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I there i have had theses green button for 2 months or there abouts the first month they were fine then started going down hill they started closeing up and shrinking i have tried moving them around the tank but no change all my water chemestry is fine my lights are double t5 i have posted a...

I guys and gals a short one for you's do i need a skimmer i have read diferent articles on this i only have a 20g reef tank with two fish four corals water parameters are always fine once a week water change basicely no probs would i benefit from introducing one or should i just stick to the...

Hhi guys and gals as you can see from my pic this is my 20 gallon reef tank with 4 sps corals i am running a single vortec mp 10 what i am wondering is would it be worth while investing in another vortec for extra flow and any sugestions on the placement of my corals are welcome i am useing a...

Hi therre i was wondering if it woud be usefull if i bought a good brand coral food i have sps mushroom's ... Button polyps etc or would it be a waste of cash ....?

Hi there guys and gals one quick is it really worth me buying a good brand name coral food to supplement or would it be a waste of money i have assorted sps mushrooms .. Button polyps etc what do you guys reckon ....?

Hi guys a small question should i add iodine to my reef tank i have read conflicting reports on this i have a number of sps ie toadstool mushroom...red mushroom....giant green button mushroom ...and a small coliney of zoas . Would this be benifacal or not cheers.....

Hi everyone just a quick one can anyone tell me ahat the best nitrate removeing media is other than PWC just for that little bit extra removel i have seen a few on ebay like rhe H 2 oceon brand etc etc i am using algone pouches in my canister at the minute it keeps it at a stable level along...

Hi there as the title suggests i bought a single peppermint shrimp last saturday now he has settled in fine at on point i thought he had died because i hadnt seen him for days at last i seen him last nite purched under a peice of rock were my watchman goby lives when i went close to the glass he...

Hi guys and gals I was in my LFS looking for a differnt type of food to give my fish a change now i already use frozen brine and mysis shrimp my question is i seen freeze dried brine shrimp has any one used it before and is it as benefical as the frozen stuff any ideas .......? Sent from my...

Hi guys i just treated my aptasia with aptasia x i was a bit funny about putting stuff other than water into my tank but i had no choice this stuff is very good just wondering if after treating the aptasia do they completely die of and not return .......? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium

I was heading out to work this morning when out of the corner of my eye i noticed these my led was lighting was on they look like corals i know there's aptasia around them i will deal with them at a later date does anyone know what they are cheers ....? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium

Hi guys and gals finally learned how to post pictures from my iphone. I got this coral of a mail order site in the uk i think they are a kind of zoa i got them as a pack of corals thee are the only one's to survive it took a bit of TLC to bring them back lets just i wouldnt recomend this company...

Hi guy and gals one qoestion im useing the aquarium advice iphone app does any one know if you can post pics from your iphone or do you have to use your desktp or laptop ....? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium

Hi guys i have eyed a couple of dwarf lion fish in mt lfs is was wonderinf if any of you guys keep them or have ever kept them i have got 1 common clown not very big yet and 1 sulpher my question are they suitable for a 20 gallon tank and how hard are they to keep i was told that sometimes it...

Hi guys just a quick one would any one agree that canister filters are nitrate factorys c i use one myself a eneim 2250 just to store carbon rowa phos filter fliss ph rock i read somewere on the web that this could be the fact or does anyone use one and has came across this cheers ......? Sent...

Hi guys my freind has a 30 gallon fish only thank he is finding it hard to keep the nitrates down even though he doe a pwc weekly he has 1 yellow tang 1 regal tang and 4 blue chromas he has only 2 small powerheads they are moveing about 1250 litres per hour and he is running a canister filter...

Hi guys i am just after treating my 20g reef tank for red slime algae with this treatment it advises that you use a air pump with airstone and not to rely on just flow as it oxydises the algae.i was just wondering if it would be a good idea to leave the air pump runing just for extra nitregan...

Hi guys im runing a 20 g liverock tank i lost all my fish and some corals due to prolonged nitrate levels that i let get out of control due to work silly me im not runing a protein skimmer at the minute i was just wondering if a build up of protein would cause nitrate build up .....? Sent from...

Hi guys if you have read my intro you would know that my tank took a turn for the worst but know i got i back under control thankfully i have a starburst xenia about medium size when i let the nitrates got outa vontrol it reseded into it's self slowely it hasent came back yet would i guess it is...

Hi guys me again i have what looks like red slime algae on my sand but i have tested the nitrates and it is sitting below 10 do you think it will go away after time i dont want to treat it with red slime remover scratchin my head over this one lol ..... Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium

Hi guys does anbody out there know of any other way of getting rid of these little bugers i know of treatments like lemon and chemical warfare on them lemon shrimp and so on filefish etc any ideas 20 gallon tank 10 kilos lr 1 sulphor goby 5 hermit crabs 4 snails Sent from my iPhone using...

im sure this is a stupid question but would prolonged high levels of nitrate kill corals of so they cant return to there natural colour and size ...........

hi there everyone.just a little about myself.my name is gavin i live in belfast northeren ireland i am 34 years old.as the title says i am new to forums i have been reefing foe about two years now i run a 100 ltre liverock tank recently it took a nose dive if you know what i mean.i had a powder...