75gal

    Water conditions are right for adding coral now, but I don't know if my lights are. I have a 75 gal tank, with two T5 lights suspended about 3"from the water. I also have rocks built up underneath the lights, ranging depth from 4", 6", 8". I only want soft coral for now, but all the pet shops...
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    Introducing new fish to six line wrasse

    Classic story, aquarium shop sells fish knowing its a new tank, and fails to mention the possibility of problems later. I have one six line wrasse, and two baby clowns. I'm reddy to add new fish, but dont want my six line becoming aggressive. Whats the best way to introduce new fish to this...
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    Baby clown HELP! Jumping in the refuge!

    I have had two baby clown fish for about two weeks now. They are about 3/4", one slightly larger then the other. No problems tell tonight! When I couldn't find one after feeding, before bed, it raised questions, thought he was just hiding in a rock. Got up in the middle of the night, and he...
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    75gal tank, first fish! Six line wrasse?

    So I posted about the used 75gal tank I received a little while ago. I have done a lot of work from then, cleaning up the sump, sand, adding to the rock, and making it a properly functioning salt water aquarium. It took a little time, but for almost a week now I have shown 0 ammonia, 0...
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    Things growing on live rock

    What is this growing on my friends live rock. I didn't know what it was when he asked, almost looks like a sponge?
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    Critters in the sand?

    So I just noticed these guys, along with a few others in the refuge. These two are redish in color, long slender bodys with what look like hairs trailing behind them. Just found them deep in the sand on the edge of the tank. Thought about pulling um to the refuge, but saw a few things hopping...
  24. Bkmrsteel

    Timer on skimmer or no tank...

    I just setup my 75 gal tank, refuge and everything. Is in the living room, and the protein skimmer is so loud! Sounds like the dish washer running! My girl friend and I where very unhappy about the sounds, and decided if wecould not find a solution, the tank had to go! I have looked into...
  25. Bkmrsteel

    First 75 gal tank, setting up

    I got this in trade for a few hundred dollars worth off computer work. More work to come in trade for the new t5 light setup hes offered me. I got the 75 gal tank, stand, top, refuge, over flow box, return pump, protean skimmer, titanium heater, sand, delivery of the setup and 75+ gal of RO sea...
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