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  1. Crab ID

    i'll say this about crabs, even the ones that dont look harmful can wreak havoc. ive had some decorator crabs that mainly eat algae pull off small hunks of coral to stick on their backs. they grow quickly and will eat pretty much anything that they can get in to their mouths. and, judging by...
  2. Lighting decisions and live rock choices

    oh, liverock... thats almost as complex. and by the way, im no expert, im just someone that had to answer all the same questions as you not long ago. the rock from the carribean is usually more dense, thus heavier, than rock from the pacific. i guess more rock for your buck if you get pacific. a...
  3. Lighting decisions and live rock choices

    the t# refers to the number (5 or 12 as ex.)times a fraction of an inch, but i cant remember what that fraction is right now(maybe an 1/8 th)! so, obviously, a t-12 is much wider than a t-5. vho stands for very high output which requires a certain type of ballast but which produces more light...
  4. Sand for my sump/fuge

    i dont know that the edges would be an issue. The sand blasting sand ive been around is spherical. not sure how they get it that way though!

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