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Hi guys, it has been awhile. We purchased our first home this spring and changed our tanks a bit. We has 2 55 gal reefs and 1 55 gal fowlr. All had overflows. We purchased two 125's pre drilled for sumps and set them up at the house. Here is the fowlr. It is visable on 3 sides. One being as...

I purachaseda rock with 4 carribean red Rhodactis mushooms on it. It seems to have acclimated beatifully. However two of the mushooms are substantially larger than the other two. The larger two open up and spread out and slowly wave in the flow of the tank. The smaller two are somewhat hidden by...

The first is from my 7 year old daughter. She would like to know if fish see in color or black and white like her fav. friends dogs, horses, and ponies? I love it when the little ones stump me! Second we purchaced Formula 2 frozen cubes recently to add more virety in our guys diet. The cubes...

Hi, As some of you know I already have 2 55gal. 1 is a reef and one a fowlr. I had the opporunity to get another 55 for free. I am thinking of trying to put more thought into this one, and maybe do a type of them. I have right now the tank the stand 3 power heads a over the back filter Basic...

I think. I have a slug. Is there such a thing? It is like a lime green color with a white bottom. and moves like a common slug. I can try to post a pick, but I wont be able to untill tomorrow.

Hello, I love my reef tank and all the fish in there, so I started a fowlr tank to be able to have some fish that aren't reef safe. We have LR.. and added more to build bridges and stuff. We are topped out on fish stock. The tank just doensn't have the same going for it as out other tank. Any...

I am not happy with the complete look of my Fowlr tank. I would like to add more sand. I am going to the outer banks in NC I am thinking of bringing home like 10-15 pounds of sand. If I washed it well, do you think I could put this in the tank. Would it start another small cycle? I have at...

Hi these angels are in my 55 gal fowlr. Both are acting wierd. Both were added two weeks ago. Koran angel - a week ago had some spots so I dosed the tank once with Mardell copper safe. Spots have gone away, but his right fin has some wear and tears in it. Coral beauty angel- not swimming...

Hello, We have 2 tanks 1 reef that has been up and running for about a year now. 1 Fowlr that has been up for a couple of months. It is fully cycled. We decided to do a second tank and keep it fowlr because there are fish out there we like but aren't reef/coral friendly. We currently have a...

Can anyone tell me if it matters if my actinic bulbs, or daylight bulbs should be in the front of my lighting system? Thank you

Ok I have two things I would love some advice on. 1.- about 10 days ago we purchased a small Toadstool Coral. We acclimated it for two hours and gave it a nice position on the substrate that gets medium flow. I target feed my smaller corals and tube worms with zooplankton. About 3 days ago I...

Ok, we have enjoyed this so much we are doing it again. We are getting a 55 gal with stand and all needed accessories for $20.00. We want to have this one be Fish only as we have several desires that just cant be fullfilled in the reef tank as some fish aren't reef compatable. The first question...

i am not sure what is wrong with my Naso tang. He is a quiet fellow and is usually in a spot he has found in our rock work. Today he was hiding in a differant spot in a cave rick we have. Now, I am not the aquarium expret, my husband is closer to that title. I feed this morning and he didn't...

I have had my 55 gallon set up for quite a while now. I have made many upgrades to equipement to make sure everything is where it should be. I do water tests 2x a week. Everything looks good. Up until now I have not been concerned withcalcium levels, but I di just add some soft corals, and some...

I have my 55 gallon tank set up for awhile now. I have succesfully kept the water in the proper perameters. I have introduced severl differant fish with everyone happy. I also have some crabs, snails, a feather duster, and 2 anemones. I want to begin to get some corals to enhance the live rock...