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    My Emperor 400 w/ attatched Algae Scrubber (Pic Heavy)

    Ladies and gentlemen....I present to you...in my 3 years of reefing...my first ever successful DIY project lol. Thanks to the support and suggestions of LivingReef members, I went ahead and researched further into Algae Scrubbers. Much of this information was obtained from all the stuff Santa...
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    Is there such thing as a reef safe nano predator?

    Just curious, any fish/eels/inverts out there that are reef safe? I have a Fluval Chi filled with ghost shrimp spawning regularly....I set it up for a fuzzy dwarf lion tank that never got completed. I'm only working with a 20 long with a (soon to be) 10 G sump and ATS....I can guess the answer...
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    Algae Turf Scrubber

    I noticed there haven't been any recent posts on this topic and since it's such a highly debatable topic...figured i'd start my own. I've done a good amount of research on them and was hoping someone could give me a bit of advice. - Would the "waterfall" ATS method actually work (Where the ATS...
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    Picking a skimmer and pump

    Im planning out my 55 gallon fowlr w/ a 20long sump. Lookinh at the Eheim 1250 right now. Read a lot of good things about it anf noticed a bunch of you guys hav it as well. Any other pumps around $100 worth looking at? Im counting pennies here lol skimmer: is the aqua c remora hob...
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    Problems keeping a stable temp. HELP!!

    I have a 20L set up just to keep myself entertained with some damsels until I upgrade in the summer/fall. I'm using a generic no-name LED fixture that I bought off one of my LFS guys who gets a lot of his LED's DIY...and I never had a problem with them heating my water in the past. I have an...
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    Why are Bicolor Angelfish difficult to keep?

    I keep reading everywhere that they are fairly difficult to keep. Is there a particular reason? I saw one in my lfs a few days ago that was swimming around and looked healthy aside from a few infrequent "mini-seizures". Is this a health issue? I've seen my old Ocellaris clowns do something...
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    90 Gallon stocking suggestions

    Hey everyone, In the fall I plan on getting cleanly out of my debt and back on my feet. I'm gonna steer clear of corals for quite a while unfortunately. Until then, I'm going to be keeping an eye out for a used 90G tank. I want some kind of combination of these fish. -Bicolor Angelfish...
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    Shrimp Recommendation for 6.6Gallon

    Could I please have some recommendations of shrimp for my 6.6 Gallon Bookshelf Reef? (which is coming along pretty well...updates soon). I'm currently doing a trial time period using no sand bed but just high flow and a HOB Aquaclear w/ Chaeto. I found another LFS the other day and saw a...
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    Since I've been gone..... with photos!

    Still got a crappy camera. New DSLR black friday???:x: Hammer coral doesn't seem to open up much more than this for some reason...:frustrat: If I had a nicer camera, the Pineapple tree and zoas would look even better. Who doesn't like Rics?? Duncans aren't opening...
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    LED or not to LED?

    This is somewhat of an urgent matter. Stopped by one of my LFS today and while talking to the owner, he mentioned he has a LED strip that he's trying to get rid of (recently upgraded all his tanks to LED). I don't have specs on it but it looks legit. I'm just looking for some quick...
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    Bringing out zoa colors

    I was just curious...there seems to be a lot of different opinions on this subject across the web. What do you think is the best lighting to get zoas to be as colorful as they possibly can?
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    40 Watt PC

    After getting yet another $65 parking ticket this fine afternoon, I came to the conclusion that I won't be able to get the 70w Fishneedit.com MH.:frustrat: I have an extra 10G dual screw in hood (like the one I'm using now) and I'm gonna get two more of those crappy Coralife 50/50 10W screw in...
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    Nano coral recommendation?

    I always wanted a frogspawn or hammer -type coral in my tank...but read about their 6'' tentacles that come out at night and whatnot...combined with their aggressive temperament, they obviously wouldn't be suitable for my 10G. Any recommendations on something similar? I basically wanted an...
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    Take a peek into my 10G world.

    At long last, Corals are in my 10Gallon. I always wanted to do a build thread...but the way my finances are progressing (or rather...not progressing.:frustrat:). Picked up a couple of frags from my old high school teacher a couple of nights ago. They're all still under my crappy 2X10 Watt PC...
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    Anthelia care?

    Went to Petco today to pick up some food for my dog and happened to run into my old high school chemistry teacher..and apparently he's a reef junkie! I'm going to meet with him this weekend and see what he's willing to frag off to me from his 125Gallon tank. He mentioned a bunch of...
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    Need DIY Light from HomeDepot

    My dad got a $100 gift card as a birthday present for Home Depot. He said I can use it for now if I want because he's too busy to go. Would I be able to whip up some kind of DIY light either HQI or not solely on HD equipment? Thanks
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    To drill or not to drill?

    Acquired another 10G tank tonight and figured...since i screwed up my old attempt at a sump with a 20H, let's learn from the mistakes and do it right this time. To drill or not to drill. That is the question. Strapped for cash like no other, the main reason I'm considering drilling (or...
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    Playing hide n seek with Aiptasia

    Still haven't gotten my camera to grab a good pic of my new frags. Both my zoas and Colt are doing surprisingly well under my crappy lighting! Noticed two itty bitty aiptasia on my Colt frag though...grabbed some aiptasia-x My problem is..everytime the syringe gets close..these little bastards...
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    First coral ever!

    Well, my sleep deprived mind had decided it would be a great idea to do a 99-100% water change out of a tap water FOWLR. Ran out and bought four 2.5 gallon distilled water containers from the grocery store..totaled at around $11. Came home and prepared the mix with Reef Accelerator and Kent...
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    I want to add corals. Now.

    If you don't want to read this little brief, cut down to the bottom of the post...where i'll summarize *This might be a lil confusing* -I've had FOWLR in three different sized tanks for about a year...and shit just keeps coming up financially so that I can't upgrade my lights..(it's really...
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