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    Algae Bloom and green hair

    Here is my General story, if questions arise, I'll answer, I'm going insane. I have 125 gal display and 55 gal sump/refugium. For the past 2 months I have been battling green hair algae, I have gone through 2 major water changes, I have scrubbed the rocks and been clean for days, then the hair...
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    Dwarf Lionfish not eating

    Hey all, I need some advice, last weekend I bought a Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish for my 80 gal. Before we bought I had the store feed the fish, and this one had the most voracious appetite. We got him home and drip acclamated him for over 2 hours. He's off in a QT, but I've tried, frozen mysis (what...
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    Chaeto vs sponges

    Can anyone tell me if sponges eat the nutrients that chaeto needs, my chaeto is bleaching out, could that be the reason? There is a lot of white sponge throughout my fuge. Thanks, Steve
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    White Starfish invasion

    I need some help, my tank is getting invaded by these long thin legged white starfish. I would describe it as a white Brittle starfish. Here's the thing, this morning on 1 rock alone, I counted at least 10, when the lights first came on. Right now the largest is no bigger then the head of a...
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    Powerheads and flow

    Need some advice. Here are the dimensions of my tank, 30"w x 18"d x 24"h, 55 gal, 1 1/2" sand bed. With a 25 gal sump/ref. My question is about powerheads, I have a Koralia 4 powerhead, with access to another, is ts too much for this tank or should I get the other one fixed and get it in, 1...
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    Wish List

    Water is set, running a 55 gal DT, and 25 gal sump/refug, here are first round of thoughts. 2 Ocellaris Clowns 2 Bagnai Cardinals 1 Scopas Tang 1 Fuzzy Dwarf Lion The Scopas I saw today was already 2 inch long, the rest are still in a juvenille state. Anybody know of a sand sifting goby, that...
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    New fish stocking ?

    First question, what do you call the level of feeders, like top, middle, bottom, I'd like to stock my new tank in a balanced Eco-system. Also any thoughts of fish to create this balanced tank?
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    Starting from Scratch, now DIY project

    Hello all, I will be going into he DIY section to research, but was wondering if any one could throw me a bone? I'm restarting my tank, but this time it's being done in a way I can be proud of. I've got the 30 gallon, but this time I'm going to add on a 25 gal, sump/refuge. My question...
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    New/used sump Question

    I just got a used Wet/Dry Trickle sump filter that I want to attach to my tank. It was used on Freshwater tank from a friend who has been disease free with his fish, but there is some bacteria on the bio balls and some of the sponge filters, is there anything I should be treating that filter...
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    New to sumps?

    Anyone know of any articles written in English, not a bunch of math, about plumbing in a sump? And how it should work! Thank you.
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    Red Slime Treatment

    Okay, I got some new Reef ready LED Lights, and my LFS, forgot to tell me they need to be so high off the water. Anyhow, this lead me to a major Red Slime outbreak. I've just finished treatment 1 Of Chemiclean, and now I need to repeat, do I do the 20 percent water change first r just reat...
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    Trying to introduce food

    Hey gang, I have a question. So Variety is the spice of life. I'm trying to introduce my marine fish to frozen bloodworms, I'm even cutting them up to very small bite size pieces and just a small amount (1/4 cube), even adding in vitamins to the food, which they like with the Mysis, and they...
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    Lemon Peel Angel

    Ive done my reading one Lemon Peel, and they are conflicting stories. Anyone have one? What are their characteristics, how are they communally? Etc. I'm down to 2 clowns, lost my Chromis and trading for credit my checkerboard wrasse.
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    Simple Skimmer Question

    How often and how much a clean should one do on their skimmer?
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    Fish hiding?

    I'm running FOWLR, my params are norm, Sel is 1.25., params, Ammo 0, NI, NA - 0 Just did my weekly water change on Monday, All my fish were around and fine, now I can't find 2 of them over the last two days. Any thoughts on tests I should be doing or ideas, before I are the rocks apart and...
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    Lighting Question

    I want to add corals, my tank is established, and will be increasing all additives, to be ready to add, but righ now my lights suck.(Marineland Single light LED) not enough for corals. I have a 30 Gal Bowfront, 24 inches wide 16 deep, and 30 Tall.. Any recommendations of lights to work?
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    Nano feeding question

    Ive noticed over the last week or two, my clowns, Chromis and wrasse, aren't liking the Mysis I've been feeding. I prepare to everyone standards taking a cube thawing it tank water, straining out the shrimp only and dumping the rest. I can't say it's brands, test I changed three weeks ago...
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    Want to add.

    So, it's been many months without the coral failures, I want to try again, but I'm apprehensive, I have one LFS, telling me to buy a tank conditioner, then amino acids and stuff and stuff. So just to begin with very entry level corals, mushrooms or leathers, what should I test my tank for...
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    Anenome question

    I was just wondering, if I was to add an anenome that would wonder around, would its sting be damaging to a feather duster? Don't have one, but just curious.
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    Blue Green Chromis.

    1 of my 4 Chromis has been hiding in the corner of the tank looking like he was in distress, sluggish, and lethargic, I got him off into a QT, and noticed he looked like he was loosing color. I have him on Kana -something, it's been 4 days, but 1 side doesn't appear to be getting better. In...
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