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  1. Altohombre

    Netting to cover fish tank?

    I have a 45 long that is going to be a FOWLR so I don't care as much about light getting through. I want it to hold a snowflake eel and some other fish. I have a huge HOB protein skimmer that makes covering the tank a biotch. So I was thinking of using some kind of netting or screen, but I...
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    New skimmer keeps flipping out!

    I got the new Super Reef Octopus HOB LX-1000s and it is enormous. Anyway I am used to my aquaC remora skimmer so I am having trouble with this one. If I turn it off and turn it back on the bubbles overflow my collection cup and go crazy. Initially I had to block the silencer valve with my finger...
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    Phosban Reactor 150 questions

    so I have heard that you should set it to have your phosban tumble slightly. What is the reason for this. RIght now I have my reactor almost filled up with carbon first and phosban after and there is not any tumbling. I can set my powerhead higher, but I am just wondering why it makes a...
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    New Super Octopus Protein Skimmers

    anybody researched these? I have been looking at their new HOB skimmers and although I dislike the bright red color I do like what I have seen of the bubble blaster pump. I am thinking about getting the xp1000s ($289) that has the typical HOB look with square collection cup but they also offer a...
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    Stupid Protein Skimmer ? for the sump challenged

    This is for future understanding... say I buy a 300g tank and set up a 90g sump. I know most people buy a protein skimmer that is higher rated than your tank, but do you buy one higher rated than 300g or higher rated than the total water of 490g?
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    Which Octopus Skimmer?

    I have a 45g tank that will be a FOWLR holding a snowflake eel and maybe a wrasse or so.
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    Snowflake Eel Flipping Out!

    So that 40g long tank I was setting up on concrete blocks is all done and set up and cycled and I got a snowflake eel for it who was doing just great. Exploring all the caves my big rock had and was eating shrimp and squid off my feeder tongs like a champ for about 3 weeks. I could definitely...
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    Nemo's Aquarium Super Store

    The other day I am watching TV and I see an advertisement for this store. It is the first time I have ever seen a fish store advertised on television. Has anyone been there or heard anything about it? It is located in East Norriton, PA
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    Which Octo Skimmer is right?

    I have a 45g tank but wouldn't mind getting one that was for bigger tanks so it definitly pulls enough or still may be useful if I get a bigger tank. It has to be a HOB skimmer!
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    Setting up 2nd tank cycling question

    so I am setting up a 2nd tank and I only had so much water at the time so I started cycling that amount (1/4 of the tank) with the whole shrimp and some live rock and am already getting some nice ammonia readings. My question is that when I add more water is the whole cycle process going to have...
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    Good / Cheaper Skimmers

    I have an aqua c remora pro on my 46 bow and want to set up my 45 long. Are there any other HOB skimmers I should check out?
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    Fluval E Series Heaters

    you guys hear anything about these new heaters? Definitely more pricey, but has visual thermometer, alarm, and color changing. Aquarium Heaters & Temperature Control: Hagen Fluval E Series Heaters
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    Mag-Float scratching problem

    ...so I've had the medium Mag-Float about a year and a half and all of a sudden it has been scratching my glass. I know that sand can get caught in it and it will cut glass but I have checked it out, scrubbed it with a toothbrush and I am still getting scratches. I am wondering if one of the...
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    Tempted to keep a fish tank on the floor

    I have a 40 long on my floor against a wall right now that I have never set up. I don't have a big enough car to carry a stand and really don't want to spend $200 bucks on one either so I have been thinking of leaving it on the floor. The spot it is in really isn't a bad viewing spot for it...
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    Emerald Crabs

    I can't keep em for some reason. Both ones I have gotten have died within days. I predominantly have hermits in my tank instead of snails because IMO snails are wimps and I have no problems with any dwarf blue legs, electric blues, scarlet hermits at all, but when it comes to Emeralds they just...
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    I failed at copepod cultivation

    boy was I proud of myself when I set up this copepod harvesting tank. It was really exciting watching them swim all around and the thoughts of them reproducing. Well after about 2 weeks they were all dead. Not really sure what killed them. The only thing that I could have done differently was...
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    Death by coral

    no not human death, but hermit crabs. It seems that I have lost several hermits over the last year due to me finding them "zapped" by corals. One stupid one got stuck between my duncan stems and couldn't get out and I couldn't get him out without mashing up my duncan heads. Another one crawled...
  18. Altohombre

    Fish food prices + shipping

    is it worth it to buy frozen fish food from the Dr's if shipping is $23? They have a buy 6 mix and match deal going on.
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    Phyto for copepod breeding

    anyone recommend a brand of Phyto. There seems to be a lot of choices and some have different particle sizes and concentration and what not. I was throwing some trash away and noticed a 2.5 g tank in the dumpster, I washed it and took the Dora the Explora stickers off it and I am gonna set...
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    Pods!

    anyone know of any good articles or DIY on how to culture copepods? I used to see them crawling around my tank at night, but it seems that either my mandarin is eating them all or my TLC Marine SAT has killed them off. I have added arctipods in the past, but they don't really look alive and my...
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