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I seem to have a big temperature problem and not sure where it is coming from. I have my tank set up with no problems, well not with temperature anyway, for about a year. I pulled out two Maxijet 1200 PH and replaced with a closed loop system with a SQWD run by a Mag 9.5. Then WAM my...

I have my whole tank broken down and cannot get my new closed loop system working. Is there some kind of trick to get it to prime? I can get water to flow through the system but there are tons of bubbles. Any suggestions much appreciated. I need to fix before I put all my rock back in the...

I recently purchased (3 weeks ago) an aquacultured Button Polyp from etropicals. It seems to be doing great and has been opened up since day one. However, over the last few days I have seen a couple of the polyps floating around in the water column. It appears that they just were pulled off...

I am in the midst of a Cyano bloom and have tried to read up as much as possible on ways to combat but have a few questions. Things I am doing More frequent water changes -1 per week Optimizing skimmer efficiency- Aqua C Remora HOB Feeding less- I have a Tang and a clown. The tang gets Seaweed...

I purchased a crabless detrivore kit from Liveaquaria a couple of weeks ago that included a Sea Cucumber. All went well for the first couple of days and it was cruising in and out of the LR. I then noticed that it rear end looked like it was torn open but was not sure if this was normal. Next...

Well I finally introduced my first corals into my tank. I started with some relatively simple ones (I hope) but have a few questions. I purchased Sarcophyton sp., Sinularia sp, Cladeilla sp, and Protopalythoa sp Is there any special placement considerations? All but the Sarcophyton sp came...

Ok. I admit I do not have a QT even though I know I should. However, I do not often add that much stuff to my tank and it seem like a pain to keep a tank going just for that occasion. Is it possible, a day or so before new live stock arrives, to syphon off water from the main tank into a...

I have heard differing opinons on whether this fish is reef safe or not. It is known for eating Aipstasia but I have also heard it will pick on other corals. Anyone have experience with this fish?

I had cc and have changed over to a 4inch DSB 1 week ago. I had about 45lbs of LR in my 55gal before making the switch and have moved over all the rock on top of the DSB. I have a couple of questions 1) Should I be seeing pods moving in the sand or does this take awhile to establish 2) would...

Just wanted to share a couple of pictures of my new canopy with my new lights. I have been ramping up to start adding some corals and I almost there. Arghh! I had trouble with uploading so I put in my gallery.

Anyone know a source around the Triangle area for Southdown sand?

First of all thanks to everyone out there that has made my first year of saltwater a great one...now I am ready to move on. I set up my first tank, a FOwLR, almost a year ago and it has been doing great. I few hiccups but no major crashes over the year. I am ready to try my hand with a Reef...

apologies if this has been discussed but I did searches and could not find. I am upgrading my FOWLR to reef and need to purchase lighting. Trying to decide between a sit on top lighting fixture (eg Coralife Aqualight or JBL Formosa) vs a retrofit kit inside a hood. I do not currently have a...

I recently got a BCS and he is the most entertaining critter in the tank. However, recently he has started eating everything in the tank. He ate a peppermint when he first got there and I figured it was just a territorial battle. Then I noticed he was eating some worms that lived in the live...

My Yellow Tang is relatively new in my tank (2 weeks) and has been doing well. I have been feeding flakes, Brine Shrimp (Aqua Yums), and green marine algae (ocean nutrition). I usually put a piece of the seaweed/algae on the clip daily and he tears into it immediately and devours in <5min. I...

Several of my snails that I recieved from LiveAquaria have started developing white spots on their shells. Some are now completely white. Is this the sign of any type of disease? Should I be concerned? All fish in the tank are doing well and do not have any spots. Thanx, Patrick

I just got a new Feather Duster from LiveAquaria and was wondering about placement. From what I read they are supposed to be on the substrate but I was wondering if I am supposed to shove the tail of tube into the substrate and leave the head poking out or lay it on top of the subtrate. I was...

I asked the following questions a few days ago but never got a response...reposting as I was hoping to add the extra substrate this weekend -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I currently have about 55# of Caribsea Aragonite- Seaflor special grade...

I currently have about 55# of Caribsea Aragonite- Seaflor special grade reef sand in my 55 Gal FOwLR setup. I am planning on adding another 40# so that I have a proper DSB and have a few questions. 1) Can I just add to the top of the current substrate? 2) Can the fish stay in the tank when...

Help :( When I came home from work today my Yellow Tang was stuck to the intake on my PH. I quickly cut the power and he swam off down into the rocks. Since that time he seems to be swimming around OK and ate when fed. Does this happen to healthy fish? Should I be concerned that there...

This red growth, presumably some type of algae, just started showing in my tank recently. Can anyone help me identify or let me know if this is good, bad or indifferent. Also since I do not have a true DSB (only about 2 inch deep bed) should I vaccum this stuff up? Thanx.

I purchased a Clown fish (Percula) today for my 55G set up. The tank is relatively new, started in April, and has two damsels (Domino and Yellow tail). The Clown fish was live caught, despite my efforts to find a captive bred at a LFS in my area, and has been in the tank for about 5 hours. I...

Currently setting up a 55G FOwLR and hope to move quickly, after 6 months or so, to a Reef. The tank is still cycling (Ammonia-0.25, NO3- 5, NO4-0.1) and I have a few questions before I begin to put in live stock. 40# of FA LR and 40# of base rock that have been in since 5/9 Penguin 1140 PH...

Still setting up a 55G FOwLR and have been having trouble getting consistent reading from my Deep Six. Is there some kind of trick to using this device? I would like to try to get three consistent reading before I would say that measurement is correct. My procedure is this: 1) fill device...

Recieved a shipment of Flordia Aquaculture LR last Friday. When I received it was wrapped in newspaper n a plastic bag inside a cardboard box. When I pulled it out there were several dead creatures, mostly crabs, and a couple of live ones, one crab and a small starfish. I placed in tank...