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    ALK Swing????

    Try the water change, see if that helps. Was an experienced salty dog feeding your fish while you were gone? Reason I ask is that people who have never kept fish tend to over feed. The uneaten food decays causing the buffering to be used up by the newly introduced acids into the system. A bit...
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    Fraging

    Super glue gel. It needs this particular word Cyanoacrylate
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    ALK Swing????

    DW and EH are the money. A few answers from you will help a bit better: 1. Tank size 2. Salt mix used 3. Type of substrate 4. How often and how much do you do in water changes.
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    How do I feed this

    I have yet to see a good life span figure for most motile inverts. For all we know, when your zebra got harvested, it may have been near the end of it's rope. Snails, shrimps and others we can get a better gauge of their development because of size. Hermits go from shell to shell as they grow...
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    Don't Know Squat

    Is it because it's naturally devoid of nutrients or is it because the inhabitants take in and use these nutrients quickly? I know that you could come up with a mental excercise or logic problem, but I'm beginning to understand that everything has a role in nature. We tend to complicate things...
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    bubbles !! :p

    Okay Gaby, I've looked at your pix and have a few possible explanations for your bubbles: 1. From the 1st pic, that looks like photosynthesis in action. The algae is producing O2. I have this "problem" on occasion. 2. Plastic is a petroleum product, oils from processing may have been in your...
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    What is the Best Nano reef system?

    Straight out of the box A P. JBJ, has nanotuners.com and nanocustoms.com, if you want a better option of mods for your dream setup. JMHO.
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    How do I feed this

    I agree with all of the suggestions. Open brain corals or Trachyphylllia need to be placed on the sand bed. Even better solution to feeding is at night they send out their feeding tentacles. Your fish should be holed up for the evening so once or twice a week hit the tank with a flash light...
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    reef safe carbon

    For the price and availability, you'll have a hard time beating it. Hey Krish what time is it by you down there???
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    So... does carbon take out fish poop?

    Anything solid will prevent the carbon to adsorb any dissolved matter. It's only good for a maximum of fourteen days (less if your bioload is heavy). Having filter floss in front of it will help, but this needs to be replaced every couple of days. Carbon does not discriminate between beneficial...
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    Giant squid killed by ignorant Japanese researchers.

    On ABC news they have footage of a team of Japanese researchers attempting to capture a 24 foot squid. The mouth piece stated that they were attempting to capture it alive in order to study it. WTF. Where in gods name are you going to put a squid this size??? They have recovered dead "giant"...
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    Xenia question

    Son of a beo-tch. Pink you say. How close are the frags to the lighting? You may have Anthelia. A friend had a "blue xenia" when in fact it was anthelia. Google it, but what I've read pulsing is not it's strong suit. Xenia usually come in shades of brown or white. Anthelia is a deeper water...
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    Spots on Tang

    No offense ronj....
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    Spots on Tang

    Welcome to RF. Your best bet is to go post this at the Marine Fish topics moderated by Steve-S. He'll be your best bet and good luck. Mike.
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    Easy 2 parter for you....

    Thanks, all water for the tank is RO. I'll the stop the plus and I only drink the tap water. Travelling a bit around this great land of ours, I still think its the best tasting bar none. Thanks for the help, Mike.
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    Newbies guide to the nano reef

    Actinodiscus Discosoma ...or the thing that cannot die! Being a B-horror movie junkie I've always been fascinated by freakish looking people, blood, gore and mayhem. Maybe that is why I really love my job. It started out growing up, saturday nights, Creature Feature, seeing all the classics...
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    Hello ...

    I'd be leery of a dwarf angel and corals, but thats just me. And welcome to RF.
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    Easy 2 parter for you....

    Thanks Boomer. I've been using Amquel plus since day one. Even treating the RO I buy from the lfs. Appreciate your time, Mike. BTW, I looked up our city's water site and I'll paste this: Chlorine: to disinfect the water. Aluminum Sulfate or Alum and Polymer: for coagulation to settle out...
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    Why is my pH low?

    DW, anywhere from 35-50 dollars out here for a salifert test. The standard for the AP is an upscale lfs in my area who if you buy a single snail will test all the parameters for nothing. They are using La Motte, if I remember correctly. Sherm, beautiful photography. Damsel, what I really am...
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    Xenia question

    Natural Sea Water=35 salinity or 1.2632 sg, mate. Every ion that constitutes the make up of NSW is in specific proportions, the lower the main ions, the lower everything else is going to be. Fine for a fish only system but not for a reef set up. As for lighting, xenia are found every where on...
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