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    Acan growout contest thread

    I guess Ill start things off. Here is my September update. I dont know when you start counting them as full heads but I have 2 full heads and 4 babies.
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    Acan growout contest thread

    Whoa, what happened? The site cant be fixed? You guys are rebuilding from scratch?
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    algae advise

    i didnt measure my tap water but the built in tds meter is reading 0ppm output. The ro/di unit is brand new. it has made a total of about 200 gallons of water at this point.
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    algae advise

    water is from an ro/di setup purchased from air water and ice. i placed an order with reef cleaners for additional snails. should be here the middle of the week. ceriths and nassarius. thx for all the advise people.
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    algae advise

    wow, thanks for all the good input. i cut back the lighting and havent added food for 2 days and the green spot on the substrate already looks smaller. hopefully im headed in the right direction. how long should i leave the lights cut back and how slowly should i be adding time back to the...
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    algae advise

    ok. thanks alot for the help.
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    algae advise

    i didnt do anything to put a load on the rocks. i just assumed that the rock would cycle the tank eventually. my bulbs are new, same age as the tank. im sure that i am overfeeding. im using frozen brine and mysis shrimp. i feed once a day but it is hard to determine how much 2 little fish will...
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    algae advise

    tank has about 180lbs of live rock and 100lbs of sand. waited a month then added a clown fish and an open brain coral. after another week i added a six line wrasse. been changing about 20% water every 2 weeks and monitoring levels with test kits. the fish and coral look very healthy. no other...
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    algae advise

    hello. I finally have my first saltwater tank. it is 100 gallon. it has been running for 5 weeks now and i have been having alot of green algae form on the glass which i assume is normal for a new tank. i noticed a little green in my substrate about 3 in long at the front of the tank towards the...
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    water storage

    hi everone. i have a line on some 55 gallon barrels. they said they were used once to ship water based food products. they also said they were cleaned out with dawn dish soap. i know soap is bad but is there anything the barrel can be washed with or should i just pass on them?
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    adhesive advice

    i mean attached to the upper 5 inches of the tank
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    adhesive advice

    this overflow box will be floating
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    adhesive advice

    Hello, I have an acrylic overflow box i want to put in my glass aquarium. Can somebody recommend an adhesive that will properly bond these two surfaces.
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    i need overflow advice

    How was the noise level on the glass holes setup?
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    i need overflow advice

    100 gallon. 60x16x24. Never had any problems with the glass holes setup?
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    i need overflow advice

    Hello all, I am working on my first ever saltwater tank and need some advice on overflows. I am considering a CPR hob overflow but am also debating drilling my tank for some sort of in tank overflow. Can someone please share their experiences with either type of overflow to help me decide.
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    how much equipment is too much?

    wow, thx for all the good info people. Im looking at different ro/di systems and not sure on the difference other than output per day. I am thinking of a melevs reef 100gpd, any comments on this unit? I am a little confused by in tank water movement. 50x total water? How many power heads...
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    how much equipment is too much?

    alright, thanks for clearing that up for me. I feel less overwhelmed about my new venture.
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    how much equipment is too much?

    Hello, I am getting ready to set up my first 100 gallon reef tank, starting slow and still collecting the neccessary items. but my head is swimming with all the equipment made mention of on this site and others. Calcium reactors, Phosban reactors, ro and di filters, uv sterilizers, quaranteen...
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    sump flow? please help

    alright, thanks alot.
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