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    threadfin butterfly / featherduster compatable?

    Just wondering.. I just purchased two large featherdusters.. I have it in my reef take along with a threadfin butterfly fish..... Just curious... does anyone know if the butterfly will eat the featherduster? did some research on the net.. and we get yes and no's so it is confusing to know...
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    Latest build

    this tank set up was built from many components from other tanks I took down.
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    what size pump?

    building a 125 fish only tank.... I have a wet dry and a sump... not sure which would be the best for this set up.. I do have a skimmer as well... I am wonder what size pump I need for the return line... is it twice the tank size per hour? do I need a 250 gph pump...... I am wanting to...
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    clown fish eggs

    discovered in the tank today.... look at this.. I believe these to be clown fish eggs.... I can see what look to be eyes on each pod...... and one fish seems to be tending to them .... any suggestions on how to save them?
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    moving a tank ?

    just need some opinions here....I am contemplating moving my 75 from one spot to another re vamping the sump system......... what I was gonna do... was take the water and all the stuff and drain them into a holding barrel.... move, clean, and re-setup my tank in another area....pump the water...
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    Evaporation ?

    I have one tank that evaporates water like crazy.... I add about 5 gallons every two days..... where the heck does it go? I could leave a glass of water next to it and it not evaporate as fast as this thing does.... it has a cover, the sump is enclosed.... just has me baffled.... I have a...
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    analyze my tank please

    I have had my tank for 1 year now.... I do my weekly water changes. have not had a fish die in a long time. tank water is super clear... all looks well... the question here is: why do my more exotic corals not last a very long time? I have Leathers, & mushrooms that are very healthy and...
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    denitrifier?

    how many of you use one, or would recommend one? and are you using a homemade one, Made with sulfur & aragonite? I ask because my nitrates are up there even after a 40% water change... I do have a slow water refugium (which I thought would help reduce nitrate).. just wondering pros & cons on...
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    carlson surge device

    Has anyone here had any success with this device? I have made one out of a 5 gallon bucket.. I am still trying to fine tune it as to the input volume and the output pipes depth from the surface... I could be getting about 4 gallon surge but right now it starts it dump at around the 2.5 gallon...
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    display refugium

    been a while, but I have a question. I really like my refugium (seperate from sump) I think the refugium is just as interesting as the main tank... are there any pics or websites with cool set up for display refugiums..?
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    tank build

    Hold it... I know this is not saltwater... but I thought you might like to see my latest build...... This is built from 1/4 cast acrylic .. I built this in 2 days..., tank, stand, the sump is from an old system...this is all DIY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlAJg4T9QQM
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    something different

    so in my business, I do a lot of custome paint work.. bike racecars and so on... most people like skulls and reapers and pinup girls..... So I thought this would be cool for my office tank... I still have two more panels left and right...... what do you think?
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    help me with some sump theory

    I had this great idea to make a bigger sump... I have no clue what I am doing.. I thought this would be simple.... here is what I made... notice the water levels.... the skimmer makes no bubbles at all.......do I have a wall that is too high here? what is the general level of the water...
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    sump build

    well, It may not be beautiful but I think it will work...working with the acrylic is not as easy as you might think.. there is an art to it.. I did it the way you should do it with the chemical solvent... but it had several leaks.. so I went over it with Weld-on 16 I will leak test it...
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    sea hare

    my sea hare Slug got his head sucked into a water mover.... how I am not sure.... But I managed to gently pull him free...... he was excreeting a purple substance..... yes I got on my hands and I quickly washed it off..... my question is...... is the purple substance toxic to the reef...
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    Strange growth Identification

    I have noticed that for the past 3-4 days that these (which were very hardy) have closed up..... I have two of these and both have this white growth.. it looks almost spongy.... anyone know what this might be? it is only on this type of coral.... thank you
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    I call this my 20-20-75

    Well, I was bored today.... So I got this great idea..... I painted my wall black and it made the tank look so much better...... then I thought... How cool would it be to have two tanks flanking the main tank.... so I went to Bay area aquarium and picked up two 20 gallons...... used.... came...
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    140 update

    Thougth I would post up a pic.... this thing is doing nicely... I am very proud of how it looks.....
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    water clarity

    Not sure if it's my imagination or not...... I have done everything as correctly as I possibly can...... so I had my Ph checked the other day with a meter..... (which I purchased) my ph was 7.9 and I was advised to add Kalk+2 to raise the Ph..... I rigged up a drip...... I have monitored the...
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    what the heck is this?

    and should I kill it? or is it good..... it looks like a slug.... I just saw it today.... It is kinda cool looking... I put it in my sump for now...
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