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My Blue Tang appears healthy, is not "itching", does not have the white flecks which signify ich, eats heartily, and swims normally. I have had him for about 3 months, and he recently started to lose some of the color in spots around his face. The spots are not white, they just appear to be...

Does anyone have any experience with Purigen?

Should I use a protein skimmer while I am treating with copper? Does the skimmer help to remove or break down the copper? Thanx in advance.

I have a Royal Blue Tang, who is eating and swimning around normally and also does not have any visible signs of disease and appears to be healthy. I have noticed that at times he will try to rub a certain area of his skin against hard surfaces in the aquarium. All my other fishes are eating...

How should I treat conch shells before adding them to my aquarium?

Any advice on a good crushed coral cleaner. Looking for something that will eat algae off the coral or at least keep turning it over.

What are the symptoms and possible treatments?

AquaC Remora vs. CPR Cyclone Bak-Pak...... If you sell either, then thank you for being objective and skip this question. Thanks in advance for your advice.

How can I tell if it is working properly?

Added new Foxface and Hippo (Blue) Tang. They don't swim around much and they dont eat. The Blue Tang hardly ever mooves. How do I get them to eat before they die?

I had two percula clowns and a Foxface. Introduced a blue tang last week and he died two days after . He had some white spots all over him. The two percula clowns died today they almost looked as if they were attacked. Their skins were stripped off and their skin was so badly damaged they look...

I use seawater in my tank, do I need to worry about adding trace elements?

...frozen food (brine shrimp). Should I thaw it or place it in the tank frozen?

The Eheim Professionel Wet/Dry Filters or the traditional Wet/Dry filter with the bio balls and overflow box? Cheers!

Does anyone have feedback on the Skilter 400 Protein Skimmer & Power Filter made by Danner/Supreme? It has a skimmer built in on top of a power filter. Any feedback, please let me know, thanks.

I have a fairly new 55 gal tank, with a Bi-color angel and a FoxFace. Problem is whenever I approach the tank to feed them they see me approaching the tank, they go into hiding, by the time they emerge from hiding the food (flakes) falls to the bottom of the tank, where it remains un-eaten...

My nitrites are testing around 3.0 ppm....how can I lower it...55 gal tank....4 inches of fish....fish only setup.....no LR....CC substrate...penguin 330 and Penguin Mini, both with the BioWheel....already did 30% water change this week.

How can I lower my nitrate levels? PH, ammonia, nitrite and alkalinity all test acceptable, my nitrate reading are testing high.

How will I know my new tank has cycled?

I am planning to have a fish only tank....do I need LR? I have a Penguin 330 and CC on an UG filter in a 55 gal tank. I dont plan to overload my tank.

What is salt creep? Is it bad? How can I prevent it?

In a 55 gal fish only tank, I have the following; A Penguin 330 BioWheel filter, (330 GPH) an Undergravel Filter using air bubbles, with four risers. Is this sufficient?

Two questios; (1) I live in South Florida, can I use seawater in my aquarium? (2) Why would I need a skimmer? I only intend to keep fish. Thanx in advance!

Two questios; (1) I live in South Florida, can I use seawater in my aquarium? (2) Why would I need a skimmer? I only intend to keep fish. Thanx in advance!

I have a new tank with fresh water, and I want salt water fish. How do I go about converting to a salt water tank? Any suggestions would be helpful. Is there an aquarium FAQ for newbies on this site, if so where is it?