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    how deadly is the sea apple?

    :rofl: Sorry This is too funny... I just have an image of you screaming and whipping the sea apple in the fire and it burst in flames like it was an evil Spirit.
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    fuzz on rocks and hermit crab shells

    It's like very fine hairs, almost like hair algae but grey/white?
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    fuzz on rocks and hermit crab shells

    Hi Guys, Anyone know what this fuzz is? It's growing on all the live rock and even the hermit crabs shells?
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    Post your best lies!

    Imagine if you and your spouse/GF were both reef addicts...would be a disaster on the bank account!
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    Post your best lies!

    Krish, I'm in the same boat as you.... Wife is all up in my spending on the Tank stuff. My favorite line is " Listen, I don't drink, go out out partying, golfing or anything anymore so don't complain!" or "I had to get that skimmer, the old one died...Do you want al those fish and expensive...
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    Tank Move advice

    Well there are some mushrooms that strayed on the rock i transfered, but they can live thru anything! :tongue: I'm not worried too much about the corals, it's my paired true percula clowns that scare me..My luck with fish in the past has sucked. And i've had these guys for over a year!!
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    Tank Move advice

    I did test for ammonia and nitrate and it read zero, but then i realized my regents are 3 yrs old! lol I never tested my old tank anymore...Just did my water changes and never had any issues.
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    Tank Move advice

    I would say i moved 50%, left everything with corals on them back in the Old tank.
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    Tank Move advice

    Ya so, I have been slowly moving some rock from my old tank to the new, trying to get the mini cycle going..So now something just came to mind... I'm reducing the beneficial bacteria in the old tank, so this can't be good.. Would it be better just to move everything at once? New Tank has been...
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    Refugium setup

    I rather not have sand either, just figured i needed it?? I don't want my display tank loaded with rock either so you think maybe rock rumble in refugium? I don't know so confused :help:
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    Refugium setup

    I'm going with a bare bottom tank, with liverock. So I'm assuming a deep sand bed in the sump with some macro?
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    Refugium setup

    Hi Guys, What do you recommend for my refugium portion of my sump? Live rock and sand Just sand Macroalgae and sand or rock :confused: What's the preferred trend?
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    Tank Move advice

    Why use old water though? Isn't the beneficial bacteria on the rocks and substrate?
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    Tank Move advice

    The new tanks is about 4 feet away, little chance of them drying out. So a couple of days eh?? hmm
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    Tank Move advice

    Hi Guys, Need your wisdom again! I currently have a 38 gallon tank, been running for a year with about 35lb's of live rock. I'm getting ready to move it to a 75gallon. Do i have to cycle the new tank for like 6 weeks? What's the preferred method? Thanks
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    Drain placement in sump

    Man that's the only disaapointment in this whole project, the stand was perfect, until i used Nail hole filler.....Never again... It is not stainable and if you don't sand it completely off before you stain....you get blotches.. Oh well live and learn
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    Drain placement in sump

    Cool, Thanks alot.. I've been working on this project since June on my free time..Everything from building the stand to Drilling the tank and making my own sump.. All i want to do is finally mix some water and salt!!! lol
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    Drain placement in sump

    So, i bought some "T"'s and found that they make the least noise when positioned this way. Shouldn't be a problem right?
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    Drain placement in sump

    ohhh I like the T idea.. it really cuts the noise down alot?
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    Drain placement in sump

    Hi Guys, Just in my final phases of setting up my new tank, plumbing is done and leak tests passed. I was just wondering though...I have my drain tubes all the way to the bottom of the sump and i find it a bit noisy. Is it best half way down, or exiting at the surface with a 90 or 45 degree...
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