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Hi all. My husband has finally agreed to install a CO2 regulator for my FW tank.:brows: We would appreciate some suggestions concerning brands or types of regulators. We have looked on Amazon and noticed several different varieties. Thanks all for your input!

I have a 55g with only roughly 22 inches of fish. I have a couple of aquatic ferns growing, and their bottom leaves are brown as well, though the rest of the plant, including new growth, looks great. As far as the phosphates go, I thought high phosphates could cause algae growth, and I only...

I am using FlourshTabs by Seachem. I planted the sword about a month ago.

Yes, I do have root tabs. My nitrates are somewhere between 0 and 5.0. I always shake it for longer than the instructions say. Should I take out the Phosphate pad? Do my plants need phospate? Should I try CO2? I have read that Amazon swords can thrive without it.

Hi all. I recently purchased an Amazon Sword plant, that already had a few babies growing. Only one baby had a root system. My problem is that since planting, the outermost leaves had turned brown, with a few darker spots. The innermost new growth seems glassy and clear. My tank parameters are...

Hello all. I have a 56g column FW drilled tank w/ canister filter that I have been cycling for a month and a half now. It is slow to cycle, but I would rather take my time than rush this. My water parameters are: T: 76, PH 8.4, Ammonia: 1, nitrite: .25, Nitrate: 5, phosphate: 1. I feel like...

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Hi all. So, a SW tank just didn't work out for me. Looks like I'm stuck in FW land. I am selling a few items that I will not need anymore. Reef Octopus Protein Skimmer Coralview (slightly modified) koralia 750 powerhead 30lbs of live rock Live sand (still in bag, or take it from the tank)...

We never confirmed the ich, for after just a couple of days of hyposalinity, there was no ich nor signs of ich. Fish have been doing great since. Earlier today, I noticed my weaker one trying to catch bubbles in his mouth. So I fed them, and they both ate. I have not seen that happen in about a...

I have had both clowns for about 6 months, bought one about one month earlier than the other. The only other inhabitants of the tank is my clean-up crew. simple algae eating crab and snail. The fish is still doing the same thing. His mouth is open, and he isn't swimming around a whole lot. I...

No replies. Happens to me all the time on this site. Anyway, just to add, there is nothing wrong with my duncan. It is opening today, with 2 new head sprouts on the side. My percula is still doing poorly.

Hi all. I have in a 20g reef tank 2 false perculas. They are unmated, but I had purchased them at different times, with one purchased at about 1" long, and did not really do a lot of mating rituals with the other. I used to be able to tell them apart, for one was more active. I cannot now...

You may be right, since, from what I just read, the dark red coraline algae prefers lower light, and these specimens are growing on the underside of my live rock. Awesome. Thanks.

redo...thx.

I noticed a couple of days ago that there are two "surprise" growths on the underside of a piece of live rock. I have researched this, but cannot find anything close, only discussions of red algae. Is this algae growing? Is it dangerous to my fish or other coral? The picture is a bit blurry, but...

Okay. Thank you for the response. How about live sand? I'd like to do without it, just live rock and chaeto. Is that enough?

I am working on a 10g fuge for my 20g nano reef+fish tank. I plan on using chaeto as my filter media in one of the last compartments of the fuge. My question is, do I still need a protein skimmer? With weekly water changes, do I need to worry about further filtration? Should I keep my canister...

What kind of food do you use for filter feeders?

Hi there. I have recently purchased a daisy polyp and a zoas. I working with the daisy on where in the tank it likes to be, but the zoas doesn't seem to care. I'm wandering if I should supplement any food for my coral? What is DT? Does anyone recommend? Any thoughts or input would be appreciated.

Okay, so to ward off some die-off bloom brown algae, I listend to my lfs, and purchased 1 cuc member per 2 gallons of water. My cuc is doing an excellent job, however, there is snail poo everywhere! I am not ready yet to take some of the snails back. I do not have a sand bed, so sand worms are...

Since the original post, I have raised my salinity slowly, and am 1.022 now.

doing a wc now. I have read that this brown algae is normal in a new saltwater. Have u seen this before, and does this algae turn into a green or purple "good" algae?

So, my lfs says that their live rock is out of water for 2 days during transit to their store, and also bags the live rock in just plastic(not water in bag) to send home with me. Is this ok? How do I know that the live rock's good stuff did not die on the way to the store? Everything I have read...