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    Light Question

    Hey everyone, I am looking for a new light and come across this on e-bay. What do you think? 48" 4 ft Metal Halide HQI T5 HO Marine Reef Light 716W - eBay (item 290407826426 end time Mar-29-10 11:17:27 PDT)
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    New Fish

    Here is a couple pics of one of the pair of fire fish that I just got. I had three, but during the acclimation process one escaped the bag, and I think my Lab had a fishy snack! The other two are doing fine.
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    Leather question

    Two weeks ago, I put a finger leather in my tank. For the first few days the polyps opened up and it look great, however the last 4 or 5 days, it has not opened up. I have a toadstool in the same tank and it opens up and has full head of polyps every day. Should I be concerned?? My water...
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    Water tests

    I was wondering what tests I should start doing on my water, now that I am starting to keep corals.
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    UV Sterilizer

    I am shopping for a UV sterlizer for my 67 gall reef tank. I found this one on E-bay Any thoughts?? UV POND Light Sterilizer 18 watt UVC water cleaner - eBay (item 110477051754 end time Feb-02-10 17:25:21 PST)
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    New Toadstool

    Here are a couple of pics of my new leather toadstool. Already opening up and has a great bluish green color. This is my first coral in the tank, so I am hoping it does well!
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    Any ideas?

    This started growing out of my rock a few weeks ago. I hope they are harmless, I really like they way they look in the tank!
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    Skimmer Problem

    I was wondering if anyone has had this problem, and if so what they have done about it. I have an Octopus HOB skimmer for my 65 gal. It will, out of the blue, start to over flow on the air chamber side where the skimmer cup sits. The first time I thought it was that the chamber was dirty so I...
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    Help with a hospital tank

    I have a powder blue tang that has developed ick, so I am going to set up a quarantine tank to treat him. So I need some advice, First I was thinking of buying a ten gallon tank and using a large HOB filter I already have. Since this is a temp tank I am not planning on putting in LR or anything...
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    Taking the next step...maybe

    I would like a little advice, I have had my FOWLR tank going about 2 years now. I am now wanting to move up to have some live corals. So I would like to get some suggestions on lighting and some specimens to start with. The current inhabitants are a powder blue tang, fox face 2 yellow tail blue...
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    Two items to figure out

    I have two growths on my rocks I would like to get some opinions on,
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    Water Changes

    I am still struggling with doing water changes. I know they are vital to the health of my tank but I am still a little confused on how often it should be done and how much should be changed. Right now I do about 20% once a week. However as of this am my Nitrate was still at 10ppm. I would...
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    New to site and SW

    Hello everyone! Thought I would share some pics of my setup. I am new to the site as well as SW fish. I have had freshwater all my life and finally gave in. Please opinions welcome on what you see, I feel like I am still a very new beginner. This is my tank back in December before adding more rock.
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    Should I be concerned?

    Last week I got my CB Butterfly fish. The first two or three days he stayed hidden. When he finally came out and began swimming around, I notice a large white spot on his fin. He seems to favor this fin, but so far his movements and eating seem to be normal, at least for what I have seen of this...
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    Greetings!

    Hello everyone! Just a line or two to introduce myself. I have had aquariums since I was about ten years old, and finally took the leap to saltwater about two years ago. Now after much trial and error I think I finally have a successful Fish and live rock tank. I live in Indianapolis with my...
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