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I have put some cubes of algae into the tank at feeding time but I guess I should put some Nori or lettuce for it to graze on. I don't see anything else besides the Tang that could have caused it. I will try to take care of it tomorrow.

Well, I lost the Feather today. :( It lost the radioles and then it just started to slowly crawl out of its tube. Why? My other Dusters are fine and I don't overfeed them. My water parameters look good. Is it possible that my Yellow Tang that occasionally nips at it caused it to go? I don't...

Ok all, how do you resolve this? I test my water parameters with the Hagen made test kits. When I decided to test the results against a Marsdel test kit, I'm getting 2 different results which are not even close! (One says my Nitrate is 5PPM, the other says 40PPM!!!) I did just lose a Feather...

If a Feather Duster leaves it's tube, is it doomed or is there still some hope? Can I do anything for it or should I leave it be? ALso, what would cause it to leave its tube? My water conditions are good and my other 7 dusters are doing fine. Thanks!

Hello, I think that your tang will be fine. M understanding is that unless you have a large tank(100 gal+), you should only have one tang in the tank. However, if you chose to get another tang, you have to make sure that it has a different body shape than the Yellow Tang otherwise they will...

I use Instant Ocean. Works great.

Get the temp stable from somewhere between 78-80 degrees. I keep mine at that range. The S.G. should be 1.02-1.025. If you are going fish only, you can keep it at the lower end but higher for a reef tank. The PH should be at 8.1-8.3 and tha salt mix you use should be it to the correct level. I...

Yes, I have also heard that this species of starfish is not for a reef tank. Go with a Brittle Star or Sea Serpent. I have a Sea Serpent and every morning when I feed the fish and inverts, he come crawling out at 15 mph! :o

I agree that the Clownfish is a good choice. They are my first fish in the tank and the pair is still going strong. I do suggest that you get them in pairs. Seems easier on them that way.

Thanks for the replies. I have a 75 gallon tank that has 75 lbs of live rock. I have a 2.5 inch bed of live sand and it has 2 blue actinic bulds and a Power Compact lights. I have 3 Peppermint shrimps, 3 skunk cleaners, a sea serpent star, Hermit Crabs with snails. I have 2 False Clowns, 2...

Hello everybody, I need some advice. I want to add an anemone and corals soon to my reef tank. I will be adding the anemone first so that I can see where it wants to live. I checked my water specs today and tell me if you think that this is ok for the anemone. S.G.= 1.024 Temp= 78-80 degrees...

Why should he lose the canister filter? Is it bad to have one if you keep corals?

Hey thanks! Yes, the tank is new. Got 2 Clowns in there now and I'm gonna add about a cleaner crew for a 30 gallon setup. My tank is a 75 gal. Anymore info is welcomed!

I got this brownish algae growing on the side of my tank and my live sand has patches of brown in it. I'm gonna add some snails and hermit crabs in soon. This should take care of this right?

They are Common Clownfish.