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I am having a problem that seems to be unusual... My alk is high. I know what to do if it is low but what do I do when it is high? I have a 55 reef tank that has been set up for 5 mos. thanks

Quick quesiton. I was told that you should have sandbed burrowers and glass cleaning snails and that you should have 1-2 per gallon of each kind. Is that correct? I don't want the little guys to starve... Molly

I am setting up a Kent RO machine and the directions are not that hot. What has everyone done with the waste water line? I am not sure what to do with it. I don't have a drain close by to tap into and I want to set it up permenantly with float valves in my refugium and back up tub of salt...

It is a 55 gallon, it has a power compact from Current USA for lighting, and it has been set up for 4 months. :)

I am having some problems with my anenomes. I have (had) two bubble anenomes. One never really looked good sinc I got him home and he died. The other one released from his rock and got stuck to my power head intake. My husband spent about an hour gentle getting him out but I don't know if he...

Last time I looked this site was not created so others could belittle a newbie.... Just you know I did do research ahead of time but I got the name wrong when I went in to the LFS.... Just in case you didn't know people do make mistakes and I hope you don't talk to everyone on this forum in...

I just bought a Purple Nudibranch and he is beautiful but when I started digging for info it said that they only eat sponge. Has anybody had any luck with these? My LFS is ordering me some sponge and he stated that they are eating the algae in his tank also. He also recommended Prime Reef...

When did you put your orchid dottyback in the tank? Was he last or in the middle? Some people have mentioned that I should have waited until the end to get him.

AHHHHH I am thinking of a tang, a dwarf angelfish, midas blenny, and after that I am not sure. I am concerned that I have added the dottyback to early and it is going to cause havoc in my tank.

I am thinking of a tang, a dwarf angelfish, midas blenny, and after that I am not sure. I am concerned that I have added the dottyback to early and it is going to cause havoc in my tank.

I just got an orchid dottyback and now I am having regrets. Some the information I am reading says that they are aggressive. I have a tomatoe clown and a six line wrasse in with him so far but I want to have a tang and some other fish. Is this dottyback going to stress any new fish out when I...

Yes it is!

Help! my overflow box is sucking air every few minutes and sounds like a toilet! I have tried placing an air hose in the out take tube. That made it so it wasn't doing it all the time. I tried turning down the flow into the tank but I don't want to slow it down to much!!! Any ideas of what...

There are two ways to set up the out take tube in an aquarium on a Rena Filstar XP2, Vertical and horizontal. What is the best way to set it up for a fish only salt water tank? Also how strong should the bubbles come out?