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Hi, I've recently added a nem to my tank and since this the female clown has become VERY aggressive, she will bite me as soon as my hands in the tank and no longer is paired up with the male, she just bites him every opportunity she gets :hide: and then goes and gets snuggled in the nem. Is...

Hi I bought a toadstool yesterday and drip acclimated it for an hour. It looked great in the shop but it still hasn't opened up and looks to be curling under at the edges now. Is this normal ? Thanks

Can anyone tell me the name of this coral pls ? Am I right in thinking this is a sps? Thanks.

I've had my tank running over a year with no problems. I thought I'd upgrade the standard hood with 4 CP lights built in for a new lighting fixture with 2 x 150w MH. major GHA problems ever since!! I know every will reply with must be too many nutrients, over feeding, more PWC. My nitrates have...

I'm just in the process of putting my new tank together after a leak on the old. My question is; do I take his chance to scrub and clean the live rock before putting it back in? If I give it a shake it's full of sand and debris. If yes, could I do this in tap water or would it have to be RO/DI...

Hi I woke this morning to a rapidly emptying tank. I managed to rescue my fish, inverts and two corals which are now in a bucket. The live rock I have in another filled with water. Will the rock stay ok without a pump and heater in? Do you think my fish etc will survive for a day or two in...

Should a 3Stage RO unit take out all nitrates when new?

Is this hair algae or is it a different type? Cheers

Hi guys, I have a 3 stage RO unit and have just received my new filters. I'm having real trouble getting into the 5 micron carbon filter housing (see pics) has anybody come across this problem and is there a special tool to unscrew these? Thanks

Hi all, I'm looking to make a sump which will fit in my existing DT cupboard. Only thing is it has a partition in the middle to take the weight of the tank. My idea is to have 2 homemade tanks, one in each compartment and join them with 2 tubes. Has anyone tried this before ? Could someone...

It's been reading through some threads and someone said that bio balls are nitrate factory. At the moment I have a wet/dry filter which has pads in the top section, bio balls in the second and white tube like things in the bottom. Only the bottom tray is under water if the levels are correct...

I'm thinking of upgrading my wet/dry filter to a sump. My tank holds 175l, what size sump should I be looking for? Also any advice on number of sections and media to use would also be great. Thanks again.

Hi All, I've just upgraded my lighting to 2 x 150w halide, 2 x 39w T5's and 2 x clusters of 20 LEDs (blue) I have the LEDs come on first 8am - 9am then they turn of and the T5's come on from 9 -10, then they turn off and both halide's come on from 10 - 6pm, T5's from 6 - 7pm and LEDs 7 - 9pm...

Hi I think my clowns been attacked. I have two clowns, two blue damsels and one bananna wrasse and a blue leg hermit in the tank. I've noticed the odd chunk bit out of the male clowns tail fine before but this has always grown back fast and he seemed Ok. Today I noticed a new chunk out and he...

Hi, does anybody know exactly what type of coral this is and any advice on keeping it in good health, feed, position in tank etc. Thanks

Hi Guys, I've had my tank up and running for about 3 months now. Bought my first clown fish about 4 weeks back and he was looking great and doing fine. Last week I bought an anemone for him and a small regal tang at the same time. The tang is still fine although he does tend to hide in the...

Hi, I have a 175L tank with at least 25Kg of live rock in. What would be the correct volume (L) to change during water changes ? Many Thanks:)

Just bought my first Sea Urchin and I never asked what type it was. Does anyone have any idea's and advice on looking after them ? Thanks

Hi I've got a few snails in my tank that look like they have trunks. Are these good to have or do they need removing ? Many Thanks

Hi, I've just bought my first bit of live rock for my tank and there seems to be quite a bit living on it. I was hoping someone could tell me what they are, and if I should be putting anything in to feed them ? Many Thanks

Just put my salt in my tank for the first time and the hydrometer says 1.017. Does this mean I've over done it or do I need to add more to get it to around 1.020 - 1.023 ? Thanks

:fish2: Hi I'm just getting ready to keep a SW fish tank for the first time. Hopefully also introducing some corals later if all goes well. I have a Aquamarine 900 with MariSys series 2 filter (175L tank) Am I best buying wave makers or power heads to circulate flows ? and how many am I...