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I recently purchased an oceanic 240 gallon tank with an overflow directly in the middle of the tank. The guy I purchased this tank from had everything hooked up to a sump and I am having trouble putting it all together. I drew out an image using my computer. The places I have question marks are...

I was looking at my black sailfin blenny the other day and noticed he had about 4 to 5 very small worm looking things attached to his body. Also my snowflake eel has one on his nostral as well. Does anyone know what these are and how to get rid of them. If it is any help they look like very...

I have had my 125 gallon up and running for almost a year now. How come my coraline alge is not spreading to my base rock and the rest of my tank?

I really don't like the way my liverock is set up in my tank. I have a bit of base rock I would like to get rid of. Would it be too much stress on my fish to remove some of the base rock and sorta reaquascape my tank?

I recently purchased a bubble tip anemone for my clowns to host. It was about 3-4 inches in length. It was in the same place for about 6 days and when I woke up this morning and turned my lights on it was gone. I can find any sign of it anywhere. Any ideas to what might have happened to it?

I recently bought 2 threadfin butterfly fish. One made it about 4 days b4 it died, the other made it about 7 days b4 it died. I have several other fish including a yellow tang, foxface, 2 clowns, korean angel, and black sailfin blenny. All of these fish are do fine but what happened to my...

I was really wanting some type of lionfish for my 125 gal tank. The only thing is I am scared that it might eat some of my other fish. I have 2 blue-green chromis, 2 yellowtail damsilfish, 1 black sailfin blenny, 2 clownfish, yellow tang, foxface lo and two butterflyfish. Now I know that a...

I am having a little problem keeping my sand clean. I have a few areas where alge is growing. My live rock is has a little alge growth but not much. I also have about 25 hermit crabs, 10 turbo snails, and a black sailfin blenny to eat the alge but the usually stay up on the live rock. What...

It has been over three months since I have started my cycle. I have had my ammonia spike and all my other water parameters are correct except my ammonia is at about .10. Now I have things like feather dusters and other things that are alive and doing well. Do you think it would be safe to add...

I don't have a camera so I will try to describe it. It is growing on my live rock. It is white and looks like a bubble. It has two separate holes on the top and will close the holes up. Any idea what this is. It is about the size of a dime maybe a little smaller.

I am still waiting on my ammonia level to drop to 0. It is still stuck at .25 I haven't had the chance to take a water sample to the lfs yet. Anyways my live rock has a good bit of algae growing on it. It is really long and green. Is there anything I can do to get rid of what is growing?

For the past two weeks I have been watching my nitrates and ammonia levels drop. It has been about a week now and my ammonia level has not dropped past .25 I have done my water changes. Now the sand looks kind of dirty would that have an effect on the ammonia levels?

Alright I did a PWC on my 125 Saturday morning. Took readings on my water yesterday and this is what I came up with ammonia- .25 no2- 0- didn't even read no3- high 25 low 5 Is my cycle almost complete? and when would it be safe to add livestock?

A little over 2 weeks ago I added 4 small shrimp to my 125 to start the cycle. I never saw an ammonia spike( highest it got was .25) so I took some advice from some people on this board and added more shrimp. It has been 2 days since I added about 10 small shrimp. I tested my ammonia level...

At the moment I am in the middle of cycling my 125 gal. I have had the live rock(45 lbs w/ 100 lbs base) in for a little over two weeks and added 4 shrimp a little over a week ago. At the moment the shrimp are just about gone and I have been testing the water about every other day. I have...

I got my 45 lbs of live rock on Wednesday and added it directly to my tank. I tested for ammonia yesterday and came up with a reading of about .25- .50. Do I need to add shrimp to get my ammonia level up and cycle started or will the dye-off from the live rock suffice and do I need to add...

I just ordered 45 lbs of uncured fiji live rock for drsfosterandsmith and was wondering do I put it directly in my new tank or does it need to be rinsed off. And if so rinse off in salt or freshwater? And if anybody has any more tips i would greatly appreciate it. Thanks

I am about to add some live rock to my 125 gallon. At the moment I have 100 lbs of base rock in my tank. I plan on buying 45 lbs of fiji live rock to seed the base rock. I am in no hurry for live stock but I was wondering about how long it would take for the live rock to grow to the base rock...

I made a purchase of 50 lbs of base rock from Marcos which by the way was a smart move. Very beautiful base rock. But this question is for people who have purchased from there. I was wondering if the same amount of marcos base rock was equivalent to the amount of live rock you recieved. 50...

I see at exoticfish.com they have a regular ground shipping option for the live rock. Is ground shipping too long for live rock to be out of water? Thanks

I am starting to add water to my tank. Put the sand in and about 40 gallons of water in my 125 so far. (My salinity is 1.025) When I started adding water a brown yellowish film in the form of suds and bubbles is at the top of my water. Is this normal and do I need to scoop it out or will it...

I am thinking of starting my cycle on my aquarium in a month or so and I am running short on cash at the moment. My question is I will probably have enough money to buy 45 lbs live rock and 50 lbs base rock. Would this be enough to get my 125 gal tank started or should I wait til I can...

I recently purchased an RO/DI system for my aquarium. I wanted it inside and hooked to my sink but my sink but my faucet will not hook to the unit so I was wondering would it be ok out in my garage and hooked to a hose from outside? I didn't know if the system needs to be in a room temp...

I have been researching for over 7 months now and I am about ready to start the cycle of my tank in about another month. I still have to purchase base rock and live rock but my question was do I need to clean brand new sand still in the bag before I start the cycling process?

This is going to be my first saltwater tank. It is a 125 gal glass aquarium. I want it to be a FOWLR for now maybe corals later. All of you experts please look at my list and tell me what I am missing or need to add more of. Any help would be greatly appreciated. -Coralife 125 Skimmer -2...