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I have had my tank up for 3yrs, 72gal reef. All peramaters are within the normal range. Using ro/di water. feeding pebble food every other day...sparingly. Once a week or so mysis shrimp. Battled green hair algae for about 6 months. Finally it subsided, but now I have what I think is a diatom...

i have been battling green algae for a while now. got some good advice here, but nothing seems to work. is anyone familiar with current orbit pc's. i have had this fixture for at least 8-9 month.......is it time for new bulbs....is there any way to tell?? tia

have been battling hair algae for some time now..Tried everything! reduced feeding, Increased skimming, using ro/di water, frequent water changes, reduced photo period, addition of larger clean up crew(including lawnmower blenny that doesn't mow :? ) physically removed almost all of the algae...

has anyone heard of hermits killing snails? I think I may have a killer hermit on my hands 8O

over the last two months i have had a massive outbreak of green hair algae. I looks like my rocks have grass all over them. I added a lawnmower blenny two weeks ago, but no help. phosphates at zero, nitrates at zero. I only feed once per day, and DT every other day. Nothing has changed in my...

have 2 questions for yall, 1st, any ideas why my gsp would be turning brownish, and not extending a lot. I have mushies, and button polyps that are fine, and the water levels are good. I add DTs photoplaynkton every other day, which helped the others, but not the stars....tia also, i just...

2 questions... first, i recently set up a cpr overflow. I recently read some bad reviews on these...can anyone be more specific on what to watch for. Also, has anyone tried to put a sponge filter in the opening in the tank. It would keep critters out and also keep the box clean. My concern is...

I currently have a 72 gal with 80lbs of LR. adding sump, question is, can i move some of the LR to the sump and still maintain the benefits of it without the clutter. If it matters, the sump is 30 gal, and has two chambers

recently added six small peppermints to my tank to help with apstistia (sp)? After first day, havn't seen a single one. could they be hiding, or can i assume that they are toast. would any of my critters have munched them. my levels have stayed fine, so i don't think they are just rotting. any...

I am trying to remove three damsels from my 75gal tank. I have over 100 lbs of live rock, with mushroom and some other soft coral. I can't catch the bleedin' fish, even with a trap (2 liter bottle inverted) I don't want to remove the rock, but don't see another solution. Damsels have been eating...

recently got a 72 gal bwfront tank second hand. have no idea if its glass or acrylic, any suggestions