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    Free two stripe damsel (I think)

    I have a yellow damsel that has two horizontal black stripes it is about 1.5". It is a pretty hardy fish but I am ready to get rid of it and my girlfriend doesn't want it anymore. I am going to try to catch it tomorrow if no one wants it I am going to take it down to Jason at TRFS. I will...
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    Whats growing in my sump?

    Doing a little maintenance on my tank and I noticed one of the rocks in the sump has a thick jelly/mucus like substance growing on a layer on the top of the rock. At first in the sump it kinda looked reddish but when I pulled it out it looked almost green. When I set the rock back into the...
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    Whats growing in my sump?

    double post... please delete
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    Algea Turf Scrubber Only

    Just wondering how many people (if any) have taken their skimmer off line and are running the algea turf scrubber only. Obviously I have been advised against this, but I am just curious if anybody here has. If you run a scrubber only, what other equipment do you run on your tank. thanks guys
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    Looking for a Few Frags

    I am looking for a few corals. Obviously the more color and the more they pop under the actinics the better. Hammer- Looking for a frag of Wall Hammer, open to different colors Neon Green Toadstool- I think I am looking for a tyree toadstool frag. I don't really want something that is...
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    Largest Selection of Fish and/or Corals?

    Just looking for your guys opinion on what stores have the largest selection of fish and/or corals. Obviously all the local fish stores have there own little collection so I am looking for the store that has a ton of different types of corals and or fish. I don't care how far it is (probably...
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    How fast does no/low light kill?

    Just wondering how long it will take to kill off a coral if your forget to turn on a light?? Apparently one of the switches on my 6x54 watt fixture got switched last night. So when the timer turned the light on this morning only two of the actinics came on and the other four bulbs didn't turn...
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    Way too much food

    So last night I got the Current AquaChef Auto feeder. After setting it all up I thought I had set it on the smallest amount; however I had it set the most amount off food. Obviously this dumped a ton of pellets into the tank. Some of the extra is now sump and some ended up sinking to the sand...
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    Bulb Combo Suggestions

    I recently purchased/hooked up a Current USA Nova Pro Exterme 6x54w fixture. The fixture came with 3 10k bulbs and 3 460nm bulbs. When I turned it on it is almost like a bright white. I would like to see the tank a little more of a darker blue; however, I do not want it too be too dark. I am...
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    Temperature reading and control

    After setting up my tank a couple weeks ago I have discovered that I have two thermometers in my tank reading different temperaters. I have a viaaqua heater set at 75 and a corallife digital thermometer. They are both on opposite ends of the tank but the coralife digital thermometer...
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    WTB: tank and/or stand

    Looking to upgrade my freshwater tank. to something a little bigger/cleaner. I am looking for something at lease 30 gallons and at most probably 60 gallons. no wider then 36" but would prefer 24"-30". Also would prefer acrylic, but open to glass. Looking for new or like new with minimal to no...
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    Rookie Mistake?

    I bought some live rock rubble today, but after thinking about it I think I made a mistake. When the guy was pulling the rock out of the tank, I noticed a few anatomies kind of dark in color. Never seeing aptasia in person I asked the employees what it was. He told me it was apt asia, like it...
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    WTB: 36 Acrylic Gallon Bowfront and/or stand

    Looking to upgrade my freshwater tank to a 36 gallon acrylic. Looking for a bowfront with a colored back (Preferably black). Also I would prefer new on the tank so locations or stores to buy from would work too. I need to find a stand for the 36 gallon bowfront. The only requirement is it...
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    CaribSea South Seas Aquascaping Base Rock

    Anyone ever use this stuff (CaribSea South Seas Aquascaping Base Rock ). I'm getting ready to finally put water in my tank and I'm thinking about buying the 40 pound box of this stuff from marinedepot and throwing in about 20 pounds of live rock with it. Is this stuff pretty good to use or is...
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    Best way to transport water?

    So I'm almost ready to setup my tank and I'm planning on buying about 85 gallons of water from Tropical reef in Rancho. I am just trying to figure out how to get the water home with out making 15 trips back and forth. Any suggestions are appreciated!
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    WTB Live rock

    In the process of building my reef tank and the next big purchase I need to make is my light and live rock. I will need about 55-75lbs of rock. I wouldn't mine doing a combination of dry base rock and live rock. Looking for someone who is selling it and/or the best place to buy live rock...
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    Building my first Reef Tank

    Hey everyone, I am new to this forum and have been reading a bunch of the threads but still have some questions. Right now I am in the process of building my first reef tank. The tank I have is a 56 gallon acrylic tank. 48Lx18Dx15W and underneath the tank i have a 20 Gallon long tank I am...
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