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I have several small short spined urchins that hitchiked in my LR. I noticed the other day that one was missing and later spotted spines laying all around my long tentacled anemone. Will an anemone eat an urchin? If so will he be ok?

How many Urchins can a 150 gal tank with 180 lbs of LR support? Other than the urchins I only have one snail, one general Starfish, and one hermit. Some time back I put 2 long spined and one pincushion in my tank and I have recently found several small long spined urchins that must have...

Just curious about what I might be missing….. 2 1/2 months after putting 100 lbs of gulf rock from liverocks.com in my tank I have found: 2 Brittle stars 2 different kinds of Cukes About 6 very small hermits Around 20 or so snails 3 Mantis 20 or so crabs, at least 2 different kinds, maybe 3...

Since I had to get rid of my filefish I was thinking of possible replacements for my tank. One that I would really like to have is a Blue Boxfish. Does anyone have any first hand experience with these fish? I have done some reading on them and the toxic emmision doesnt scare me since I have...

After two months in my tank my Redtailed filefish has decided to start taking bites out of my Cowfish. He's nibbling at his lips and if I dont take action soon I'm sure my cowfish is doomed. I've seen tons of threads about catching fish, but short of removing 180lbs of rock in a 150 gal tank I...

I’ve had a 150 running for about 8 months with a wet/dry as primary filtration. A couple of months ago I added 100 lbs of Gulf LR and 40lbs base rock. Two weeks ago I added another 35lbs of Fiji LR and last week I added 12 lbs more. Total of 147 lbs not counting base rock which probably...

Local guy had to move, couldnt tell me what it was so I put it in my QT. I'm guessing it's a Nardoa Frianti (dont know the common name). Any help with ID would be appreciated.

This guy is growing like a weed, hes probably tripled in size in just a couple of months. Since he was such a runt when I bought him the LFS gave me $5 off, now hes bigger than anything the LFS sells. How fast do they grow in an aquarium, and how big will he get in a 150 with 180lbs LR? Im...

OK, I have my LFS checking the list to find me a blue star. After reading a post I decided to do what I should have done before I asked for the star and I read up on it. They are very sensitive to Nitrates. Mine are almost always above 20ppm because I have CC and a wet/dry combined with a...

Since I got my liverock from liverocks.com I have began to appreciate inverts much more. I even got rid of two fish that I had for a long time in order to keep inverts. I recently added a General Star, Hermit crab, two long spined urchins, and a couple of unidentified anemones (came on a piece...

I’ve been in a long battle with Cyano for months now. Had it basically under control of late, but there were still traces of it in areas of low water flow. I also have some older LR that had it in every nook and cranny; despite my best efforts I was never able to clean it up. Over the 3-day...

Since I got my LR for my 150 I am no longer satisfied with a FO tank. I got rid of a Stars and stripes puffer and a trigger so they wouldn’t destroy the rock, but still have some residents that are invert unfriendly. What if any interesting critters could I add with the following fish...

LFS had a Sea Apple and a Pink cucumber today. I studied both for some time and have always wanted a Sea apple so I went to the register to buy it. Luckily there were other customers ahead of me and I had time to think about it and decided to wait. After careful research on the internet it...

My last order of liverock came complete with several large mollusks that were not attached to the rock (along with hundreds that were). I put them in the tank and I can tell they are alive, but am wondering what would happen should they die? Would the dead mollusk reak havoc on my levels...

Since I got my lr I had to get rid of my humu and stars and stripes puffer. They were far too destructive with my rock. I have my eye on a red-tailed filefish and a Naso tang. Anyone see any potential problems adding these fellas? 150 gal fowlr. Large porcupine puffer Dori cowfish lion

I ordered 100 lbs of gulf rock from Liverocks.com. Zack was way to helpful during the purchasing process amd when I opened to box I wasnt prepared for all the anemones, starfish, crabs, shrimp, and creatures yet to be identified that I found. The excitement has caused me undue stress and since...

I bought a piece of LR from LFS that had been in a tank that had been without light and circulation for at least 2 weeks (LFS bought the setup from the owners grandfather) The rock has two anemones on it, I was told they were Flower Anemones of some sort, but I cant seem to find any pictures on...

I have a 150 gal FO SW tank. inhabitants include 1 porcupine puffer, 1 stars & stripes puffer, 1 Lion, 1 cow, 1 trigger 1 frogfish and 1 dori. My tank is overstocked, I realize that, so I'm going to get rid of the stars&stripes and the trigger and add LR. My question is can I add LR from...

They look like a wad of algae anyway, what signs if any are there to know about?? His appetite is great, but he has a purpleish spot (like irritated skin) just above lure that Ive never noticed before. I just spent several weeks getting my DOC under control and other than my normally high...

I just started a 20 gal mini reef with 20 lbs of what was advertised to be cured LR. Day 2 of the new tank shows my ammonia to be 0, my nitrite to be .25 and my nitrate to be 80. Can this be right? how did my nitrate get to 80 ppm in 2 days? PS I can already see brown algae bloom below the...

The wound is a few days old and appears to be getting bigger. I just noticed the red bump on the base of his fin today. I know the picture isnt very clear, but its the best one I took out of about 20. Any puffer guru's know whats up with the sores? He appears to have some sort of irritation...

I went out of town for 3 days recently and when i got back i noticed some odd discoloration on both sides of my lion. Anyone know what this is? Hes got a great appetite and is as active as ever.

I have a fairly small longhorn cowfish that appears to have picked on my Trigger fish one too many times and gotten the end of one of his horn shredded. It is now growing back with three branches on the end of the horn making it appear antlerish rather than like a horn. I'm sure there is no...

I have an established 150 gal sw tank and about a month ago I added a flame angel and a week or so later I added a Coral Beauty which was promptly taken out by a small Trigger. So three weeks since last fish was added and it appears that I have the first signs of an infestation. No spots are...