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    White spots on puffer! Help

    Thinking he has some sort of infection. I've never dealt with ich but I thought that was more small spots. Could this be ich? What should I do? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Cycle questions

    So I've been cycling in the craziest way poss and trying to figure out if I'm good or stalled. I received 70lbs "live rock" which had been sitting dry for 12-24 hours before I picked it up so I don't know how live it was but I cured it probably for two months without testing weekly. The highest...
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    Live rock question

    I just picked up a couple hundred lbs of live rock on craigslist from a guy who just broke down aquarium and he had it sitting dry overnight. Any advice on how to treat it to make sure there's no scary things before adding to my aquarium? I'm rinsing them off and putting in saltwater right...
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    T5 question

    Newbie question: I'm trying to change out my lights and the encasing light fixture says 54w 4ft which would be 48' but the actual bulb measures 45.75. Do I need to find a specialty size of 45.75 in bulbs or do these sun blaze fixtures adjust somehow to fit a 48 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Question: Making a qt tank from old fw 15 g

    So I rinsed it really well and filled it up with water from my main tank from a water change just to let some salt water sit in there for a bit. Do I need to rinse it w vinegar or the dreaded bleach or am I fine to just rinse it one more time and add some established water? Sent from my...
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    Feather duster vs crab

    I just found a crab on top of my feather duster who has seemed to abandon his tube. He looks a little torn up. What should I do? Is it better to leave him alone or move him somewhere safer could he be dead? I'm thinking of putting the crab in the back area of my tank/sump for a while with some...
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    red thing???

    Found this red thing in my output box? There are two of them. Any ideas? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    why is my ph creeping up?

    My ph seems to be creeping up from about 8.0-8.4 in the last couple of weeks. Should I be worried lt's gone up that much so quickly. is it too high? I've read adding vinegar or calcium can help lower it but don't want to add anything if I don't need to. I do weekly 10-15 percent water changes...
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    instant ocean skimmer cleaning question

    This is probably a dumb question but I took my skimmer off to give it a good scrub down and there is one tube inside the tube with gunk on it and i can't see a way to get it out to clean or clean in between the two tubes. Does anyone has experience with this skimmer or suggestions? Thank you...
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    Stocking question

    I acquired a 100 gallon tank recently stocked with 1 Yellow tang 1 Starry blenny 2 clown fish 1 Mandarin goby 2 damsel 1 Bangaii Cardinal 1 bristle sand star 1 skunk shrimp 4 Peppermint shrimp 1 Sexy shrimp Green torch coral Rose bubble tip Xenia frag Mushrooms Of course everyone in the...
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    The bio ball controversy

    So I got a sw established tank with fish about 5 or six weeks ago. it has what I think is called an all in one built in and overflow on the back instead of a sump on the bottom. The back holds the skimmer in one compartment, heater in one and bio balls in the other 2. I've been told by lfs to...
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    What is this little blue thing?

    Just found on my rock and can't identify. Anyone know what it is?
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    New to AA and wanted to say Hi

    Hello fellow fishy lovers :fish2: I've been keeping fresh water fish for years and just recently started a 100g saltwater aquarium! I've been researching everything like crazy and learning so much for the last 6 months where I found this community in the process. Can't wait to learn more from...
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