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Hi there, I am having a big problem here and am not sure what to do... I have a 40gallon tank with 4 chromis and a small sailfin tang, and a cleaner shrimp.... My tank is about 7 months old and everything was perfect until about 2 weeks ago, I had to leave for a couple of weeks and the person I...

Hi there just notice that my yellow tang has some red spots on its face kinda like little holes, is there a reason why this is happening? It eats and looks fine but its face is looking bad. Please help, thank you.

I had a question, I bout a live rock about a week ago. I am "curing" it at the moment in a large tub. How do I know when the live rock is ready? Also is there a way to speed up the process I hear that it can take 2-3 evey 4 weekd to cure is this right?

So I changed my water last week and my PH went down quite a bit as my LFS rep told me it would so I have been adding a powder substance which is to higher you PH level but as of today it was at 8.0, my question is if I do another water change this weekend i'm afraid that my PH will drop too...

Hi there, for the last couple weeks my sand started turning brownish which I researched and it sounds to be diatoms. But now I am getting Algae all over the glass of my tank I did a water change last week and cleaned it off the glass but now 5 days later its pretty bad again, is there a reason I...

Just wanted to see if I am in trouble or not, some of my sand has turned brownish with some little bubbles on top is this bad? I have a 50gal tank with some chromis and a small salfing tang. Please advise, thanks.

Ok I am about to do a water change, do I need to test the water I am adding to the tank first or do I add the water and then test the my tank? I let my new water sit next to my tank since yesterday, anything special I need to do?

I just bout a cleaner shrimp and I am doing the drip acclimation, how long do I have to do it for and is there anything else I need to know in order for it to stay alive since I know they are very fragile. Also do I need to check anything before I put him in my tank besides the temperature of...

Hi there just wondering what is the best way to keep nitrate levels low? I have a 50gal tank with fish and live rocks. I am not sure what the ideal level should be but I tested it today and it is at 40ppm.

Hi, I have one question. I am new at this but I had 5 chromi fishes and two tangs, the tangs seemed to do their own thing but the chromis always chased each other and snapped at each other. A few days ago one seemed to be injured as if it was attacked and this morning when I fed them he didnt...

Hi there, I am fairly new at this. I have read alot about how to cure live rocks before adding them to your tank. I have a 50gal tank with 4 chromis and a tang, I just purchased some live rock but do not know exactly what I need to do before adding it to my tank. Any advise will be helpful, thanks!

I am a bit confused, I bought my 50 gal tank and the store that I bought it from sold me "saltwater" which I did not have to add any salt. Now that I want to do a water change, I have seen that almost evey article I read they buy the "RO/DI" and add the salt, should i buy the saltwater or should...

Ok so I am new at this and very confused, some people say feed the fish 3 times a day is this true? I have a 50gal tank with 5 chromis and a selfin tang, I feed them twice a day half cube of mysis with flakes and the other half of the cube later on that day with flakes, am I feeding them too much?

Hello there, I am new at this site and I have seen alot of helpful information as I am also new in caring for fishes... I have a 50gal tank which I have had up and running for about 3 months now. I have 5 green/blue chromis in their and one fairly small selfin tang. Does anyone know if the...