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    Lighting discussion for my upgrade

    So in preparation for my upgrade I need everything planned out way ahead of time. The tank will be a 180 so for lighting it's going to be 3 250w halides and 4 t5 bulbs. Never had t5s so what I need to know is should I do 54w or 80w. Here's a picture of the retro t5 kit I'll be getting
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    Sand for wrasse

    So I'm going to be changing my sand and I'd like to add a couple wrasse ro my tank. I was curious if reef flakes would be a good choice
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    What kind of algae?

    It's grown on my rocks but only as tiny strands now I found that clump in my overflow. Just curious good? bad?
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    Not so friendly

    My kole tang is beating on my scribbled rabbitfish. They are the only 2 in the 93 other than shrimp. The scribbled was added yesterday and the kole has been in there for a couple months. Just looking for some advice. I have a pair of clowns that I could throw in there to distract the tang. Or...
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    Jebao apex adapter

    Does anyone have experience with these or heard of any issues? Since I have 4 rws and the dc12000 I thought this might be a good option to get then hooked up to my apex
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    Advice on a light

    My buddy is getting a 15 gallon aio and he needs a light. What would be a good light that would support lps. Budget is $100 I was thinking about one of the black box ebay led units but I know nothing about leds
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    Where's some good fish stores??

    I'm out at notre dame and I'd like to stop by some fish stores before I head home later today who knows some good fish stores? jrpark22000
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    Hydroponics t5s

    What's the difference between the t5 fixtures used for hydroponics compared to the reef t5s like ATI? I'm wanting to use t5s for supplemental lighting. They will be controlled by my apex so built in timers are useless to me.
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    What'd you get for Fathers Day

    What did the dads get for their tanks? Going to AP tomorrow I'll post after
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    Removing phosphates

    A friend gave me a bunch of rock from her system that she shut down over a year ago. I just picked it up yesterday. I'd like to cure it and pull all the phosphates out. I was curious if I put them in a container and run a Phos reactor if it'd speed up the process
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    AP did it again

    Thought I was going to have to buy a new jebao rw4 since I lost the clear rubber piece on the end of the impeller. Couldn't find the piece anywhere including online. AP made a phone call and had it for me later that day. Thanks again guys
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    Need help picking a tang

    Looking to get a tang to help clean up some Gha and to also add some fish to the tank. Only fish in the tank is my copperband. Here are the tangs I'm looking at Scopas tang Sailfin tang Whitecheek tang Also if any lfs have them.
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    Par levels

    What kind of PAR do you guys keep your acros at. Any info on what PAR will help with growth or color? Is there a range like 100-400 and anything in between is good? I know this is a pretty open ended question but anything to further my knowledge would help.
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    My battle with aefw

    Just wanted to document everything and get advice on whether I'm doing things correctly. background Got home Sunday afternoon from a weekend getaway to find my tank looking quite ugly. No PE on any sps, torches weren't fully open, alot of zoas closed up. Didn't check all parameters as I plan on...
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    What's your favorite fish?

    There may be another thread like this out there. Just thought I'd start one to see everyone's favorite reef safe. Pic and name would be appreciated Mine that I own is the copperband butterfly ANARCHY
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    What color is this??

    Okay my wife showed me this picture of a dress and we have a difference of opinion on the colors. What 2 colors do you see on the dress? ANARCHY
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    Apex

    I'm looking to finally get a controller. I'm trying to figure out what would be the best components to buy. I'll be running 2 systems off the controller. This is what I'll be controlling 2 jebao return pumps 7 jebao powerheads 3 heaters 3 halides 2 supplemental lights 2 Ato Feeder do I just...
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    Acoel flatworms

    Looks like these have found their way into my system. Have spotted about 20 on the front glass. Do you guys think I should toss some flatworm exit in and let it kill the small amount off? I'll try getting a pic ANARCHY
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    Flow rate

    I'm looking to see how much flow I should be running through my sump and through each tank. For those that don't know the system it's a db 30 cube and a 93 cube sharing a 55 gallon sump. Right now there's a dc3000 as a return running 100% so 800gph. The 30 is getting about 200 and the 93 is...
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    93 cube drain issue

    I set my 93 up on Monday. I'm using a jebao dc3000 split between my 30 and 93. The ball valve on the 30 is barely open. The 93 overflow water level will go up and down. Once it goes up a big air bubble comes through the drain to the sump and the level goes back down. Not sure what's happening or...
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