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I have a new Naso Tang. The problem is that all he will eat is frozen brine shrimp and frozen plankton. I've tried several veggy foods like formula 1 for tangs, freezedried seaweed and frozen seaweed, but he seems to ignore them. Obviously the carnivore diet is not normal. But is this a...

A few months ago I purchased a large Christmas tree coral (I believe some people call it a medusa coral). When I bought the coral, it was real rigid and colorful. Over the past few weeks it has faded and begun to "wilt" and no longer stands up straight. I have checked a few websites to make...

I have had a leather toadstool in my tank for about 3 months. It has been doing very well until recently. For the past 4-5 days its' stalk has become wilted. It can no longer support the weight of its' top-section so it has layed over on its side. I have also noticed that the stalk has...

I recently developed a problem with red cyanobacteria in my reef aquarium. The cyanobacteria(essentially red algae) is quickly spreading through my aquarium and beginning to cover some of my corals. I have tried reducing the amount of time I run my lights as well as reducing the nutrients I...

I recently noticed that my reef tank has bristle worms. At first I didn't know what these creatures were so I researched them on the web and found a plethora of mixed opinions on them. Some say they are good for the bio-system of the tank, others say they cause damage to corals and are a pest...

I am about to have to go out of town for 3 to 4 days. I was wondering if it would be best to leave my aquarium light on or off? It is a 96 gal. bow front tank with a yellow tang, tomato clown, percula clown, spotted hawkfish, firefish, and 5 damsels. I also have some corals including some...