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There have been many cases in which I had some disease outbreaks in my tanks. Once I had a columnaris outbreak in a 55, all my fish were affected except my rainbow fish. In a FOWLR, my Clownfish got Brooklynella and I left them in to treat the display, (something you should never do). My...

I have no idea how these guys got into my tank as small fry a couple months ago. Probably throuh a plant shipment. Anyway, I was wondering if any of you have any colored mollys / platys like this pure white one. It's not albino right? Must have a red eye I think. I kinda of want a seperate tank...

So I have been in the hobby for 2 years and I have already kept a variety of fish tanks. Turtle tanks, betta tanks, planted tanks, FOWLRs, and reefs. In the beginning of my hobby I have always been under the impression of needing big filters for your tank. I usually had a rule of thumb on buying...

And for this amount of light is CO2 necessary?

Yes, I meant adding the actinic bulb to the fixture that already has the two 10000k bulbs.

I'm starting my first planted tank in a while and was wondering the light i used for my reef is good for my 29 gallon tank. I took out the actinics out of the fixture. There are 2 10000k T5HO bulbs. Each bulb is 24 watts and the tank is about 19 inches deep. Is this fine for a low tech tank for...

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its the quad fixture but i took out the two actinic bulbs so i guess its basically a duo. I don't plan on adding any fertz or CO2. I already have a bunch of fertz in case I notice a defeciency. Would adding the actinic be okay?

I'm starting my first planted tank in a while and was wondering the light i used for my reef is good for my 29 gallon tank. I took out the actinics out of the fixture. There are 2 10000k T5HO bulbs. Each bulb is 24 watts and the tank is about 19 inches deep. Is this fine for a low tech tank for...

I can't believe I forgot to post my parameters. Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 5-10 pH - 8-8.4 Alk - 9 dkH Cal - 450 Mag - 1300-1500 PO4 - 0 SG - 1.023 Temp - 78-80F throughout the day I have T5s and they came from a tank with LEDs so I have them at the bottom. The flow is like a gentle sway...

So I got a green torch almost two weeks ago. It was doing fine, but for the past two days 2 out of 7 heads are retracted. I think when I was moving some rocks around the sand irritated it and that also made my clove polyps retract but they extended after a couple of minutes. The 2 heads have...

So I was moving some rocks around and this guy fell out. The sight made me jump. Is this a bristleworm? If not is it beneficial? Whenever I touch it with a pipet it curls up. https://postimg.org/image/57iyw0y8x/

Anyone else have their input?

I've recently come across a video on youtube saying that if you place your corals at an angle to let skeletal base exposed to more light, it will grow faster. Is this true? Has anyone tried this? Heres the video:

Currently I have a Blue and red Acan, a green brain coral, palm tree polyps, and two toadstool leather frags. I've been giving my acan and brain corals mysis once every day. Is this too much? How often should I feed them?

Well I don't have Kalkwasser to inject it so I just got rid of it with a tweezer. Is that enough or did release spores or something?

I've always used this in freshwater and when my tank was still a Fowlr. But now I have corals and in case of an emergency like a long-term blackout, would it be safe to use this?

Oh and also I know that everyone says the ideal SG levels of reefs are 1.023-1.027 but how come the tanks that I bought the corals from come from water that has as low as 1.015 SG! And the corals look happy, or is this temporary to control disease or something. 1.015 was from a frag tank I...

Well the Palm tree polyps are looking great now. They look fully extended but unfortunately don't pulse. I really hope they pulse in this tank. The toadstools are still shedding so I hope they extend soon. http://postimg.org/gallery/3ajdmu0ua/

So I bought a couple a few days ago and this morning I noticed of what appears to be some type of anemone on the same rocks that the leathers are on. Is this anemone a potential threat or harmless? https://postimg.org/image/52rmny6hz/

But how come others say 20 ppm nitrates are good for corals that do well in high nutrient systems?

So I bought new corals yesterday: Xenia with neon centers, two toadstool leathers. I acclimated them for 30 min from low salinity. 1.017 to 1.021. Their polyps were fully extended from the tank I bought them from and they looked happy. They were under LED lighting and I have t5s. Right now I'm...

I got rid of ich with 37% formaldehyde bath. Took out the rocks and substrate and boiled it. Quarantined my clownfish with some filter media of a friend and recycled my tank. At the time it was a mess. But everything has been fine since I put the clownfish back into the tank in the beginning of...

Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 5-10 Alk 9 pH 8.2 Temp 79 F My the firefish did seem to get spooked by the clownfish. She didnt do anything but get look at them closely out of curiosity. I dont have and crabs or cleanup crew and flow is pretty good. There is a lot of surface agitation. It just...

Hi guys, I bought two firefish yesterday to my 20g long to keep my clown company. After drip acclimating them for an hour I scooped them out with a cup and put them in my tank. As most firefish they hid immediately under the live rock. I observed them and saw that only one of the firefish came...