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Hey Gang, I have a 28 Gallon bow front tank, and every two weeks I make a 5 gallon water change. I make sure the SG and temp matches the tank water perfectly. Well...Every time I make a water change, my pulsing xenia close up for 3 to 4 days. The practically shrivel up to nothing. After a...

Hey Gang, I have a 28g reef tank. I have a three yellow-tailed damsels, two clowns, a frog spawn, a hammer coral, a sun coral, and a frag of xenias. Yesterday I did a 5 gallon water change. Almost instantly the corals closed. The frog and hammer came back out after a few hours, but the...

Hey Gang, I have a 28g reef tank with a frogspawn, hammer coral, sun coral, and a xenia frag. Last night I made a bucked of salt walter, and let it sit overnight with a powerhead and heater. This morning I did my weekly partial water change, and now my frogspawn and xenia are closed up...

Hey Gang, My 28g tank is around 5 months old and I'm starting to see some algae on the rock that has been in there since day 1. Also I'm finding I have to scrape the glass every day. Is this bad? The algae seems to be green and maroon...and it blows in the current. Any advice? Is this...

So how do I take care of this thing? What should I feed it? I don't want to let it starve to death. I knew I wasn't seeing things! :) Rob

BTW, in the first pic, it is closed, in the second it is open, and the third pic you can see the inside.

Hey Gang, About two weeks ago I purchased a sun coral from my LFS. Staring at my new coral, I could swear it was moving! I just assumed there was a hermit crab under it. Well today I figured it out. The rock it is growing on really isn't a rock. It's alive! What is this thing, and how do...

Hey Gang, I just tested my water an everything looked great except for the dKH. Ph was 8.2 Calcium was 450 0 trites, trates, and ammonia but...the dKH was 14. Is this too high? What would cause this and how can I fix it (if needed?) Thanks! Rob

Hey Gang, I have an established fowler tank, and I would like to get into corals. I have Aquaticlife T5 lighting and protein skimmer. The big thing I don't understand is Calcium/Alkalinity dosing. I've read many articles on the subject, but I still don't have a clear understanding of which...

Thanks for the reply. Actually I'm not sure what I want. I do know that the cheap, one bulb, florescent light is not nearly bright enough. I love how some tanks I see here and at our lfs have a super bright and clean look. :) Rob

Hey Gang, I just went to a LFS and saw this light unit on top of a 20 gallon reef... Aquarium Lighting T5 Fluorescent Light Fixture: AquaticLife T5 HO and Lunar Light Fixtures I'm looking to upgrade the light on my FOWLR tank, and I would love this unit, but is it overkill since I don't have...

Hey Gang, I'm new to the hobby, so please be patient. :) I have a 28 gallon tank with live rock and a hang-on-the-back filter. It's been running almost 6 weeks. I just did another water test, and here is what I got: pH=8.2 Ammonia=0 Nitrite=0.5 ppm Nitrate=5 ppm Should I be concerned about...

Hey Gang, I just added a Royal Gamma to my 30 gallon tank about 2 weeks ago, and recently it developed a "patch" on it's back on which his color is faded. I snapped a few pictures with my phone tonight... Any ideas what this is? Is it ich? Will this harm the other fish? (two clowns and...

Yes. I was told a tank this size doesn't need a power head. Is that true?

Marineland Penguin 200 (rated for 50 gallons)

I know, I know. I'm new at this. Cut me a break. :)

Hey Everyone, I just set up my new 28gal saltwater tank. No LR yet. After 5 days of running, I brought a water sample to my LFS, and they suggested starting the cycle with 3 Yellow Tail Damsels. After much reading, I now know this was the wrong thing to do. So, now I have the fish, and they...

Well, following the advice of my local fish store guy, after four days I added 3 yellow tail damsels. After reading countless threads on this site, I know that was the wrong thing to do. The fish are doing well, but water is still slightly cloudy. Any advice? Rob

Ya...I didn't rinse the sand. (boo, I know)

The filter is rated for a 50 gallon tank. Is that too small? Thanks for the response! Rob

Hey gang... I just set up a new 30 tank. It's my first saltwater tank. Got the sand in, salt mixed in the water, and first water test was good. (according to pet shop guy) However, the water is cloudy. It's been cloudy for about 5 days. I know the sand being stirred up can cause this in a new...

Hey Gang, I've been reading the many "getting started" posts on this great form for several days. I have a few questions.. I want a "fish only" saltwater tank. Our local pet store (which is a ma/pa shop...pretty knowledgable about sw fish) has a starter kit for $170. It includes a 29 gallon...