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My dwarf gourami has had swim bladder disease for almost a month now. Ive tried everything for salt to peas. any suggestions? I hate to see him struggle so much

I got some pretty large mexican turbos today (full size) and I have a play sand bed in my tank (rookie mistake). I notice they seem to park it when they hit the sand bed. Can they get stuck in the sand?? Can they right themselves?

Im curious on the importance of a sump or refugium on my 55 gal. reef tank. I do 10-20% on the same day every week. Is that enough to keep the water in check? Specs: 55 gal soft corals cheapy hob filter chaeto algae 60+ live rock RODI water 2X maxijet 1200 PH

Heres some pics of my DIY skimmer I made! Hooked up to a Tetra Whisper 20G air pump. working well so far!

I got a purple tip anemone last week (Condy) and this morning it had gotten into the powerhead (killed obviously). little bits of its tentacles had been sent throughtout the tank. My orange linckia that Ive had for 3 months looks like he has a little white spot on him and his orange skin is...

Does this look like enough distance? Anemone&Hammer Between my pink tip anemone and hammer? about 3 Inches

IS there anything i need to consider when switching my 29G community to a 40G tank? Im using the same substrate, water, and everything. Its a 7month old tank.

Im making this thread already 4 months into my tank running so I'll post pics up to the point im at now and then keep regular updates. Thanks for checking it out! :thanks: Ditched the biowheel filter. The motor wouldnt seat properly and it was very noisy. Got some more rock in there This...

I got a toadstool from a guy on craigslist the other day (3 days ago) and it still hasnt opened? When should I expect it to? Params are all good and in check. DAY1: DAY2: DAY3:

Whats your opinion of sea sponges? Can they be kept successfully? ANyone here had/have sponges? Im interested in possibly getting sponges in my tank. I now they cant be exposed to air but what else is there to it when i t comes to sponges! :cool:

I left my refrigerated myesis feast out for about 5 hours after feeding my fish then threw it back in the fridge. Is it still okay for them now that its refrigerated again?

my 55 reef was having no problems with algae until I switched to 260w compact fluorescents 2 weeks ago now Im trying to fight off this brown algae thats starting cover everything. Any suggestions on what I should do guys?

My longnose butterfly has some sort of white growth on his pectoral fin. I have no idea what it is, any help? He and my percula clown are the only fish in my tank. I attached a video so you can see. :(

So im converting my 55gal fowlr over to reef. Nothing spectacular, just leathers, xenia, and some others. I already have my lighting in RO water setup. My questions are: -Ive been using Instant Ocean salt, now that im putting corals in, do I NEED to switch salts (to Reef crystals maybe) or just...

So Ive been using tap water in my 55 fowlr for 3 months (I know) but now im getting my RO water from EarthFare. My question is: Am I adjusting to water right? The Ph in the water Ive been using and the Ph in the new RO water is very different. Im changing 10gallons of water (slowly with a small...

Ive had my fowlr 55 tank running for about 3 months now and Im curious about getting into corals. I have coral life actinic and white bulbs in my fluorescent fixture. What type of things would I need to change to get started with corals? ALso I tube anemone at the LFS and I really like it, I...

I noticed theres thousands of super tiny white organisms on the glass of my tank. There too small to identify but they move pretty quickly for there size. I have no idea what they are, any ideas?

I bought a longnose butterfly from my lfs the other day and he seems to be acting strange in my tank. Ive tried feeding him raw shrimp (no success), sea-food medley w/ shrimp mussel clam etc. from the grocery store (no success), flake (no success). He doesnt even seem to take notice to it...

Can I put 2 yellow tangs in my 55 gal fowlr? They would be the only fish in there. or would 2 butterfly fish be better?

Just finished building my mini internal sump/filter for my 55 gallon fowlr. little rough and im not so good w/ silicone but I think it came out pretty good. Im gonna get some bio balls, sponges, ceramics, and sand in there soon. Just thought id show some pictures of what I built. feedback would...

i have newly cycled 55. fowlr with some live rock and some base rock. I put 2 serpent or brittle stars in there (not really sure on the difference). I also have a feather duster in there. My question is: I want to add more dusters, stars, hermit crabs, shrimp, etc. Should I add anything special...

Im starting a 10 gal. nano reef and my buddy gave me a light fixture. Would this work on my tank? Its got 2 20W bulbs in it. He was using it for indoor plant growing before. Its a little larger than my tank but itl just hang above from my ceiling.

I have a 29 gallon tank with 3 dwarf gouramis, 3 red eye tetras, and 10 neon tetras. How many more of the red eye tetras and/or neon tetras could I add?

Yesterday I woke up to one of my dwarf rainbows floating dead. Today another is very stressed, one fin is bitten off, no appetite, only stays at the surface. I have 3 dwarf gouramis in my tank, some neon tetras, red eye tetras, a clown pleco, and a small dwarf aquarium frog I added recently. any...

So Im moving to a new house in about a month and I was wondering if you guys had any tips for me about my moving my 29gal. setup. The house is only 15 minutes away from where I live now.