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Thanks for the comments. How do I find a local frag swap meet. Haven't seen any notifications about them. I live in Rockland County NY. It's 30 miles north of NYC and on the border of northern NJ. I know there must be a lot of them but don't know where to look. Any suggestions? Sent from my...

After losing some expensive coral bought at LFS. I discovered a number of hobbyists selling frags as well as full specimens on Craig's List. When I went to visit them I was shocked at the quality, variety and low prices they charged. But best of all was their advice and encouragement in helping...

I'm not sure if they call it mustard gas or just black/gray with pale fins. I just happen to love the look of the fish. Are they for sale or are there ones that will look like it available. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Being sarcastic and cryptic is no way to treat someone who is trying to learn. It would be much nicer to explain what I'm doing wrong so I could learn and keep my animals alive. Do you think I would have spent all that money and bought them if I wasn't told they would be ok? So if the...

Yep. Those are the ones. I don't plan on keeping LPS in this tank. But thanks for the advice. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Eheim Led white & blue came with tank and I added a deep blue Solar 3x5 115 watts Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Got it. No more leathers. Pristine water. So when the nitrates come down what can I add? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Ok. I should have asked beforehand. But since I don't want to give them away, is there a way to control the situation on an ongoing basis? I've seen pictures of nanos filled to the brim with corals and inverts and they seem to be doing great. Everyone says a skimmer is ridiculous for a tank...

The only fish I plan on adding is a clown and a firefish. Here's the tank. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Oh yeah feeding mysis 1-2 times a week and reef snow I think it's called. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

This be a dumb question but how would I know if I had an algae problem with a reef tank? I just removed a finger coral. It looked bad and when I sniffed it phewww it stank. Maybe that was the cause??? No fish yet. Cleanup crew 1 Small hammer coral 1 small torch coral 1 toad stool 5- 6 Zoa...

I will try doubling down to 2 gallons a day. I'll keep you posted. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Now that sounds like expert advice. Do you think it could be the end of the cycling stage? So how do I get the Nitrates down without destroying my coral bed and LR formation and without getting rid of critters. Doing a 1 gallon water change a day is not working. All the other parameters seem...

So I have this 9 gallon nano reef that was started with 14 lbs of live rock and 3 lbs of live sand and real ocean water from Petco. I it's been running for about 8 weeks and there was never really any cycling. Never had Ammonia, Nitrites or nitrates until recently. I found a bunch of guys...