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Can someone please tell me what this bubble type algae is? It's brown and full of water inside and it's starting to spread in my aquarium. I've pulled it off the rocks and overflow, but it just keeps coming back. Is there any creature I could buy that eats this? Nitrates are a little high...

I've been in the saltwater hobby for over 20 years, but always with FOWLR. However, I just purchased this beast, which will be delivered this week, and would like to dip my toes in the coral side of this hobby. I'd like to start off slow, but I want to be future prepared. I already have an AI...

The pics i promised. Enjoy

I have a mated pair of false percs i bought a few years ago to breed. they've laid eggs many times already, but ive never done anything to save or raise them, basically because i'm relatively lazy and i don't have the time. The pair lay eggs about twice a month. My fiance has had it with me not...

First of all, i'm a saltwater fish guy. However, I've kept many freshwater tanks as well, but the one thing i dislike about them is the gravel. Here's the stupid question part....Does a freshwater tank have to have a gravel bottom/substrate or can sand be used or any other more natural substrate...

For more circulation, I built a closed loop system with 3 returns; one on each end and one in the middle of my tank. I had an extra Mag 7 laying around, but it was barely strong enough to make a ripple in the tank. I then bought a Mag Drive 1200, thinking it would be strong enough, and it isn't...

i bought a 125 w/ dual megaflows. i attached a Mag Drive 2400 and discovered it was waaaay too powerful as it was filling faster than it drained. Should i go with a Mag Drive 1800 or Mag Drive 1200 instead?

Would it be ok to drill holes and place bulkheads in Rubbermaid or any other brand storage containers without much worry, if done right of course?

I'm not really interested in a full blown reef set up, unless i win the lottery this weekend and move into my dream home. What I basically want to do is upgrade my lights enough for Mushroom Happiness. Right now my mushrooms are at the top of my rock line, about 4 - 6 inches below the water...

When this wonderful Sea Monster hits and the power goes out, how long does the power have to be out before my tank residents lives are compromised?

My girlfriend found an interestingly shaped and incredibly heavy piece of rock that she wishes to use for a waterfall she’s creating for her pond. She’s already painted it using acrylic paint. Before I have to lift this monstrous piece of rock again, should she seal the paint with a waterproof...

Ok, I’ve decided that since I successfully built myself a sump/refugium for my aquarium, my new plans are to build a back wall for my aquarium consisting of sand, crushed coral, small chunks of crushed base rock, some small pvc elbows and such as caves and hiding places for my smaller fish. Here...

I live on the 1st floor, but will be moving in a few weeks to a 2nd floor apartment. I currently have a 55gal Fish Only Live Rock set up 75lbs of Live Rock 30lbs of sand 10 gallon sump/refugium I've done some research and i learned a 55 gal tank filled with water weighs approx. 625lbs. By my...

does anyone know the type/name of these mushrooms? they came in some liverock i bought about about 3 years ago and have been multiplying ever since.

anybody have a clue??

About 2 weeks ago i noticed Butch rubbing the right side of his body behind his right eye on a rock. I noticed a sore spot forming and some skin blotching, i suppose from the rubbing. I treated the nano tank he's in with Melafix for a week and the symptoms and the rubbing went away completely. I...

From all the ich problem posts i've read, how come no one ever mentions the benefits of connecting a UV sterilizer? Do people even use UV sterilization anymore? I know it's not a cure all, but when i began this wonderfully fun, but bank-breaking hobby over thirteen years ago, I kept having major...

Using some form of foam insulation to make the back part of your tank look like a cave? I went to my LFS and I saw a display(no water in it yet) where they used foam insulation and painted it, and stuck rocks in it to make it look like a natural setting. If this is at all possible and someone...

I've had my Flame Angel for about 4 months now. I feed it a concoction of Formula 2, Seaweed Selects, Angel Formula, and Pygmy Angel Formula. It also eats everything else in the mix - formula 1, blood worms, and mysis shrimp. She is in perfect health as is my water. I do twice a month water...