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    What teh heck are these?

    They are all tiny. I assumed the first photo are pods. The second photo I did some reserch and I think theyre hydroids like you guys said. They are all the same sizes more or less. Thanks for the feedbacks :)
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    What teh heck are these?

    I found myself staring in my new tank one day and saw these little things moving around? What are they? Are they bad for my tank? The first one I think may be copepods...but I've never seen one in real life before, only drawings and some pics. But the other star like thing, I have never seen...
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    24G My first saltwater tank

    Thanks Trogdor :D I will keep those things in mind. I was thinking also, do you think since there is a decent amount of dying organisms on the live rock and sand, that its also causing the PH to go down? My ammonia just peaked right now, i just tested it and its showing up as 8.0. Also...
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    24G My first saltwater tank

    Cool. Thanks guys! :maitre Im going to look into RO/DI water now. I know about RO water, I was actually thinking of getting one before to use as drinking water. Is DI water drinkable? Sorry, that might be a dumb question. Also, is my PH going down because of the cycling process? This is...
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    24G My first saltwater tank

    I have some questions about getting started. This is what I have done so far. Again, its a 24G Nano Cube. I have 20lbs of live sand, 25 lbs of live fuji and tonga rock. I mixed the salt and dechlorinated the tap water 24 hours before w/ Instant Ocean Sea Salt. My test results 2...
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    aquatraders.com experience?

    Thanks. I decided to just avoid anything that looks suspicious. They can be so tempting though... Ive already dropped close to 500 dollars on my tank with nothing but the bare minimum. Just sand and some live rocks, and a saltwater test kit. Im sure many people have spent more, but Im kinda on a...
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    aquatraders.com experience?

    I found this place from a fish magazine. The prices looks great. Does anyone have experience from buying from this company?
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    zoanthids and ricordea

    Thanks drty811! :razz:
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    zoanthids and ricordea

    Ok... Again, this might be another stupid question but here goes... How fast do corals grow? I am assuming it varies but in particular how fast do zoanthids and ricordea grow? I should be receiving my 24g JBJ soon and Im trying to think ahead. In my local fish store, I can get the...
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    Dwarf Seahorses?

    I was thinking of making a 6G Dwarf Seahorse tank. Does anyone have exprience with the,? I read that they are generally very hardy compared to other seahorses but I wanted to get other peoples info. Thanks :)
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    Lights

    No worries dude. Youve been really helpful :) Im gonna head out the Fish store and look around. Im soooo excited.
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    Lights

    lol. I give up. I may have a feeling with all my questions, I may be biting more than I can chew. So, I gave in and took your initial advice Reefman23, I just bought the 24G JBJ. :banadance: Thank you The Kapenta Kid, KidNano for the help. Ill post some updates as soon as I get started.
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    Lights

    Sorry guys, this might be a really dumb question, but I really dont know if this is true or not. I asked about the lighting on this item below... http://www.oceanproaquatics.com/shop/pr ... ts_id/3182 and i received this response: "That's a total of three 8 watt T5 bulbs.  Keep in...
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    Need Advice please

    Thank you again Jesse. Im going to head out to the bookstore and will look into those right now.
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    Need Advice please

    Well, for now, i want to go simple. Like I said, I've never kept a salwater tank so I am a little afraid. Thats the main reason why I decided on an all in one setup. For my first tank, I want to keep very hardy fish like a clown ( i think the ones are called false pericula), some shrimp and...
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    Need Advice please

    wow. this place is great. i didnt expect such a quick response. thank you all so much for the advice. i guess im just gonna have to do this the old fashion way and just build it piece by piece. id love to run a 30G long. hmm.. back to teh drawing boards. thank you again everyone :)
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    Need Advice please

    Im brand new to saltwater. i've own freshwater for about a decade now, and have sucessfully kept discus so I know about water quality; but i dont know the first thing about saltwater. I have picked up some books and done quite a bit of reading online but I am unclear about hardware. I am...
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