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Well, I get home today and my satan clownfish knocked over my frogspawn ontop of one of my meat corals and completely burned it. Iv had corals get stung here and there before, but not like this. Based on the attachment, can someone please give me a damage report and let me know how bad it is...

Hi everyone, so the last two years I have had this absolutely magnificent bubble coral. The last couple of weeks (5 or 6?) I first noticed the mouth of the coral very open to the point where I can see straight down inside the coral. I then noticed that the mouth seems to be open or stretched out...

Hey everybody, my sister just sent me a picture of this slug-like creature from her 55. It looks like a nudibranch to me. She said she's seen it before and that it is slow moving and corals look fine. I just wanted to clarify what it is before she has to remove it, Incase it's a harmless...

Thanks to anyone who can confirm an What variety of Zoa this is...

Hey everybody, Do I have this MASSIVE toad stool have had it for 4 years and it looks pretty weird today and just want to make sure it's nothing serious. It's mainly closed up and there is almost like a brown film in certain patches on it. I blew the film off with a turkey basted and it all...

Hey gang, I just bought a beautiful bubble coral yesterday and I have it in kind of a temporary spot while I move other things around but it looks and is doing great in the spot where I put it. However, it's right up in the front and there are some bubbles pressing against the glass. I'm...

Could anyone tell me what could be wrong with my toadstool? It is usually the biggest thing in the tank but lately, last 5 days, it hasn't opened at all and I am clueless to what could be wrong. All my parameters are in check and its in a mid flow area with good lighting.

Hi everyone, so I have had a fromia star for about 8 months now and he's been doing great till now. However, I could not find him anywhere the last two weeks and today I just found him and he's not looking good. 4 out of 5 legs have almost completely dissolved but he doesn't seem to be melting...

Hey everyone, so here is my dilemma. I have a favia right next to these green striped mushrooms and iv been up at school for finals the last two weeks while my brother watched the tank. Well one of the shrooms got huge and covered up a little less then half the favia restricting it from the...

Hi everyone, I bought an elegance coral about a month ago now and it has also opened full and looked good. Lately it hasn't opened nearly as much and it's having this white, almost salt looking, substance on its tentacles. Any help would be appreciated!

Hello all, I have had a favia for several months now in the sand, medium flow, and fully exposed to light. The other day I got an elegance coral that I put where the favia was. As a result, I had to move the favia in the sand under an over hang. I would say that most of it is getting low light...

So since I've had sun polyps in trained it to open in the day feeding it every day. I know it's a little much but it never ceased to open around the clock and lately this isn't the case. Iv dropped down to feeding 3 times a week and The last two days its heads have been really fat. Sometimes...

Today I saw this weird grayish blob slug on my back wall. Any idea on what it is and if its reef safe?

So a week and a half ago I noticed one cloudy eye on my clownfish. Later that week it disappeared and I didn't think anything of it. Well the last few days my clownfishes condition has gotten worse and today she died. . . Now this afternoon I notice a cloudy eye on my other clownfish, who is...

Hello all, Iv been dealing with a purplish layer over my sand bed for some time and would like to know how to get rid of it. I was under the impression that it may be a bacteria layer until someone suggested a diatom bloom. Regardless, I have been constantly at battle with this problem doing...

Fellow reefers, Iv been dealing with a mild case of red slime bacteria for about a month now with little success. I have reduced light cycle to 8 hours, cut back on feeding, done heaving skimming, weekly water changes, and have a pack of purigen to drop my phosphates all my parameters are good...

Hi all, I have a Duncan coral that hasn't opened in about three days. My water parameters are all in check and it's placed with mid flow and medium lighting, it's always thrived but its condition seems to be worsening. Today Iv noticed what appears to be dark spots on the branches and just...

Hi all, I recently got a fromia starfish about 2 days ago and have a few questions. I did a four hour drip acclimation as Recommended and the stars behavior has been from what Iv read normal...however, today it moved from the rock it was resting on and where it was is now marked with small red...

Hey everyone, as you can see I'm havin a little trouble discerning whether or not my Duncan is in good shape. I'm not quite sure what a normal Duncan's behavior is but lately it's been randomly closing it's heads and doesn't look quite as peppy. My parameters are all in check with the exception...

Hi all, I got seagel to replace my bioballs in my 29g cube and purigen and have a few questions. Where does the seagel go in the tank? I have it at the bottom of the middle chamber against the slitted wall that leads to the pump. Also, I wasnt sure at all where to put the purigen so I put it...

Hey all, what's a good reliable site to buy corals? I feel like my LFS has a very limited selection and they rarely get anything of variation.

I recently Started treating Ick with Herbtana microlift recommended by the LFS. I accidentally added a table spoon instead of a tea spoon (twice the amount) to my 29 gallon bio cube. Snails are on they're back looking like they're keeling over. Normally active clown fish very still at bottom of...