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My rose anemone split twice in a month, should I be concerned? Ive heard two sides to the story; that anemone's splitting is normal, but also that that their splitting is a sign of stress. Advice?

I have a 155gal tank that previously had VHO lighting that recently ate it. It was enough for my softies, but I want to start adding sps soon. I'm looking at getting MH with T5 actinics, but I'm wondering if anyone had some suggestions. The tank is 24" deep, so I'm thinking 250W is what I'll...

Hey all, I'm upgrading from my 75g reef to a 155g. It's all up and running and undergoing it's cycle right now. I should be ready to start moving some things over within a few weeks, but one thing is for sure; I need new lighting. The tank came with T12s that really just aren't going to cut it...

Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 0 Calcium: 500 dKH: 8 Phosphates: 0 Salinity/SG: 1.025 Temp: 76.3F Lighting: T5 HO, Aquatic Life, 4 bulb (2x10,000K, 2x 7,000K, Lunar LEDs) I've had this Montipora Capricornis for about 6 weeks now. When I bought it, it was a tannish color but bleached within a...

1. Type & how long you have had it: 1 month 2. Current lighting & Bulb Age: 4x bulb T5HO (Aquatic Life) 3. Nitrate: 0 4. Calcium: haven't tested recently 5. Phosphate: 0 6. Alkalinity: haven't tested recently 7. pH: 8.2 8. Salinity: SG 1.025 9. Temperature: 75 10. Liquid or strip test kits...

Ive had this mushroom like things growing on my live rock since the day I bought it, but they've really started to bloom in the last few days. I was just wondering what they are. They look like mushrooms. They close up at night and bloom in the day and the disc to tendril proportion led me to...

I have 2 clowns, a blue tang and a blenny. The clowns have been in the tank for a couple weeks, the tang and the blenny have been in for just over a week. I thought at first that they were just getting used to the tank, but they really do just hang out in the back corner of the tank all day...

I have a long tube heater, fully submersable. I have it turned the lowest setting. The tank water is at 75deg and raising and the heater stays on. Right now I'm just monitoring the temperature and will turn it off when it hits about 78. Is this normal? Is the thermostat broken or something?

I'm not sure what to be looking for so i just wanted to hit the community and ask if you think my torch is ok. I've only had it for a few days and one of the heads appears to be healthy, opens up fully during the day, etc. The other head rarely opens up. When i bought it, both heads were open...

I was just wondering as i am kind of new. But when I purchase a new specimen from the LFS and get home; if i test the water and the pH and salinity are the same, do I still need to go through all of the water acclimation steps (like slow drip) or can I just do the temperature acclimation part?

I was just wondering as i am kind of new. But when I purchase a new specimen from the LFS and get home; if i test the water and the pH and salinity are the same, do I still need to go through all of the water acclimation steps (like slow drip) or can I just do the temperature acclimation part?

I notice a growth of about 7 of these I thought it might be aiptasia and I read that I should be getting rid of them. some of them are starting to get pretty big and the tank is only a month old. Should I. I also read not to pull them from the live rock. What should I do? Peppermint shrimp...

Seems like a silly question but heres what I had going on. I put the tank together with about 60lbs of really expensive live rock about a month ago. I added a handful of hermit crabs and snails about 2 weeks ago. I've been checking the water and the most i was ever able to detect was a nitrAte...

can anyone tell me what this is? must have been a stowaway egg on a rock or something

Theres an odd flow in my tank thats causing one corner of the tank to push sand inward, exposing the bottom of the tank. There is absolutely NO direct flow on this area. I have 1 PH on each side of the tank pointed at each other and upwards to break the surface. The bare spot is opposite of the...

Figured i'd start a thread for those that like follow along while i browse the advice forums. Here's a link to the photo journal: Picasa Web Albums - Jeremy - Aquarium Phot... I'll post any new photos to the album and thread directly. :) so far - 75g topfin tank Octopus BH100 HOB skimmer...

I've been running my new reef tank for about 2 weeks now. Just live rock, sand, hermit crabs and snails. Some things are starting to grow in the tank. I just did some water testing today. Ammonia levels are nil, nitrite is nil, nitrate was detectable a week ago, but is now nil. Is it about ready...