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    WHAT is this?? :(

    Any idea how it got into the tank? did i breed from the cleaning crew that i put in?
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    WHAT is this?? :(

    We've had the tank for about 1.5 years.. the livestock in there SHOULD be: an angel fish, a puffer, a trigger, a tang, and 2 shrimps. there's some cleaning crew tidbits, and of course various corals. 2 months ago we saw some black thing in between one of the rocks.. it was about the size of a...
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    What's the stuff on my liverock?

    Here's a pic of the growth things.. They're kinda all over.. i have a 55 gallon, There's 1 koralia powerhead, and a HOB skimmer.
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    What's the stuff on my liverock?

    Greetings.. Still pretty new to the hobby.. about 6 month now. There's a bunch of .. stuff.. all over the rocks.. it's maybe 4-5mm long.. look like small weed/floating dust/stuff.. :Cry: i can't really describe it.. but it seems like it's all over.. and stuck to the rock.. they do come off...
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    Help with Reef Octopus BH100F HOB Skimmer?

    Received the skimmer yesterday and set it up.. From all the photos I see on the internet, there's 2 air hoses, 1 blue hose, a valve, and a silencer. The one I received has 1 air hose, a long one taht connects from and to the bottom of the pump.. that seemed unusual. I assumed that needed to be...
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    Low pH.. recommended fixes?

    I'll try this highly scientific and sophisticated test! I may need to call on my Chemistry PhD buddy to help though... :eek::eek:
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    Low pH.. recommended fixes?

    Thanks for the suggestions. I do have an enclosed canopy. I'll try opening the canopy door and blowing a fan behind the stand (am i understanding right?) Sasquatch mentioned a 'oxygenation test'. what is that? Thanks!
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    Low pH.. recommended fixes?

    The tanks' been up for about a month and a half, and ever since the beginning it's measuring at 7.8 pH.. I read that during cycling pH might be a bit lower but it hasn't changed. Thoughts on how to improve it to closer to 8.. 8.2ish? 55 gal tank, 50lb of LR, a few fishes.. Thanks!
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    LED lighting and UL ratings

    For the DIY Aquastyle, the heat sinks are less than 2 feet usually. how do you get it to fit a 48 inch long tank?
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    A couple of more question on a new set up re: equipment

    Thanks for all the advice. one quick follow up. If I put in a HOB skimmer like a Reef Octopus or something.. Would i get rid of the current Fluval filter? or just remove the sponge and run carbon only filtration?
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    Damn - Salinity Difference?

    Mixed water yesterday so it's been about 20 hours. what's "di"?
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    LED Light question

    I'm not too sure. looks store bought but i really don't know. Where would this kinda stuff get fixed? a fish store or more an electrical shop?
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    Damn - Salinity Difference?

    Hydrometer.. i must be screw it up somehow..
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    Damn - Salinity Difference?

    I know I said no more questions today! :high5: Just took a measurement of Salinity in my tank and here's what I noticed: From a sample from the left side near the top of the tank, water is way under 1.023 levels. from right side, near the bottom, it's right on.. Water flow pump is on.. how...
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    LED Light question

    Question about a LED light my gf just got. It's mainly white light.. but in the middle there are 6 'blue' colored lights. well 6 spots that aren't 'white', because only the 3 on the right side lights up.. the 3 on the left doesn't light up at all (in any color). Is this the light being broken...
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    A couple of more question on a new set up re: equipment

    It's a 55G tank. Right now i'm gonna put a few pieces of LR in, and about 40lbs of dry rock.. there's probably gonna be 6-8 fishes in there after all is said and done. Would like to get some soft corals once things stablize.. based on that.. Please let me know more about skimmer / power...
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    New setup - Question about Live Rock

    Thanks Mojo.. so does like 40 lbs of dry and 10 lbs of LR work? or more/less of either? Also I asked in another post, but what's a clean up crew? :) Thanks!
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    New setup - Question about Live Rock

    Thanks Mojo. I just read the article and if I understood it right (simplifying it a bit perhaps). I basically put live rock into the tank, and let it just sit there for a few weeks.. and all systems should balance....? Measure and test Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate levels when they're at 0 (near 0)...
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    New setup - Question about Live Rock

    Hi Crazyfish. Thanks so much.. Can you be more descriptive (or provide a link if there is already one) on what "cycle the rock" means? I'm very new to this.. not sure how to 'cycle' the rock. Also what do I do with the existing fish that's in there?
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    One more question on cleaner crew..

    Sorry. I really should have consolidated the questions. Last one for a while.. promise. I've read many threads that say 'introduce a cleaning crew'. what's a cleaning crew? what do they do, what are they comprised of? and what stage should they be put into the tank? (Right now tank is Fish...
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