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    Free Pom Pom Xenia

    I'm about a month away from sufficient lighting and starting out with my first corals (!) otherwise I would take you up on the offer. Is xenia a relatively forgiving beginner coral?
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    History of a Duffer - the short version

    I'm sorry to hear about your loss. For me, the fallow tank was the hardest part of the reset process. Staring at an empty tank for months isn't fun, but it drives home the patience/quarantine lesson pretty hard.
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    Lazy/drunk fish

    I had 2 clowns in 40g, one orange and one black/white. Orange one is the one that died. The black/white is a little aggressive when feeding, so I was a little concerned that she damaged the orange one. She has only been in the tank for 8 weeks. Has it been too long to try and introduce another...
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    Lazy/drunk fish

    Well, a brutal update. Prazipro x 2 and daily paracide-d feedings appeared to take care of the stringy poo, but the clown then lost the ability to stay upright. Swim bladder problem? After a week of this behavior, the little clown gave up the ghost. I moved him over to a hospital tank in case it...
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    Lazy/drunk fish

    I ran the prazipro for 5 days, and on the 5th day the fish was looking much better. Impatient, and concerned I didn't dose the right amount the first time, I planned on turning the skimmer back on, removing the prazipro, and redosing while waiting for my shipment of praziquentel. Well, the...
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    Lazy/drunk fish

    So I started the PraziPro. I was looking at the link that you sent and it specifies that it is for pond fish. I take it you haven't had any issues, but I'm reluctant to start a medication not prescribed for saltwater fish. Would the Paracide-D or Paracide-X be better?
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    Lazy/drunk fish

    I think you are right. Worms fit the symptoms. Prazipro recommends dosing the water for a few days with little ill-effects to livestock. Is there an advantage to soaking the food? Should I soak food and dose the tank?
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    Lazy/drunk fish

    Hi All, I haven't had very much luck responding to fish illness, with most things leading to fishpocalypse. So I thought I would turn to you all for advice. I have a newish pair of occelaris, but one of them started acting "drunk" and shy the last few days. They spent 4 weeks in QT and have...
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    LED lights?

    I had a chat with them last weekend. Very friendly and knowledgeable about controllers and lighting.
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    Reef Octopus BH2000 and potential future investments

    All fantastic advice. Ultimately, I think I need all of these things to be successful in the long run so one will likely follow the other. RO/DI systems seem pretty straight forward product-wise. It either makes clean water at a rate you need or it doesn't. Lighting on the other hand will take...
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    Reef Octopus BH2000 and potential future investments

    I plan on swinging by OBD this weekend. I've made the rest of the circuit but haven't stopped by there yet. I really like some of these do it yourself options. As sexy as wireless syncing with powerheads to create storm surge effects is, I'm just not sure it is worth the premium. Also getting...
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    Reef Octopus BH2000 and potential future investments

    No question, I would like to have coral in the tank. I would definitely like to try and get it "right" the first time to avoid multiple purchases.
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    Reef Octopus BH2000 and potential future investments

    Geeze, I was afraid lighting would be a popular next option. So running a series of T5 or LEDs might reduce algae growth? That seems strange to me, given that these lights are intended to help things thriving off photosenthesis. The tank is relatively small, and I heard it is pretty easy to...
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    Reef Octopus BH2000 and potential future investments

    Hi all, So this this the 3rd day running the BH2000. Everything appears to be in working order. Micro bubbles have come and gone, but this thing still seems incredibly loud. Any tips for muffling the sound? (Pouring sound into the return and general motor noise) May have been a bit too strong...
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    Buying livestock online

    We have some great LFS in the area that I am more than happy to support. However, the availability of livestock online is incredible. Anyone have experience with online fish/coral buying? Pros/cons?
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    LED lights?

    blame the new guy for the topic change. my bad
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    LED lights?

    :/ He also told me that aptasia isn't necessarily a bad thing in a tank. Nothing I've read says that. I might be new, but isn't one of the reasons it should never be in a reef tank is because it can't be controlled? I thought that was a red flag of something you should look for before purchasing...
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    LED lights?

    My LFS was steering me away from LED lighting, saying they noticed that it started to bleach their coral. Has anyone else had this issue?
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    Early stages of cycling

    Ok. Ammonia and nitrite tests purchased and used. Temp 78. Salinity 1.023. pH 8.1. Ammonia .1 (elos nh3/4) Nitrite .2. A few questions. How often should I be testing to see changes in these numbers? Is daily overkill? My best guess is that ammonia is on the decline and nitrites on the rise, but...
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    Early stages of cycling

    All excellent advice. I appreciate the assistance. I've been using the elos pH and liking that brand well enough. I'll pick up amonia/nitrite tonight. Nitrate/Phosphate I'll probably wait until I'm a little closer. Once a tank is cycled, I've heard there is really no more need for amonia/nitrite...
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