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Folks, anyone seen one of these before? It is anchored to the rock...is smooth, and can withdraw it's body in a really cool way, as though it is segmented. No appendages or protrusions on it at all, head is smooth and roundish.

So I've had my 33 gallon tank up and running now for about 7 weeks. I had previously posted regarding some green cyano and green nuissance algae here: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f14/what-is-this-green-algae-coralline-325555.html One solution was to cut the lights for a few days. I...

Hey everyone, Started a new 33 gallon tank. It's been up and running for about 6 weeks. Just wondering what the bright green algae is (see picture). My levels are all at zero, so I don't know if the tank cycled or not. It has a small chunk of live rock and a bag of lives sand. Oh I also...

Hello neighbors, Just put together a 33 gallon tank recently. It's been up and running for about 3 weeks now. It has only a single chunk of live rock, plus a small bag of live sand. I haven't tested the levels yet, but will start to soon. A couple questions. I bought a used protein skimmer...

I bought one of those quick testers that shows how many parts per million of disolved solids are in the water. My freshwater tank had something like 192 x 10 which is a lot... I am filling it with water from my home R/O system which only has about 18-19 ppm in it. How can I decrease the TDS...

I bought a quick TDS tester, and for some reason I couldn't get a reading in my saltwater tank. All I got was 3 dashes: - - - I am figuring I have something in there since I have a green algae bloom. Right now I was using R/O water from my home filter, which has a TDS of 19 ppm. Compared to...

Not sure how the heck it got in there, but I have what appears to be two clumps of beard algae, and some other whispy stuff that is growing on the bottom. I have a picture of the whispy stuff, and it has attached itself to a solid green tube that I have not seen before. Anyone know what I...

My clown looks like he has a dusting of white...stuff. It looks like he has been powdered with white dust or something. Some days it looks worse than others. He is the only fish in the tank, which is a 10 gallon LR tank. Tank has a regular clean up crew of hermits, 1 emerald crab and some turbo...

So I have a small 10 gallon tank set up, and it's been up and running for about 6 months now. About 2 months ago, I started getting this verdant green algae growing. I didn't think much of it, until it really started to spread. A short time later, this purple algae also started to grow and...

A friend of mine was telling me some Farm supply stores sell something that is similar to the crushed coral used for SW tanks. This sound familiar to anyone?

So went away on vacation for a week...had a friend look after the pets and such around the house. I supplement my salt water tank's frozen food with flake. I left instructions for feeding. We came home last night, and I fed the saltwater fish with the flake. Except...the lid slid off (as...

Ok, lately we've been finding TONS of cool critters in our tank that just seem to spring up out of nowhere. 2 bristle worms that we've been able to see, some smaller ones that hang out in rock crevases, and now this: Right in the middle of the rock you can see a blob. It looks like a slug of...

Just to our delight, we discovered some type of long worm in our tank. It is mostly a red colour, though it seems to vary...not sure why. It's about 2 inches long stretched out and very narrow. I only got two really crappy pics...the camera doesn't seem to want to focus on it well. I've also...

Bought a flame goby, and a sail fin crab about a week or so ago. Both are dead...well, I found the crab's big claw and that's it. The goby is partially eaten, and something was also nipping at it's tale when he was still alive. I have a 55 gallon tank with two damsels (a yellow tale and...

Hey everyone... I'm moving soon...we take possession of our new house November 26, so the move will happen that week-end (for the most part). I am also planning on getting a new 125 gallon tank to put into the new house. I read a few previous threads on how to transport my LR, fish and water...

Hey everyone, I haven't posted in a while...I guess because nothing has gone wrong lol. Tank is doing very well! However, a very odd thing...saw my one Cerith snail on the glass, and he is shaggy. That is, it appears there are miniature worms on him...with featherduster ends. I've attached a...

Just wondering if any saltwater tank owners have msn messenger?

First the bloody diatoms won't leave my tank alone. It's been 3 going on 4 months and no coraline algae blooms AT ALL. Then, my gramma gets ich. That means I have to spend more money on a good refractometer, plus some more cash to get a QT running. Not to mention the 6 weeks it'll take to...

I can't tell what they are, but they are covering the glass of the tank. White in colour, about the size of a sewing needle tip. Any ideas? Would a magnifying glass help in identifying them?

Hey everyone, Bad news...my royal gramma has ich. The tell-tale white "salt" spots have appeared on him. Based on research from this forum, seems a hyposalinity treatment is my best shot. A few questions though: 1. Is the 3 gallon tank pictured ok for a hospital tank? I just need a heater for...

Instead of nice growths of coraline algae (tank is at the 2.5 month mark now), I am now getting my 2nd outbreak of brown algae, and the purplish snot like algae is a constant. I'm also getting quite a bit of green, short string algae. None of my clean up crew is eating it (I don't blame them)...

Hey everyone, I'm looking at getting another fish in the next week or so, and am not sure which would be best. To date, I have: 1 percula clown 5 blue legged hermits 1 black brittle star 8 nassarius snails 2 cerith snails 1 peppermint shrimp. I want to get a skunk cleaner shrimp to complete...

...in the form of that purplish snot-like substance. Can this be done with a soft bristled tooth brush? How do you guys clean it from your LR?

This is what is currently on my tank: Aqualight T-5 Series - Double Linear Strip (36"): Coralife -Aqualight T-5 Series - Double Linear Strip -Includes 21 watt 10,000K daylight and - 21 watt true actinic 03 blue T-5 fluorescent lamps - On/off switch and built-in ballasts - Sleek...

I know are night feeders. Do I need to add any food into the tank at night, or will it move around the tank and find stuff? Also, are my nassaria snails, hermit crabs and clown fish safe with the brittle star?