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Hello all, I have a quick question about Serpent Starfish. I recently purchasd a pair of twnspotted Gobies. They were a little shy at first but then really came around and were cleaning the tank and playing around with each other. After a few days I was looking in the tank but I could only...

I have been searching through numerous articles on the war on algae. I have had a problem with algae for a while now. It seems like I take two steps forward and five back. So I ended up following the advice of the fantasy reef article and I think I have it under control for the most part but I...

I recently just bought a new Sea Hare for my tank. Worked really well to get rid of some of the green hair algae. Last night it appeared that my nassarius snails were attacking him. I woke up this morning and looked into the tank and the hare was not moving and all scrunched up. he has what...

I have another question. I am looking to take care of some nusiance algae that I have tried scrubbing and getting rid of. I saw something called algae magic at my lfs and was wondering if anyone has any experience with this product or any product related to it? I am trying to find out if anyone...

So I just upgraded to a 29 gal and transfered everything without any problems :D . Now I need to add more live rock. I am looking for any suggestions on adding new live rock to an already established tank. Is this a dumb idea? Do I add small amounts at a time? Or do I add everything I need all...

Hello, So I went out and bought a new tank. Not beig quite ready to dive into getting a sump and that whole thing I went with a 29 gallon. A nice little upgrade from my twenty. I am now at the point where I want to getit set up and move everything over. I am looking for any advice or articles...

I am trying to get a bigger tank and I need some info. Right now I have a 20 gal. I have found a couple good deals on the internet for a 30 and a 37. Right now I have a hang on back skimmer and a 125 watt metal halide, that causes a lot of algae to grow by the way. Will these be good enough for...

So I have had a real problem with green hair algae growing in my tank. So I talked with the owner of my LFS and told him I had a 150 watt jbj k-2 viper over my 20gal tank. I also have my lights run from 8am to 8pm. So we came to the conclusion that the algae problem was probably from my lights...

I have had a small problem with green hair algae. I have brushed and scraped it off of my rocks and it continues to return. I was wondering if there is a way to completely get rid of it or is there an animal out there that you have had good experience with getting rid of it. Thanks

I have 175 gallon reef tank with 16 assorted fish. How long can they last if there is a power outage. I live in the midwest and they are saying our power may be out for days and I am worried that my fish are going to die. Thanks

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the blue spotted puffer. If so what did you think and would you reccomend them for a reef tank. Thanks

Do you guys change your timers to go along with daylight savings?

I was wondering if at night do anenomes kind of droop down because when the lights were on it was standing straight up

I got my first anenome today and i was wondering how long does it take for my clown to host it?

I finally figured out how to get my pics up and would like to post them to show you guys how things are coming. One of the newest additions! My whole setup The whole gang An inside view and Gus

I purchased a frag at the LFS and forget what they said it was.

How do you acclimate bulb anemones?

I have a hob cpr bak pak skimmer along with a biowheel filter. i have noticed that I have a copper colored algae that is growing on parts of my filter and a brownish algae that is growing inside of my skimmer. Is it a good idea to occasionally clean out the inside of the filter and skimmer? I...

My LFS came back to me with these numbers for a water test they did for me and I question their results Ammonia 0 Nitrites 0 Nitrates 10 PH 8.2 Iodine .01 Alkalinity 3.0 salinity 1.020 Phosphate .1 Ca 420 They told me that my Iodine was low and that my alkalinity was solid. They also told me...

Even though blue tangs are aggressive is it a bad idea to get one?

Is it a bad idea to get a Picasso Triggerfish if i have a reef tank with a True percula Clownfish?

Do true percula clowns stay in a certain sopt when you get them because there scared or what?

I just got an orange starfish and i noticed little bumps and then today they got alot bigger and it looks sick so if anyone knows the answer please give me some info -Thankyou

I was talking to the guy at my LFS about true perculas and he said that you should feed them twice a day. Once with frozen herbivore stuff and once with frozen shrimp. Does this send like to much? Also is there ever such a thing as to much flow in your tank for fish?

I have 4 nassarius snails, 2 emarald carbs, a diamond goby, 1 scarlett hermit, 1 Peppermint Shrimp, and 2 (down from 6) Astraea Snails. I have found 2 dead Astraea Snails each of the last two days. I came home from work today to find another dead lying at the bottom of my tank. Has anyone ever...