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    80 gallon tank ....will it hold these for a week

    It's nice to see that people are actually giving good advice in the off-chance that this crazy scheme might work. It's unlikely that any amount of nitrifying bacteria would be able to catch up with the bioload of that many fish. That many bags wouldn't even be able to fit into the 80 gallon...
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    pleas help is this the correct pump?

    It's good to hear that you're set up and doing well! I have a t5 fixture which could use a little buffing. There are two ballasts for four bulbs. It attaches to a canopy, so you would have to have a hood or some other way to hang it up. There are also great deals in the For Sale section, on...
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    So.......I'm new here....

    Tangs require a lot of swimming space, so a longer tank would be best. You may be able to keep a tang when it's smaller, but may want to consider going longer if you want to have your tang thrive. If you would like to keep an anemone, you would still have to supply it with strong lighting as...
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    Snail Exodus

    Hi all, I am having a little difficulty with keeping snails in my tank. This morning I found a little white/black snail crawling outside of the water. A few other snails I got in a cleaner crew set haven't made it either. It is said that a high magnesium content would lead to snail death...
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    Red Slime

    I had some pretty bad cyano in my tank, but adding some more flow fixed it. Well, it fixed half of it. The half of the tank with more flow is pretty much cyano-free. That's enough for me to know it's working well. ;) I also read on here that too much amino acid could cause an algae bloom...
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    Blue Jaw Trigger With Puffy White eye? Help ID Please?

    I had popeye with a betta (it's freshwater, I know), but a good water change and healthy diet ended up reducing it back to nothing. Maybe try a larger water change? Have you added any livestock recently?
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    Too Much Flow?

    Sure thing, Fishy, let me try and describe the setup. I have a Rio 2500 pushing water from the sump to the main tank. The outlet for this is fan shaped and in the back left corner of the tank. It rests diagonally so as to stir up some surface distortion, or else debris tends to collect and...
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    Too Much Flow?

    LEE - The tang looks like he's having no trouble keeping balance, but he has to give it his all to swim against the pump. This sort of looks like a satellite returning to Earth, but without all of the flames and debris. I will have more of a chance to watch his behavior in the day this weekend...
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    Too Much Flow?

    Their fins DO heal super fast! I check the tang this morning and about a half of the damage has been repaired. I'll tinker with the flow so that it's more circular instead of clashing in the middle. :)
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    Neon Goby vs. Cleaner Shrimp

    They are one of the easier marine fish to breed, which is a definite plus. If aquacultured clowns will still take up residence in anemones, I'm sure that the gobies would still retain their cleaning instincts. Maybe down the line, once they're all inbred to mutations, they'll forget what they...
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    Neon Goby vs. Cleaner Shrimp

    Hi all, I was wondering what you find overall more effective for maintaining tank mates. Teamwork is a strong tradition in my family and I would like to invoke that same hardworking personality with my tank. As a course of prevention, I would like to add some "fish cleaners" to my setup...
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    Too Much Flow?

    The only other fish in the tank is a green chromis. There are a few shrimp and an assortment of sessile inverts. My worry is that the constant flux of the larger pump would take the tang up too quickly when it comes on and cause too much pressure on each side, possibly tearing the fin in...
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    Too Much Flow?

    MyTeeMouse, tangs are supposed to be kings of flow, which makes the following statement so strange: I've come home tonight to find my beloved sailfin tang's dorsal torn something terrible! I've turned off the pump and will probably get something lighter. I assume that when he grows up a...
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    Too Much Flow?

    Thanks for the input, everyone! :) I have a 65gal, about 48"x16"x18". I'll need to get more precise measurements. Here is a picture of my tank setup: There is a larger powerhead on the left side, next to the Koralia 1. I went ahead and put that larger powerhead on a timer with 15 mins...
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    Too Much Flow?

    The flow in my tank seemed like it was at a good level to take care of the SPS in my tank, but I recently added a sailfin tang and even he is having a hard time getting a handle on stabilizing himself. I'm not sure if this is mainly due to him being in a low-current environment from QT and the...
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    coffee table aquarium ?

    I would think that a light fixture would be too intrusive for use as a coffee table. It would be cool if you could light it from the bottom, but that would probably disrupt the viewer's vision when looking directly down.
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    feed your reef

    Ah, as in "The Spice of Life." Sometimes it's hard not to take everything literally on this subject. Thanks for the clarification. :) Also, thank you Apollo for sharing this invaluable insight into nutrition and color. From which forum did you find that post?
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    feed your reef

    What's the point of adding chili/spice to the mix? Is it to boost metabolism?
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    Chromis Vs. RBTA

    Ugh, Freakin, the CBS is a terribly cute menace. I watched him grab a serpent star out of the rockwork and start devouring it. Although a turkey baster won't teach him not to do it again, I can rest easy knowing that one star can live to fight another day. The CBS walks all over the corals...
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    Chromis Vs. RBTA

    Your BTA ate your clowns?! What a betrayal of trust that must have been! Was it just too big for them?
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