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Hey guys I'm working on setting up a new reefer 425XL. My 47 gallon bow front blew a seal and I almost lost everything. I managed to save about 40 gallons of water, the live stock and live rock. I will have a bunch of questions as I go setting the tank up but for now I am wondering if 2 kessil...

I have had an algae bloom that I cant get under control for 6 months now. I have a 47 gallon bow front with a 10 gallon sump. I have chemipure elite, activated carbon, phosban running through a reactor and a small protein skimmer. I have 2 new kessel blues that run for 8 Hours per day and I have...

The one on the left that looks like he's eating the other snail

Bought this coral for cheap and was wondering what it was. Can someone help me identify it

Saw this little guy walkimg around so I set a trap last night. Is he reef safe? O would hate to have to getvrid of him

Ok so Here is my problem a couple of months ago I bought some cushion 10k bulbs. Everytime I put them in the begin to turning and once they get warmed up they shut themselves off. Another issue is whenever I put other bulbs that i had laying around (14k) on the ballast they last for about a...

As you can see in the picture my lps is full of flat worms. As far as I can see it is the only coral that has them. What do you guys recommend for getting rid of them. I have a 6 line and a fairy wrasse but they don't seem to want touch them. Any other suggestions. I was thinking a fresh water...

I have been told this is a fox coral but from the pictures I see online it doesn't look like one. Just want to make sure. Also if someone could help me out with placement and waterflow for it Bc it looks like it may be shrinking slowly. Thanks for any and all advice!

Ok so I have done some research and have started to culture my own phytoplankton but how do I know that what I'm growing is actually phytoplankton and not just algae growing. If anyone has some insight into this please let me know. Thanks

I just got these corals from my LFS and the guy I was dealing with had no idea what the name of these are. I want to ID them to determine placement and water flow

I just bought some frags and this slug looking thing came with it. At first I thought it was a loose peace of coral but it is more like a nudebranch. Trying to find out what it is before I toss i s in my tank

Found this new guy in my tank today. Is he reef safe?

I had a hitch hicker on my last batch of.live rock and I wanma.make sure.its coral safe before I start putting my corals back in the tank. let me know if anyone can identify the species.

I am looking to get a pump for my 150gal tank. It has to pump about 7ft up into the tank. I am thinking that I will need to pump about 1500gph so what pumps would be the best taking in mind that I am on a tight budget?

So there are these anemones that I believe to be mojave that I can't get rid of and this sponge looking thing growing everywhere. Any sugestions for the anemones? Also I have these small star fish that seem to be EVERYWHERE should I be worried?

I have these anenomes in my tank and they seem to be stinging most of my corals. I have tried aptasia X on them but it just seems to piss them off. How can I get rid of these they are everywhere?

I have recently started a Frag Tank and I have heard target feeding Phytoplankton such as Dr. G's to polyps and some other corals can help them grow a little faster. Would this work with a Green brain or Pearl Bubble coral

I have hundreds of these small star fish in my tank and i beleive they may have been the cause of some missing polys and even a dead blue sea fan. I have attached some pictures of them. Are they harmful to corals or coraline? What can I do to get rid of them?

I am in the process of setting up a frag tank. I currently have one 96w PC bulb and balast from an old tank and was thinking about buying some T5's. I was looking at a 36w double linear strip.(30" Aqualight T-5 - Double Linear Strip - 58021) Would this be good enough for the tanks purpose as a...

I have reacently purchased a 150g tank and was thinking about getting a calcium reactor. What are the benefits of having these and is it worht the price?

I am thinking about upgrading my 90 gallon to a 150 gallon nut am unsure of whether to go acrylic or glass. what are your recommendations?

I recently bought a green brain and unfortunately my yellow angel started making a gourmet meal out of it. I took the angel out and gave it to the store for some store credit but im afraid that the brain will not make it. Is there anything i can do to assist him in its recovery? half of his...

Is two 150w MH enought for a 90gal about 2 feet deep? 48" Aqualight Advanced - 53606

I am starting a 50g tank and had some questions. I had bought a 2x96w 50/50 power compact light setup and I was wondering if i will be able to grow hard corals with this lighting? Another question i had is concerning filtration. The store keeps trying to sell me a canister filter but i have been...

I have a 10g and recently had an algae problem it seems to be cleaning up. The problem is the hair algae seems to be relentless and nothing in my cleaner crew will touch it. Cleaner crew: 2 Emerald Crabs 1 Porcelain Crab 10 blue leg hermits 10 Nerite Snails 10 Nassarius Snails Is there...