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I am setting up an osmolator and having a problem. The container tank that I am using is higher than the sump but lower that the display tank and the top off is going into the sump. What is happening is it is creating a siphon. The pump will turn and pump water and then shut off but top off...

Can someone please ID this algae?It has a stiffness to it. Its not green hair algae. Thank you in advance

I was going to see if anyone has suggestions on how to decrease microbubbles going into the display. I know where the bubbles are coming from and was able to reduce the bubbles with a filter sock BUT I had to remove the sock to increase the flow because the section where it is coming from is...

I am having problem with my alkalinity being too low in my 210 gallon. Here are my test results Sg 1.026 Nitrates 1 ppm Phosphates, ammonia, nitrites 0 Calcium 450 Mg 1360 Ph 8 (with the lights off) Dkh 5.6 I dosed yesterday with BRS soda ash. According to their calculator 5 oz should have...

I recently upgraded to a 210 gallon tank and it has a lot more evaporation than I am accustomed to so I am thinking of getting an auto top off system just to make life easier on myself :). I don't have any experience with ATO so please keep that in mind :) I can do one of two things. Either...

I have a orange lobo that out grew a smaller thank that I have. I transferred it to a larger tank a few months ago. It has slowly lost its flourescent orange and is now a pale orange. It still puffs up good and its feeding tentacle still come out. I do feed it about once a week. It looks great...

Can some one ID this for me. When it was given to me only a small tiny area was alive and it has slowly covered the round skelton. It has hard to the touch and not fleshy feeling. Thank you in advance

I have a tank that I would to turn into a sps dominate tank. I will be taking everything out and transfering to my other tanks so this one is only sps. I have some monti caps and pavonas but that is the only sps that I have experience with so I need advice on what I need to do, how to do it...

Does anyone know what this is? It has slowly grown to about this size of a pencil erasure. It looks like maybe some type of mushroom but I am not sure?! Thanks in advance

My heater malfunctioned yesterday. The temp was at 92. I have since got the temp down to 78, running an extra canister filter with tons of carbon and poly fill. Removed one dead cardinal, cleaner shrimp, and scrapped my xenia off with a razor because it was melting. Did a massive water change...

This is in a tank at my Drs office. Is this some type of hairy mushroom?I have never seen one this big! It is huge! About the size of a plate and I would really like one :)

I noticed this little guy a couple of weeks ago and he is growing pretty quickly. Is he a good guy or a bad guy? I usually just see him on the glass. Thanks for your help

Found this little guy hiding between two rocks. He is about the size on a pencil eraser. He has a pink looking base while his tenacles are clear with round bulbs on the ends that were stretched out right after I fed the tank. Thanks everyone

I am upgrading to a the aquatic life 4 bulb t5 light with the LED lunar lights and built in timer What type of coral would I be able to have? Btw its a 58 gallon bowfront. Thanks. I am getting very conflicting info with lighting and I wanted opinions.

Is this aiptasia? Wish I could get better pictures. They do withdraw into their tunnel when they are touched and are a dark red/brown colo. Thanks for you help

I noticed a clear slime on some driftwood. I am trying to see if this will harm my tank so I have been researching online and have seen answers from infrosia (spelling ?) to fungus to biofilm to its no problem. I just put this is my tank yesterday. It was putchased from a pet store. I boiled it...

My husband just bought me a 75 gallon tank for my birthday :). His only condition was I had to get rid of the 20 gallon tank. He said a 58 gallon and 75 gallon was enough. I guess the man has his limits :). So I have 6 danios 4 kuhli loaches 3 ghost catfish and 3 african dwarf frogs from the...

I purchased 3 balloon rams about a week ago. One died 4 days later now the second one is sitting on the bottom of the tank breathing rapidly. Here is my set up. 58 gallon heavily planted with a fluval 305 filter. Tank mates are 4 black skirt tetras 3 red minor tetra 2 red flame rio tetra 1 other...

Ok this started about 6 weeks ago when my son wanted a tank so we started with a 20 gallon and bad advice from the LFS. With the help from AA we got thru that cycle and I became addicted. So then I got a 58 gallon bow front for MY tank. This is my set up. Medium gravel with laterlite and the...

My family and I are reshearching community fish for our 58g planted tank while it is cycling. We are looking at tetras, mollies, danios, guppies etc but I am having problems finding out if they will eat my plants or not. I dont mind nibbling but I dont want fish that will turn my tank into a...

Got a 58g bowfront that I would like low to medium light plants. I dont want to use co2 yet. The aquarium came with 2 t5ho bulbs. One says 39w. 10000k the other one says 39w red. What bulbs would you suggests for my setup? Thanks

can you please identify this plant. LFS said it was an anubia but I think he might be wrong. Thank you

I currently have a 20g tall with low light plants such as water sprite, java fern, bronze wendii etc. I want my plants to thrive and the LFS is clueless about plants The bulb I currently have is a powerglo 15watt. I have been researching different lighting and its a little overwhelming. Should...

Hi. I need advice. I have a new 20 gallon tank that I am trying to cycle. The tank has been set up with danios and a loach for 19 days. I have had ammonia spikes for at least 15 days. I originally used test strips but switched to API master test kit for testing. I also have a water sprite...