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    300 Gallon Community Reef System (New Addition)

    COLUMBIAN SHARK CATFISH ive kept these in fw, but have heard they can be slowly introduced to full sw. ive also heard there reef safe, and wont touch anything fish wise from damsel upwards in size... so, reef safe, fish safe, possibly a sw fish? true or false? if true im thinking of adding...
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    Striped Raphael Catfish

    38 years old......GEEZ! very long lived fish indeed.
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    Tank Mates Or Not?

    cool video. i knew redtails got big, maybe i should get a pair of shovelnose's? would this be ok?
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    What Kind Of Leopard Catfish Is This?

    thats a hybrid catfish. your probably looking at around 8-9 inches.
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    Striped Raphael Catfish

    kept these for a few years myself. they are very slow growers, but in a 40 gallon tank just the one would be best suited to yourself. any substrate is ok, when small there no problem with plants but when there adults they can easily up-root anything in there way by mistake as they get pretty...
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    Can Anyone Idenity This Catfish?

    i tried getting one of these, for my cold water system a few years back. i couldnt find them anywhere, fish shops even looked for me and they came back telling me i would need a liscence and have them imported which would cost a fortune. the catfish i looked at where the brown and yellow belly...
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    Tank Mates Or Not?

    ok quick question here guys and girls. im buying a new aquarium to go with my other large aquarium my current tank is a sw reef tank of 300 gallons. the new tank is a mamoth of a tank 8ft long, 3ft deep and 2ft wide. comes with the unit and also a large sump. im possibly going to set this up...
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    Moving A Marine Tank

    the most important thing with marine set-ups is the rock. as it goes the choice of what each person uses is down to them, fake rock, live rock, ect ect. however, live rock is so important as its the king of all filtration aids in the tank and fake rock nore maturing additives/liquids, just...
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    Bird Wrasse Tank Size

    birdmouth wrasse, dont get overly big, maybe 6 or 7 inches in total. or atleast thats the biggest ive ever seen of them. they change their colours slightly as they mature, and the best thing is ther totally reef safe :D can go with all but large dominating and aggressive fish.
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    Fragging Coral

    been keeping marines for a while now, but only been keeping corals for around 6-7 months. ive got lots of corals already since keeping them, most are soft corals and easy to frag and look after. how ever, i have a stony coral called a "duncans coral" its doing well in my tank and i would like...
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    Do I Have To Have Live Rock?

    Of course you could use artificial rock instead of using live but as "aquascaper" mentioned live rock is the core ingrediant to a healthy marine tank. live rock provides so many things to a marine system upon first set-up which artificial just cannot do. however if you choose to keep...
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    1000l Marine Tank Stocking Ideas Needed

    clownfish unless of the same species SHOULDNT be mixed. i have a maroon clown by himself in a large tank and still wouldnt trust him with any other clowns. best clowns to start with would be a *matching pair* of common clowns. for your size tank you would need: an overflow/sump a large protien...
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    Cleaner Shrimp And Hermits

    both species can be kept easily and happily together in tanks from, nano's upto the largest of home aquaria. when first introduced your cleaner shrimp may run around, but its just getting aquipped with its new home. a few days and it should start acting more like normal. having fish in with it...
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    Hammer Coral Question

    your coral is a frag, give it chance to grow out of its "frag" stage and it'll take on its usual colour as the other brit mentioned, they do best in slow water movement so maybe moving it may help aswell. and as with all corals, lighting is most important for successful health and growth, so...
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    Hermit Crabs

    as it goes most hermit crabs are hardy little things. each species differ from how active they can be, i have 3 kinds of crab in my tank and ther active all day and all night tho my emerald is more during the early evening. ur nitrate is a little high, maybe a slight water change will do the...
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    Post Your Pics!

    "helenwheels" very nice tank you have there :D lovely torch coral and even better pulsing xenia :P what type of xenia is that?
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