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  1. m2434
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    Does Frogspawn need to go in the sand?

    yeah, gutterguy, nice.... frogspawn ;)
    Post by: m2434, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: LPS Corals
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    Real Ocean Water vs Synthetic water??

    Sea water sold at stores really isn't sea water by the time you get it. Seems counter intuitive, at least until you think about it. The problem is...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: Salt
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    Just bought it and can't remember their names!!! lol

    Trachyphyllia isn't looking that good, it appears a bit bleached and it's skeleton is showing. What kind of lights do you have? I would put it down...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: ID This!
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    Confused

    Isn't a tank just a glass bucket? For this discussion though, I'll agree, which is why you need an ammonia binder if keeping fish for an extended...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Confused

    Any non-cycled container, aquarium bucket etc... will not be able to process ammonia and ammonia will build. This is fine if done for a short period...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Confused

    +1 although, the bucket won't be cycled either. So I would either return the fish, or add some water conditioner such as amquel or prime to help...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Tips on keeping trates low?

    I mostly agree with Peredhil, however, I've found sometimes reduced feeding is counterproductive. I think the reason is die-off. There are lots of...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Tips on keeping trates low?

    Whoops I forgot water changes LOL. I think there is a limit if you change too much, you can destabilize your system IMO. There is debate about this...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Tips on keeping trates low?

    The following will all either directly or indirectly help keep nitrates down -Efficient Protein skimming- Keep protein skimmer clean and use a...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Skunk Cleaner Died

    Whoops, sorry I misread that :) It's expensive to run a fishstore and probably not that profitable, but as a consumer, I know I need to research...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: Inverts
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    Skunk Cleaner Died

    Can't say for sure. Since both died, there was something else going on as well, but could be age related. I've never had one of the big ones last...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: Inverts
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    Skunk Cleaner Died

    How big was it. Cleaner shrimp only live a few years. The big ones seem to be a few years old to begin with. Usually they die molting. They are...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: Inverts
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    High Nitrates

    Anything that can handle a standard PAR30 light is fine. The CF shouldn't put out much heat.
    Post by: m2434, Feb 18, 2011 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    High Nitrates

    I'm not really an I told you so kind of guy and I'm certainly not always patient myself. I can sympathize with wanting to see results quick. It...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 18, 2011 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    28 Gallon NanoCube, Day one

    Congrats! Look forward to some updates :) The cycle will be painfully slow, but I'm sure the 3reef gang can help pass the time. Plenty here to...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 18, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    High Nitrates

    People do a lot of things and get away with it. It dosn't really hurt to be cautious. Once you've seen a few people loose their entire tanks...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 18, 2011 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    High Nitrates

    The 5000K-6500K cf spotlights from lowes or HD are usually good. It depends what algae you want to grow though.
    Post by: m2434, Feb 18, 2011 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    High Nitrates

    if you pulled the bb quickly, you may want to cut back on feeding a bit for a few days. Really depends on your tank though. I don't think it is...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 18, 2011 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    To recirculate or not

    I had the reef-octo 110 recirculating on my 29 (now on my 93) and my old 75 has the 150 NW. Both work great. The 110 is now on my 93 and pulls what...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 18, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    High Nitrates

    420, as to "yanking out" bioballs. Over the years I've seen a number of tank crashes caused by doing so. As mentioned briefly in my previous post,...
    Post by: m2434, Feb 18, 2011 in forum: Water Chemistry
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