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Recent content by Darrel

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    Fox Coral

    Does anyone have advice / experience with Fox Corals? The wife has found one she loves, I am starting to research them.
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    Large Brittle Star Lost an arm

    I have a large brittle star that for some reason has lost an arm. Why, I don't know, but what I find strange is that the fallen arm is still alive after two days. It has moved itself (the arm) to the center of the tank, in the open and is catching food at feeding time. I want to remove it, but...
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    canister UV question

    I have a pond filter UV unt that was given to me recently and if you have read "at wits end" you know it has solved my phytho problem. It is designed so that the incomming water flows through two different sponge sections, that area is divided from a bio ball area by a plastic tray, then into...
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    At Wits End!!!!

    Ok, I have no clue as to what is going on with my tank. Everything I check is normal, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 0, PO less than 0.25 (the test I currently use is hard to read and although I think it is only slightly above 0, the next graduation is .25), salinity 1.025, PH 8.0, dKH 11, CA 420, temp...
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    Ehiem 5000 vs Mag 18

    Planning for the future failure of my return pump, I would like to know the experences that you may have had. I have about 4' of head, a 1350gph that produces an estimated (by me) 900gph. I would consider upping the flow, hence the mag 18.
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    Filter sock micron sizes?

    OK, yet another question. I am looking into adding fliter socks to my system. Currently I use 200 micron media bags to trap the large particles from the overflow. The filter socks I am looking at are 5 micron, I found that the algae associated with green water is approx 15 microns, so this...
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    Brittle Star

    Can someone please help positivly identify this brittle star. I think it is a "Bubble Brittle Star". I ordered it from reefs2go as just a plain brittle star andafter having issues with the shipping was very surprised to se how large it actually was. I know that they claim to be reef safe...
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    Reefs2Go.com

    Has anyone here ordered from them and had problems? I placed and order that arrived today, snails and brittle stars. I know that it is not there fault for what happens in transit, but somehow the bags with the starfish and snails ended up busted. The first sign something was not right was the...
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    Lighting, Help please...

    I am researching lighting again because a seed was planted in my mind that I may not have enough light on my tank. Please respond with any and all opnions. I have a 125g and have two 4x39w wave tech fixtures, totaling 8 33inch 39w bulbs. I have 4 sun wave 12k bulbs and 4 reef wave 420 bulbs...
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    Surprising and outstanding assistance, but I have a question.

    Ok, after a two week stay in The Netherlands, followed by an unexpected trip to Louisiana for a week I return to find my skimmer making some serious noise and not producing as it was before my departure. For those that are wondering, My wife tended the tank while I was in The Netherlands and...
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    Would like to confirm the ID of these...Please Help

    I friend gave me some frags because he is getting out of the hobby, do't know why, also don't look a gift horse in the mouth. But I would like to get positive ID's on them. Any help would be appreciated, as he could not tell me what they were exactly. #1 is a red shroom of sorts #2 appears...
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    overflow

    I need a poll, I have only one corner overflow with 2 1" drains, stantions with holes to silence the drains. The overflow water is still fairly loud, I find it soothing, but at times it bothers the wife. I experimented with placing a peice of glass over the top of the overflow and this cut...
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    Vodka Dosing

    I have been reading up on this subject and I see in the forums that a few people do use this method. I would like to hear more about everyones experience with this, both good and bad. My tank is 125g, 20g sump. I have been doing 15-20g water change every week to week and a half. I have a 2-4...
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    Coral Beauty Angel

    I have read of many fish jumping out of the tanks for god knows what reasons. But has anyone ever experienced a Coral Beauty jumping? Or am I one of the first? I have searched the net and could find nothing on this species jumping other than during spawning. I can only assume that it jumped, it...
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    Fish Bowl and More in Pearland

    Hey all, I would like everyone's opnion on this store, if you have used them. I understand from them that at one point they were sponsors, but no longer. I have been in there many times and they are really convienent to my location.
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