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As anyone ever heard or tried lowering nitrates and phos with the vodka dosing method? My tank has only been up since Jan/Feb and I can NEVER seem to get my nitrates lower than 40 even with huge water changes. I've got a 55 gallon with 15 gallon sump with 2 clowns and a coral beauty whom all...

Have a coral beauty and 2 clowns in my 55 gallon and would like to have a few beginner corals such as Zoas or Shrooms but I'm afraid my beauty will pick at them. She seems to get "involved" in everything in my tank. She is never mean but she picks at the hermit crabs and follows the peppermint...

I added 2 smaller peppermint shrimp the other day and I had like maybe 10 hitch hiker featherdusters on my lr that have been there since day one of starting the tank. Literally the next am the featherdusters disappeared and haven't shown themselves since. Did my shrimp eat them?

Ok tank was cycled with some very pretty live rock and dry rock. Added ammonia once at the end of cycle just to be safe. All was zero except nitrates were 40. Have since done 50 gallon change of water total and added 2 turbo snails and 5 Asteria snails 2 days ago. These were my results today. Is...

My cycle with live rock is coming to an end. Nitrites were about 0.25-0.50 this am. My question is, should I add a few snails first (no hermits) or add 2 clownfish first? I have a 55 gallon with sump. I have a moderate diatom bloom. Mostly on my live rock (8 lbs) and a light dust on my dry rock...

Ok so I think I am colorblind because my boyfriend and I can never seem to agree on what color values are what. What do you think? Day 13 of cycle with live rock and sand

Hello. My tank is a 55 gallon tank with 15 gallon sump. I have dry rock/ruble in the first chamber. Flows out thru a blue filter and to the protein skimmer and returns via PVC pipes back behind the tank. Tanks was drilled and plumbed this way when I got it. My live rock and sand have been in the...

Found this on my 11 day old live rock and it looks like a bad one. Only comes out at night. I also have a very tiny clear anemone that comes out only during the day. Any ideas?