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Posted: December 14 2010 at 5:05pm |
Im real new at this and I love all your tanks but I have no problem with fish its soft and hard coral I get frags and they dont last i get anemones and they last about a mounth I watch my levels but still not doing somthing right where should i start? 
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Posted: December 14 2010 at 5:10pm |
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First thing. Tell us about the set up and post pictures.
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Posted: December 14 2010 at 5:11pm |
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what are your water parameters?
how do you acclimate?
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Posted: December 14 2010 at 5:35pm |
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Ive got a tank from someone who had it up and running for 7 years so when we took it down I made sure not to distube no more than I had to I have a overhang filter and a skimmer overhang lots of live rock 2 clown fish 1 carnel hermet crabs and sea erchent. Very clear and salt level just right no nitrites and I started anding calcium at a recamended from petco. will post pictures later
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Posted: December 14 2010 at 5:56pm |
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well can you post the actual numbers? of Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Calcium, Alkalinity, PH, Magnesium, and Specific Gravity
This link will also get you started
http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244
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Posted: December 14 2010 at 6:45pm |
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Posted: December 14 2010 at 10:59pm |
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From what you have said, the most important thing you can tell us is the Alkalinity and Calcium levels. Just start with that. If you don't have test kits for that, take some water to the nearest Fish Store(not Petco). Come back here and tell us the actual numbers that they told you.
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Posted: December 14 2010 at 11:12pm |
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What lighting do you have over the tank? It sounds like this may be a lighting problem as well.
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Steve My Old 180G Mixed ReefCurrently: 120G Wavefront Mixed 29G Seahorse & Softies Running ReefAngel Plus x2 435-8
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