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    Noobie Questions

    If you plan to have a reef tank, the uv sterilizer is probably not a good idea. Fish only, great. A uv will kill all the little critters in the water column, the ones you want as wellas the ones you don't.
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    low water chemistry and floating particulates

    If your Alk and cal were high before hand, it will make it snow and reduce your levels in the water column. Thats all I can think of.
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    Noobie Questions

    Anenomes are a huge bio load, equals about three fish, instead of one. Plus, it is best if you let your system get "seasoned" before addind an anenome, as ntswift has been saying. Most worth having need a well established system.
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    kill the crab!

    a parachute net. a square peice of net with rope or string tied to the corners and joined together with a single string tied to the four others. so when you pull it up it makes a "parachute" around... well your crab. usually a fish. I used one as a kid to catch a 16in large mouth Bass while...
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    DIY Phosban reactor? Anyone got plans?

    Yeah, I just found one for $48. I didn't buy it cause the guy(who I do trust, there store is pristine!) at the LFS said he wouldn't bother cause my tests are showing undetectable. The reason I was going to add one is, I was told that they are saying PHOS tests are inaccurate!? and I have some...
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    DIY Phosban reactor? Anyone got plans?

    I think I am going to build a phosban reactor. I have a good idea of how to make it, and I have some 3in acrylic tube. Just not sure how much flow to have. Does any one have any good plans or a good explination of what I am trying to accomplish? I think, I need low flow through it to allow...
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    Need help with Skimmer

    For an air bubble to be stuck in the exhaust, it sounds like the releaf hole in the exhaust my be clogged. Look in the plumbing of the exhaust for a small hole. My old super skimmer had an actual fitting for air tubeing, my SWC has a small hole under the gate valve knob. If this get clogged it...
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    Is this a Spaghetti or Hair worm?

    Could it be a type of cucumber? Thats interesting!
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    FRIEND or FOE What is your vote???

    It was told to me that they are good, leave them. Anything they eat from the base of corals is dead flesh, sluffing off anyway. It was told to me that it actually helps the corals. -I have had times that there were tons of them in my 40gal, I never had a problem with any bristle worms, they are...
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    Doubling up on filter socks?

    I have and use one. they work great and the polighing cartrage is reusable. It runs carbon most of the time, once and awhile I will polish. Them it can be used as a vacuum for your substrate or sump. Don't think two socks will do much other than witing money and slowing your flow.
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    kill the crab!

    Another trap that may work, is a shallow, straight walled dish, Deep enough that it can't climb out. Put it in the sand with bait in the bottom. He falls in and can't get out.
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    Noobie Questions

    Not sure other than alot of people use damsels for cycling a tank. It is cruel to do to any fish, the ammonia fries their gills. But if that stuff works, then I guess that won't happen. And yes, Damsels are very cheap, about 3 bucks
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    Help me move my tank???

    U-Haul, $20 rental intown. I am too far to help, but I'm sure someone closer will.
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    Update; things are starting to turn around

    I did have some grape macro in the fuge, but since the upgrade it disappeared?
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    Update; things are starting to turn around

    Here is the first part of the sump, it is made from a 50gal long(48x12x19). I used the traditional baffles, except the last one I angled, for two reasons: first, to reduce bubbles even more, and second, to create a "dead spot" before the returns. The dead spot catches any debris for easy clean...
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    Update; things are starting to turn around

    Evolution LEDs, I was going to get MH/T-5 setup. But for what the MH would cost( initial cost, not counting bulbs!), the LEDs were actually cheaper! -I love them, the color is great, just wish I knew enough that I had to acclimate my corals to the light! OUCH, that was very hard to swallow! I...
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    kill the crab!

    Have you tried a one way trap, one they can go in but not out? Like fisherman use. Get some bamboo scures and line the opening of your jar with the points in so it can't come out.?
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    Noobie Questions

    That is very interesting! All I can Say is try it, but I would use the ammonia over fish, why torture the fish if it don't work? If you use the ammonia and it don't work then what harm is done?
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    SWC cone skimmer...freaking out

    You are cycleing your tank? If so this maybe part of it, excess nutrients? Maybe. I have a SWC 180 cone, set it up new, never had any issues. And I have mine in 8 in of water also. Hope it works out. May you could try raising the skimmer to 7 in of water, they are suppost to work in 7-9inches.
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    Update; things are starting to turn around

    Ouch, I do alot of roofs and never got a burn like that! I don't use any block, wow, just shows how water magnifies I guess.
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