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    Identification

    What type of fish is this? I've looked around on websites to try to find it but can't find what it is. I'm not very good with freshwater fish identification. saltwater is more my thing. thanks for the help.
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    Wanted: red Cambodian crowntail betta

    I am looking for a red Cambodian crowntail betta that is similar to the one in the pictures. also any other unique, one of a kind, rare, beautiful, stand out bettas. pm me if you think you have some i might be interested in, thanks.
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    pellets as primary food source

    i am currently starting up a 12 gallon long iwagumi aquarium with bloody Mary shrimp and tetras. i also have a 90 gallon reef tank so i wanted to make this tank "automated" (minus water changes) but keep the cost relatively low. i will have auto dosing system, co2 on a time with lights, and...
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    deep sand bed care

    I have about a 5 inch deep sand bed in my 90 gallon reef that has been running for about 10 months. I have heard about stirring the sand bed to prevent it from building up harmful stuff. some have said it is a must do and others say that you should disturb your sand bed as little as possible. i...
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    Iwagumi

    This is my first iwagumi build and its on a mr aqua 12 gallon long. I just put this together 2 days ago and its just a start. Tell me what you guys think an suggestions are always welcome, thanks.
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    Canister filter for reef?

    I have a 90 gallon reef tank that has been running for about 9 months. I do 30 gallon water changes every other week and nitrates stay around 7. Everything is perfect except for the sound. The water pouring into the filter sock is loud and the skimmer and pump are loud. Its in my room so it is...
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    Canister filter

    I am getting a mr aqua 12 gallon long in a week. I am deciding what canister filter i want. I have narrowed it down to the fluval 106 and 206. 206 is probably way too much flow to the tank but it does have a lot more media room and i can turn the flow down. My questions are what one would you...
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    Torch with brown jelly?!

    I got this torch a few months ago and its already starting to show signs of growth and splitting. I just did a water change yesterday and noticed it today. At no point during the water change was it exposed. There was also 1/2 flow to the tank during the entire water change. Nitrates are never...
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    12 gallon iwagumi build

    This is still in the thinking step and i will not be purchasing anything for a few months but i would still like help planning This will be my first freshwater build however i do have a 90 gallon reef. So i am not completely in the blind with aquarium keeping Setup: -Mr aqua 12 gallon long...
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    Where can i get a rimless long tank?

    I would like a rimless long tank. I looked at mr aqua 12 gallon rimless long and was sold. Until i thought about the dimensions 8 inches of width does not give me enough room to do what i plan. I started to look at 20 gallon rimless long but didn't find much. Anyone have and idea on a place...
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    Whats wrong with my clown fish?

    Have a 90 gallon reef and have had this guy for a few months and just noticed the other day. Lately i have seen my two clown being aggressive to each other and didn't think much of it because they are prob fighting for dominance. He is eating and swimming fine except he isn't using his right...
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    New acropora with white tips

    so yesterday i got a new acropora frag from my lfs. It look healthy but not happy in their frag tank(meaning its polyps were just barely out. I have fluval 48 leds so i put it in the upper region of my tank. Within a few hours one of the tips turned white. Today it is still white hasn't gotten...
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    Help id this algae and thing...

    I have these two types of algae in a few areas. Any ideas I also have seen three of these small clear things, the this is the largest one but it is "closed up". When it is "opened" its has clear tentacles. any ideas
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    Chooling nano fish

    I have been researching schooling fish for my 90 gallon reef tank. I have found red spot cardinals and mini dart gobies but they seem to have high mortality rates and a few different species. Has any body had experience with these. I would love something along those lines for my tank. Nothing...
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    Maturing tank lower nitrates?

    So i have a deep sand bed live sand , about 100 pounds of half live rock half dry rock in my 90 gallon tank i have a sump and a skimmer. My first addition (after cycled) was about 3 months ago. My nitrates are about 30 and i do weekly 15 gallon water changes. I think i am going to start doing 25...
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    Mangrove setup box thing help

    So i would like to "steal" the idea of having the mangroves in a long slender, shallow box like peters fish tank (the giant. One thats more then 1000 gallons). Instead of having it in a seperate room i would like to attatch it to the back of the tank with a pump in the over flow cover feeding...
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    Small schooling fish

    I have a 90 gallon reef tank and i would like a bunch of small schooling fish. I dont have nor do i plan on getting anything that will pret on small fish. I would like fairly in expensive colorful enough but don't have to be a focus point kind of colorful, if you know what i mean. Any ideas?
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    Purple tang fin rot?

    Today i noticed that my purple tangs fin looks to be rotting or it may have been nipped at. It definitely happened within the last few hours because I was watching my tank earlier and I always study the fish to make sure nothing un usual. It doesn't look too bad. She ate perfectly fine today...
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    Toadstool not polyping

    So i got a toadstool about two weeks ago and when i first got it it got waxy, shed over night and then opened up. Then it stopped opening up and it looked like it was getting bleached so i moved it down. It opened up for a day or two after i moved it. now it hasn't opened in 5 days. It has a...
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    Tank raised puffer.

    So i love invertabrates and stuff like that. Buuuttt i also like puffers. I was wondering if there is such thing as a tankraised or even better tank bred puffer that was raised from tiny on bloodworms and krill and mysis shrimp and all that stuff? That way itd be safe for inverts and corals.
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    Blue hippo tang not enough food?

    I got a small blue hippo tang a few weeks ago and for about the first week she didn't eat anything or swim at all. Finally she ate meaty foods like blood worms and mysis shrimp. But i was told to not encourage her to eat those cuz she needs seaweed. Ever since i got her I've been hanging a...
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    Led light?

    I have a 600$ max budget. I am looking for leds that are quality, ones that grow corals and give them pop. I have a 90 gallon tank and would not like to be limited because of lights. I would like not have to buy new lights because if limitations. What are your opinions on the best light in my...
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    New tank syndrome???????

    So i have a 90 gallon saltwater reef tank. It has been running for a few months now and i cycled the tank. I have just stated to add fish. I waited a while expecting to see new tank syndrome but havnt gotten it. I have plenty of live rock and a live deep sand bed. I visited a few lfs and they...
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    Aqueon water changer

    I was wondering how i would use the aqueon water changer with a salt water aquarium. I know how to drain some water out but how would i safely fill the salt water aquarium?
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    I NEED help id'ing this...(i believe it is a polyp.)

    Im new, i am setting up a 90 gallon reef tank and i am towards the middle end of my cycle. I have live rock and i just noticed this thing an hour ago but i cant id it.if it helps i found it directly infront of the flow of my power head. And every once in a while a few of its branches look like...
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