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Anyone have any ideas what kind of Acro this is??? I just got it. I love it. Nobody knows exactly what species. It looks like it's definatly a table Acro, and it's about 3 1/2 inches. Super blue purple!!!

What kind of acclimation will need to be done by upgrading my PC lighting on my reef tank to MH/PC lighting. With my current PC lighting, I have 4.5 WPG. Im moving everything to a bigger tank and adding MH's to the PC's. The bigger tank will be receiving 12.5WPG, with the MH/PC lighting. I...

Just wondering if anybody had any tips on how to make this skimmer work good. Im begining to think its not a very good skimmer. I used to have it in the sump but the water level is pretty high, and any fluctuation of water level would change the skimmers output into the collection cup. The...

Well, my LR has been curing in a 20gal with 3 maxijet 1200's, and a skimmer, for about 36 hours now. It turns out it was already cured before I got it. The rock was in shipping for 14 hours. It is 40lbs of some awesome Vanuatu LR! So today I tested the water, and the ammonia, nitrite, and...

I just received my LR and I have a 20 gal setup for curing it. I was wondering about adding substrate. Is this a good idea? I was thinking by adding some live sand, it may keep the ammonia and nitrates lower...im not sure about this, so for now there is no substrate. Any suggestions for...

Im using Phoszorb right now in my sump and it seems to be working great,but the directions say you can keep it in the water for 6 to 8 weeks, before it is exhausted. This can't be right is it? I was using Seachems Phosguard for a little while and it exhausted after about 3 days...so that stuff...

I have a question about the prefilter sponges that come with the Mag Drive 5 and the CPR Siphon Overflow. When the sponges are dirty, do you just clean them with water and reuse it? or are you supposed to throw them away and buy new ones?? Also, is it ok to use these without the prefilters...

My Yellow Tang is losing some of the bright yellow color on his stomach and its moving up to the head. What does this mean? I feed him a slice of J.S. Sea Veggies everyday in a veggie clip. He tears into it and consumes all of it right away usually. He is about 3 inches. Thanks for any advice!

Im getting tons of micro bubbles in my main tank, from my return line, from the sump. I have a 20 gal sump on a 29gal reef. Just started the sump. I have the turbofloter skimmer in the sump, and it is returing tons of bubbles to the sump. Is there any way to cut down on all the bubbles...

I have been trying to catch my domino damsel for 2 days now. I've tried using a specimen container and chase him in there with a net...i've tried just netting him and I've tried with two people with two nets. :x :x :evil: Is there a way to catch these little guys, without taking out all my...

So im starting my 20g sump/fuge for my exsisting 20g reef. I will be using a siphon overflow box rated at 300g per hr. The return will have to push the water up 3 feet plus at least a couple elbows, I guess. Also I will be wanting a ball valve on the return line right? What size pump should I...

Im getting a Yellow Tang this week from my LFS. I was just wondering if anybody could give up some good advice on what and how to feed him, and any other care tips that you might want to share. He will be only one and a half to two and a half inches. I've been doing some research, and I've...

One of my skunk cleaner shrimps died today. Yesterday one of them molted, but I don't know which one. The weird thing here is, both of the shrimp appear to have had their antenna cut short. You know how cleaner shrimp have six antenna. Four usually are kept out in front, and two longer ones...

Im thinking about getting Jewled Blenny or lawnmower Blenny to eat up some of my green hair algae. Anyway i've read somewhere that the lawnmower blenny will sometimes nip at clam mantles and sps corals. I dont have any sps, but i do have a gorgeous blue rim T. Derasa clam. It is my pride and...

I have been having a massive amount of green hair algae since I put new lights on my 20g long reef tank. I've had the new lights (CSL PC's) for about 3 1/2 months now, so i was hoping to see some of this algae go away, but it hasn't. So a week ago I bought some macro algae to try an outcompete...

My halimeda plant is turning white. What does this mean? Thanks in advance!

Is it possible for part of a LPS coral to die off, leaving a portion of the skeleton, yet remain alive, and then regrow back over the skeleton part that had died off? I had a small section of my ancor coral die. About an inch and a half, of a 7 inch skeleton. The coral seems to be fine and the...

Will Halimeda and Maiden's Hair Plant/Turtle Grass(Chlorodesmis sp) lower phosphate levels and reduce micro algae in my reef tank? Im planning on getting some marine plants for my reef tank, because I would like to eliminate all this crappy micro algae Im getting and these are the only two...

I just got a green Anchor coral, and was wondering if anyone had any care advice? It looks good, but i've never seen one except in pictures. It seems like the polyps are kind of small. Does anyone know if these coral polyps are supposed to be small or large? Any suggestions are greatly...

I recently purchased the Custom Sea Life PC, moonlight system. It's real nice, but it came with an "Ultra Actinic" and a 10k daylight. To be honest Im not real fond of the way the tank looks aesthetically. All the corals are doing great, but the light just doesn't make anything glow.? Is...

Im looking at Ocean Tech and Captive Purity refractometers, Are these good brands? What should I be looking for in a refractometer? What are some good brands? I've seen some differences like; some come with calibration screwdrivers and some have calibration dials, what is better? Some have...

One of my shrimps has tons of green-yellow eggs! What happens to all the eggs when she lets them all go? Is there anyway to keep and hatch these eggs and have a few babies? It would be kinda cool to have a few more of these little guys for my other tank!! Any suggestions are greatly...

I recently got some green Gonipora (Flowerpot). This morning when I looked at my tank, my 3-Spot Domino Damselfish had entered into a relationship with it! I didn't know these Damselfish did any hosting at all. Anyone else ever hear of such a thing? This is the first symbiotic relationship...

I got an Elegance about a month and a half ago. It has been really nice, opening up with really long tentacles during the day. A couple of days ago I noticed it looked alot smaller than usual and it wasn't opening. Now the coral opens up fine, but the tentacles are way smaller. It's just a...