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    show and tell

    Is there anyone that would be willing to do a show and tell with their set up for me and my kiddo? I think it would help her to be able to see someone's set up and get an idea of the direction she needs to head, filters, lights....all of it.
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    algae and more

    Hi ya, I should have updated sooner but kept forgetting. Algae is non existent. We have a Fox face, Hannibal was remiss on cleaning the sand, the coral beauty angel has helped very much there. We had 3 snails, and added 6 more, turbo and margaritas. We also added a watchman goby who is helping...
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    nitrates

    We made some adjustments and got nitrates down to near zero. Then had to adjust more to treat for ick. Only one fish had it, and he's been moved to the hospital tank, but the kid wanted to treat them all to make sure the others didn't get it. We added more sand and rock. The protein skimmer is a...
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    nitrates

    Is there a primer on nitrates, the good the bad and the ugly? Tested water today, ph 8, nitrite -0, ammonia- 0, nitrate 40. Fish are 4 green chromis, 1 occilarus, 1 rather large foxface. Other inhabitants are . Snails and one anemone. And live rock and sand. No more macroalgae as the foxface...
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    another what am i

    Other than the foxface what fish are good algae waters? Tonight it was monkey see monkey do. The foxface would nibble in an area, then the clown would rush over and take a few nibbles, then the chromis would follow the clown. It's rather funny, the foxface seems afraid of the others. Each of...
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    another what am i

    Yup, calurpa according to the guy at the fish store. This evening it's gone though. Dio the foxface has eaten it all. So now my daughter feels bad for the other fish(1 occilarus, 4 green chromis) because they are only fed one a day and Dio gets to eat all day so she wants to now feed them twice...
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    another what am i

    We have this thing growing on live rock we bought. It's grown pretty fast, about an inch the past week. Is it ok, and will the foxface decide it's dinner? She added the foxface and a bubble tip anemone today.
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    algae and more

    It all seems so complicated to me. I've only had fish only tanks before but had an awesome well balanced system. Water was always perfect, never did water changes(water was tested a couple times a week). Oh, I take that back, I did have a few anemones and stars, and a clean up crew, just no...
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    algae and more

    Right now she has a sea clone skimmer, the 100 gallon one. So far it seems to be working really well. Looking at the eshopps overflow boxes, would the 800 be adequate or should we go higher? Single or dual?
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    algae and more

    Thanks, got them book marked. Another question about filtration. She eventually wants a sump set up, but at the moment cost is preventing that(mom helped with initial set up and stuff, but the rest is up to her...well moms still helping but it's supposed to be all on her) She has a canister...
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    algae and more

    Lots of help thanks! Of the live rock she only bought two chunks, the rest was left over from her uncle's tank that he took down years ago. It was beyond dead. Like sitting in his yard covered in court and leaves. She soaked them, scrubbed them, bleached them, soaked, rinse, more soaking and rising.
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    algae and more

    100 gallon long 100 lbs San(40 of it live), 60 or so lbs rock(some bought live), 4 chromis, 1occillaris clown, 2 snails of some kind. One small is in the process of cleaning of some rocks the other is sitting on the sand. When I put it on a rock out sticks to it but doesn't move, I half expect...
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    A gift for someone new to the hobby

    Bah humbug. I won't be in your area until the 18th. Spokane is a bit far to drive from ...
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    what am i

    Thanks so much, looked at pics and I'm convinced. Before a name Google wasn't much help
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    what am i

    Staring at the tank last night I noticed a white string looking thing. Touched it with the net handle and it was yanked back inside fast, it's coming out of a tiny tube. There's a second one on the right, but I couldn't get a pic of it. Got this one but it's not a real good pic.
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    just getting started

    Thanks for all the input. We have an RO filter added to the list of must get things. We have added more sand and rocks, some live rock. The water test today was good except the ph, it was on the higher side at 8.4. Today the kid added a clown fish and two snails. The live rock is growing things...
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    just getting started

    Thanks for all the input. We have an RO filter added to the list of must get things. We have added more sand and rocks, some live rock. The water test today was good except the ph, it was on the higher side at 8.4. Today the kid added a clown fish and two snails. The live rock is growing things...
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    just getting started

    Nope not from Shawn, I don't know shawn, a neighbor(her brother left the hobby years ago and never got rid of the tank or stand). To start it will be fish only with plans to expand into reef slowly. She's the type for baby steps and perfection then move up to next stage. Its a canister filter...
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    just getting started

    From 14 yrs old I've been hooked on saltwater. My last tank, decommissioned about 15 years ago, was an awesome 55 gallon. I've always wanted to do a reef, but the time was never right. Well now it is. My 20 year old got a 100 gallon long and has decided she wants to do a reef. I have some pretty...
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