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We're in the process of QT'ing a purple tang. Right now, the only "filter" we have in there is a one of those sponge/bubble type filters. Unfortunately, the thing doesn't remove debris from the tank. We're tyring to feed minimally, but the tang tears apart nori on a clip and we constantly...

We recently added a barnacle blenny to our main tank. What a great addition he has been. They are the funniest little fish! The first thing we do when we look into the tank is play "where in the world is Carmen Santiago-Blenny". After searching for a while you'll find him poking up out of...

Well, we finally bit the bullet and bought MH lights. We got two 250W retro kits and installed them under our relatively shallow canopy. The bulbs are about 5 inches above the glass cover of the tank. Should I be concerned about the heat from the lights shattering the glass? I saw a pretty...

I've seen some pretty cool, low profile T-5 lights. Anyone know if you can put the fixture right on a glass aquarium cover? or do you need to use something to raise it up a a few inches? Here is the product line I'm considering...

I know porcelain crabs are generally OK in a reef tank. I'm just wondering if you can have too many? 'Cause I have a lot! I must have 15 to 20 that are easy to spot and I think they are reproducing. It seems like every other day I find a new tiny one (barely bigger than sesame seed!). Is it...

I have some newbie lighting questions: Right now we are using Satellite Dual lights, 4 x 65W 10K/Actinics. I want to get more light in the tank but don't know that I am prepared to go with metal halide. Apart from cost, my reluctance to mh is the fact that you need to hang them above the...

Last Sunday (the day after Christmas), we were attempting to feed our fish when my wife accidentally spilled about 1/2 of a jar of pellet food into the tank. She panicked and called me over. When I got there, I saw that the bottom of the tank was a solid layer of pellets. Fortunately, we...

Hi all, Ever since we got our great LR from liverocks.com, there has been a large amount of suspended particulate in my water. I notice hermit crabs stuffing food into their faces while a continual stream of bits and pieces come streaming out. Now while that may add some to the floating...

Hi all, So I'm sittin' there gazing at my LR (since I'm still cycling and there ain't much else to look at) and I see the freakiest thing 8O . Out of one of the holes comes this little head. It looked to be a worm of some sort. A brownish/gray color with these "whiskers" or barbs coming out...

My wife and I just got into saltwater aquariums. I previously owned several freshwater tanks and together we had a pond at our last house. Having been successful with all of them, we figured "what the heck, we can do saltwater!" So we go out and buy a nice 120gal tank, set it right up in our...