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  1. Chex_Mix

    Feed Like a Pro with Gourmet Gadgets

    Yay!!! Cant wait! Thanks for keeping us informed
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    Feed Like a Pro with Gourmet Gadgets

    Just pre-ordered mine! Hope to get it soon :) looks too cool to not order one
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    Need help identifying Algae

    It is a Halichoeres argus [Argus wrasse]. Only comes out from like 9 to 5 for some reason and does work on some of the snails each morning. I don't know why but he eats them a lot. He destroyed my snail population in 2 days haha!
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    Need help identifying Algae

    Yeah I guess it seems like a algae bloom. Im going to try to starve the algae by changing GFO every 2-3 days. Hopefully that works. And yeah the Vermetid snails are annoying... populated my tank in less than a month and now there everywhere. Always stabs my hand when I fixing rocks :/ have 2...
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    Need help identifying Algae

    I do have a lot of Vermetid snails but would they be able to get there stringy stuff everywhere ??
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    Need help identifying Algae

    Maybe like 4 months ago it looked like it had very very small air bubbles on it but not anymore. It is just stringy and white. Plus i think the air bubbles came from my sump which is why it might have stuck to it. It brushes off when i run my finger over it
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    Need help identifying Algae

    Hi! I need help figuring out what this Algae is, it has been in my tank for a while and I thought it was my lights. However, it wasn't because I got rid of my junky LEDS and got T5's. I have been running GFO for about 8 months now and still have this Algae in my tank. Its like white hair algae...
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    Water changes

    I would just get the Natureef system if I were you. Its a big investment but if you are going too down the line might as well get it now. I wouldn't waste the money for the Controller / Pumps/ Maintenance if you know your want the Natureef later. Unless you are going to be doing a DIY system...
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    If you grow macro algae what's your lighting

    Im running some random 6500k T5 freshwater bulb on my refug. I had it from my freshwater tank so decided to move it over. Was planning on upgrading it, but my Cheato is growing out of control I run it for 10 hours a day. Growing macro algae doesn't need high quality lighting like leds. IMO
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    Cleaner shrimp

    I had a few still have 2 but mine usually stay under the rock in the same spot and clean fish as they come close. Otherwise during the night the wonder around and clean my new corals/old ones. Sometimes hangs out under the overflow but I put this mesh stuff so nothing will get sucked in there.
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    PAR from sunlight through window?

    My tank is close to a window and i had to completely block off the light that entered the room. Otherwise my tank grew algae on the glass in 2 days. After I blocked out the sun the glass stays clean from algae for at least a week or two. I would try tint the window or get some shades. But to...
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    Nice, colorful frag selactions in NJ?

    This is his facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/smcoolersfrags/timeline You can probably message him and ask to stop by. Ocean Gallery 2 has some very nice colored corals if you hit them at the right day. Some days it better then others so most of the time I wait too get something because I...
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    Tank temp check in

    I keep mine from 78.3 - 79.3 in winter and around 79-80 in the summer. Depends on the day mostly.
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    Tank Crash good or bad?

    I am running carbon and going to try keeping up with 20g water changes every week. Hopefully that keeps everything looking good and hopefully adds enough calcium and alk to make me not dose anything :encouragement:
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    Tank Crash good or bad?

    Yeah I was thinking about bumping up my water changes to 10 gallons every week or 25 every 2 weeks. I usually make a bucket of 25 gallons of saltwater, so Im still debating if 10 gallons every week is better then once every 2 weeks. I will also try the 5 gallons twice for this week and the next...
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    what size sump

    If you could I would probably do a DIY sump. If you have room you can always go for big plastic containers and just plum them together and have a huge refugium or whatever you want to throw in there. I regret not doing that since I could have had a bigger sump and added more water volume...
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    Tank Crash good or bad?

    So today my 55g sprung a leak at the bottom of the tank. So the only option I had was get a new tank and replace it and hope for the best. The First shot is a shot I took yesterday before the crash the other are after the crash. After 6 hours and loads of help from my family my tank is back...
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    LED Lighting - Are we greatly over estimating their abilities?

    I have the Evergrow D2120's over my 55g breeder tank and I always ran them at 30% colors 70% blue only 8 in from the water, always been debating on removing the 90 degree optics but never really touched it. I was also debating switching them for T5's but I might as well try to remove the optics...
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    Rise of the Halides

    I have the Evergrow D2120's over my 55g breeder tank and I always ran them at 30% colors 70% blue only 8 in from the water, always been debating on removing the 90 degree optics but never really touched it. I was also debating switching them for T5's but I might as well try to remove the optics...
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    Not sure what this is....

    Yup, looks like a sponge to me. I use to try to remove them from my sump because they got pretty big, but then I just gave up because I would take one out and then I would get two more. They just seem to reproduce very fast in my tank
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