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hi guys, im in a bit of a panic as the aquarium temp has reached 87 degrees fahrenheit. My torch coral has failed to open, but all the others are okay. TEll me to do something and bring the temp down five degrees. Im in northern california, bay area to be exact, and we are experiencing a heat...

how much carbon should i put in my canister filter for only a 30 gallon. I usually put about half of the container of Kent Reef Carbon, but i feel this is too much as i read that only a few tablespoons every few weeks is good enough. TIA P-MAN

hey all, I got 6 nassarius snails the other day and drip acclimated them for an hour. After that i dropped them in the tank and they dug into the sand right afterwards. im a little concerned because i havent seen them come out during the day. Are they nocturnal? or is something wrong...

hey all, i just purchased a colt coral frag (looks like a frogspawn) and it has started to split the tips of its tentacles in several areas. Is this something i should be concerned about or is it just growing. I have had it for two days and also purchased a galaxea frag. I dont know if i should...

hi all, just wanted to ask you about my pineapple coral. Unlike many of the pictures that i have seen of hundreds of polyps being extended, my coral only exhibits polyps from 3-4 oral discs. What can i do to make sure that it extends all of the polyps. i dose Kent Marine Nano-Reef daily with...

i just introduced a bubble tip anemone into my tank and it hasnt really moved around much. Is this normal, and if it is, how long may it take for him to start looking for a good place. I have put him on the sand right now.

hello everyone, just wanted to ask before i get a BTA if when i have to feed it solid seafood, is it ok to feed cocktail shrimp or does the shrimp have no nutritional value because it is already cooked.

ok, I have feather dusters, sponges, and some hard corals that have all propogated from the new live rock i got. my test kit is two years old and no matter how many water changes i do it gives the same results of nitrates being at 20. I am wondering whether the test kit is inaccurate because...

hey all, i m afraid that my goby looks like he is malnourished. his stomach is caved in and he barely gets any food. I spot pods all over the place but i guess there isnt enough in the sand. What can i do to help the poor little guy get something to eat. he is a sleeper goby.

Hey guys, I was following what Hara was telling me to do about my cyano, while keeping the lights off. I switch them on today and i see these things that look like cottonballs with a sort of featherduster mouth to them. They look really wierd. Any suggestions at to what they are?

Hello, As some you know, i have been combating cyano in my tank for about the whole summer now. I have succeded in reducing my nitrates to about 10. i got new lr, but the cyano just spread to those rocks and my tank looks like hell. There is cyano everywhere possible. I m seriously thinking...

Ok, i added more LR to the tank. About 20 lbs of tonga branch. I had originally had about 13 which now has become 33, well in the range of 1-1.5 lbs/gallon. I hope this will help w/ my nitrates and cyano. what do you think? here are some pics of the progression. you can also notice that i added...

hey everyone, one part of the cyano in my tank was growing like an anemone with tentacles and all. Guess what, my clown was hosting the cyanobacteria. That is until i siphoned it out. Wonder wut he was thinking? :wink:

does this work. I would think so as it harbors anaerobic bacteria.

how effective would you say, a 4 inch sand bed, in my tank will be at removing nitrates?

how effective is a refugium with a macroalgae and a DSB in reducing nitrates. Just wondering cause ive tried everything else.

hey all, i m planning a behind tank refugium. I was planning that i would siphon water out from the tank and just pump it back via a pump. The siphon would not be controlled, but the pump would. A Rio 1100 provides about 320 GPH. Is the pump compatible with 3/4" vinyl tubing drain?

Hey, I know some of you have problems with your seaclones and the gang valve not putting enough air in , and this results in microbubbles in the tank. I think i may have a mod that can fix this problem. I wondered, instead of the venturi having to suck air, why not inject it with control. So i...

i was just doing a regular top-off, and suddenly my seaclone just starts spurting out microbubbles into the tank. before i had the valve all the way open with it collecting skimmate that looked like black coffee, but now it seems that the air tubing is clogged or something has gone wrong with...

Hey all, I found my collection of pokemon cards and wanted to see if any of you wanted the collection for your kids or if anyone collects them. Lol. Kinda the wrong place, but ill try anyway. If your interested let me know. there are around 200-300 cards.

hey everyone, ok so i was checking out my LR today, and what do i find, Feather Dusters scattered at various locations. So wierd. I have had this rock for about 7 months now, and i have never noticed them before. They are really small, their gills being about 0.5 centimeters across. whered they...

Hey all, I have started spotting dead hermit crabs around the tank. Is it because they are battling for shells or what. All params are fine, as i m planning to get my first frags. Should i get larger hermit shells?

Hey all , I have good news, my nitrates are down. I have listened to you all and have had success. I replaced my reef carbon, and actually got to solving two problems with my skimmer. 1)Get drier foam, 2) Not get any microbubbles in the tank. I also added de-nitrate. My nitrates have gone down...

hey all, i m planning a closed loop for my 29g tank. I was wondering if it was necessary to have a scwd in the return line, or can i just have a "t" connector and have continuous flow from two returns. TIA

hey all, I have done four water changes in my tank, changed the reef carbon, added de-nitrate, and tuned my protein skimmer to be more efficient and my nitrates still read 20-30. I know that my test kit works because the nitrate in my R/O water is 0. I dont know where to turn. Please help. TIA