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Hey guys its been a while since i've posted but i have an unusual thing going on and i wanted some input. I had my new tank set up for about 6 months when I moved. It's now been about 3 months since the move. My nitrate used to be at 0 before the move. A week after the move, it spiked to...

Hey guys. I've had my 47g set up for about 5 months now and haven't done much with it. I have a bunch of live rock and the Xenia, small leather coral, and mushrooms that came on the rock. I currently have 2 green chromis all alone in there. I would like to add a blue hepatus tang and a...

I have been pondering a thought for a while now and want to see if anyone has an answer!! Does the majority of bacteria live in the LR or in the DSB?? I know the aerobic and anaerobic bacteria live in their respective place. Expressed in percentages though, how much of the bacteria is in the...

I've had my Diamond Goby for about 3 months now. He settled in immediately and ate the flakes and brine shrimp like a champ. He appeared to happily chomp away at the sand...sifting through it all day long! Suddenly he's nowhere to be found. Even if he was hiding, he would always show up at...

Hey guys: This isn't so much a How-To post but I still have a couple important questions! I have a 42g tank thats been running for about 2 months or so. I don't have much livestock yet (thankfully!) My plan is to remove the 3 fish and 50lb of live rock and all of the water down to level...

I just noticed one of my 3 Chromis (middle sized) has a "mark" on him. The only hypothesis that I have is that my Diamond Goby took a chomp. The curve seems to fit the outline of his mouth and the little scrape mark looks like it could be the little "tooth" that I see in the middle of the inside...

I'm a wanna-be photographer with a decent DSLR but these lights are giving me fits!! Even in Photoshop, it's tough for me to produce a nice balanced photo under my T5's. I have 2 actinics and 2 10K's. Does anyone have any suggestions for balancing the colors yet still leave the feeling that...

I had a pretty sick looking coral that came with the live rock when I set up my tank. It has shedded and looks like this. Am I correct that this is a finger leather coral? Is this how it should look if its healthy? How can I detatch it from the rock and move it to a different location? I've...

The Xenia that was on my live rock when I bought it had a little hole in the base of it. I finally got my new T5 lights today. A few hours after I turned on the new lights, I noticed that the little hole now has a little yellow bulge protruding from it. It was just a hold before I added the...

I filled up my brand new 42gal. tank with salt water and 40 lbs. Carib Sea Special Grade "dead sand." The sand bed is about 2" deep. I also ran my new AquaClear 110 with just the sponge. After a week I added 50lbs. of extremely high quality live rock that came from a very nice established 400g...

This thing poked his head out yesterday and went away. Tonight he posed for a few pictures but he was way back so I couldn't get very detailed shots of him. Is he good or bad?? Thanks!!

I just dumped in a bunch of live rock to my new tank and it had TONS stuff on it. Some of I know what it is, others I don't. Since I'm new I'll throw it out for a little help. It's about 1" or so in diameter and about as tall as it is wide. Is this some kind of mushroom maybe? It looks like it...

Hey guys. I dumped in the "dead" sand (caribsea sea floor special grade.] mixed the water and set up my new tank about a week ago. The tank is 30x18x18. I have an AquaClear 110 HOB filter running on it and its at about 79 degrees. No life so I never even tested the parameters. I was looking...

Hey guys I have a 30x18x18 tank. 30" fixtures are a little harder to find. If I were going to use a 24" or 36" fixture which one is better? I'd like to use a 36" light and flip the legs to make it mount correctly. Has anyone used this method before? Does the extra light "spilling" on the...

Hey guys: I have been lurking around reading threads for a few months now. I'm getting very close to taking the plunge for my 1st reef tank. I have read all about the debates of plenum vs. DSB and all filtration methods, lighting opinions, and just about every topic I can think of!! My...