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And is it friend or foe? thanks for any help! Chris

I just purchased this 3 head hammer coral. in the store it looked fine. I drip acclimated for 2 hours and when I put it in the tank, only 2 heads opened. The head that didn't open is pure white! water parameters ph 8.3 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 0 phosphate 0 calcium 420 magnesium 1260...

I have 3 54 watt actinic white T5 (4 ft) and 2 actinic blue, all with reflectors Thanks Doug Christy

I have had this Galaxea for 3 months, but over the past 2 weeks, it has gone downhill, partial opening and visible stalks. I target feed mysis or oyster once a week 125 gallon salinity 1.024 pH 8.2 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 5 phosphate 0 dkh 9.0 calcium 425 magnesium 1140 lighting 5 T5, 3...

Thank you. I'll move them tomorrow and give them time to adjust.

Hi I've had my first reef tank (120) 10 months now and am having trouble keeping blue mushrooms. they maintain color but shrink to almost nothing w/in 3-4 weeks SG 1.024-1.025 ammonia 0 pH 8.2 nitrite 0 nitrate 0 (I only have 2 fish and have always had 0 nitrates) phosphate 0 Alk 3.8 meq...

Yes , would 3 (of either) be a good number? thanks for your help

Hi! I'm a new by, but have had my 125 setup for 8 months now. I have a few SPS corals, a cleaner shrimp, snails and hermits and a lovely mated pair of clownfish. i got the pair about a month ago, and after some initial shyness, they happily roam the tank. i do not have any nems. I am...

Hi My Zoa colony has been disappearing. today I found these large white balls on the Underside of the rock ( not on top w the colony). they look much too large for Zoa pox. they are nowhere else in the tank. any ideas at all? please help- this is my first attempt at keeping zoas. thank you...

Hi! this appeared 2 weeks ago. it is growing and sucks in brine shrimp. the end of the white tube is translucent and fuzzy. is there a worm inside? friend or foe? Thanks for any advice -- still climbing the learning curve

found this today. any suggestions? good or bad? thank you so much?

Thanks everybody. He seems fine. I named him R2D2!

I have this crazy antenna with a disk on the end growing out of my snail! It looks like an alien antenna! Any ideas? Thanks!

Should I move both or just the mushroom? I moved my power head closer to the green star polyp earlier today. Should I move it back? Thank you

Thank you! I will try both. :thanks: