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    Whats the most expensive fish you've bought?

    $ 100.00 green carpet and clown just ate my blue tang 50.00 150.00 blue spot stingray died after 9 months. 180 gallon full of big fish turned in at local fish store no cost 6 line that I can reach in and pet humpback grouper both large bird wrasse bat fish medium rabbit fish large show lion on...
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    Starfish for a newbie

    I also have 4-5 of those star fish come out of lr and have not seen any problems so far
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    Finally getting there

    All the help I have been given on this site is thanked by me!!!! Equipment count 180 gallon 75 Gallon 29 Gallon(freashwater) Rena XP3 Ehiem Aqua clear Whisper hang on Aqua clear...
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    New tank.. got some questions for ye

    I have been reading the temp posts and I to had a fluctuation in heat ebo jager 250 in a 180 the temps on the top of the heater are not accurate mine is set at 74 and my tank stays at a 77.9 to 78.7 My digital therometer is showing correct. It took me about 2 weeks to get the temp stabilized I...
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    Prime

    What is the best way to test for ammonia? My Quick dip sticks do not have that test. My multi test has 2 free ammonia and total ammonia using little round pads.
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    Prime

    That sure is a lot of info I really appreciate it. So if nitrites are not the issue what paramiters sould I be focusing on? Sounds like ammonia is the problem from what I read. Is this correct?
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    Prime

    Nitrites are not toxic? everything everywhere says that it is in high numbers. I had a scat in that tank with high nitrites lasted a day and a half then dead I could not catch it to put it in the old tank.
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    Prime

    Just wondering if anyone has used prime for detoxifing nitrites and how long does it take to start working.
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    Equipment help

    Thanks guys althought may be I will try a good quality skimmer the other setup sounds very confusing and I am just learning this hobby. Any skimmer recommendations out there?
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    Equipment help

    Starting to purchase and set up of the 180 pred tank pulling out my blue spotted ray out of the 75. Wondering the thoughts of the Rena filstar xp3 also will be installing an uv unit but still wondering what ozone exactly is and what it does and does not do? Is it a good thing to be considering...
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    new tank

    I hope everyone had a good new year! I am moving my blue spot ray into the new tank a 180 I was just wondering on lighting is there 6 foot bulbs out there or should I build a canopy with 2-4 foot and over lap them and line it with mylar. This will be a pred only tank my 75 I am moving her out of...
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    Cloudy eye

    Thanks for the advice but yesterday I lost the lion had it in qt as a last resort I used copper but I think it was to late. My nitrates were normal just wondering if my ray had something to do with it but I guess I will never no. Unfortunatly it is a live and learn thing sad to see the loss when...
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    Up grading help

    Thats great advice and I will probably get 2 skimmers along with the uv all I want is to create a safe enviroment for the fish that I have chosen and the advice I have been given here seems to be water quality and not trying to sell a bunch of stuff I dont need. I will take the advice and make...
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    Up grading help

    My tank I have now 75 gallon 75 pounds 0f live rock ehiem cannister and a small whisper hang on and have never had my levels spike with my lion and ray then I added a skimmer 150 sea clone and it is not working that hard.
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    Up grading help

    Now that makes a lot of sence to me now So with the uv ozone would that go into a closed loop and what order inlet, uv, ozone pump then back into the tank. Also a ozone with uv all one unit a good idea or would you use 2 seperate units.
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    Up grading help

    Thanks Mike just starting to get a little confused a lot of people say that a skimmer is the most important piece of equipment in the tank. Are you saying if I cant afford the biggest one dont use one at all? My ray is in the 75 now and has been for 1 month live sand bottom my levels have stayed...
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    Up grading help

    Just fish the coral will be in the 75 my stingray will just ly on top of the coral and kill it. I Want my 180 to be predator and my 75 to be community. I will also have power heads in the 180 along with my 75 I understand the need for good movement and I am not trying to cheap out on money I...
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    Up grading help

    The sting ray and the lion are the reason for the larger tank. What skimmer would you suggest. Multiple pumps? I thought the water gravity fed into the filter and sump through the skimmer with its own pump then another pump supplied back to the tank my plan is to have the uv in line with my...
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    Up grading help

    Going to up grade from a 75 to a 180or 200 my 75 will stay as a community tank and my 180 will be my predator my ray and my lion. My questions are when I go to a uv unit will I still require 180 pound of live rock I have looked at the other links on wattage of uv also need pump sizes I will only...
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    Cloudy eye

    The fish has been in the tank for 4 weeks noticed the eyes about a week ago. Eats ghost shrimp and guppies still eats the same very active when feeding then sits in the corner straight up and down like usual. Tank mates include a ribbontail blue spotted sting ray they where tank mates in the...
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