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    Need Recommendations on Return Pump and Skimmer

    Advice needed: somewhat noob. 6 years out of the hobby. Building a marineland 150g XH reef ready. Starting off FOWLR and then will go inverts then LPS and ultimately maybe some SPS as the tank matures, but focus will not be SPS. First time building a true sump. Had a HOB system before. Doing...
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    death to the peppermint shrimp?

    I have an entrenched battle to control aiptasia in my tank. I can't completely eradicate, I can only control. I use "Aiptasia Solution" to kill them. I'd prefer a biological solution. I bought three small peppermint shrimp, drip acclimated them, put them in the tank and never saw them again...
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    Help me identify these weird things all over my tank

    I've got these little strips of "things" all over my tank. They come in about 1/4-1/2" "strips". They look like maybe eggs, or tiny barnacles??? They kind of appear out of nowhere. They don't seem to hurt anything and if I wipe them they are easily destroyed. Thoughts?
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    best brand for T-5 bulbs?

    what's your favorite brand?
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    URGENT HELP HELP HELP! Why am I killing all my fish!?!?!?

    Tank stats: 58 gallon (36” wide) 4-bulb T-5 fluorescent Lighting 2- 5000l/h koralia-style powerheads 30”x4”x12” hang-on-back combined protein skimmer and refugium (stocked with chaeto and ulva) fed by Rio 600 pump. 40 lbs of “dead” rocks 15 lbs of live rock Started cycling the tank in...
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    T-5s humming?

    My 36" 4-bulb T-5 fixture started humming/buzzing a few days ago. Is this a sign that the bulbs need to be replaced, or something else?
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    Lawnmower Blenny changing colors?

    Ok, so my Lawnmower blenny has been a nice green color. I come home yesterday and now he's totally tan. It's like he went from jungle green camoflauge to desert camo. Is this a problem or do they just do that?
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    Which NO3 test kit do you use?

    I'm unhappy with API. It is VERY difficult to distinguish 10-40ppm, which is quite the range! What do you use? Do you recommend it?
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    HIGH nitrates!!!

    Ok so my nitrates are somewhere in the neighborhood of 40ppm (the API test kit is incredibly hard to distinguish between 10 and 80- are there any others that are better?). I appear to have had two fatalities recently, my royal gramma and firefish. Found only one quarter of the body of one of...
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    Need new Venturi Pump for Protein Skimmer

    Ok, so I have an eco-system Hang-On-Back combination protein skimmer and refugium. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, visit: http://www.ecostore-us.com/EcoSystem%20Pro%20Series%20HOB%20Filter%20System%2060%20Complete Anyway, it's used and it's driven by a used Rio 600 (200GPH)...
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    Help- Super Shy Lawnmower Blenny???

    So last weekend I bought a Lawnmower blenny and a royal gramma basslet. Up until now, all my fish have acclimated quite quickly and begin eating day 1 or 2. My lawnmower blenny hides constantly and doesn't come out for feeding times. I'll see him hiding in between rocks and looking at me, but...
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    Lawnmower Blenny hiding/ not eating?

    So last weekend I bought a Lawnmower blenny and a royal gramma basslet. Up until now, all my fish have acclimated quite quickly and begin eating day 1 or 2. My lawnmower blenny hides constantly and doesn't come out for feeding times. I'll see him hiding in between rocks and looking at me, but...
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    favia frag- what to do

    so I bought a frag of my favorite favia (there's a pun there somewhere) from Dennis yesterday and have it sitting on the sand bed right now. Does Favia grow its own "rock" or "base" underneath itself, or does it need a rock to grow over? Should I glue it to a rock, or will it grow on the sand bed?
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    58 Gallon Build- first timer (no blog!)

    Ok, so I'll keep the blog only for friends and family and post everything for y'all here. Quick status update: I'm putting together my first ever marine aquarium. Stats: 58 Gallon - 36"x17"x20" High 4 bulb 36" long T-5 fluorescent lighting 2 Koralia-style 1300 GPH powerheads Hang-on-back 30"...
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    IS ANYBODY OUT THERE?

    I thought this forum was for help for new enthusiasts. I come asking for advice and am not receiving very much feedback.
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    Is Mechanical Filtration necessary?

    So the setup I've got has an Eco-System 60 Hang-On-Back Refugium cum Skimmer, but no real mechanical filtration. http://www.ecostore-us.com/EcoSystem%20Pro%20Series%20HOB%20Filter%20System%2060%20Complete My background was freshwater community tanks, so all we did was filter gauze and...
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    Check out my blog and offer advice

    I've started my first ever blog about my first ever saltwater tank. Check it out and offer advice (about the tank or the blog!) http://hadleyreeftank.blogspot.com/
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    HELP!- DIY Plexiglass Canopy/Hood

    Well I got a killer deal from a Marshreef member last night on a 55 gal setup as my first foray into saltwater. So excited! Thanks Nick! The only thing missing is a cover/canopy/hood for the tank. Previous owner didn't need one, but I have 4 boys under 8, and I want to avoid action figures...
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