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    Indirect natural sunlight question

    Honestly have no idea how hot it gets, but to give you an idea I'm moving to Florida. Will definitely have air conditioning though. It's a fish only tank, no corals, nothing but dried-out base rock at the moment. Nitrate levels fluxuate but are generally pretty low. The protein skimmer is a...
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    Indirect natural sunlight question

    Moving in just about twelve days now, and taking my 55 galon marine fish-only tank with me. :D The apartment I'm moving into has a really nice solarium that would be a perfect spot for the tank, but there's a catch: the tank would be right next to multiple windows. Now, I could easily keep...
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    Need advice concerning filter, skimmer

    Hmm, well, I have a few 92mm Vantec Tornado's lying around that I'm not using in my computers anymore. If only I had a reasonable way to power them (that and the noise alone would probably kill the fish). On a separate note, I had a hermit crab die today and I have no idea why. They've been in...
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    Need advice concerning filter, skimmer

    Small update: The water from my LFS store is RO. Saddly though I've been using tap water to keep the tank full as water evaporates. Freshwater is $0.75 / gallon, that's gonna add up to quite a bit after a while. I'm assuming it's worth it?
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    Need advice concerning filter, skimmer

    Is the pre-filter / skim box an add-on for the protein skimmer itself? I notice they have the same skimmer with a drain fitting as well, but I can't locate its significance in its description / stats. The Red Saddle is about an inch, the other three are all about two inches. What else can I...
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    Need advice concerning filter, skimmer

    I feed them a cube of mysis shrimp a day (spread out over the course of the day). Is that too much, you think? I've just been defrosting it in a little cup of tank water. I probably should have been more specific when I said the skimmer didn't work. There's an obvious circulation of water, but...
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    Need advice concerning filter, skimmer

    I've been doing water changes every two weeks or so, and replacing the black and white filter pads (I can't remember the more specific names) every one and three months respectively. Water parameters are pretty good, except for my PH which keeps dropping to about 8.0 and I keep having to add...
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    Need advice concerning filter, skimmer

    Well, I might as well explain my situation. Not but about seven months ago, I moved back home from WA, and breaking a six-month apartment lease (due to family problems), shipping ten tons worth of computer equipment and buying a plane ticket isn't cheap. Couple that with this fish tank excursion...
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    Red Saddle Clown

    Kudos for the links! Something else I thought was interesting. The Angel and Damsels move around when they sleep (I can only assume they're sleeping, unless they never sleep - but I always thought that was normal), but the Clown plops himself up alongside the magnet I use to clean the tank...
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    Red Saddle Clown

    Oh, I didn't know that about base rock. I'd say I probably have 20-25 pounds at the moment. Thanks! EDIT: Btw, what are pods? :oops: Sorry, kind of new to this. :lol:
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    Red Saddle Clown

    Thanks for the advice guys. I'll probably take the Damsels out, as they're being run around pretty good by the Clownfish. I'll look into the Basslets, Grammas and Wrasse. :) Also, I don't actually have any live rock at the moment (just base rock). My LFS said it wouldn't do very well with my...
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    Red Saddle Clown

    I have a 55g 48" marine tank (pure fish atm), set up with an Eheim 2215 cannister filter, and Red Sea Hang-On skimmer (which I'm thinking of replacing). It's been up for about two to three months now, fully cycled. Fish wise I have a Red Saddle / Fire Clown (love him, even though he happens to...
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