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My 30 gallon tank has been set up for three weeks. I have 6 small cichlids in it. I have been getting a steady reading of 1ppm ammonia for the past week. I did a partial water change (5gal) a week ago. My nitrites is 0. Should the ammonia be rising at a faster rate? Should I be getting a...

I have a FOWLR 29 gallon SW aquarium for the past 9 months. All my fish appear to be healthy, but I have some growth on my live rock and aquarium tank wall. Please identify the green and brown growth on my live rock and the purple pink spot on my glass. Thanks!!!

My FOWLR aquarium has been running successfully for the past 10 months. I have started adding supplemental Mg, Ca, and alkalinity to the aquarium to facilitate addition of corals. I have noticed some new green, purple, and red coloration on my live rock. Is this my imagination or is there a...

My tank has been running without problems for the past 9 months FOWLR. All my basic parameters are good and I now want to start adding corals. My calcium test kit indicates a calcium content of 340. I have read about alkalinity being important. How do I test for alkalinity? How do I raise...

I have two clownfish in my 29 gallon FOWLR tank. I have had these fish for the last 3 months without a problem. Lately, I have noticed that one of the clowns seems to be going after the other one. They are both the same size and were added to the tank together. It seems that one backs the...

Yesterday i noticed that my coral beauty had a cloudy eye. Today when I got home I noticed that the eye had swollen and there was a little swelling of the top lip. I immediately transferred him to my QT and started treatment with Quick Cure (formalin solution). Is this the right method of...

I currently have a 29 gallon display tank FOWLR. I am interested in setting up a quarantine tank to protect my main tank. I was looking at the Eclipse System 12 by Marineland as a quarantine tank. Would this be a good move? Does anyone have any experience with this tank?....Thanks

I recently bought 3 blue/green chromis from my LFS. I have bought all of my fish from this one location and have had great success. When I added the fish to my tank, I noticed that 2 of the chromis had a white spot on their back tailfin. (I used the drip method of acclimation which took...

I recently purchased a yellow watchman goby with shrimp combo. I thought it would be fascinating to see the two digging tunnels and keeping watch. I added the two to my tank a couple of days ago. The last time I saw my shrimp was when I added it to the tank, it was on my live rock...I haven't...

I have a nice 30 gallon sw tank that I started adding fish to about a month ago. Everything is going great, but I have a question about fish choices. I currently have a pair of clownfish and a coral beauty. I was wondering if anyone could suggest other fish I could add that will enhance my...

I recently bought two clownfish. They were both acclimated to the tank, eating and swimming around without signs of illness. This morning I found one of the fish sucked into the intake of one of the powerheads..dead. All water chemistry and salinity appears to be good. I checked the...

I am currently feeding my 2 clownfish marine pellets that the aquarium owner suggested. These pellets are very small and I notice that when I feed my clownfish, the powerheads immediately blow the pellets away from the fish. Should I shut the powerheads off during feeding or will the fish...

I have fully cycled 30 gallon sw aquarium (fowlr). I currently have 2 aquaclear 50 powerheads moving the water around. Is this too much for an aquarium that is 30 gallon. My two clownfish don't seem to mind, but I don't know if it is too much flow or current....Thanks.

I started cycling my sw aquarium with live rock 3 weeks ago. My ammonia and nitrite readings went up and came down to 0mgl. I did a PWC removing 5 gal from my 30 gal aquarium. My nitrates are currently at 100mgl which I believe is high. What should I do??? My specific gravity is at 1.022...

I am starting a sw tank with live rock and sand. I added water and salt to the tank, my SG and tenperature reading were on target. When I added my live rock and sand, my SG reading was high (off chart). I am getting good foam from my skimmer. Is this normal? I took out some of the water in the...