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after an 8 month battle with hair algae, I think Im finally going to give up. I have changed lighting, flow, water perameters, and have even used that stop hair algae stuff and nothing works. Seriously, I have tried everything. With the money I have spent on trying to fix this problem, I could...

How do can yu tell the good bristle worms from the bad ones? What would be a good choice in getting rid of these guys? thanks, Brian

So for the past month or so I have had pretty bad hair algae problems. I added tons of snail and hermits but no great impact has occurred. So I was thinking of getting a sea hare. Any better ideas? All of my levels are good. I think my MH bulb might be getting old also so changing that might...

Hey guys, its been a long time since my last post. all has been well with the tank except for when I moved it recently I lost a potters angel, two cleaner shrimps, pink brittle star, and some bullseye mushrooms. What I need is some advice on reef invert packages. Many internet based fish...

Im putting together a pvc closed loop scwd system and I was wondering if regular pvc glue and primer are the right choice. Are they toxic still when dry?

I have this fluffy cotton ball like algae growing on my rocks. Its a cross btween red-orange and purple. Any ideas?

I just got my salifert phosphate test kit. 0 ppm, topoff water 0ppm, nitrate 0 ppm, so why do I still have really bad algae? My macro grows relatively fast, but so does the hair algae in the tank. Im really frustrated, any advice, sugestions? Thanks, Brian

So I got back from a short vacation and my lawnmower blennie and perc clown were dead. And my ammonia is now at .25. My BTA is fine but i'm really worried. So this is the story I ve had thins tank for a year adn I recently mived it to SF. Added some new live rock and waited a while and all...

Ive had my chaeto algae in the fuge for a few weeks now and it seems to be secreting a slime or something like that, and its growing like crazy. Has anybody experienced this, is this normal?

I want to set up a closed loop scwd and I was wondering what are some good choices for a pump. Most people seem to use the mag's but if you got any better ideas let me know.

I was looking at the glass today and noticed these new little guys muncing on algea. They are not pods for sure, but I cant figure out what they are. They are to small for my camera to pic up (need a better camera) but I can describe as best as I can. They are about 1mm in size, although some...

I want a SCWD but I dont have a sump so I cant hook it up to a return pump. I was wondering what closed loop means. Ive seen it mentioned here before but I still dont get it. Is it by using an external pump, or submersible one. Ideally I would want to run it with an external pump and have the...

I have a tank where a 150W MH sits on legs 7" above the tank. I am concerned about having an open top, so I use a glass canopy to cover the tank. The temp stays about the same so there are no prbs here, but I was wondering if anybody knows if the glass cuts out a lot of light or not. I cant tell...

Here are a pic of my new BTA, let me know what you think

I saw some really neat bta's at the LFS today. The were pretty small 2-3" diameter, but the were white at the base, mint/slightly transparent green on the tentacles and really hot pink (I mean REALLY HOT PINK) on the bubble tips. They were so cool looking, and very healthy as were all the...

Ok, there is so much contradictory information out there Im just going to ask you guys. I have a true perc. I have a 30 gal tank with PLENTY of MH light. What would be a good anemone? I was thinking Entacmaea quadicolor would work, but 50% of the time people say they wont. Im going crazy here.

I have had this live rock for over a year now, and this one rock with what appeared to be just a old shell, like a mussel or something had been there before it was taken out of the ocean, has always been in the foreground of the tank. Well today I was just string at some pods that were crawling...

What species of caluerpa or other macroalgea are the best for nitrate and other nutrient export

I was wondering if anybody knows some good LFS in the bay area. Thanks, Brian

Hey guys, Looking into getting an amemone and a clownfish for my tank soon just wondering if my tank is good enough size (29 gal + 2 gal fuge) before I decide which one. Also what a good one for a false or true perc.?

When you get coral (not polyps because I know they come like this) do they typically come attached to a rock? Do you have to epoxy them to a large peice of rock or is it ok to just kinda sandwich what they are attached to into my existing rock work? Im asking because I will be moving in 8...

Im almost ready to start my 20 gal project and I was wondering whast to put in the fuge. I was looking at the GARF "grunge lite" mud for the caulerpa (spelling?) to grow with possibly 1-2" of really fine sand underneath that in the lower oxygen zone to help in denitrification. This look good...

what do you guys think of the whole plenum thing? Any reasons not to use one?

Anybody used this stuff before? Is it really stocked with as much life and coraline algae as they say? Im starting the cycle in about a week, should I wait until after the cycle or is there some advantage to suing during the cycle? Thanks, Brian

What would be the preferred media for a fuge with a DSB? Would you use the same sand as in the tank, or is there something better? Also, its possible to have the DSB and macro's, etc, in the fuge together right? Anybody with the 12" aquafuge know how deep you can have the sand bed in one of...