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  1. vinny2261

    new here. looking for live rock. everett wa

    You can premix some additional water before you move the tank. Have it ready to go, proper salinity and temperature. I usually will drain some of the tank water into a 5 gallon bucket or buckets depending on how many fish you want in each bucket. Since you are moving from one tank to another...
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    advice on mixing fish

    Being a 55 gallon tank you have to keep in mind that as your fish get larger they should be rehoused or traded in for a smaller fish. The Copper band should be OK. Keep in mind the Yellow Tang will be a "butt" to anything you add to the tank. Because the Butterfly "picks" at the rocks while...
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    Question about water clearing

    You should also try and clean all of your pumps after you get everything settled. The fine sand will really "grit" up the impellars and it is like sandpaper on parts.
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    Upgrading lights soon

    Yes and the ballast can also be replaced too. Buy some coral with the money saved:)
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    weird zoas

    Maybe a bad bulb putting out some UV????
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    Fragging some zoo

    Hey Sid ,I have seen the pics and you where not wearing safety glasses.LOL Also you can get a butter bowl with some rubble in it. Put the frags in there and cover the bowl with a mess screen and rubber band. This will keep them contained until they attach to some of the rubble.
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    ultra dendro

    Check to see if they open after the lights go out, as mentioned it is not a coral that requires light. They usually prefer a highly shaded or dark area in the tank with a GOOD flow continually across them. They catch their food out of the water stream. If you start to feed them (shrimp juice...
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    Good Deal?

    You can always have a piece of glass cut for the brace. Leave a couple of inches on each side and silicon the glass under it. Usually you do not notice the shadow too much. Just make sure it is high enough off the tank so it does not melt it...
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    Six Line Wrasse Question

    Most of the Six lines I have had also will eat Mysis Shrimp, other frozen and flake food. They also constantly hunt for Pod's and other small creatures. I have kept them with Mandarin's. But a bigger, mature tank definitely helps keep the mandarin healthy. They are a Wrasse, they just do not...
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    Can I get these corals?

    If you have had Freshwater for so long then you should know not to set up a tank and just start throwing stuff in it. You also do not seem to show much knowledge of even knowing where your parameter should be or where they are at right now. There is a lot of info already available in the "New...
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    Purple Up and Green Slime Algae!?

    Yes it is probably more than enough. I know you guys know what you are doing. Just look at you tank. Talk at you later. Vince
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    Purple Up and Green Slime Algae!?

    I do not know if that is small enough food for the pods, kind of imagine it is since the corals eat it :) I have just seen a higher population faster if they have food to eat.
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    Purple Up and Green Slime Algae!?

    I would suggest a little pinch of some flake food, just a little. This will give your pods plenty to eat. If they have enough to eat they will breed like crazy. If they do not have enough food they go canibalistic and eat thier babies :(
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    Purple Up and Green Slime Algae!?

    nice!!! Those damned beautiful fish eat such pretty stuff!!
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    Purple Up and Green Slime Algae!?

    Well besides being partially new and hopefully sounds like a small cycle on the new addition, do you dose with Phyto? I know I have had that bloom in my tank before. Anyway I hope that problem is solved by the addition of the plants into the system. So is this another frag tank or are you...
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    Purple Up and Green Slime Algae!?

    Sounds like the Chaeto used up some of the extra nutrients and the bloom will stay gone. Just might check and make sure it is not getting 12 on and 12 off lighting :)
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    Purple Up and Green Slime Algae!?

    Sounds like a algae bloom, What cycle do you have your lights set at? Maybe with the "new" cleaned rock it is just cycling. Besides being unsightly, your corals should love the extra food.
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    Can I get these corals?

    I agree with the slowing down.... You can reach a point of adding to much too soon and overload the current bio that is being created in your tank. Keep your list and add things slowly, upping the bio load a little at a time and allow your system to adjust and catch up with the new animals...
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    Flat worms??

    Another thing that has worked for me is to fresh water dip where there are heavy populations of flat worms. You can place a rock in a highly lit area and let the worms crawl on it to bask. Then carefully remove the rock and rinse it in a bucket of fresh water. This really helps to reduce the...
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    Does carbon remove disolved solids?

    I took a quick look at your tank pics looks like you have come a long way in your reef tank keeping. Looking good. I was wondering about the amount and size of your fish. You mention a lot of detritus and nitrates. I usually find that people will tend to overfeed their tank. The left over...
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