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    Setting up new reef tank, Help me understand

    Hey guys thanks for the replys. The tank I was looking at was 120 X 20 X 30 all glass aquarium. This is from Oceanic and they have options to drill the tank and provide one or two overflows with silencers. They also had options to have black painted sides and back which may be a good option for...
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    Setting up new reef tank, Help me understand

    I am going to be setting up a new reef tank in the next few months and I need some advice from all the experts here. I am having a custom home built and have decided to have a nice large reef tank built into the wall of my living room. The idea is that there will be a 8' X 15' access room where...
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    New to reef and Corals are dying....

    Just an update... Just a quick update since its been a few weeks. I got the saltfert test kits and checked things out this morning. The calcium was about 380 and the KH is at 8 dkh. Temperature is holding solid at 76 degrees with a PH of 8.4. My mushroom is completly gone (disolved to nothing)...
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    New to reef and Corals are dying....

    Thanks for all the advice. It looks like none of my LFS's around here carry anything but AP or Tetra test kits. Is marine Depot a good online store? I dont think I have a choice but to go mail order. They carry all the Saltfert test kits. Also does anybody use the Hanna test meters for PH or are...
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    New to reef and Corals are dying....

    Quick Update on the tank status I didnt get a chance to get a new test kit for KH, alk however I just made a measurement this evening to see how Nitrates are going. I cant beleive it:D . They dropped to 10. I plan on doing another small water change tomorrow to see how things are going. I also...
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    New to reef and Corals are dying....

    I am not sure what the test kit for the KH was. I recently purchased a new test kit from AP but it didnt include KH or Calcium so I ordered Tetra test kits from Dr. Foster smith which should be here in the next few days. I will re-measure the KH and calcium when I get the new test kits to see...
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    New to reef and Corals are dying....

    I am using DI water with Instant Ocean salt. Maybe my test kit is bad? The instructions say that it is measured in Dkh. According to this test kit my salt water has always been pretty low. In my main tank I always measured 4~5 dkh and my calcium was way out of line at 700. Thats when I received...
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    New to reef and Corals are dying....

    Thanks for the replys and help. I have removed 1/4 of the bio balls and did a 30% water change. Since I was adding additives to the tank for the alk I measured the replacement water and found that the KH was only 3. I added additives to the replacement water so it was closer to what my tank...
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    New to reef and Corals are dying....

    Thanks for the help folks. Should I concider using another filter in conjunction with the wet dry? Such as a rena filstar? I use one of these units on my 125 freshwater tank. If I do add another filter should I just take the water from the wet/dry or from the main tank. What do you guys use for...
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    New to reef and Corals are dying....

    I have a fairly new reef tank (about 9 months old). The tank of course has fully cycled and I have the following equipment. - 80 gallon reef tank with 3" of pure aragonite sand - About 110 pounds of Fiji live rock - Two 175 watt metal halides (14000K) Running 8 hours per day - Two 65 Watt CF...
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    Maroon clown getting picked on

    Just a quick update.... I am going to keep a close eye on the damsel. I ended up re-aranging some of the live rock for a better look which I beleive screwed up the damsels territory. After about 3 hours the clown was swimming around the tank and the damsel didn't seem to really care. When my...
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    Maroon clown getting picked on

    Hello, I have recently purchased a maroon clown fish and he is getting bullied in my tank. The agressor is a 3 stripe damsel. The tank is an 80 gallon reef tank with a single yellow tang, Naso tang, Yellow tail damsel, foxface lo. The only one that seems to be picking on my new clown is the 3...
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    Black spot on foxface lo

    I have noticed that my foxface lo has a black spot near the tail that is about the size of a dime. This spot is on both sides of the fish. Is this normal? The fish seems very happy and other than the spot doesnt seem to have any problems. Here are my parameters: Am: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 10 PH...
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    Time cycles and lighting

    Hello folks, I have an 80 gallon reef tank that I have started and have setup my lighting and timers as follows: 7:00 AM 130 watts of CF lighting at 10,000K turn on 7:30 AM 130 watts of CF lighting atinic turns on 350 watts of metal Halide lighting turns on, 20,000K 8:30 PM 350 watt metal...
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    Tragedy Strikes Again

    I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I can recomend something that may help next time. I use a temperature controller from Finnex and its a pretty simple device. Basically you plug the unit into the wall outlet and plug your 120V device into the controller. There is a temperature sensor that...
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    Remora skimmer modifications

    I have one. I don't know that it really helps that much. I have heard a lot of people say that it makes a 20% difference in skimming but I have not really seen that big of a difference. Saltinity? I keep mine at 1.024
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    Remora skimmer modifications

    Yep thats my skimmer. I should have been more clear about the filling up quickly part. Basically I clean out the collection cup at night and by mid morning the next day the cup is full. The problem is that the foam from the skimmer will start pushing through the top breather hole in the lid if...
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    Equipment question for new 55 gal reef system

    Every setup is slightly different but yes the sump is where you put all the gizmos. My setup is slightly different as I have a wet/dry for my filter. Basically there is an overflow box inside my tank and a pre-filter box hanging off the back of the tank. A U tube is used to syphon water from...
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    Equipment question for new 55 gal reef system

    Hi, I am new to reefs as well. I have recently setup my first 80 gallon reef tank and have done a ton of research. Here are some of my suggestions for your setup I am sure others will come along to help you out more. Cost: Be very aware of how much you want to spend on a reef tank. I would...
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    Remora skimmer modifications

    Hi, I have a remora protein skimmer that is working just fine, however the collection cup fills up very quickly with brown yucky water. I have a bulkhead that I am concidering installing as a drain for the collection cup, however I am a little nervous about drilling the remora. Basically I would...
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