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    Super High Output CFL bulbs?

    Does anyone have any info on them outside of the little bit in this article Aquarium Lighting, Light Information; Reef & Planted, PAR, Watt, Kelvin.
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    Food for Lionfish?

    Ok i got a fuzzy dwarf lionfish (name is Simba) bout a week ago. Been feeding him ghost shrimp and he seems to love um. So i set up a 10 gal tank just to put ghost shrimp in to feed the lionfish. I guess what my ? is what can i feed the ghost shrimp that will make them better for the Lionfish?
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    Live rock ranch or Macro rocks?

    any experience with these?
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    skimmer making few bubbles

    I have a Reef Octotus BH-1000 HOB skimmer. its been running for about 3 weeks on a little ten gallon tank to break it in. Went today to move it to a 55 gallon tank and now it is producing very little bubbles nowhere near enough to make bubbles go up in the collection cup. I have taken it apart...
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    Fire Shrimp molted day after being introduced?

    Just wondering if its normal for them to do this?
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    best way to move fish?

    Plan on moving in the next few months. Wanted to know what would be the best way to move the fish? Moving from MD to FL and probably gonna stop on the way down so it would be a two day trip. Its only 3 fish dottyback, firefish, randall gobie, 2 hermits, pistol shrimp and a golf ball sized turbo...
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    The Reef rock store?

    The Reef Rock Store has anyone gotten any rocks from them and what did you think about them? customer service/speed of shipping/quality of product?
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    Reef Octopus?

    Need some opinions on which one i should use. 55 gallon none drilled tank Should i use the Reef Octo BH100F HOB skimmer with filter system Reef Octopus BH 100F Hang on Back Protein Skimmer with Filter System - AquaCave.com Reef Octo BH 1000 HOB by CoralVue Reef Octopus BH 1000 Hang on Back...
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    snowflake eel

    I know they will eat small fish and shrimp but will they also eat snails too?
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    Aquacave.com?

    Just want to know how anyone's experience was with ordering from them. I plan on getting a hob reef octo, some powerheads and a heater from them but want to get a little more info good or bad on them.
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    cool pic

    not sure if this will work but my friend sent me some a couple pics of the tanks at Seaworld in Orlando. One is a huge reef tank and the other has a bunch of Lionfish in it. Thought they were cool and wanted to share.
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    what else can i put in with these guys?

    Been thinking about doing a predator tank with a dwarf lionfish and snowflake eel and im wondering if i could add another fish and if i can what can i add that the lion and eel wont eat? want it to be reef safe cuz i want to add some lps and sps corals to the tank.
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    Quarantine ?

    im looking to get a quarantine tank setup. tank, filter, some pvc pipe for hiding spots and heater is all i need or is there anything else i might need? Now the qt size i want to get is a 20 gallon to hold a clown, firefish, prawn goby and springers dottyback. Is that big enough for those 4 or...
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    powerhead/water circulation

    I have a 55gallon tank w/o an overflow that im slowly saving money to make it a reef tank. was gonna just use live rock and a skimmer for filtration. but i was wondering about what kind of circulation pumps i could use? How many pumps i should use? and how many gph they should be? since it will...
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    Lights for all types of corals

    Ok Ive narrowed it down to these two light fixture. Wanting to keep all types of corals and these two seem to be the best for that. Its going on a 48x13x20 55gallon.Just want some other opinions on them. thanks Odyssea Metal Halide System these are a total of 608watts. 2-250watt DE HQI...
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    SolarExtreme T5HO Quad Lamp System?

    Has anyone heard of the SolarExtreme T5HO Quad Lamp System. Its made by Deep Blue Professional. I have been thinking about get this fixture for a reef tank that im slowly putting together. It has two 10k bulbs, two Actinic 3 bulbs and 8 moonlight leds. Just wanna know if anyone has heard of...
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    skimmer

    This sounds like a stupid questions. But im not sure about the answer. Do you replace the water that the skimmer removes with fresh water or saltwater?
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    looking to stock my 55 gallon tank

    Need some ideas on what to put in my 55 gallon. Want to make it a reef tank so reef safe would be important. dont have an overflow so just live rock and hob skimmer for filtration if that helps. Just kinda stuck on what i want to put in there. Ideas would be much help. Thanks
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    live rock dries out

    My friend has about 50 pounds of live rock that has dried out. Now i know that the dried rock isnt live anymore but was wondering how long would it take to make it live again? I have some live rock that i can use to seed the dried out live rock but dont know how much i should use?
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    Filtration?

    Just a new 55 gallon tank. No filter system or lights. So was need some advice on what would be a good filtation system.
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