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The poor little guy happily goes after food, eating Cyclops, Mysis and a little spirulina flake. Manages to eat something every day. But still is just getting skinnier. Not lethargic or swimming oddly. Parasites? Something else? Any clues appreciated! - D

This new growth, apparently being checked out by Mr. Hermit, started out as one small nub and has slowly grown and sprouted a 2nd small nub. Can anyone hazard a guess what it is?

Hello, This little Acan colony was doing very well. Always puffy & expanding well. The past couple of days it has shrunk down. Does this look bad enough to worry? 40 gallon system: 36G bow with ~4G CPR AquaFuge w/ skimmer Fluval 305 Ammo: 0 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: 0 - 20 PO4: 0 Ca: 400 Mg...

Yippee! Package arrived from a private eBay seller today. This is a DE unit with magnetic ballast (not the Reeflex Cube). Came with a 20K bulb and I got a Phoenix 14K just in case we didn't like the color. So far I think it may be fine with the 20K bulb, time will tell. I quickly whipped...

Hello, I've recently scored a used large CPR Aquafuge with skimmer. Perfect fit on the back of my 36G bow front. With a Rio+ 600 the skimmer is working well and moving just the right amount of water. I put in 5" of sand, some live rock rubble and some chaeto so far. I've been reading more about...

I know it doesn't seem to make sense installing a check valve in a downward flow situation, but my CPR HOB Refugium with skimmer dumps a lot of water back into the DT whenever the pump is off. The only place in the intake plumbing I can see to install a check valve is on the skimmer side, where...

Hello, I could use a bit of advice here. I've been looking into a sump/refugium solution that will allow me to finally ditch the Fluval 305 on my 36G reef tank. But I also know that someday we'll be upgrading to a larger tank. So anything I buy & setup now I wan't to be able to use with the...

Two new fish in QT since 5/30 (about 12 days now) have me worried: Flame Angelfish, Centropyge loricula, Small: up to 1.5 Herald's Angelfish, Centropyge heraldi, Medium: over 1-2" 1. How long have you had the fish? Do you know if it was wild caught, or tank raised? Since 5/30, assume wild...

Today an order arrived with, among other things, a little Devil's Hand leather. I hadn't looked at it very closely before putting it in a CoralRx dip. But once in the dip these brown blobs all jammed in between the fingers started reacting. Curling up and falling off. Some held on a bit more...

One carefully crafted Blue Zoo order on Friday meant I spent my lunch break doing acclimation today! Shipped after 7PM yesterday, arrived at my door 10AM today. Thanks FedEx! 1 x Flame Angelfish, Centropyge loricula, Small: up to 1.5 1 x Herald's Angelfish, Centropyge heraldi, Medium: over 1-2"...

I think we have a murderer in the tank. Two nights, two deaths. No illness or odd behavior from either of the deceased prior to their sudden demise. 36G bowfront Fluval 305 canister small HOB refugium with chaeto Ammo 0 NitrItes 0 NitrAtes 10 Salinity 1.025 pH 8.0 All stable. First the...

Just kidding, I'd sure hate to do PWCs for this thing! The Radisson Blu Hotel's 82-Foot Aquadom Aquarium Brings Sea-Life and Scuba Diving to Berlin | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building - D

Can't say it's sick but it's certainly threatened. We picked up a nice little piece in a classic fan shape recently. It had a little green hair algae on it but I gently removed most with a pipe cleaner. Now that it's in the tank several hermit crabs have climbed all over it (I assume they're...

Reef Octopus BH-2000 Protein Skimmer - $150.00 Ordered Feb 14th, 2012 from BulkReefSupply. Only ran it for a few hours before it was obvious that I'd bought WAY more skimmer than I needed for my tank. My mistake is your opportunity! I've run tap water through it and fully cleaned it out, no...

The 100W heater that came with our 36G bow front tank kit has recently been 'knocking' every time it cycles on to heat. I'll hear the sound, look up and sure enough the light is on. Light goes out, knocking stops. Is this imminent failure or just normal? Thanks! - D

Wow, lots of ich threads going right now! Sorry to add yet another. We did QT all our new fish, but maybe not long enough, or maybe some LFS or web order water got in when adding frags, inverts, chaeto or ... who knows. We'll have to tighten our introduction protocols even more. We've been...

This sure is a slippery slope! Starting with a 36G in December we soon learned of course that it is smart to have a Hospital/QT. Went looking for one and couldn't pass up the 15G Tetra kit on sale at Petco ($40). FFWD one month. We've got some livestock in the 36G, a new pair of true Percs and a...

Hello, This just completed, thought I'd share some pics & story. The Hang on Back box is from Finnex, meant to be a 'multifunctional' item. The same box is available under various brand names I've noticed. But $25 + $5 shipping direct from Finnex was pretty good and includes an air pump for...

Is this anything to worry about? We have a few small recurring aiptasia on another branch, AiptasiaX has killed them off a few times but they keep coming back. Mostly I'm wondering about the red blob... It's been about 12" under a 55W 50/50 CF bulb, I've just moved deeper just in case. 36G...

Hello, I picked up some new rock on a recent tour of shops. Absolutely fell in love with the one in these two pics and became even more impressed with it after getting it home. So much interesting stuff in one place! The rock came home in a bucket of water but got pretty cold by the time we...

So every morning it's a game to find "Darwin" our little urchin friend. Where'd he end up after his nightly tank tour? This morning he was still doing laps around the top of the tank. Then I spotted him clinging to the front of a powerhead. Shortly after taking the pic he let go and dropped to...

Hello, So in the store with the 10 year old daughter recently, she really wanted to get one of these pieces with the "swimming hole" carved in it. Doesn't exactly match the LR we have but hey, it's really her tank so we got it. Now I've done a search of course and have found many threads about...

Hello, New member just getting started here. Glad to find such a great resource! As a b'day present for our daughter we are jumping right in with a 36G Aqueon Bow Front. FOWLR is the goal for now. I made a slightly larger top for a pet store stand we found on clearance and picked up a Fluval...