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    Top Off???

    Has anyone ever used this system from a Minneapolis company..Bulk Reef Supply.com? This is what it looks like: Level-Loc auto top off unit for RO systems http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360146789857 We are in need of some type of top off idea or system for a 3 week vacation...
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    Auto Top OFF Equipment ????

    Has anyone ever used this system from a Minneapolis company..Bulk Reef Supply.com? This is what it looks like: Level-Loc auto top off unit for RO systems http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360146789857 We are in need of some type of top off idea or system for a 3 week vacation...
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    In sump...I added copepods...are these what these are?

    Hi abit back about 6 weeks ago I put in some very lil copepods from DT's and now I have lots...lots...lots...of lil white headed critters, very little, but they have like a tadpole tale...and they love to crawl over everything. And are super fast...They also like the a filter that is lying in my...
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    fuge and feeding items

    Hi, I have a good size fuge, and have put live rock, refug mud, and mangroves in this. I have snails, sea serpent, and starfish in thier. I am worried that they arent getting fed properly. The live sand and mud were not live. The rock was. I have light on after my tank light goes out. I did have...
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    A good tankmate for a red hawkfish?

    Got a red hawkfish, that may have killed a new fish of mine. Hes a bit spunky at times. Really fun to watch. But, had to move him to a smaller tank with my naughty banded coral shrimp and a sea urchin. My hawkfish ate a small peppermint when I added him to my tank,,,so it was definately time to...
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    What are good rock cleaners?

    I heard mandarin fish are good rock cleaners as well as 6 line wrasse.... Any others?
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    What type of algae for fuge...

    Hi, what are you all using for good filtration algae in your fuge? Dont want one that will go asexual and turn my water cloudy...also have a tang that would maybe like something special now and then on the live side. Is red garcilia good?
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    Why do people

    Why do people use Kalwasser? I have read that they make it inexpensiveley with pickling lime. I use RO water...my calium seems to maintain at 380-400 ( is that good enough?)and my KH alkalinity is around 13 drops. So, for me to make and add kalwasser...it would bring my alkalinity up into a...
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    Wooden Air Stone?

    Hi, I have a skimmer that is in my biocube that uses a wooden air stone. I have heard 2 opionions. One said to replace the wooden air stone each month and the other said you dont replace it...dont they wear out? Who uses wooden air stones? Info so appreciated...
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    Bioballs..clean, rinse, or leave alone?

    Wondering what to do... I have bioballs in my biocube, and read not to clean them. To let them be. So, when I clean the tank. I just put them in a bucket and return them to chamber after wiping the chamber out... And I do the same in my sump... So, are we supposed to be cleaning or rinsing...
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    Seahorses

    Does anyone have good resources for information on starting a seahorse tank? Need good reading and info. Planning on making my 29 biocube this fall into a seahorse tank... Who raises seahorses on this forum? I need a good mentor.... B&S
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    Clowns

    I have a typical nemo clown. She just recently hosted an anemone that has been in my tank. I also have another new bubble tip in my tank waiting on a tomato clown that will arrive tomarrow. Do you think they the clowns will fight? I am abit nervous. My nemo clown has been normally very easy...
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    coral lighting needs...

    To raise good coral, and to get them to not only just survive but to grow...what should a person get for lighting? Is this something reliable? 400 Watt Metal Halide Aquarium Light w/ 14k or 20k bulb What should I be looking for? Economy wise for the electrical bills what should I be watching...
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    Nassarius Vibrex

    Question for the knowledgeable............ Can nassarius vibrex be also black shelled? I have purchased nassarius vibrex from fosters and my LFS and have been light or sand colored, and have their siphon for sand surfing. I just recently bought some over ebay. Problem is these I bought over...
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    Macroalgae Ulva, Brown Gracilaria, & Codium in sump that I am building soon

    I have purchased a 40 gallon tank and purchased baffles to make a larger sump. Any ideas on how to implement an area for these 3 macros? Do I need like a live sand bed or refugium mud? I know I better get a light right or will ordinary daylight in the house work, as the sump is not going to be...
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    ich or velvet?

    Well, my blue tang has cloudy eyes, and earlier today had some white spots that looked like they were under the skin, but now the spots are unnoticeable. He had this issue a couple weeks ago, and seemed to get better. Also about that time we needed to be away. We then were gone on a 5 night...
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    Slugs? Any one have a pic?

    Hi, got a pipe organ coral that closed up on me while on vacation. Come to really look it over..it has several slug like creatures on it. Not, sure, what a slug looks like. But, it is white with 2 tenticles above the face. One was about 1/4 in long and saw several babies. No shell. No lettucy...
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    How do I find a posted question from days back

    Hi I posted a question a week ago or so, and need to refer back...how do I find my questions. Is there any easier way to do that?
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    Filter in sump?

    Hi all... I am hearing filters in sump??? What are you all using? Where are you applying it? I just put alil 5 by 6 square of quilt batting under my inflow under the bio balls... Should I have one laying under the entire lenght of my sump?
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    protien skimmer and 29 oceanic biocube...no carbon cartridge needed?

    Just purchased this protein skimmer intended for my biocube. Have had my cube perking with live rock and live sand for 2 months. It is now getting time for me to consider adding snails, sand sifters, ect..."Coral". My question is: It appears that my protien skimmer is designed to replace the...
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