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    controller question

    What controller should i get here is what im looking to do. Run 4 k4's having 2 come on 1 hour then off for an hour as the other 2 come on then vice versa. Also control the lights which would need 2 ports. And read ph/temp
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    diatoms why!!!!

    not sure why I have diatoms but I do. my tds is reading 1ppm I have the t-5s on about 12 hours a day and halides on about 8 hours a day. how does one get rid of these as everyday i have to clean them off things and there obviously pissing my zoas off as well as candy canes
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    live rock growth

    I have spikes that grow all over my live rock is this normal? what is this how can I prevent it?
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    WHat is this?

    I finally got a tds meter the water going in to my ro is 201ppm the water coming out is 1ppm. Good? my question is i get this brown kinda spider web looking stuff on my glass and on my rock. its not thick and takes a few days to be visible. But its annoying and if i let it go for 3-4 days i...
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    What could have happened

    I picked up a decent size frag of some green and purple hammer frog spawn about 2 weeks ago. It has been doing great in my tank. Then within 24 hours it shrivelled up and died. I have no clue what could have happened everything in my tank is doing great my paramateres are on point no sure what...
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    Need help figuring this out.

    My tank was running great for months no all of a sudden im having the following problems Zoa's half are opening and there not opening fully Slimer and acros turned brown and now are turning white Caps developing white stripes almost like bleaching and becoming very pale not bright colors...
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    Salinity issues

    Maybe someone can shed some light on how to fix this. My current 90 gallon I keep at .26 sal. I usually have about 1-2 gallons of evap a day due to running a 8 inch fan on the top to keep the temp at 80.. After a few days my salinity goes up to .30-.33 which obviously isnt good. how can I keep...
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    Fantasy football anyone?

    I have run a fantasy football league for the past 7 years and we are looking to expnad to 16 teams this year. The league is 300 for the season with all transaction included as of now I have 15 teams. The draft is tomorrow Saturday Aug 29th at 6pm in piscataway at gabrielles bar & grill let me...
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    Controller question

    I am looking for a controller to monitor ph,temp, and also work the lighting cycles. What is a good controller that will not break the bank?
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    Calcium ?

    I have tested my cal 10 times now and even had Brian from ocean gallery test my cal. My reading with the salifert are off the chart I have more the 500ppm I would guess somewhewre in the 650ppm range. Question is this bad? Why is it so High I use reef crystals salt. I was putting purple up in...
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    Calcium results

    Can someone please explain my results to me. Tha sakifert test done twice would not make the color change blue I had to refill the syringe and add another 8-9 drops twice to make it change to blue. What does this mean
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    PH question

    How does one bring his ph down mine is at about 8.6 right now. So I need to bring it down some what is the best thing to do and where should I be at?
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    bleaching question

    I have a tricolor acro and a green birdsnest that have turned white over the past week. There are still polyps on both and they appear to be growing still. How do I get the color back in them? Why did this happed?
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    birds nest?

    Is birds nest difficult to keep? I got a few frags about 6 weeks ago and they appeared to be doing well tips were white and growing the rest of the frag was colorful and polys were out. About 2 days ago I noticed the frags have turned white all together but the polys are still out. I moved them...
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    Phosban Reactor

    I dont mean to sound stupid but. What does a phosban reactor do?
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    Bulb change question

    Right now I have 2 400 watt 14k metal halides. I am looking to replace them with new bulbs as I do not know the age of these bulbs. Should I replace them both at the same time or 1 at a time. ALSO i WANT TO GO TO A 20K BULB WHAT EFFECT WILL THIS HAVE ON THE COLOR OF THE TANK IF ANY?
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    rusting clamp

    I was looking at my sump and noticed the metal clamp around my hose on the pump is rusting will this effect the tank? Should I change it? If so what should I use its a mag12 so it pumps alot of water and needs to be clamped
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    supplements

    So my 90 gallon with 30 gallon refugiom sump has been running for about 3 months now. This was an upgrade from my 54 so its a 5 year old established tank. I check parameters every other day and i am pulling 0 nitate,0 nitrite,barely any ammonia it looks like 0 but Im not for sure and a ph of...
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    FILTER SOCK

    How often should I change my filter sock? It has been going for about 10 weeks and is starting to turn brown.
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    Cap placement

    Sorry for the nubie question. I just got my first cap frag and I put it in the middle of my tank not too high not to low. I have 2 t-5s 1 tru blue 1 50-50 that run from 7am-10pm and 2 400watt m/h that run from 4pm-9:30pm. Is it safe to have in the middle under moderate flow. Also should I glue...
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