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    new bubbletip anemone

    I finally found a nice Entacmaea quadricolor for my Gold Striped Maroon Clown today at my LFS. It was a nice size, about 4-6" diameter, green in...
    Thread by: tigermike74, Oct 27, 2008, 4 replies, in forum: Inverts
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    I think I'm done cycling

    Do another water change to get the nitrates down. Nitrates will cause algae to grown, ver high nitrates will cause fish to die. If you run a reef,...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 22, 2008 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Aqua C help plz

    Like the others said, clean it with vinegar/water if there is calcuim deposits in the unit or the pipings. That will affect the water flow more than...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 21, 2008 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    Need a good HOB skimmer for 75g Tank

    Bak-Paks are very temperamental. I have one on my 20G and would not recommend it to people that ask for my opinion. I just cleaned out the buildup...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 21, 2008 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    dwarf rays? small rays?

    I kept a California round spotted ray in my 150G tank successfully for 2 years before my tank was ruined by home remodelers/contractors. If you do...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 21, 2008 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    how many damsels does it take

    I have 3 damsels in my 20G and they are ok for the most part. They only chase each other when it comes to feeding. When they are resting, they have...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 21, 2008 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    Adding dry ocean rock to aquarium

    I personally use pure ammonia to start my tank cycle, to each his own, as they say. I personally think putting in food will cause problems,...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 21, 2008 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    What's with my phosphate level?

    Do a water change with RO/DI water as your base water if you aren't already. If you are using RO/DI water to make your saltwater, you may want to...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 21, 2008 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Help me find an exotic fish to add to my tank

    If you want something exotic and only want to keep one animal in your tank, try a sargassum angler, they don't grow as big as a wartskin or standard...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 21, 2008 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    hello there

    welcome! You will find out that keeping a larger tank is so much easier to keep than a smaller tank, it's just more expensive. And once your tank...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 21, 2008 in forum: Say Hello!
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    brown color live rock

    A refugium is a sub tank that is connected to your display tank, usually below the tank in a sump. People will have macroalgae in that tank as a...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 21, 2008 in forum: Algae
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    29 Gal. tank stability

    Just like everytone said... A swing in parameters will be a heavier % change overall in a small tank than a big tank. It's like dropping half a cup...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Does this look right?

    You bet. Best wishes on a healthy new tank! :)
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Brand of salt?

    I use both Tropic Marin and TM Pro-Reef. Never had a problem. I use a pinch of dkH buffer once a month to keep things stable when I do my water...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: Salt
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    Water coolers

    Lighting and pumps will generate heat in the tank. My tank's pump and lighting system generates about 5-8º of heat transfered into the tank, most...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    What size pump????

    If you split the return, I'd go with a pump in the 1200-1600GPH range. I would guess that your overflow would be about 600-800GPH.
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    What size pump????

    So true, a 90 elbow adds about 1' of head resistance, nice call. :)
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Emperor 400 or Fluval 305

    Canister filters will give you the flexibility to add whatever filtering media you may need. I have a Fluval 304 on my 20G and it works nice. It is...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Advice needed skimmer overflowing.

    Maybe you had some gunk in the gate and closing it helped break some of it loose.
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    very high nitrate concentration

    With the gunk on your sand, you can siphon that out on your next water change, it couldn't hurt. And don't feel bad, I think I hold the crown for...
    Post by: tigermike74, Oct 17, 2008 in forum: ASAP
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