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I have a tank that has been cycling for almost 8 weeks. was looking real good, testing the water often. Water was very clear. Now the water is cloudy. not real cloudy but cloudy then a few days ago. Any idea what happened? no fish in it was of yet. Had problems with the tank and the...

Anyone know if this is a safe starfish? Found it in my Seahorse tank

moving my Seahorse tank from a JBJ 28 to a innovative marine 38. I plan to swap the water from one tank to the other. The 38 has been cycling for almost a month now. Do I need to drip acclimate my corals and fish if I swap water? Will the parameters be the same? Or close to it?

I am moving my seahorses in a week to a bigger tahk. I have a rock in my fuge that is covered with aptasia. I am breaking down the fuge and would like to use the rock in my display tank ( has some great color on it) however it has some aptasia on it I want to get rid of, Any ideas. Put the...

I thought it would be cool to post a picture of my nuvo 38 gallon cycle test. It has been a little under 2 weeks. Started a fishless cycle with a raw whole shrimp. It got smelly...with the warm weather real fast. So here isna test....It is cycling nicely. Ammonia was real high last week and has...

I have started to Cycle my nuvo 38..it has been about 2 weeks. Started with a raw shrimp and away we go. Here is the latest water test. Looks like it is progressing well... Had a huge spike in ammonia. Showing a drop that is a good sign. Will move my seahorse heard when cycle is...

I am cycling a new tank...Nuvo marine 38 for my Seahorses..Can I run charcol or should I wait. It has been a week and half. water parameters are progressing nicely. ammonia was super high. Seeing a slow decrease with my nitrates and nitrites outrageous funky colors. Doing the fishless cycle...

I have a problem with my PH in my 28 gallon seahorse tank. Cannot keep it from getting low about every third day. Any suggestions?

I would like to increase the turnover on my JBJ 28 nano. I want to move the pump for the chiller into the refugium, out of my rear chamber. I am going to increase the flow by pushing water directly back into the tank. My question is will this make a difference on the way my chiller works...

I have a seahorse tank with whit crushed coral, I would like to change it to black sand. If I do change it will I change the chemistry of the tank? I have a refugium I will leave alone. Any ideas would be great. How is the best way to do this if it is possible? Will the live rock be ok...

I have a refugium below my DT tank using felexible tubing for the water transfer. I am getting alot of algea build up. Any ideas what I can use to move the water from the tank to the refugium? unfortunatly, DT is near a window with a shade, still getting algea build up. Afraid it is a...

I have been treating a seahorse with medication and hyposalinity. She is ready to go back to the DT. I am trying to slowly raise the salinity so I can move her. I am adding saltwater by a few cups at a time. Having a hard time brining up the salt. I figured it would go up on its own by...

I have a ill seahorse, not sure why. May be those pesky parasites. decided to do a 8 gallon hyposalinity tank. How can I keep up the PH in the tank?

Got a hold of some Tonga rock for my aquarium at a great deal. What do I need to do to it to make it ok to put in my seahorse tank. It is very white. I have it soaking in some salt water I got from a water chenge with a power head.

looking for some plants to go in my seahorse tank, want to get away from the plastic plant look, any ideas would be great

Why does the ammonia rise right after I syphon my gravel? Any ideas. Is this just what happens? Does it reduce fast?

Yea I am finished with it...works really well

So today I started my refugium, how can I get more filtration. Water is a little cloudy. Removed the HOB. I sure hope I can get this to work for my seahorses. Have chetom and pods on the way. Any ideas

I believe two of my seahorses may be getting a skin infection. Can I treat the whole tank, or do I have to quantine them? the spot on the skin looks like powder was sprinkled on the area. I am not sure if it is just the color of the skin or a infection...any ideas?

How do you know you are obcessed with your tanks? Do you get excited over weekly water changes? Ways to make it a better place for your fish?

Dusk leds on my 28 gallon nano

I there anybody out there who has ideas for a overflow box so I can have a refugium for my 28 gallon nano tank.

looking for some ideas on a small refugium. To fit in my 28 gallon nano cube, inside the stand. any ideas would be great. Maybe I am thinking to far out of the box.

Tonight I was feeding the herd and noticed what look to be a very small tiny jelly fish. it was pulsing like a jellyfish to swim. looks like it has tenticles. Really wierd, too small for a pic. Any ideas what it might be? Seahorses seem to ignore it as it swims by. Doubt it is a copepod.

Can you put cheatum in a hob with any success for copepods