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Hi..was wondering if anyone can help in this question. I bought a coral beauty 3 weeks ago, put him the QT and 2 days later he came up with 2 relatively small spots. They are no bigger than grains of salt. One on the dorsal fin and one on the caudal fin. Neither have them have grown. I was...

I have a newly acquired coral beauty in a QT and it looks like she has ich. I've read they are copper sensitive. Is there any truth to that? I've never had any luck with hyposalinity. What treatment methods has anyone used with any degree of success?

I just bought a copperband butterflyfish and a pink and blue goby. They were both in the same tank at the LFS and ate like pigs, no signs of ich. I have them in a QT and now the butterflyfish looks like it has about 4 spots. I understand that these guys are sensitive to copper..is that true...

I need some recommendations for setting up the PHs in my 55 gal in order to maximize water flow. I have 3, 2 of which have rotating deflectors, plus the return from the sump. It would be nice to be able to hide them behind the 70lbs of LR. Ultimately I'd like to install some sort of unit (tubes)...

Generally total gph turn over should be around 15-20 times the tank size i.e. your 55 should have 800-1200 gph total. This can vary with coral needs though. (high flow corals can need up to 30 times turnover) I'd at least aim for a 15 times turnover.

I think my live rock is done curing..wanted to double check.. Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 5 It only took 3 weeks in the tank..seems kind of fast so I wanted to check. Also, I think I have a diatom bloom on some of the rocks, should I brush it off? Should I resume lighting schedule (I had...

Can anyone help me diagnose what is wrong with my clownfish? Here's the info on him (or her?) Tank raised, bought in Oct 06, tankmate firefish (best buddies). Eats like a pig! (begs worse than the dog). In Nov 06 ich hit the tank. I tried to fight it by doing garlic and going hypo, didn't...

I've read that deep sand bed (at least 3 inches) help eliminate nitrates...is that accurate? When I went to the LFS to buy that much aragonite for a 55 gal they looked at me like I was nuts. He showed me all of his reef tanks (which are gorgeous!) and none of them had DSB. He sold me 40# of...

Hi, I'm new to this site and it has answered quite a few questions...thank you! I do have a specific question though. I have a 55 gal that I am I am cycling with 70 lbs of fiji live rock I bought from Fosters & Smith. It's been in the tank 4 days. My ammonia is off the chart (over 8 ppm) and so...