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I have used Aptasia X for aptasia and majano's alike with great success.

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Full tank pics here

Full tank pics here

Harloquin Shrimp will rid you of all stars.

Their stinging sweepers are not controlled. They just wave in the current. Its a method for the coral to lean the territory around it so that it can expand. Many times in our tanks, the flow makes the sweepers go the same direction consistently, so some coral can get very close and not be...

Really nothing to be scared of. Follow the instructions and manually remove as many as you can see and you will be fine.

I just want to chime in here, because I don't believe that they are toxic upon death as suggested on some sites. Some people have had issues with crashing their tanks using the product, but I believe its caused by an ammonia spike due to the huge amount of die off. If you see hundreds in your...

Hey everybody, did a video last night with a new Sony A33 camera.

Reef Ball Workshop So what is a "reef ball"? Glad you asked! The Reef Ball foundation is a not-for-profit organization who is helping to restore our natural deteriorating reefs. From their website Reef Ball Foundation: Getting Grants For Your Project Our mission is to rehabilitate our...

Hello aquariumadvice! CMAS (Chicago Marine Aquarium Society) cordially invites you to the Marine Aquatic Conference of Illinois. This exciting event is being held on March 11, 2012, so buy your tickets now and get ready for great aquarium loving fun. This event is being present by Marine...

I have no experience or knowledge, sorry. I would say better safe than sorry. If you put him in your fuge, then you can determine later if he should go in the tank. It would be much harder to go the other way and get him out of the tank.

Lower temperature air, has less a capacity to hold water. As such, as the temperature drops, the humidity of the air comes down. The lower the humidity, the more evaporation you will have from your tank. The more open water air, fans, lights, and water movement you have the more evaporation...

Agreed, Green Star Polyps (GSP) is a highly photosynthetic coral. Any additional nutrients it needs can be pulled from the water column without spot feeding. That coral can become somewhat of invasive, so don't put it on any rocks you don't want it to eventually cover in full.

Be careful adding a school of fish to a tank that has run fishless for some time. There is a good possibility that there isn't enough nitrifying bacteria to accommodate a large bio-load. If you are going to add a school, you might have to add the fish in small groups or individually and let...