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    Blasto melting...

    So i came home yesterday and the blasto wasnt open like all the other corals. Lights have been on for about 3 hrs already. Today i came home and it looks even smaller...what happen?!?!? All the other LPS, SPS are doing great except for this one. Ive had this piece for about 10months now. The...
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    interesting Zoa spread from plug to rock

    Hey - wanted throw up a picture of a zoa i have and how its spreading. The plug was placed on a rock a little over 7 months ago and its interesting how it has moved almost completely off the frag to the rock...is that normal for them?
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    Star dead or alive?

    I just got a star over the weekend and placed it against the glass and sand. I haven't seen it moved since. How do you tell if its dead or alive? No movement in the feets when i pick it up and the center where the mouth is bubbled up.....what happened?
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    Koralia Evolution powerhead to variable switch?

    has anyone plugged a Koralia Evolution powerhead into a variable dimmer switch? maybe something similar to this Credenza 300 Watt Lamp Dimme - White-TT-300H-WH at The Home Depot I dropped an email today to the company if this is possible and would it do any damage to the powerhead...waiting...
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    How to catch a goby?

    I just picked up a diamond watchman goby yesterday and i didnt realize the amount of sand it kicks up. How do i catch this guy? I dont think i really want him anymore :( its doing its job but might be to much for my tank. Thoughts?
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    Maxi-Jet 1200 gave me a nice shock and now dead

    Has anyone experiences this before… I’ve had the Maxi-Jet 1200 sitting in the sump feeding to my chiller. Last night I was doing the usual cleaning and moving stuff around in the sump. I had everything disconnected from the outlet. I went to go plug in the Maxi-Jet 1200, everything was...
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    white cotton like water droplet shape...fungus?? HELP please!

    Hey everyone so my tank is about 5 months old. About a month ago I’ve started noticing these little white cotton like texture things in a shape of an eye drop growing at the bottom frogspawn and zao. For the frogspawn it was on the skeletal structure…nothing on the heads or tentacles. This was...
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    Hammer and Frogspawn random thought....

    I have a hammer (silver tips) and frogspawn (purple tips) frag each with about 4 heads. Was wondering if they can be placed close to each other where they both touching or can't do that because they are two totally different types of corals and can sting each other. if possible, would be cool to...
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    new additions

    I just wanted to throw up some pictures of 3 new frags I picked up last night from Israel at Gothic Aquatics. Acan Zoa Hammer
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    what is this green leaf/plant like thing growing on my rocks...??

    Can anyone ID this green plant like looking thing grow on my rocks. It started about 2 weeks ago and its getting bigger. Right now it’s about half an inch long, looks kind of like a think leaf and there’s a lot of them growing. Would like to know if this is good or bad stuff growing. See...
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    zoa after feeding....?

    So I feed the corals today for the first time with a baster...no problems it took the brine shrimp, closed for about an hour, opened and pretty much everything was gone and now the ones I fed looks like the picture below - the tentacles looking things around the perimeter of the fed heads are...
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    First 2 coral pieces

    I just picked up my first 2 corals at the LFS today – zoa and frogspawn. Also picked up 6 margarita snails. The LFS were giving 20% off on all live stock for the superbowl weekend…pretty cool. What are your thoughts and tips as to keeping the corals a live and increase growth (still new to...
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    Hydor Koralia Evolution Circulation powerhead

    I am looking for a powerhead for my 65 gal. No corals yet but soon. what do you guys recommend the 1050 or 1400? is the 1400 to much flow or should I go with two smaller powerheads? What are your experiences with Koralia and what other brands should i have look at? thanks.
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    Adding additional sand…

    Right now I have about 50 lbs of sand already in the tank and 65lbs of live rock. I would like to add another 20 lbs just to create a little thinker sand bed (personal preference). What are some techniques you would recommend in adding more sand to an existing tank that is cycled, with fish, and...
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    CREE 36 LED build

    Here are some pictures of my CREE 36 LED build: - 24 royal blue XP-E - 12 cool white XP-G - 80 degree optics - 3 Mean Well ELN-60-48D dimmable - 2 variables (one for each color) - 35" x 4.25" heatsink Right now no corals but
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    clown fish not eating

    I have 2 clown fish for a little over a month and they don’t seem to eat when I throw food in. I would put in flakes, pellets, thawed shrimp (stuff we eat), tried a piece of lettuce and nothing. Food would pass by them and they pay no mind to it. The larger more dominate one (I think is the...
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    Hello everyone!

    Hello to ALL - I am new to the SW world...it's something I always wanted and now its finally happening. I grew up with freshwater tanks and ponds. Currently I have a 65 gal and 20 gal sump. Finally finished building the sump w/ a refugium and all the plumbing back in Nov 2011. Also, just...
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