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These are the best picture I could get. They look little little flowers, smaller than a pipe organ and the encrusted base is flat. I left the zoo in the picture to get some perspective of the size. I tried to zoom in a bit.

I got this rock a few days ago. The green star polyps opened the first day, and what I thought to be clove polyps took 3 days. They are starting to open and not exactly what I remembered. I checked pictures of many coral and could not find a match. This is before it opened. As you can...

I went to the LFS with plans to get some Green Star Polyps. I wanted some with nice flouresent green color and I ended up picking this rock out. It had Neon Green Polyps on one side and Mint Green Polyps on the other side. In the middle was some Clove Polyps that were about 2 inches each...

In the last few weeks I have been having trouble keeping my calcium levels up. I have been using B-ionic for a while with perfect results (420ppm - 3meg/l). I was adding 5ml of each a day with one gallon of water and everything was in balance. One day I tested and the calcium had dropped to...

I bought a Hanna pH Probe on eBay because it seems like a cool idea. I tried it on my tank and it read 8.19 which is lower than I expected but probably exact. Does any one have experience with these? I could not find anything on how often I need to calibrate or how accurate they actually...

My first hermit crab, and I am giving him away. I have had him for about one year and he is just two big for me. He likes to knock over my frags so in the morning I have to roll over every little rock. The shell he is in now is about 1 1/2" across. If anyone wants to give him a good home, I...

I had to share this with someone since my wife matches my LFS spending at the mall. I found some polyps at the LFS just laying on the sand. I asked if I could buy them, and the guy was like "why do you want them?". He finally agreed to sell the larger "mint green one", a colony of 3 "orange...

This is a picture of the original colony that I have trimmed. I would like to get some more diversity because the only zoos I have are these two. I have one small rock that I glued 3 groups of polyps on about one week ago and they look healthy. Anyone interested in a trade? (I'm not picky...

I know it a no-no, but I really wanted some triggers in my reef tank. I figured at worst if the trigger was eating all my inverts I would just need to buy more and he would be getting a nice, healthy meal. After about two months in the tank, I have not confirmed anything missing. I have only...

Hopefully someone can help me ID something I found today while I was doing some maintenance on my tank. (top up, etc.) I noticed hundreds of white dots swimming around. They are about the size of the "period" at the end of this sentence. I can see eyes and they swim like a fish. I recently...

I have a Hippo Tang that has had a few white spots for about two weeks. He rubs the rocks like he is trying to get them off. He still had full coloration and eats constantly. I have tried to catch him, but have been unsuccessful. I have soak his foods in homemade garlic juice (mashed fresh...

I setup a 55 gallon tank a few months ago. It sits on top of a bar in between my kitchen and family room. It is viewable from all sides and I have been trying to think of a way to build a filter inside the hood so it would be out of sight and use the same lights as the tank. I designed it...

I have come across many reef tanks with triggers. Everytime I ask, I always hear "never touches my coral" or "only caught him once or twice". It always seems to be a different species of trigger also. Has anyone ever had any experience with a reef safe trigger? I know everything says never...

I went to the lfs this weekend to buy a Blue Tang. They had two, but both were "laying on the sand". The sales guy said that this is normal for Blue Tangs, but I don't believe it. Has anyone ever heard of this or was this guy just trying to get a sale? I ended up just buying a Yellow Tang...

I bought a 7gal. bow front with live coral, etc. on eBay for $60.00. I picked it up as is and it looks great. Only problem is some aiptasia (bought some peppermint shrimp already). I am hoping I do not have "aiptasias on steroids" as I have seen posted. Here are some pictures. The base...

I had 2 false percs, a few various damsels and 40lbs of live rock for my 55 gallon tank while it cycled. I have been testing everyday for the last few weeks. My Nitrites were on the way down and I was preparing for new fish. Two days ago the tank had a bit of brown algae on the sand but not...