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    help with a worm

    I noticed this morning had a white looking worm going up the side of the glass. It is white looking. What is this thing and can it be harmful to anything in the aquarium...what do i do to get rid of it, if it not suppose to be in there. Thanks
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    Water flow

    In my 75 gal. tank I have the flow from m canister pump, I have the flow from the two power heads, do I need to add two Koralia 4`s or one? I would like to know how do I know where to place them in my aquarium. Thanks
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    power heads and the salt i use

    i use instant ocean and i have had my power heads so long i do not even know the name of them. I use instant ocean salt mix, I did read that the salt you use does make a difference. What is the antias best food. I would love to make home made foods for my fish but I live in a small country town...
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    Distilled water

    Can I use distilled water for top offs?I want to get r/o water sys. a.s.a.p. I have only a few corals in my tank, my dispar anthias died sometime in the night. I have been reading everything I can about salt water. Sometimes I think no matter what I do, I get no where with this salt water...
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    Dispar Anthias

    Every morning when I wake up my dispar anthias has wiite spots all over him and none of the other fish do, this has been going on for a week now. I have used Seachem. products to treat the fish for ick. I mix one measure of metronidazole,one measure of focus, with some garlic gaurd, I mix all...
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    about coral

    Can someone please tell me if the umbrella coral has another name. I was wanting to see some photos of it and how to take care of it. If anyone knows the real name of this coral please tell me what it is called. Thanks.
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    A question about phosphate

    I tested my tank for phosphate, my phosphate is only like 0.25. I have done some reading that phosphate is a cause of red algae slime. I still get a very thin film of the aquarium glass. There is one thing I can`t get cleared up,it is the top of my water. I have a film of this stuff that has...
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    QT Tank

    I would like to know what size tank I should use for a qt tank, how do I set one up. Is it best to use the water from my salt tank or start from scratch using salt pump and heater, do I need to add live sand to qt tank. Thanks for any help on the set up of a qt tank.
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    About that fruit for the Copperband

    Thanks for all the reply`s back. I seen the viedo of this guy feeding his copperband a banana slice...the fish was making a nice meal out of it LOL any way just asking.:D
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    fruit for the coppeband butterfly

    I seen somone feeding a slice of banana to the copperband butterfly fish. Do they like bananas, is this a good idea to do this?
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    frozen foods

    I have been feeding my fish frozen foods, brime shrimp,blood worms. I would like to know if there are anyother foods that I should be feeding them. I would like to know how to feed them properly. I just get a little water out of my salt tank and cut a piece of the cube in half and let food break...
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    Lots of brown algae everywhere

    I have lots of brown algae growing everywhere, it seems to come off the rock and float to the top of the tank as I noticed this morning. I done a 20% water change in my tank Sunday and wiped the walls of the aquarium down. Monday morning it was right back on everything, it is really thick. What...
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    Help i have ick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I have ick in my tank, but it is only on the clown fish. I noticed these spots oh my clown a couple of days ago, fist he would have spots the next day he would have none, now he has several on him again, the rest of my fish have not had any signs of ick at all. I also have a bubble tip anem. in...
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    Fresh shrimp

    I would like to know if there is a way to prepare the fresh shrimp for feeding,and will frozen plankton be ok to feed my fish and my anem.?
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    Fish database

    I want to say thank you for all the info. in the database, it is very helpful:blueflowe My tank is not that old and Im trying to select fish that are easy care. This is very useful information. Thanks for all the hard work:D
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    tank set up help

    I would just like to know if all I use is my 80gal. canister filter, a hang on the back skimmer and my nova pro lighting is going to be ok. I just want to do simple things in my tank. Feather Duster`s, how many should I use for a 75gal tank, maybe some mushrooms and polyps and some easy to care...
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    Anemone help

    Im going to place an anemone in my salt tank today. How should the anemone be placed? Like, should I float the bag for 30 min. and then place it in the tank or should I slowly add water from my tank into the bag to adjust it to my aquarium water? Thanks for any help given.
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    Hi

    Hello Im excited to get started in the salt water fish. I have had fish tanks for over ten years now. I love my tanks. I was always afraid to start a salt tank. I thought there is so much to learn, I have been reading as much as I can now for a few months and Im still not understanding...
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