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My black clown has a brown patch on his front white bar, any idea what this could be and how to treat it. All other fish are healthy and there have been no new fish additions. My last fish was added over 6 months ago, I added an urchin 1 month ago and a shrimp 2 months ago. Please help.

I have been waiting to get this tank up and running for over a year now and I finally have water in it. The plumbing was a success. I have my gfo reactor return feeding it with water and a return line into the sump of my 90 gal. I am planning on doing a group of sexy shrimp and have plans for a...

I haven't been on in a while since I got more into the tank than research once I had things figured out. But I'm back with a question. I have a kole tang in my qt for observation. I got him 2 weeks ago and he has been happy and healthy the whole time. He is eating nori like a pig and is...

My LFS has some new mandarin that I hadn't seen before. They said it is a new variety to the hobby. I think they said they were about $110 if they were for sale. Here are some pics. I think they are pretty cool.

I saw this white thing on my lobo last night. All I could think of was a spaghetti worm but it is white and a bit different. it almost looks like a nudi, any ideas? Thanks.

I am looking into stocking for my 90 gallon and am thinking about some anthias. I am finding a lot of mixed information about these guys. My LFS said they may require feedings 3 times a day. I have read that they can be picky eaters and are not a huge fan of the high lighting of a reef. I was...

I am working through the details of my tank transfer and am thinking I want to treat my fish in a qt before moving them to my 90 gal reef. I will be moving a midas blenny and two clowns. I am thinking I may want to transfer all 3 to my 20gal qt and treat with either copper or hypo while my new...

Most of my aquarium knowledge is in salt water but I do have a 40 breeder planted tank. I recently have had a lot of hair algae in the tank and I don't know what causes this and how to get rid or it in freshwater. Any advice would be great. I have 2 t5 and 2 t5 HO bulbs over it, could it be that...

So, I have been waiting patiently to start this thread and I think it is time now. I am starting a 90 gallon reef after a year in the hobby with my 29 gallon reef. I bought 2 tanks today, a 20 tall and a 29 at the petco dollar per gallon sale ( that starts today and runs for the next week FYI...

I have had these sponges in my tank for a few months now, they just sorta showed up one day. I started off with one and now have around 6 or 7. I think they are pretty cool but they are only on one of my rocks. I was wondering if there is a way to spread them around to other areas or will they...

I am planning on upgrading my 29 gallon reef to a 90 gallon. I am going to transfer all of my live rock but don't with some advice from this forum I don't want to transfer my sand and risk a nutrient spike. That being said I will have a 29 with an established sand bed, I realized I can just add...

I am planning my upgrade from my 29g to a 90g. I am planning on using my 29 as my sump/refugium. I would like to keep my sand bed in the fuge since it is established. Is there a good way to add baffles in a tank and keep the sand bed or should I just forget about the sand? I have one idea but am...

I am mainly somewhat new to planted tanks. I have had mine up for a couple months and am pretty confident with the fish part of it. I am not too knowledgable on the plant part of it. This was one of the first plants in my tank and it has grown really well, I'm not sure the name but here is a pic...

So I have had my duncan for a few months and it has always had these brown spots that are never in the same place. Last night I read about brown flat worms on coral and I was wondering it this is what I have? If so how do I take care of it? Thanks,

I am thinking this is a spaghetti worm or something. It is on my phosgaurd in my fuge. Is it good to have or should I remove it?

So I just had a thought and if it has potential I may try it some day, I would like some input from all of you with more experience. First of all I know butterflies aren't reef safe. My thought is that if coral is a natural food source of butterfly fish then would it be possible to have a tank...

I bought a chaeto ball last week end and it looks like it has some aiptasia in it. What shall I do? Will it spread to my dt if I leave it? I could probably remove it from my chaeto but I'm guessing more may show up. Should buy a peppermint shrimp and throw it in my fuge? Can I buy a dip for it...

I saw this a few weeks ago after I got my lobo. It hasn't moved but I think it is living. It is attached to the skeleton of my lobo in the middle on the picture. It seems to close up against the skeleton at night and lift away slightly in the day, the little fuzzy white things seem to extend a...

So I think I just lost my tricolor fairy wrasse, he started hiding in my rock a couple days ago. My other fish are doing great but they eat my flake food. The wrasse was primarily feeding on frozen brine shrimp, my LFS sold it to me when I started keeping fish. I have now discovered that mysis...

Well I have been on this forum for a while now and my tank has been set up for 5 months. I thought it was time I started a thread on my tank. It is a simple 30 gallon with a HOB filter, low budget for starting out but now that I'm getting into the hobby I have plenty of room for improvement...

My firefish went into hiding 2 weeks ago and I am not sure why. My parameters are good, just checked them today. Ammonia 0, nitrate 5 ppm, nitrite .01 ppm, phosphates 0, salinity 1.024 and a ph of 8.2. I bought a fairy wrasse today to try and draw him out and it worked for a minute, he was way...

I had my actinic bulb burn out on me and I am thinking it was never very bright to begin with, with my new bulb my tank looks amazing and my zoas did for a couple days. With my old bulb With my new bulb Now Could the lighting be the issue or could something be eating them? My parameters...

Well I have been looking at this forum and once I finish my reef tank upgrade I am gonna start a planted tank. I will be sticking to a 30 gallon because I have one and a stand. What all will I need and what are my initial costs and purchases to expect? Thanks.

I got this guy 3 weeks ago and he still seems happy. He had a few fins that were nipped but I didn't care cause I knew they would grow back. I noticed some white stuff growing on his fins and it kept getting worse. He now looks like the pictures, I treated with melafix per the instructions for...

I am new to the hobby and am thinking about an upgrade already. A buddy gave me a 29 gallon with a HOB filter. After spending the amount of money that is required for a good tank I am hoping to upgrade. I am looking to buy a 40 breeder or a 50 to 55 gallon tank and going all out in there now...