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  1. cgthebeast

    Gonna have to euthanize....

    So my purple firefish has been hiding in a tiny cave for weeks, I haven't seen it in a while and assumed it had passed but he darted out quickly for food tonight, that's when I noticed his odd swimming. I caught and separated him out and it appears he has internal parasites. His fins are...
  2. cgthebeast

    Anthias care

    I think I've settled on either dispar or Barletts and I was wondering if anybody else had these
  3. cgthebeast

    Dwarf angel experiences

    I'm looking a new colorful fish for my 75g reef tank. I'm wishy Wash on them, I have a lot of corals, ranging from softies,LPS, and SPS. Tank is 3 yr old. So I want to hear your experiences, which one you consider are the best, and why or why not to keep them
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    Does anybody keep a different wrasse with a sixline?

    I have a sixline now and it's very well mannered. I would love to add some more color to my reef tank and love red head fairy wrasse. My sixline is very well mannered, never picks on anybody. What I usually do when I add new fish is remove the sixline to the the sump for a few weeks while the...
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    How do feather duster reproduce?

    I have a common Hawaii one, about 4in in diameter, today I got up a noticed a snail knocked off one of my frag plugs that I have had for months. Sure enough, there's a tiny feather duster(dime size) on the back of it. I'm sure it wasn't there when I got it, so where did it come from?
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    Bubble tip has me worried

    I've had it for months and it's been thriving, but ever since I fixed my plumbing so I've had more flow, it's been acting weird. It could be the increase in flow but I just want to be sure, all my other stats are normal. it's still reacting, it ate really well yesterday, it's mouth is nice and...
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    Pump issues

    So my pump isn't pumping like it used to, I noticed last night that the flow from my over flow was very weak compared to before so o got up early this moring and gave it a vinegar bath and scrub it. Still the same result, I think my pipes might be clogged up again. But I'm kind of at a lost, my...
  8. cgthebeast

    How to use GFO

    Just got a bag of it in my myaquriumbox, how do you use it?
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    Any other my aquarium box users?

    Just curious if you got the saltwater box for this month, it kinda underwhelmed me. Last month was great though so I'm gonna wait and see next month and how it goes
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    Thinking of taking the plunge:SPS

    My 75g has been set up for 2 years, and I've kept softy and lps with success. I've been thinking about taking the plunge and investing in a small frag of bird nest. Tank stats: Equipment 75g, two years old 800 reef octopus skimmer Jeabo wave maker pp-8 2x Chinese led black boxes Jeabo auto...
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    Light for sump

    I'm revamping my sump for more nutraint export cause right now it's lacking. Anyway I invested in cheato for my fuge and I niw want to invest in a better light for it. Will a 54W E26 PAR38 Full Spectrum LED Grow Light Bulb For Plants Seeding and Growing work
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    Algae help

    So I have a 75g, and I can never get rid of my algae completely. And now I have a blossoming of ditaoms on my sand and cynical in my sump. I want to completely redo my refugeium, adding mangroves and just someway better to extract nutrients. My parms are fine, everything is in order. I'll post...
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    Help getting new tang to eat

    I recently got a yellow eyed kole tang for my 75 It's been in the tang for 6 days, he's very active, cruising around the rock work and such, but I can't get him interested in any food. He picks at the rock work and glass but refuses to pick at any seaweed strips, both green and brown, flake...
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    Ro run off for freshwater?

    I hate al that water going to waste and was wondering if I could use it for freshwater, directly in the tank as long as I add decholnator
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    Fish safe way to remove scratches from plastic

    Found a five gallon hex for about $2 from a flea market. Looks like this except smaller and for sure made out of plastic. No leaks and really good price, who ever had it before had hermit crabs and the sand scratched it bad. Now I really don't care about the bottom, it's more like on the...
  16. cgthebeast

    Wanted: Looking for a tiger lotus

    I've tried bulbs with no luck, so if you have a plant that you looking to sell, then please message me.
  17. cgthebeast

    Reef Algae help please!

    How do you keep your reef tanks algae free for the most part? I feed lightly, maybe three times a week I have a 7 hour light period My tank is mature My phosphate test kit show 0 My parms are stable at Salinity 8.3 Ca 465 Mg1330 Kh 9 Temp 78 I skim my skimmer at the wettest possible and it's...
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    Close to over stocking or am I good?

    I have a 75g reef that's been running for two years. I have a variety of snails, and a few hermit crabs. My current stock is: 2x black clowns 1x sixline 1x purple firefish 1x Orange firefish I want to add 2 cleaner shrimp, a porcelain crab, and more hermits later on. Anyway, I'm trying to...
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    Do pyramid snails eat algae?

    So several weeks ago i noticed these small white snails that come out after dark, did some digging and determined these are either the dreaded pyramid snails or the good rissoids. I decide to watch their behavior and figure out what is up. I have 5 turbo snails in my tank so of now, and from...
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    What to feed feather dusters?

    Just curious, right now I'm feeding it reef roids and zoo plankton 2 a week. It's grown more of its tube and anchored on to the live rock. Just wandering what does everybody else find them?
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    Cabbage leather dying?

    I have had a piece of Cabbage leather for months and it's done great, grown, molted, full polyp extension. Welp now the center has turned white and a hole the size of a pencil eraser has appeared but it's not acting like its dying? Like full extension and feeding behavior and everything. I know...
  22. cgthebeast

    What kind of freshwater led

    So it's time to replace my lighting. I use t5 right now but the fixture is old and need replacing. I have no plants that require high lighting, only Amazon swords at the moment. It's a 36g bowl front. And if it could be mounted, that would be great!
  23. cgthebeast

    Green star polyp dying?

    I've had it for 3 years and it was doing great! It grew more then 4x it's original size. Then one day, it quit opening up half way. I knew they can throw fits so I want worried. Today I've noticed it turning dark purple and falling apart on some parts. I was wondering if trace elements can kill...
  24. cgthebeast

    Fish are weird

    So I have a purple firefish that likes to chase my orange firefish. I also have two clowns that I've separated cause they would beat up my orange firefish. Put the main female clown back in, it has now became my orange firefish body guard? And puts the purple in its place? All while my six line...
  25. cgthebeast

    To buy or not to buy

    The rose bulb anemone. I have a 75g tank that's over a year old with two clowns, a engineer goby and a six line wrasse. I'm about to place a order on live aquaria and notice they have so very nice rose bulbs for sale in divers den. I've always been curious about these and I know my tank can...
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