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Hi guys, I was wondering about your thoughts on a Nano skimmer. I saw it in my Foster and Smith catalog this morning. Here's the summary of my Nano adventures so far. I have a 12g Nano, for a few years now. For about a year, I struggled with fish. I went through 2 clownfish :cry: , who...

Hey guys, I am wondering how often the lights in my Nanocube should be changed. It's a 12g, I have zooanthinds and mushrooms in there, and some crabs and snails. There's currently no fish, I lost my clown about 6 months ago, and am debating whether to just wait for fish until I upgrade to...

Hey guys, This bunch of little plant looking stuff appeared a few months ago in my tank as a few strands. Now it looks like the attached picture. Does anyone have an idea what this is? Should I try to get rid of it? TIA, matt

Hello, Does anyone have recommendations on how to get rid of green bubble algea? I've got a few colonies popping up in my tank, I can tell they're starting to spread. Thanks!

Hey guys, I've had this tank setup for about 1 1/2 years, and these brown guys have started popping up on some of my live rock. They look like small zooanthids almost. They're near the top of the photo, and slightly out of focus, but hopefully it's good enough. Also, there's a...

Hi all, I recently got some Selcon for my fish, I was just wondering if anyone has recommendations on how often to use it? I have a 12g nano, and do regular water changes (about every 1 1/2 weeks). TIA, matt

Hey guys, I have read multiple times in here how people use garlic and selcon to boost the immune system of their fish. Does anyone have recommendations of what brands of either of these or maybe where to get them on-line? I've never used either of these, so I could use some input. I'll...

Hello, I'm upgrading to a 75g now, and was thinking of the fish I'd like to have in it. One of my favorites that I've come across in my research is the Copperband Butterfly fish. I plan to do a reef setup, and these guys seem to be reef safe, so I like the sound of that. I was telling my...

Hey guys, I'm about to get my 75g saltwater set up, and I was curious about overflows. At my LFS, I was shown some tanks which had a piece of glass near the back, that created a compartment area in the back of the tank. (This ran the entire length and height of the tank). This is where...

Hey guys, I was at my LFS last week, buying my 75 g tank to begin the project of setting it up. I got the tank and a 200W heater. I saw a Euro Reef protein skimmer there, for about $250. I do not remember what model it was. I'm all about supporting the local businesses, but if I can save...

Hi everyone, I'm upgrading to a 75g tank, and will be moving my 12g nanocube into my bedroom. The 75g will be going where the nanocube once was. The nano is on a wide tv stand, which will just take up more space than I like in my room (plus it's old and ugly!). I'm looking to buy a stand...

Hello, I've finally decided to make the upgrade to the 75gallon tank, I bought the tank itself. My friend is going to build me the stand. This tank has to be drilled on the sides, not the bottom. Does anyone have some plans for building a stand or some links to sites? Thanks! Matt

Hey guys, My coworker had a question today about cleaning her old tank. She's giving it to her sister to do a saltwater setup. This used to be a freshwater, and she says that there's buildup on the sides. What should she do to clean it before she gives it to her sister? Thanks, Matt

Hi everyone, I have quick (maybe silly - but I'm still kinda new! :wink: ) question. Now and then I notice people talk about eggcrate tops for their tanks. Could someone just explain it? Is it as simple as it sounds - replacing a true cover over a tank with a eggcrate type top that's...

Just curious - what temperatures are people keeping their tanks at, for a fish and reef system? (with some corals too)? -matt

Hey everyone, I have had a royal gramma since my tank finished cycling, which was back in early July. The clownfish that was originally in there with it died of either disease or some unseen agressions by the gramma. (the only visible marks on the body was a spot behind left gill that...

Hello, I had posted a message and gotten replies about going to liveaquaria.com to find help on fighting cyanobacteria, and mainly by fighting the PO4. I went there, and also did a manufacturer lookup of Seachem (someone recommended a product by them, but couldn't remember the actual...

Hello, I remember seeing some posts suggestion something about a PO4 absorbing sponge of sorts, to help bring the PO4 levels down. Does anyone have a link to more info on this? Or just some more info, i might need one! TIA, Matt

Hey, I noticed the other morning, upon waking up, that I have what I think is a sea star. I don't have a pic, sorry! But it's about 2 cm across, is off-white, and seems to have that "chubby" look that the sea stars do. I browsed a few websites, and I'm pretty sure this is what it is. I have...

Hello, I noticed when I first got my Royal Gramma, but didn't ever see it in action, that I was finding substrate on some of my live rock, and that the substrate was just being moved around in general. Then this stopped. Fast forward about 2 months to now, and in the past few days, I...

I was wondering if anyone has a website to visit (or somewhere within Aquarium Advice) to browse through images of starfish-like creatures. I have a little baby one emerging from some live rock, looks to somewhat resemble a brittle star, have alternating bands of black and gray/white on its...

Hello. So I have noticed that my most active hermit, my Blue-Legged, almost never stops moving. Since adding some mushroom corals (along with a rock of zooanthus too), I've caught him walking on the mushrooms a time or two. He hasn't bitten or pinched at all, but I was wondering if I should...

I've been fighting a cyanobacteria issue since my tank got up and running. It's been there since before I even got fish or snails. Tank is 2 1/2 months old. Water tests have come back good for a long time now. Anyone have suggestions for fighting it? Should I just do some extra water changes...

Hello, I recently purchased some Mushroom coral for my tank, and the rock it came on seemed to be home to a few things. One of the first I noticed is what appears to be a brittle star, a little guy. From end of one arm to the opposite end of the other arm....maybe about 1 1/2 or 2 inches...

Hey guys, I just bought some mushroom corals and a rock full of zooanthids (did i spell that right?). I'm doing an acclimation right now, but I'm just curious about a few things. One, how long should I have my lights on per day? And is a temp of ~78 and salinity of 1.024 good? Thanks! -matt