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I've noticed today that my green star polyps were a bit irritated and a little while ago I noticed a bristle worm crawling around the rock that they're on. Can someone tell me an effective way to remove them?

I've been thinking a lot recently of building a sump for my 75G with money that I've gotten from graduation. Also, what is a good design for one? I know that there are a lot out there and basic designs and that but how exactly should I go about it (Chambers, sizes, etc...) I want to be able to...

I've had a fish in my quarantine for a couple of days now and he seems to be doing fine. There are no abnormalities on him, he's eating regularly, swimming normally, everything seems to be fine. Is there any reason why I shouldn't go ahead and put him in my tank? Thanks.

I was thinking about getting a leaf scorpionfish for my aquarium but I was reading and it said that more aggressive fish may try and nip at it and could get stung. Would this be a problem with my snowflake eel or would it be okay? Also would my Clowns and Strawberry Gramma be okay around him as...

Today my mom surprised me with a new fish but my quarantine wasn't ready so I was forced to put him in my DT. It's a Strawberry Gramma and it seems as though he has white white dots on his body, almost like ich. Is there any medication that I could use in the DT that wont hurt the coral that I...

I was wondering today how long I should wait before I get my first coral. I know with Anemones you need to wait about 6 months before you get one, but is the same rules with corals? My tank has been cycled for almost 2 weeks now. Also I know my lighting isn't the best but will it work for any...

I've noticed that the sand on the front of my tank below the surface is starting to get dirty with some algae. What is a good fish or invert to get that will sift down into the substrate and clean it? I know that some gobies will but what are some other options?

In the morning before my lights come on and after my tank has been sitting all night the temperature is 78F. After the lights have been on a while the temperature used to go up to 80 but now it is going up to 84! My lights don't have a stand they just sit on the top of my tank, could this be the...

So I've been thinking about what I should get for my first fish. A lot of people have recommended Damsels but I've heard that they can be pretty nasty later in life so I've decided to stray away from them. I was thinking either some type of Goby or Clownfish. Anyone have anything to say about...

So every place I read seems to tell me something different for what the water flow of my tank should be. I have a 75G tank that I want to set up as a reef and have been trying to figure out what my GPH water flow should be. From what I've been reading around 1700 GPH would be about right or...

I was looking in my aquarium today and on my live rock I noticed some hitchhikers (or at least what seem to be hitchhikers to me). Could someone please help me in identifying these, letting me know whether they're good or bad, and the best thing to do in their removal if they're bad. Thanks in...

The salinity of my aquarium has climbed up to 1.028 luckily, I don't have anything in it right now. My aquarium is 75 gallons and what I was thinking of doing was taking out 5 gallons and adding 5 gallons of regular fresh water. Would this help with the problem?

I know this seems like a stupid question and it could be me just being impatient but here it goes. A couple of days ago my temperature went up to 80 degrees and it's stayed there ever since. At first i turned my thermometer way down to about 70 to try to get it to decrease and yesterday morning...

I was recently reading online that it is more beneficial to not have a class top on top of a tank as it can inhibit oxygen exchange and keeps a good percentage of light from penetrating into the tank. I have one question about that though. Where my tank is set up (and the only place that it can...

Has anyone ever used a canister filter. If so how do they work? Thanks.

I'm getting ready to set up my first tank. It's an 80g tank and I plan on making it a reef tank. When I cycle the tank should I do it with or without live rock in it. Also I've read in some places that having animals like hermit crabs and snails in the tank will help to speed up the cycling...

I'm getting ready to set up my first tank (an 80 gallon tank that I've had sitting in my garage for a while) and I was looking for filtration. I've found this one on ebay but is it as good of a deal as it seems to be? Let me know what you guys think...

Hello, My name is Gary. I'm relatively new to the world of salt water aquariums. In the past I've helped my family take care of freshwater but until recently I've never had any experience with salt water. I'm currently a high school senior and am taking Marine Science. In that class were are...