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    allens damsel question

    anybody ever have these bright blue fish? i have one in my tank(30 gallon ) are they as aggressive as other damsels, i just added him yesterday, can i add another one in the next couple days, or will they fight too much because i didnt add them at the same time. sorry for the newbie question...
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    bugs all over my tank

    so last night before i shut the lights off, i noticed my tank looked cloudy from a distance. upon closer inspection i noticed all these tiny tiny white bugs...i read that these are copepods. they seem to have taken over my tank. they are everywhere. all over the glass, rock, pumps...is this a...
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    Food

    Anyone make thier own fish food? any recipes?:alberteinstein:
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    Hulk Acan Question

    got a question about my new acan frag. wondering if its normal, because ive never had an acan. i acclimated it last night for about an hour n a half with lights out. placed it in, turned on actinics and the feeding tenticles were out. hour later turned back on Halides one at a time half hour...
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    JRod's 90 gal reef tank

    So im back in the hobby after a year and a half out. got a great deal on a 90 gal RR tank with stand and a 150w MH pendant($150 for everything). i have since sold the pendant, and purchased a used retrofit with 2x250w SE metal halides(using the used bulbs now, switching to new 20000k bulbs in...
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    moon lighting

    looking for some decent moon lights for my 90 gal, any suggestions?
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    Wtf

    excuse my language. tank has been up n running over a week now. added a couple clowns and some cuc thursday evening. friday night the water level in my tank dropped out of nowhere. one minute all was well the next i walked back in the room and saw it had dropped almost 2 inches. i played around...
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    powerheads

    looking to get a couple "cheaper" not "cheapest" powerheads for my 90 gallon, any suggestions? thinking 2 instead of 1 to have some cross flow brands? gph? also anybody ever use sun suns? seen a guy on CL selling new ones 1300gph for 20, they look like the koralias...
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    Durso overflow help

    so i made my durso pipe. helped with the air sucking off the top of the tank(awesome). very quiet there. however in my sump the water that is overflowing is rushing out too hard?, or still too much air? not really sure . i finally got the water levels all right but underneath sounds like a...
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    overflow too loud

    i mean really loud. i have a 90 gallon pre-drilled tank with the drilling on the bottom. one hole in eack of the back two corners. just water tested thlde tank after re-sealing. no leaks so far ! i have a ehiem 1260 return pump in my sump. the suction on the overflow stand pipe is causing a...
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    return pump on a 90

    im purchasing a eheim 1260 for use as a return for my drilled 90 gal reef. about a four foot rise. would this be powerful enough to only have to use two additional powerheads in my tank. if so how many GPH should the powerheads be?. does the diameter of the return tube matter when choosing a...
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    resealing tank

    possibly a stupid question but do i have to remove the old silicone befor i put the new stuff on? or can i just add an extra layer of protection?
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    Live rock question

    i am puchasing live rock at $2.50 a lb. problem is the guy says its been sitting in a large tub with two water pumps and kalkwasser in it for quite a while (two maybe three months) is the rock still good? is it still cured? im starting a new 90 gallon with it. its a little over 100 lbs
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    Thanx for having me

    Been looking for a site like this! ive been out of the hobby for a couple years. however ill be starting up a 90 gallon mixed reef tomorrow. cant wait! hope to have it have it functional by april, and amazing by christmas. look forward to asking and listening to all your advice :fish2:
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