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    brown algea taking over substrate need input ASAP

    nitrates are around 20 everything else is 0, pH 8.2-.3, cal 470-480ppm. dont test for phosphates but i usually buy a phosphate pad every other week or so to put in my penguin330 as reassurance. and no i dont use ro-di water but i all of my lfs use our tap water and have no problems with keeping...
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    brown algea taking over substrate need input ASAP

    the past two weeks my tank has been battling some brown algea type stuff on my substrate and i dont know what exactly it is or how to get rid of it all. here's the schpeel so we get the facts right. i have a 75gAGA with a 150g rated wet/dry filter with a mag7 as my return, 2 maxi jet 900's, a...
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    Hawaiian Islands Rock

    did you get the regular or the high quality stuff? they have to catagories you know.
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    suggestions on bulbs to get for my 4x96w retrofit

    alrighty that works i will raise them up a few inches cuz i have pretty good reflectors and i have been noticing some salt spraying on them, thanks for your help once again
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    reason 4 my Rainford Goby's death?

    he was in my lfs tank for a while before i bought him, about 3 months... i've been watching the fish since i set up my tank in feb and the tank it was in was barebottom. i have no reason why he would die but he was doing great for about 2 weeks, all my params are in check, and he was eating...
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    reason 4 my Rainford Goby's death?

    i added a goby about 3 weeks ago everything was going good and just the other day he just keeled over and died. he was fine one day then he started swimming real close to the substrate then he hid in a rock for a few days then when i picked up the rock to look for him he floated out and was...
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    suggestions on bulbs to get for my 4x96w retrofit

    so are you saying that it doesnt matter how close my bulbs are to the water?
  8. J

    HELP! Bristleworms are taking over....

    i had one and then i got a 6 line and haven't seen him since =)
  9. J

    Skimmate

    K thanks for the tip i also try to keep it in the middle so i guess ill keep doing what im doing.
  10. J

    Skimmate

    wow great video dude... i actually have a question about your skimmate also if you dont mind, do you want your skimmate to be mainly water or set the air rate lower to where it is more thick? right now i run mine kinda in the middle to where the bubbles drip a little water but not too much but...
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    closed loop?

    just wondering if someone could help explain the closed loop with me cause i have no idea what it is.
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    dumb question? how to get water into your sump

    i got one with my wet/dry, pro clear aquatics, and it uses the U tube and you dont have to worry about anything with that. also make sure your intake has a diffusior inlet so you dont syphon more unwanted water in the sump when your pump shuts off.
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    Hawaiian Islands Rock

    wow saved me a few bucks, but i actually have been looking at this website www.reeferrocks.com for base rock. i have talked to the guy, cpt. jer, personally and he is a really nice guy. his live rock is good as well but the shipping is what kills ya. but if you want you can tell him exactly...
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    most humane way to kill a suffering fish?

    will this work for inverts also? like i just bought a horseshoe crab not knowing that it gets rather large in size and dont know what to do with it. it is about the size of a half dollar and is quite amusing, i just dont know if i should get rid of it. i've grown quite fond of Frank the Tank.
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    how to update profile?

    just wondering how you update ur profile and put pics under your name. and describe your tank under ur thread.
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    pH drops as water sits out?

    k thanks for the advice... if i dont have tropic marine or kent around here should i just switch to I.O. or reef crystals?
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    what to get next for my tank?

    so suggestions on what to do? does this mean i have to get rid of poor frank the tank?
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    what to get next for my tank?

    I was too fascinated with him not to get him, i dont have a DSB so i figured if he kept it turned over it would be a good thing. also i plan on having a reef tank so my next fish would need to be a reef safe fish. also anyone know how fast a horseshoe crab grows? i didn't think it grow too quick.
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    switching Bio-balls to LRubble in my wet/dry???

    wow thats a nice tank... and tanks for all the advice. so if i take out my bioballs and replace them with LRubble would i need a sand bed on the bottom, and if so will this harm my pump at all if it rest on the sand? i have a mag drive7 for the return. also if i were to create this into a...
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    pH drops as water sits out?

    l also did a quick check and set out just a bucket of tap water and the pH comes out at 8.3 or higher but after it sits out for a day it drops down into the 7's
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