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I've got some polyps that have a black growth. Never seen those before. Any ideas? Thanks

Yeah but what are these worms? I have one in my refugium. Is it really necessary to get rid of it?

I vote for the antlers. I've had the polyps almost two years. Never seen that growth before. Hope it actually turns into something good. But as long it's not something I need to get rid of, I will see what happens with it.

Does anyone know what these tall things are growing in my polyps?

I looked at the manta ray and tiger. Looks like they could have the power. So you think one of those would still give me the turnover rate that I need? I'd rather buy one that is more than enough than not enough. And one that won't give me any problems.

Any idea what the growth is at top of my button polyps? Never seen it grow like that.

I am planning on moving my 75 gallon sump in my basement. My 75 gallon tank is upstairs. I am going to hard plumb it with PVC. It will have about 20 lateral feet with three elbows. Then will 20 vertical feet with 4 elbows. I would like to get an external pump for it but don't what size I should...

May be welcoming them to the community. Lol.

On my 75 gallon Reef tank, I have a 75 gallon sump with refugium. The sump is directly below in the basement. The refugium has live sand, chaeto, but little live rock. You have any suggestions for changes needed for anything on the sump? Or is this overkill?

This may be a dummy question. Wouldn't the sand or mud just enhance the beneficial bacteria?

The best glue is Ecotech Coral Glue (CG) but its so darn expensive. I haven't used Gorilla Glue but a lot of the other glue like Krazy Glue and Loctite's Glue usually only lasts a few months in the tank. CG is the best by far. Some LFS's carry sample's that you can try. There is a certain...

Sorry I haven't been on the forum lately. Building a tank might be more trouble than its worth. I have 3 SW tanks with the largest a 140 gallon. I was just thinking of having one big one than 3 tanks scattered about the house. Kinda hard to get out of town with that many tanks. Hubby doesn't...

I am wondering that too. I also am setting up a refugium for another SW tank. Wondering which is better or both. Thanks for asking the question. Also I have an established refugium for my 75 gallon tank. Wonder if I can just add some mud of top of the live sand.

I have several SW aquariums. Thinking about building a 300 gallon aquarium and selling the other aquariums. I want to consolidate the time I spend on maintenance. I suppose glass would be stronger for that size tank. What is the thickness I should get? And is it hard to do? I have a local glass...

It's an 8 bulb T5 light w/8 moonlights. Got it off Craigslist. I did have a 4 bulb. Corals really perked up when I upgraded. I love the T5's. you can the coloring for the tank every time you replace them. I have daylight, actinic+, and aqua blue.