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    150G Cube Aquarium With Canopy And Stand

    Livestock/Equipment Age and condition: 1 year mint condition Quantity for sale: 1 Reason for Sale: No room :( Delivery or Collection: Pick up only Sales price: $1500 Postage & Packaging: Location: Northern Illinois Photograph: This is a cube style marineland glass 150 gallon aquarium. Black...
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    Emergency! Suicidal Anenome

    Hi Nemo, I checked my density again. Still at 1.026/35. Is that not right? I do use RO water and I have always had small amounts of phosphates. I can only do small water changes like 3 gallons at a time. Could the phosphates be coming from the salt I use?
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    Emergency! Suicidal Anenome

    forgot 80 lbs live rock, 2 inch sand bed, 2 clown fish, 1 manderin goby Water is PH 7.8 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 15 Calcium 20 drops 400mg/l Dkh 9 kh 161.1 Phosphates .5 salinity 1.026/35 (using refractometer not hydrometer.
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    Emergency! Suicidal Anenome

    Its a 90 gallon tank with a 20 gallon sump with bioballs, along with a magnum 350 canister, I'm using a 4foot t5 fixture with 8 bulbs 4 blue 4 white. Temp is 80/81F. The submariner submersible UV sterilizer, return pump from sump, magnum return, and 2 powerheads handle the circulation. Will...
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    Emergency! Suicidal Anenome

    Yes it is a BTA. Yesterday wasn't so bad. I shut the UV off when I noticed and he tore himself off of it. Wasn't a bad tear rather small, but during the night he did it again and really tore himself up good. This morning he was on the filter intake (magnum 350) and I just saw the pieces stuck to...
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    Emergency! Suicidal Anenome

    I seem to have a suicidal anenome. I have a submarine UV sterilizer and he has stuck himself on/in it twice had had to rip himself off. He's tearing himself up pretty bad. I also have a filter intake he stuck himself on. I am unsure he is going to make it but if he does how do I keep him off of...
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    Red Bellies

    I am in Northern IL and I have 4 red belly pirhana's I need to rehome. I know I should probably put this in the classifieds but I am not going to ship them. They will have to be picked up. I am close to the Rockford area if anyone is interested please shoot me an email. They are about 4 1/2 to 5...
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    How Do Piranha Keepers Gravel Vac Their Tanks?

    Keep them well fed and watch them when you clean your tank. Mine all hide from me when I use the gravel vac. I have two tanks of them.
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    A Bit Of Fun

    Caterpillar - construction and mining equipment
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    Red And Green Hair Algae?

    My water stats haven't changed in awhile but I just added a new peice of live rock. I was a little irked at the guy I bought it from as he made sure there were no hitchhikers :( I was kind of looking forward to see what was in there. And he wouldn't let me put it in a bucket with some of the...
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    Even More Fish Dying Non Stop

    Sometimes, even fish that have suffered from ammonia will act ok for a day or so after a water change because they aren't being "burnt" by it anymore but the damage is often done.
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    October 2010 - Fun Competition - Put A Caption To The Picture

    "You want me to do what? Right here? On the Classified's? Where's the police report section, I'll do it there where I saw your name!"
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    A Bit Of Fun

    Nut & Honey Crunch O's Cereal
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    Panic Time?

    If you know anyone with a tank or possibly your LFS could you get some mature media to drop in your filter? Give it a boost?
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    Red And Green Hair Algae?

    Ammonia 0 dkh 9 possibly 10. 9 is more greenish I think Phosphate .25 calcium 360 I don't think my phosphates are bad really but then I don't know what is good either! there is nothing for CUC yet. I would like some ideas on that if possible? I don't want to buy a whole "pack" of them like a...
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