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So bear with me as I'm not a marine expert (started my first marine tank about 6 months ago) but generally if you're starting your first marine tank, bigger is better. The larger amount of water leads to more stability in water parameters (it's harder for parameter spikes in larger water). So...

It's most likely that it's two females given the yellowing body and disinterested behavior towards each other, however give it a bit of time. Sometimes there are what we call sneaker males. Sneaker males are subdominant males who take on female patterning to attempt to blend in and not be...

It looks like a female dwarf gourami to me to be honest. I haven't seen many of them due to their lack of exciting coloration but I still find them pretty. Hope that helps! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Oh! Rocket Killis are quite beautiful and perfect size for that tank (if you can find them for sale that is haha) Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Why are we sending the assassins after them again? Malaysian Trumpet Snails are nothing but beneficial for tanks. They don't eat plants, they aerate the substrate, and if your parameters are correct you will hardly notice them. They only become active truly at night and spend the day hours...

You can crush the snail eggs with your fingers or something hard lies the back of a spoon. If you want to go extreme you can also do a copper treatment of the water. But I gotta ask, why do you want to remove them? It seems like you're tank isn't terribly planted (judging by bare bottom) and...

Unfortunately a lot of plants won't thrive in brackish conditions although some will survive. Dwarf saggitura, Java Fern, and Java Moss are probably your most reliable choices. I'm not sure what you mean by wood? Generally any driftwood purchased from the fish store should work although I...

Both Badis and the frogs are not extremely active. Frogs more so. They tend to sit in the same place for most of the day. Cute little boogers but not the most exciting inhabitants. Badis move decent enough but they tend to be reclusive. And as already posted, they can be a bit difficult as...

Thanks Hank. I will check that out when I get home. Luckily I got some time before I get back into adding fish so I can take a couple runs at getting the GHA out and letting the corals grow in. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Also, thank you Hank for helping me :) good to know that there are still some people on here with knowledge :) Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Fair enough. But that's what's concerning me. The Chaeto isn't growing at all so it isn't removing any/much nutrients from the water column. I purchased a small ball of it way back when I started the 125 and it's still the small ball. I'm just curious as to why considering I tend to read...

Did water test the other day: Reef 1-10-2016 Temperature - 79 degrees Salinity - 1.027 PH - 8.2 KH - 150 mg/L Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - <5 Phosphate - 0 Calcium - 320 Calcium is a bit low. Using my additives to slowly move it up. I'm having an issue with Green Hair Algae. Pretty...

+1 to Goniopora. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Fair enough. I'm assuming chem clean up for the aiptasia then? I'll go out together a potential stocking list. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I've always been an advocate of Apistogramma in a tank like this. You ca. Great a pretty biotope tank, and along with pencilfish. Apistos are great as they are small fish with huge color and personality. :) Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Dither is better. Rocket Pencils (I'm assuming Nannostomus eques) are great tank mates as they don't even contemplate fry predation. The dithers serve as more than just a way of getting shy Apistos to come out more. The dithers are a way to have other fish to spread aggression around to...

Thanks Hank. Yeah it's just been a bummer. The tank was doing well and finally had some beautiful movement but now almost everything is gone. I guess the positive side is that it allows me to freely rescape! I was thinking about a Copperband Butterfly as I love their shape as well as I saw...

Ok. It made me worried as it resembled a oenone fulgida worm... Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

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Well. For anyone who is reading this. Had a massive die off after the Ich problem. Currently down to 2 Ocellaris Clowns and 2 Yellow Tail Damsels. One Damsel is not looking good either. Expensive lesson learned. So I guess I will look for some help on here for a stocking plan for this 125g...

Little update. Had my first losses. I pulled a rookie mistake and bought a Powder Brown and Powder Blue Tang. I thought I could make it work as the Brown was large and are supposedly more tolerant. Not the case. The smaller Blue got stressed and died. To compound the issue; in attempt to put a...

Thank you for answering. I decided to go the middle route. My reef tank is still very young so the corals and inverts I have in there are nothing fancy. I bought some antiproazoan medicine and food binder so that I can attempt to target feed the Tang and minimize losses of anything else. Also...

Hey everyone. My eyes must not be what they used to be but I didn't see the Ich until my girlfriend came home and pointed it out. Poor guy has it all over him. He is acting normal. No clamped fins, swimming actively, pecking at the rocks for food. Should I let him work it out on his own since...

Hello everybody. Been awhile since I have been back to this community but I have refound my love for fish as I am taking my first plunge into marine aquariums. So the tank has actually been up and running for awhile now (about 6+ months) and has been doing pretty well! The setup: 125 gallon...

Hello all. I am looking to automate some of my tank by working through ReefKeeper Lite controllers. I have always heard great things about this product but I am not sure how many I will need to order (I know the max that can link together is 4). My equipment is: 2 Reef Breeder Value LED...