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    Changing UV bulbs

    How often should I change my UV bulbs? Specs says the bulb is good for 12,000 hours (500 days) but I have heard that it is not effective that long. Thanks.
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    Problems with Clown

    Hi, I have had a Yellowstripe Maroon Clown and carpet anemone for a few years. The clown has done great with the anemone. I just did a water change yesterday and this morning the clown looks pretty beat up - several white spots on his body and a tentacle from the anemone stuck to his tail. It...
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    Sick carpet anemone?

    Hi all, I have a wonderful yellow carpet anemone that I've grown over about a year, from a size of about 5" across to 14" across. I feed him small pieces of shrimp every other day. About 3 weeks ago he regurgitated the shrimp. My local store owner told me to hold off on feeding for a while...
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    Blotchy skin

    My middle-aged Emporer Angel is almost all the way through his color change and has developed some small pale white-ish blotches on his skin. Definitely not ich. Any ideas?
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    Sick anemone

    Hi all, I bought a true carpet anemone about 4 months ago. Original size about 4" - 5" diameter. Within about 2 months it had doubled in size, very healthy, eating well. Suddenly about 2 weeks ago it began shrinking and looking sickly - turning from a yellowish white to yellow with a greenish...
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    Help with Blue-Spotted Jawfish

    Hi all, I bought a blue-spotted jawfish about 10 days ago and while he seems to do well during the day (digs a cave, eats, etc.) every night he ends up in the refugium. Any idea why he's doing that and what i can do to help him settle in so he stays in the tank? Thanks!
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    sunken cheeks on Blue Face Angel

    My angel has been struggling for a week or so. He now has very sunken cheeks and spends his time hanging near the air stone. His breathing appears a bit labored. I've never seen suncken cheeks in a fish before - what's it mean?
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    mysterious "webs"

    I get a disgusting mat of webs whenever i change water. I have a fish tank, not so much a reef tank, so my particulates are always a struggle for me. As i clean things, these mats form. Any clues??
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