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    I plan to let the tank cycle before I start...

    I plan to let the tank cycle before I start putting stuff back in.
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    fortunately I had time to move everything into a...

    fortunately I had time to move everything into a new tank for temp storage. I have about 70-80 lbs of live rock and enough live sand to cover the bottom of my biocube with about 4". I have 1 clown, 3...
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    Restarting a 29gal biocube

    Due to a unfortunate leak I have had to remove everything from my bio cube pull it apart and redo all of the seams. I am now leak free and would like some suggestions on setting it up again.

    I...
  4. Thread: mushrooms

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    no not currently

    no not currently
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    mushrooms

    do mushrooms give off any toxins that would hurt stonies i have 2 candy cane corals and just got a new mushroom, after placing the mushroon in the tank the candycanes started to die I moved one and...
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    Old coral rock

    I have about 300 lbs. of old live rock that I have collected over the year it has been dried out for about 3 years when i stated my biocube up i just bought more. Now that my tank is back to normal...
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    My wife says that if your little friend there had...

    My wife says that if your little friend there had been caught doing that in our tank she feed him the the gulls
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    Many thanks to everyone for your advice and...

    Many thanks to everyone for your advice and opinions
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    I think that the brain coral dying is what caused...

    I think that the brain coral dying is what caused the spike in the no3 as my tank has settled out and all of my corals are now looking great again no3 is sitting about 10-15 and I have started...
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    My tank seems to be returning to normal no3 still...

    My tank seems to be returning to normal no3 still a bit high around 15 going to give another day or so and then start removing bioballs again.
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    my peppermints ate about 150 in a week with a...

    my peppermints ate about 150 in a week with a head on them about the size of a pencil erasor any that were biggier i cut off with a pair of sizors and the shrimp ate the as they started to grow a new...
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    I added a couple of pepremint shrimp, they ate...

    I added a couple of pepremint shrimp, they ate all of the small aptasia they I got rid of the bigger ones now I have none in my tank that I can see.
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    yes, bacteria will colonize the sand in time

    yes, bacteria will colonize the sand in time
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    after removing my brain coral I noticed that the...

    after removing my brain coral I noticed that the DSB under it is completely excavated by the pistol shrimp right to the bottom of the tank, could its activity have caused the release of toxins?
  15. Thread: bioballs

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    no3 is spiking right now and lost my open brain,...

    no3 is spiking right now and lost my open brain, i'll let you know in a couple of days
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    the only good thing right now is my fish seem...

    the only good thing right now is my fish seem happy
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    now my toadstool looks like it has a fungus...

    now my toadstool looks like it has a fungus growing on it and my candycanes are all shrivelled up
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    no, he was in his own area but he is no more...

    no, he was in his own area but he is no more today he turned slimy and everything came off of his skeleton what a mess been scooping it out for hours. no3 is now around 50, i did 20% water change.
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    put one bag in and no3 went from 35 to 10 in 8...

    put one bag in and no3 went from 35 to 10 in 8 hours, but what will this do to natural cycle?
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    my brain coral is getting much worse, skeleton is...

    my brain coral is getting much worse, skeleton is showing through about half of it now, how much can they take before they can't be recovered. started treating with a resin nitrate/phospate remover...
  21. Thread: Algae???

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    in my pic it looks green but it is really very...

    in my pic it looks green but it is really very white it is growing on the bottom of the rock my ricordia is on
  22. Thread: Algae???

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    I have some in my tank but mine is much whiter,...

    I have some in my tank but mine is much whiter, it looks like a moss or lychen and grow one the bottom side of my live rock
  23. Thread: Paint???

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    in Canada, Beauty Tone makes a latex based floor...

    in Canada, Beauty Tone makes a latex based floor paint for concrete
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    fluval clearmax

    has anyone used this product? I have picked up a package as my no3 is way up.
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    my tank is a biocube 29 each bulb is 36watt and...

    my tank is a biocube 29 each bulb is 36watt and there is no room for more bulbs and balasts, would moving it higher in the tank help? Also I was woundering about just pulling all the bioballs as they...
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    I have an atinic and a 10k for lights I feed him...

    I have an atinic and a 10k for lights I feed him every other day with a frozen plankton, he has been in my tank for about a year
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    parameters 0/0/20 ph 8.4 Cal 540 s.g. 1.024...

    parameters

    0/0/20
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    Cal 540
    s.g. 1.024
    temp 28 c

    just did 20% water change have been trying to remove bioball and no3 has started to climb did 10% yesterday as well
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    a picture of coral

    a picture of coral
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    here is a pic

    here is a pic
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    the big crab is in a turbo snail shell and the...

    the big crab is in a turbo snail shell and the little one is about a tenth the size, and yes there are lots of other shells
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    brain coral die back???

    My brain coral is starting to show parts of it skeleton at the bottom edge, is this normal?
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    Blue legged hermit crabs

    will blue legged hermit crabs attack each other? I have a video of a larger one trying to get a smaller one out of its shell, I am wondering if it is attacking it or if it is trying to mate with it....
  33. Thread: bioballs

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    been removing bioball a couple at a time every...

    been removing bioball a couple at a time every night and my NO3 is climbing it hit 20 to day. I did 10% water change. Is this a result of disturbing the bioballs? My number have been 0/0/<5 with ph...
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    I was having an outbreak of aptasia they were...

    I was having an outbreak of aptasia they were even starting to grow out of my sandbed so I bought 2 peppermint (Lysmata wurdemanni, I had to order them specifically) now After about 10 days I have 1...
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    How do you test for silicates

    How do you test for silicates
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    good to know I always wondered because it looks...

    good to know I always wondered because it looks almost the same butI never knew how to figure out if I could use it
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    Nothing or very little has happen in about 20...

    Nothing or very little has happen in about 20 hours. is this good or bad?
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    yes what a pain a line drawn on a map

    yes what a pain a line drawn on a map
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    I put A tsp of sand into cup of vinegar in a...

    I put A tsp of sand into cup of vinegar in a mason jar, shook it up an let it stand for about 2 hours so far, the sand has settled to the bottom. how long do I wait and what am I looking for?
  40. Thread: bioballs

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    With me already having better than 2 lbs. per...

    With me already having better than 2 lbs. per gallon will it hurt to just start removing the bioballs a bit at a time?
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    can u ship them to Canada

    can u ship them to Canada
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    aragonite sand

    What is aragonite sand made from? I have alway bought mine from my LPS but where I live the base rock here is limestone and a lot of sand here on the beach is just that, limestone, is this the same...
  43. Thread: DSB Care

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    Sticky: her you can see how much sand they move in a night

    her you can see how much sand they move in a night
  44. Thread: DSB Care

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    Sticky: I have a watchman gobie and what looks like a...

    I have a watchman gobie and what looks like a small lobster(although I am told it is a shimp) that take care of cleaning my sand bed for me I have woken up in the morning to look in my tank and see...
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    Orange Sun Coral (Tubastrea faulkneri)

    My LPS has one for sale but I don't think that they have looked into how to properly take care of it. It hasn't been out for over a week that they have seen and they have it sitting under direct and...
  46. Thread: bioballs

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    I understand the principals of the bioball in...

    I understand the principals of the bioball in that thay creat a massive area for areobic bacteria to grow on but not sure why you use live rock in the sump vs. just adding more live rock to your...
  47. Thread: bioballs

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    should the live rock be submerged in the sump or...

    should the live rock be submerged in the sump or have water trickle over it like the bioballs?
  48. Thread: bioballs

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    bioballs

    I have been using bioballs since I started and I have been reading a lot of post here, some of them say not to use bioballs but to use live rock in the sump, just wondering why? and also should I add...
  49. thanks, I'll try again net a bit looser also...

    thanks, I'll try again net a bit looser also going to frag my candycane tonight
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    i have a pair and the shrimp is constantly...

    i have a pair and the shrimp is constantly undermining my live rock and causing stack to collapse, if you get the pair make sure your rock formation are firmly on the bottom of your tank.
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