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    Anything about the hobby...Answer and ask

    A: U think so they are fun to watch fight over shells Q: why can't we create mini fish like we can with dogs so us with smaller tanks enjoy tangs n what not? that would be awesome
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    as newbie as they get....

    makes sense now that I have a bigger return pump my drop/skimmer section is at the brink of overflow!
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    as newbie as they get....

    I always thought it was skimmer/fuge/return? why the return before the fuge? Ima newbe myself and have the other way am I wrong?
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    Is a filter really necessary?

    I've had my tank for well over a year now but have torn it down once or twice due to bad algea problems an adding a new stand and fuge to it, but has been set up in it's final location for 6-8 months now can't remember
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    Is a filter really necessary?

    got any pics I also run a 29 and would like to see yours! lol you show yours and i'llshow you mine"
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    Continuous overflow boxes

    I myself have a simple U tube and I drilled a hole where the air bubble @ the very top would be and simply suck the air out via me lungs with a shut off valve. too much maintinance but works well. Never once yet a totall loss of vacume
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    Hair algae?

    thanks nwdiver, I think he does check the ro/di water and all is well. yes I know now my mg and Ca is pretty low i'll check at the lfs so see what they got. As for the lighting the bulb may be kinda old? who knows how. I started using a cf 50/50 also and the purple coraline has seemed to really...
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    Hair algae?

    So I am assuming this my tank in question here, thanks ac7av for putting it out there. So here are the params as of yesterday. salinity 1.022 ph-8.4 amonia-0 nitrate-0 MG-920 phos-0 calcium-220 carbo-143.2 what to do now?
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    structural problem with my tank stand

    dang! bro looks like we need to take your sump n stuff out and reinforce with some ripped down 2 buys. I never even thought when your sumps are in of the base holding up. forget the foam I think it will compress over time anyway. If we could tear out the bottom shelf w/o taking the front of the...
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    ***Killer Worm***

    :badgrin:and the sting sticks around a few days in my ecperiance ouch!!
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    Show your filtration Systems

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    Show your filtration Systems

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    Show your filtration Systems

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    Show your filtration Systems

    Oh so glad I saw this post and want to put up photos of mine but wont let me, maybe not enough post yet or something, anyhow why do I not see any exposed fuges, My brother and I built one for my tank and it's killer! always as much fun to look at as the display tank? Anybody esle ever do this?
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    thatguys 120g build.

    Good job that is looking sweet!
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    whidbey island

    any updates? sounds great! Love the idea of some locals get-together! I don't have much to share but love the idea. following thread!
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    macros

    as for the "plants" then? give them flat top them or thin them?
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    macros

    thatguy559, needs to thin out but maybe you don't wnat mine at this point just had an outbreak of ick, no good but is better! would be glad to help out if I could
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    macros

    returnofsid please elaborate? macros don't grow roots?
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    macros

    new to growing macros in fuge. So finaly managed to grow some algea in my fuge and time to thin them out, sould I tear it up to thin or is giving a good flat top a good idea and leave all good roots a permanent home to stay?
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