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  1. REEFWATCHER

    REEFWATCHER Plankton

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    Hey y'all,

    My name is Bonny and I am a newby. I took the easy route with a Red Sea Max 250. So far, so good. I have 85 lb. live rock w/Red Sea brand Sea Base. Currently have a mated pair of black onyx true percs, one fire shrimp, 40 assorted hermit crabs and two zoanthids. Have so many hermits because my aquariunm is infestated with GHA. Any suggestions for getting rid of this pest?

    Recently ordered some copepods to get tank ready for mandarins. Not sure how long it will take to grow adequate food supply. Waiting to hear back from supplier.

    I have a hundred questions and would greatly appreciate some help to educate myself on keeping a healthly reef aquarium.

    Thank you one and all.

    --B
     
    REEFWATCHER, Oct 28, 2009
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  2. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    Welcome to 3reef. Ask away, This is what we are here for!!
     
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  3. WuWu

    WuWu Feather Star

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    welcome :)
     
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  4. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    welcome. People here a very helpful so ask away. And we really do love pics!
     
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  5. Av8Bluewater

    Av8Bluewater Giant Squid

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    I don't think that tank is big enough to support a pod population for mandarins.
    You can raise pods separately in a bucket or another tank though.

    For the GHA..
    Limit feeding
    I would get a GFO reactor if not already running one.
    Get a refugium or some sort of nutrient export... there's a variety of ways to do it. I run an algae turf scrubber.
    Frequent water changes.
    If your PO4 test shows 0 don't believe it until the GHA actually starts to go away. It's never really 0. If you already have it don't expect it to go away overnight it could take months. I would just mainly get aggressive with the Phosphates.
     
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  6. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    welcome to 3 reef , Reef watcher

    Steve
     
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  7. swagger87

    swagger87 Zoanthid

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    Welcome to 3reef. What kind of flow do you have in there?
    We love questions and we love to see pics of set ups too. :p
     
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  8. Geoff

    Geoff Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Welcome to 3reef Bonny.
     
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  9. homegrowncorals

    homegrowncorals Ribbon Eel

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    Hello and welcome to 3reef
     
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