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  1. Carmen

    Natural predator for Pyramadil snails?

    I'm sorry, I know I assassinated the word...these are the tubes about 1/4+ inches long that stand out about 90 degrees to the live rock, and spit out long webs to draw food in with. I am a newbie and didn't understand what I was seeing. By the time I got someone to look at them, they are now ALL...
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    Water changes

    I have nearly 8 gallons of RODI water ready to go for my first water change. When I first started the tank in early September the reading was 1.026. It's now down to 1.023. When I make my new water, do I match the '023 or do I mix it up to the original reading of '026?
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    Do I have to do a water change?

    I did water tests today with new Seifert tests today and all came out 0, (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and phosphates). I read on another thread here that once you achieve that, you can do a water change and then add a fish to your tank. So, that being said, I have some, not a lot, of algae...
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    Tiny critters on my glass

    So today I noticed many white specks all over the glass, plus more white specks whirling in the water. Also saw larger white dots on the glass that I know must be pods, as I can see them crawling around. The white specks I believe are those tiny white starfish you see in tanks. Forget the name...
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    First time poster: Is my tanks cycling or??

    Long time lurker who finally started her tank: I started a 75 gallon the last week of August. I began tracking the nitrites, nitrates and ammonia on 8/31, about 3 days after I started the tank. At that time the results were .2, 5, and 0, respectively. I have tested six times since, numbers are...
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