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I just tested my water in my tank, because diatoms have been starting to show any my tank is like 9 months old. well everything zero but ammonia at .75 ppm and nitrates at about 10 ppm. anyheld would greatly be appreciated

My dad just recently brought home 2 striped damsels for me and i was wondering what is the best food i can give to them. Right now i am feeding TetraMin Tropical Flakes. And i also have some freeze dried bloodworms. what do you recommend i feed or is this good enough just mix it up so they...

I want to make an update to my filtration (currently a penguin303 biowheel removed and a bak pak rr). I want to get rid of the penguin. my decision is between getting an XP2 or just adding a few power heads. I also have about 25lbs of lr, if you were wondering. Tank is 20 gallons by the way.

I bought a scooter blenny from my lfs about a month ago. well the only problem is that i dont know what to feed him. They said that you dont need to feed him anything because he will eat on his own. Well, the problem occurs right there, i dont know if he is eating since he is like the...

I was at the lfs and i noticed that she got in a bicolor angel. Right now in my tank i have a blue devil damsel, and i was wondering if it would be an okay addition to my tank. my tank is 20 gallon high, with 130 watt pc. it has about 30 lbs of live rock. do you think that he would be okay in...

I have had my anenome for about 8 months and 3 weeks ago it split giving me two...which was great but i need to know if there is anything i need to do to keep the smaller of the two alive....it seems to not be as healthy, it wont stand erect(sorry for use of words, couldnt think of another way...

I have had a 20gallon set up for a while now (almost a year) and i want to do something new to it. all i have is a damsel. which im getting ready to sell back to the lfs for some store credit. then im going to rinse all my live rock because it made my tank go crazy with the algea because it...

I recently got my protein skimmer in from drsfostersmith.com and after i had it set up. I tried to go to sleep that night and i noticed that thing is loud. i knew it would be loud for a little bit. but a week later it still sounds like a plane is taking off in my room. the only reason it...

Which tank is better. The lfs said they would get me a 29 tank and stand for 130. or i could get a 30 long for 155. I just dont know which one is better. So thats why i came here to get some advice on which tank would be the best for a reef in the long run. And how long do you think it will...

I just recently got a new 29 gallon tank, and i was wondering before i set it up what kind of paint do i use to paint the outside panel of glass on the back. thanks alot seacat

Tank has been set up for almost 1 and half years and was just wondering if a Uv Sterilizer is worth the $100-150 to help fight off algea and reduce amounts of water changes. Im going to college in about 2 months and wont be able to care for my babies like before.

My anenome seems to shrivle up so small that i think hes dead about every 2-3 days....is this normal behavior? Seems to make my clowns sad when he does this and they try to go over and open him up, its quite the scene to watch.

Ok so maybe its not as bad as the name but i have some type of a green plant that grows like crazy on my rocks and had long stems that have like little tree branches that come of it. The little branch things seem to stick out then have like little pin needles sticking off of them. Anyone got...

I am lookin into purchasing my first protein skimmer and was curious as to what everyone thinks of the Seaclone protein skimmer.

is it okay to keep my fish in the tank when i am treating for cyano. i dont have a qt, so i wanted to make sure my fish wouldnt die before i used this.

I woke up this morning and noticed that threw the night my tank got kinda cloudy. so i tested water, and everything was good at zero and my ph was at 7.0. So i did a water change anyway (6 gallon on a 20 gallon tank). Then i came home tonight and my tank is 20x's worse. The water tests...

whats the easiest way to get rid of cyano? its starting to take over my tank. I switched back to my regular output lights, hoping that it will help. What else?

What type of algae is this. Its been in my tank like a 2 months. Its a really thick dark green, and is very squishy when you touch it. thanks

I was looking on the internet for a protein skimmer and i came across this one. I was wondering if any of you out there have had good look with these, or if i should just pass. im also on a tight budget since im in high school and dont even have a job...

this green algea grows in my tank during the day like a week. then at night it dies. i was wondering what type it is and how do i get rid or it. it also grows on my sand and my rocks too. TIA

I just got a new anenome yesterday and wanted to check and see if it is normal for him to open and close through out the day when first introduced. thanks for the help.

I have a 20 gallon tank that has been setup for about 2 months now. well i also have really bad brown algae i was told it was only to last about 1 or 2 weeks. well its been there about a month and half now. what should i do to get rid of it. my ammonia and nitrites are at 0. and im using...

I have had this algae growing in my tank for the last month or so. It grows on everything, my glass, my rock, and my sand. My tank is about 1 and a half months old plus cycle time. My question is what type of algae is it and how do i get rid of it?

i have a brown algae that grows during the day its brown and it grows like crazy...when i have my lights on during the day 65wattx2 it causes it to grow like crazy...but then at night my cleaning team will eat almost all of it. then i have to go throw the same thing each day...any ideas how to...

i Recently got a tomato clown that is about 2-2 1/2 inches. the question is that my tank is only 20 gallons. and i was wondering if he would be okay in there.thanks seacat