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  1. Patzig

    Sump return type

    So I'm setting up a 40G breeder with a 20G sump, mag 5 for return pump. For the return, should I do the "standard" flow accelerator near the surface of the tank? Or I was thinking about possibly plumping a little system to where I could split the return flow into 3 little pipes and make them...
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    anemone problem

    Need help from the pros once again. Ok, a friend got me a rose bubble tip anemone. It was great for about a month. Then over the next few weeks it started to look not so healthy. One side melted down to brown stuff, but other side still looked ok. It hid in the rocks for a few days after that...
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    General water chemistry problem...

    Well I have several problems. Since about a month ago, I've noticed my corals have been less and less "happy". Also, different kinds of algae have been springing up. I have the API standard ph, nitrite, nitrate and amm test... I test about once a month and ph is almost always around 8.2 and all...
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    Clowns/Anemone...the wait

    So I have 2 very young ocellaris clowns and just bought a RBT anemone. After just one day, one of the clowns was dancing all up in the anemone YAY!, and he was trying to eat it LOL. But this was at night with all lights off. It's been a week now, and I only occasionally see him in the anemone...
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    Good skimmate?

    So I used to have a cpr bak pak skimmer that i used to run while cycling and starting my tank but it was so noisy that i replaced it with a sealife systems skimmer with a modified maxijet 1200 pump on it. with the cpr bak pak i remember getting alot of nasty thick dark brown skimmate that...
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    DIY Acrylic Sump + Tank Stand + Tank Build

    Thought I would share by tank build. The idea was to build a 10g sump that matched the dimensions of my tank so it would look clean and matched. Wrote up some dimensions and got the acrylic cut to size. binswanger cut the acrylic...they did pretty good. Notice there are 1 inch...
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    How to get an NON coral eating Angel fish

    Welp, I can't have any tangs so I really want an angel. I Have a cubed shaped 30g with a 10g sump, so obviously tangs are out of the question. I got a flame angel about 4 months ago, and saying that it "picked" at some of my corals was probably an understatement. It probably would have killed a...
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    Rio 800 to Maxi jet 1200

    Ok, have a small off brand skimmer with a Rio 800 pump on it. Skims fine, but it is loud as heck (yes the pump is loud not the suction noise from air hose). Everyone says to just upgrade to the maxi jet 1200 pump, but i see no details about a venturi on it, and the only hose that would bring in...
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    Sump/Overflow questions

    I picked up a used mag 5 pump for cheap and i wanna set up a 30G sump to my 55G tank. A few questions...I heard the rule of thumb is that you want turn your tank over 10X an hour through the sump. with a mag 5 at 4' that puts me at like 300 gph i think...not quite the recommended "550". What are...
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    sick clown fish?

    So I've had a true percula clown fish for about 2 months now (first fish in 30g 4 month old tank). Ever since I've had him he's been a great swimmer, eats very healthy, and begs for food when i come around. (all good signs of a healthy fish i thought) Over 2 months i don't think I've noticed any...
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    Oops...

    Thought I would share my accident. Today I set up a new skimmer. I had a HOB skimmer and bought a new "sit in the sump" skimmer. On my new skimmer it had a very long air tube that ties back to the pump (like all skimmers do). When I set it up I figured I would throw the air tube over the back...
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    Diy led

    I've done a bunch of research on DIY LED fixtures for reef tanks. (Alot of reading on this particular forum ( DIY LEDs - The write-up - Reef Central Online Community )) I have a 55G tank and I'm thinking about running the same setup as this guy.(About 48 LED's). According to his tests, he's...
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    Yellow Tang in a 55G?

    I know this question has been answered numerous times on numerous forums but I'm gonna ask anyway. Will one yellow tang be ok in a 55g (48" long). Alot of people are saying a 75G is much better for tangs, but from what I've seen, most 75G tanks are the same 48" long like my 55G...it's just 6"...
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    ya baby

    Hello, Very new to this hobby, not gonna lie I'm pretty stoked about it. Just got my live rock put in yesterday! specs: 29g tank 165w coralife dual fixture 20-50g aquaclear powerhead 100w heater CPR Bakpak 2 bio filter/protein skimmer can't wait to get some fish in there...
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    tank cycle

    Hello, I'm sure this type of question has been asked about a million times, but I guess the answer is different for everybody. Just started a 29g tank, put in live sand for a few days. Just now bought live rock from a guy who had tons of it ($3.50 a pound). I only live 10 minutes from this...
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    CPR BakPak 2 Skimmer...working ok?

    Hello, Just starting this hobby, have had my 29g tank setup for about 3 days now. I bought this skimmer from a store doing a inventory blowout (got it for $40!). So I didn't really do much research on it, kinda just impulse bought it. Anyway, I really like it. My tank was crazy cloudy from my...
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