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  1. JJK
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    help!!!!! i used sillicone II!!!

    Drain the sump, remove the bubble traps and scrape off the silicone. Then refill your sump and run carbon to absorb any nasties that your silicone...
    Post by: JJK, Feb 27, 2012 in forum: ASAP
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    New Cherub Angel will not eat

    If given time, it will likely start eating (especially if it was eating in the store). You might try frozen brine shrimp - it is low on nutrition,...
    Post by: JJK, Nov 21, 2011 in forum: Tropical Fish
  3. JJK
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    Long Horn has ich ....help!!!!! He's so sad

    Please do not consider any dips for this fish. A dip will stress the fish and will not kill the parasites, since they are really only vulnerable to...
    Post by: JJK, Nov 14, 2011 in forum: ASAP
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    Copperband Butterfly Not Eating!

    If you can find them locally, try live black worms. If you can't get those, try live brine, as suggested above. If you can't get that, try frozen...
    Post by: JJK, Nov 13, 2011 in forum: Fish Food
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    Urgent Blue Hippo Tang not eating!

    What else is in your tank in terms of livestock? If your damsel is being territorial toward the small tang, it will just bully him again when you...
    Post by: JJK, Oct 26, 2011 in forum: ASAP
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    Green Mandarin Goby?

    Your mandarin will not survive if left to eat only the pods in your small tank. If you don't want to keep buying pods, you could set up a pod...
    Post by: JJK, Aug 9, 2011 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    Turbo snails

    "turbo" is generic. Mexican turbos are one type of turbo snails. Other types include zebra turbos, black turbos, etc. Many people prefer the...
    Post by: JJK, Jun 2, 2011 in forum: Inverts
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    water?

    RO/DI water that comes from your own system and is tested by a TDS meter is probably the purest and best choice of water that you can use for your...
    Post by: JJK, May 2, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
  9. JJK
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    Some direction for a newbie. Kinda.

    If all you want is softies, you may not need to dose any Ca or alk or mg. Water changes with quality salt will do it. However, if you are thinking...
    Post by: JJK, Apr 28, 2011 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Canister or Wet Dry

    Is this for freshwater or saltwater? If it is for freshwater, I would recommend a canister filter and a wet-dry together. If it is for saltwater, I...
    Post by: JJK, Apr 15, 2011 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Copepods / amphipods frenzy

    Any established system has pods, as long as it was started with live rock. I'm not shocked you never saw them, as they don't tend to come out except...
    Post by: JJK, Apr 14, 2011 in forum: Fish Food
  12. JJK
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    Skimmer?

    SWC xtreme 160 or 160 cone (or reef octopus 160 xtreme). Pretty close to your budget, and will rock your tank.
    Post by: JJK, Apr 14, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Copepods / amphipods frenzy

    Well, as was stated above, if you have liverock/sand in your system, you already have copepods and likely amphipods. You don't really need to add...
    Post by: JJK, Apr 14, 2011 in forum: Fish Food
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    Copepods / amphipods frenzy

    Amphipods will feed on copepods, but many people do keep them together in a fuge. If the main purpose of this is to feed a mandarin, I would forgo...
    Post by: JJK, Apr 14, 2011 in forum: Fish Food
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    tang school

    No, they will not school in your tank. In the wild, fish school to avoid danger/predators. Generally in tanks fish will not school unless they...
    Post by: JJK, Mar 23, 2011 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    I dont know a thing about skimmers - please help!

    I would amend your comments a bit. Coralife is generally not considered a good skimmer, and I would not recommend that brand. SWC makes a good...
    Post by: JJK, Mar 23, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    Im about done!

    Granular Ferric Oxide. It is a chemical that you can buy from any LFS (bulk reef supply sells it for quite cheap in bulk). It absorbs phosphate and...
    Post by: JJK, Mar 14, 2011 in forum: Algae
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    Im about done!

    Ok, the carbon is a good start, but IMHO you need a skimmer and GFO. The skimmer will remove the organics before they can decay into excess...
    Post by: JJK, Mar 14, 2011 in forum: Algae
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    Im about done!

    A few thoughts/suggestions. 1) Are you using RO/DI water for your water changes? If you are using tap water, there is the likely source of your...
    Post by: JJK, Mar 14, 2011 in forum: Algae
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    what should TDS levels be at ?

    If you are able to get zero now, then consider changing once you get more than zero. The first thing you will likely need to change is the DI resin....
    Post by: JJK, Dec 14, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
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