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    Buying fish blindly online

    Hey all, wanted to see if anybody has had decent experiences or nightmares buying fish online. If so, and either way, which place? I found two LFS's in my area that have decent stock, both inverts and fish. They have nice stuff, always clean tanks, knowledgable staff, care for the fish...
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    OK Greater problems now... Maybe crappy MH bulb?

    Thanks for the input Don, checked my Alk. its at 7 dKH. Rechecked the other values tonite. Phosphate: unmeasurable Nitrate: unmeasureable Calcium: 390 mg/l Alk: 7dKH Salinity: 1.025 Temp: 82.5 ammonia: unmeasureable Nitrite: unmeasureable I haven't had a chance due to work, to get...
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    OK Greater problems now... Maybe crappy MH bulb?

    I posted the thread about 4 hrs ago regarding the peppermint shrimp. Just looked in the tank and both corals are both all retracted. Thinking my water quality is off, did all the tests. pH 8.1 nitrate: none nitrite: none ammonia: none phosphate: none Ca: a bit low - at 375 temp: 81.5...
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    Peppermint Shrimp eating Hammerhead

    Picked up a great hammerhead coral today from my LFS. I placed 4 peppermint shrimp about 3 weeks ago in the tank to help rid Aiptasia anems (they didn't do their job). Placed it in the aquarium today, and one of the peppermint shrimp made a beeline for it and started feasting on my new...
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    Anybody know what this is?

    This was a hitchhiker on my rock. Kinda neat looking, didn't notice it when I examined the rock and put it in - 3 weeks later, I have about 20 polyps growing. I have years of FO tanks, no live rock but all that was 15 years ago. Getting back in and just about to start adding inverts - waiting...
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    Ready to connect Ca Reactor - Suggestions?

    OK, I have posted on this subject before. I just put the finishing touches on my homebuilt Ca Reactor, using DJ88's as a model. Got the thing running, no water leaks, added the ARM (Pacific Coast Imports), got my filled 5lb CO2 tank, milwaukee inst needlevalve/bubblecounter/solenoid and...
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    Aiptasia Anemone removal question

    Thanks Maxx, I like your thinking - two pronged approach. I, too, have heard that some Peppermint Shrimp will not tackle the Aiptasia. I tried to get a good photo to post, however, as I stated, the Aiptasia is in a very, very, truly, truly inaccessible area and I could not shoot off a good...
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    Aiptasia Anemone removal question

    Warforged, Nah, you didn't come off arrogant, actually reading my response, my response may have been a little abrupt. Sometimes, writing a response comes off different than how it sounds... Sorry if I offended. I think I may go the shrimp route, unless I hear a better option. Since you...
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    Aiptasia Anemone removal question

    I've kept aquariums for many many years. I select fish v. carefully, know what to look for as far as disease and whatnot, acclimated him very slowly, both water qualities were the same at introduction and he just seemed Happy for the first week or so. The rock is over 3 yrs old, no ammonia...
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    Aiptasia Anemone removal question

    1 month old new reef setup with 3yr old, 80lbs of Indo live rock. Got everything assembled and in - system has been running relatively well. Been examining all the hitchhikers and critters that have come along for the ride. Posted a string about bristleworms, but have decided to follow the...
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    new aquarium, brown algae, seemingly good chemistry

    Again, thanks all for the input. I tackled this problem in a few ways. -as already stated, added a 1/3 hp chiller - keeps the temp at 80 -have allowed evaporation to slowly incr. salinity, 1.023 as of this a.m. -added some trace elements (Kent Marine Coral-Vite) to add some Strontium...
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    Best Recommended way to rid of Bristleworms

    OK, in my previous few questions, I admitted to being a old but new reefkeeper. Kept reef aquariums 15 years ago, just built my first one in 15 years. Bought 3 year old Indonesian Live Rock off a fella, got the aquarium built and put three small fish in there. After a small brown algae bloom...
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    new aquarium, brown algae, seemingly good chemistry

    Thanks for the input. Looking into the RO/DI unit now. I'll take the greater salinity issue into consideration and I agree - gotta make slow changes, not drastic ones. Oh, I made a typo, my pH was 8.2, sorry and the phosphate was less than .2. Sorry "ReefDiversity" for the typo there. The...
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    new aquarium, brown algae, seemingly good chemistry

    Tank has been setup for about a week in its current configuration as described. Rock has been in a plastic tub in the garage with a heater, powerhead, protein skimmer, and light for about 2 months since it wast tansferred from the guy who i bought it off of. Figured that since the rock was a...
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    new aquarium, brown algae, seemingly good chemistry

    Not entirely new to reefkeeping, just the first reef aquarium I've kept in 15 years. Set up a new aquarium and just yesterday, got an outbreak of brown algae. Can somebody give me some insight here? OK, I tested my water last night. Near unreadable Nitrate, .05 Phosphate (just at the bottom...
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    Need a quiet high head pump, Suggestions?

    I just assembled my aquarium, got everything runnin. refugium below with protein skimmer, CA reactor, submersable rio 1700 pump. separate from that, old lifegard (now pentair) mechancial and chemical unit, chiller. Just bought a quiet one high head 4000 pump. The pump is freaking noisy...
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    Purple Up? Anybody have any experience with this stuff?

    I am just about finished assembling my aquarium, refugium, protein skimmer and putting the fnishing touches on the Ca Reactor. Bought 100lbs of 3 year established live rock off a guy selling it off of craigslist. The rock is sitting in a tub in proper temp/salinity water with a powerhead...
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    Ca Reactor Question

    I posted this in another forum, maybe this is the correct place. I have kept marine fish only and reef aquariums for about 15 years - but that was about 20 years ago. Everything has changed and I am about to dive back in. Done a lot of research and will be setting up my first reef tank in 20...
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    Building a custom Calcium Reactor - Need Help

    I have kept marine aquariums for many years, just not in the last 15 years. Diving back in, everything has changed. Doing a lot of research here, and setting up a 50 corner tank, a 20 gal refugium, euro reef skimmer, submers Rio 1700, 10k mtl halide/moonlights/actinics. Pentair mech. filter...
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