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    Here goes... everything

    Umm so this crawled out of a rock today... What is it? It looks pretty much like a centipede about 6" long. Are they good? bad? should I take it out next time?
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    Here goes... everything

    Got my ammonia spike today (.5). Probably the only time I'll ever be happy to see ammonia in my tank. Using the raw shrimp method. Do you guys think I need to take the shrimp out now? Or let it sit in there longer? Dennis
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    Anything about the hobby...Answer and ask

    A: I like the cliche 3 strip bright orange Ocellaris Clowns... I'm boring lol Q: How much is too much flow?
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    Anything about the hobby...Answer and ask

    A: NEON GREEN!!! Q: Whats your favorite fish or coral?
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    New to the scene

    Its a great book that definatly put me on the right track. I have read 3 different books now on reef care and setting up and this one is by FAR the best. I still use it as a reference like NC2WA said. Dennis
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    Here goes... everything

    Just a thought I had. Maybe the recommended water level that these skimmers are rated for is pertaining to the pumps? Because I do know that the depth the pumps and pumps alone are in effects the skimmer dramatically. For example when I added the LR the water level rose and caused the water in...
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    Here goes... everything

    I think this is a great idea thanks! Maybe this will help. So here is a full shot of my Skimmer. The white and black tube is from my overflow. The smaller tubes are the air hoses that attach to my pumps and the larger tubing is the water/air bubbles being pumped into my skimmer. And of course...
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    Here goes... everything

    Sasquatch- Yes some parts are a little too dense, but if you look at in person you can see that it looks a little worse in the pictures. Thanks for saying something I'll ponder how I can open it up a bit. I have at least a month to get everything where I want it before I'll start adding...
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    Here goes... everything

    Alright I have finally finished setting up the tank (for the most part...) and finally have some time to give you all an update! Thanks to everyone who has helped me set up my first Reef Tank and all the wonderful advice and patience! Here we go! So its a 110g Acrylic tank (60"L, 18"W, 24"H)...
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    Flow for my 120g

    Thanks for the response! I went ahead and bought 3 of the 1400's. I'll probably add atleast 1 more to get the flow where I want it. Unfortunatly I cant attach them to the back wall :( the magnets wont hold, but the sides hold just fine. My return moves quite a bit of water as well. When I get...
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    What to add first

    Okay so my new and improved list and what I think the order should be. 2 small Clowns Diamond Goby Fairy wrasse 3 Chromis Royal Grama Hippo Tang Yellow Tang Do you guys think this is too much? will this overload my bio filter (112g tank 5'Lx18"Wx24"H Octopus 250 extreme skimmer)? Of Course I...
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    Flow for my 120g

    I'm starting up my first reef tank that is 5'L x 18"W x 24"H. I plan on keeping mostly LPS zoo's and softies maybe an anemone with a couple clowns, tangs, chromis, gobe and maybe a few other peaceful fish. My question is what do you guys recommend I use to create some nice flow in my tank. I...
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    What to add first

    Thanks Krish! Todd- Thanks for letting me know about the butterfly. I knew something was wrong with them because they are attractive and hardy fish but no one has them. Thanks for clearing that up for me. I do really like lions, but I would rather they didnt eat my live stock lol. I guess I'll...
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    What to add first

    Hey guys couple of questions on live stock that I like. I'm curious of the order I should introduce them to the tank and they're compatibility. I have a 112g acrylic that is 5'Lx18"Wx24"H. I plan on keeping mostly LPS, softies, zoos and a little bit of everything untill I find what I really...
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    Live Rock

    If you sent it wrapped in wet news paper then it will probably be okay, but if you sent it dry you will defiantly have some die off. Maybe give it a sniff and if it smells bad then you have some die off. It should still smell like the ocean, but clean. I'm still new, but hopefully this helps a...
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    New to the forums looking for a little advice

    Okay here is what I found. Starting from the big red one... 200A 30 blank 30 50 30 20-20 (red) 30 20-20 (red) 30 15-15 (blue) 30 20-15 20 20 20 20 Hope my little diagram makes sense. If I add it all up (not incuding the big red one) its 455.
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    New to the forums looking for a little advice

    This is my control panel. Yeah. Kind of old.
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    New to the forums looking for a little advice

    Alright well I tried to post a picture but the file size was always to big. I dont think I'm a "Member" yet, maybe thats why... (I took the file size all the way down to 55kb and still couldnt load it) Anyway it looks like there are 4 slots at the bottom that are available. They are covered by 4...
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    New to the forums looking for a little advice

    Nate thanks for all of the advice I really appreciate it! I would love to hear more about having a dedicated circuit for my tank. I dont have a very strong electrical back ground and to be honest dont even know where to begin with this. I'm going to do a little more research to get some answers...
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    New to the forums looking for a little advice

    Okay so a little bit of an update. I bought a decent set up off craigslist to get me started. It definatly needs some attention to get it where I want it. I got a 60"L,18"W,24"H Acrylic tank. It has 2 deep scratches on the exterior and a lot of little ones on the interior that I need to buff...
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