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    Lost a blenny and an urchin tonight

    Bought a Pincushion Urchin on Tuesday and an Algae Blenny yesterday. Both looked great last night, as the Blenny was chowing down on algae about 30 minutes after placing him in the tank. Came home from work tonight and the urchin has lost almost all of his spines, appears to be gone. The...
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    High Phosphates

    I've had some hair algae and cyano, but it just started to get worse lately. Tested my phosphates and they're through the roof. No skimmer or anything, just a sump-based refugium with chaeto. I set the tank up about 2 months ago, didn't have my RO unit yet so I used tap. I'm hoping it's just...
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    Flow?

    Think I'm going to order my new lighting tonight and I figured I'd get a second powerhead. I'm running one 1050gph right now. Should I add a 550 or a 750?
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    Lighting down the road

    I'm going to start throwing like 50 bucks a week into my lighting savings. Just trying to decide which one to get. I've been looking at the AquaticLife T-5 Six Lamp, AquaticLife T-5 Four Lamp and the Current Nova Extreme Pro Six Lamp. Anybody have any experience with these or suggestions on...
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    Setting up a sump

    I'm just starting a 55 gallon tank and I was running a canister filter I had from freshwater before. I want to get rid of it and put in a sump, but I am completely clueless as to what I am doing here. Tank has been filled for about a month, put in 75 pounds of live rock last week. I have an...
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    Filter question

    I have a 55 gallon that I just switched over from freshwater. I bought 75 lbs of live rock and I'm running the canister filter I had with my freshwater setup. Will I be ok with this filter or would I better off with a protein skimmer or something else?
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