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    To RO or not ?

    Hi guys... So I have a 125G and I use a 3-stage RO unit to auto top-off the tank. However, I'm moving and I'm setting up the new tank now. I bought new filters for the RO and a new membrane and hooked it up to fill the new tank with clean water. Though, I realized that I'm wasting 3x more...
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    How do I get rid of Aiptasia

    he'll eat anything you give him. mine would eat pellets or krill or brine... they're not too picky.
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    How do I get rid of Aiptasia

    i had them real bad once... a copperband butterfly destroyed them quickly. he mowed them all down in a week or two. unfortunately, then he decided to eat the scallop...and the clam. oh well. he's still pretty. i tried the pepermint shrimp... twice. both times there was apparently some sort...
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    Why are my polyps dying?

    Ahhh... yes, I figured there was a phosphate/silicate problem because of the bacteria. I suppose my RO membrane is dead. I'm probably going to make myself a phosphate and silicate reactor with some pvp and a spare pump. I just bought a new house, so the tank will be moving in the next 3...
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    Why are my polyps dying?

    see, the koralias are putting out really high flow and they are blowing things all over the place.... so i pointed them a little towards the glass to deflect some of the flow. i was scared it was too much for the softies.
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    Why are my polyps dying?

    Actually, I noticed today that some glove polyps that were higher up on the rocks were shrinking... but the ones that were lower and off to the side were doing better. So i moved them. I'll try to get the polyps lower. The mushrooms are mid-tank and seem to be doing pretty well. It's mainly...
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    Why are my polyps dying?

    About a year ago I upgraded from a 75G to a 125G with dual built-in overflows. I have a bunch of polyps and mushrooms, 4 fish, some crabs and 3 anemones, a purple lobster, brittle star and a pink knobby cuc. There are of course a few other things swimming around, but these are the bulk. When...
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    sea cucumbers?

    So my fav fishy store has some pink knobby cucumbers... I was thinking of getting one or two for my 125 to help clean the substrate. I have a question though... I have crushed coral - not sand. Will they be ok with that or will it be too big for them to munch on ?
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    Bulb recommendation

    Ok, new question: Which is the better brand? Phoenix, XM or Ushio ???
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    Bulb recommendation

    lol. i have a BMW and LOVE it. i'm anxiously awaiting the 135 so i can order one of those. :-)
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    Bulb recommendation

    I've got two 150W 10000K... this one is to give the corals a little more fluorescence. so I don't ming the blue. specifically, i'd like to know which of the bulbs is the best quality. i'm really disappointed that the hamilton only lasted a week. one of my friends says she's had similar...
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    Bulb recommendation

    So I bought an electronic 250w HQI MH retrofit from hellolights.com w/ a Hamilton 14K bulb. After a single week, the bulb is dead. It won't ignite, just buzzes and makes a few sparks. I've already replaced the ballast and same thing. SO... I'm going to return the bulb and I'd like some...
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    MH light is screwing up.... please help

    I ordered a retrofit 250Watt HQI w/electronic ballast kit from HelloLights and I've had it about 2 weeks. Well today it never actually started up. The bulb is producing a very slight flicker and making a lot of noise. It seems like the ballast isn't producing enough voltage to get the arc...
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    WTB: Ozone generator

    ohhhh... i'm sorry! i thought i did post it in that forum... i'm not quite sure how this happened. perhaps an admin will be kind enough to move it.
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    WTB: Ozone generator

    ...want to buy an ozone generator... email [email protected]
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    New set up

    lol. are mangroves no longer in syle??? i must not have gotten the memo.
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    New set up

    You can do that and it will work just fine, but you'll basically only be skimming water from the top. And you'll have to watch when feeding... anything that floats will go straight for it. I built a small fuge into my sump. it's in a chamber right after the bioballs and before my protein...
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    New set up

    Ok, so here is a little diagram showing the shiphon from the back pane. I'll point out a few things. The tube in the tank is long to pull water from all depths since different types of debris will have different boyancies. You should cap the bottom of the tube to avoid sucking up fishies or...
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    New set up

    Nevermind... just saw it... gimme a min to whip something up....
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    New set up

    So were you planning on drilling the hole for the bulkhead fitting in the back pane of the tank or on the bottom ? I'll try to give you a little diagram of how it should work...
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