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I still can't figure out how to get rid of diatoms in my reef. I literally have to scrub the glass every single day or it gets out of control. I'm using the cheap Chinese LEDs, hung about 13 inches above the tank (45g bowfront). I run them about 10 hrs/day. Blues on for 1 hr, both on for a good...

So I just shelled out some cash for an LED light and I need to fig out how to mount it over my reef. I decided to pick up some mounting brackets for shelves at home depot -- they said they were rated for up to 200lbs, and I will be drilling them into studs found in the wall. I plan to hang to...

Hi everybody! I'm wondering if I should switch from LED to metal halide lights for my reef? I'm not seeing much progress with some SPS. DETAILS: I've got a 20 g tall that I'm currently using as a 'nano' reef. It's doing great in that there is slight growth and everything is healthy and stable...

No clue what it is! Got it from someone who was tearing down a tank and his corals were in bad shape. The good news is they are all doing great in my tank! It's a small circular blob of whitish pink with giant orange circles in the center that have white bands or dotting along the outer edge...

The other night I unplugged my power strip to target feed my corals and I fell asleep before I remembered to plug it back in. Since my heater was on that strip and it's really cold in our place, the tanks temperature plummeted. One of my clowns died while I was at work, but the other clown is...

So for some reason I can't get our reef to stay above 8.0 it's always between 7.8 and 8. I can use "pH up" chems, but that doesn't sound like a good idea.. I put crushed coral in there (lots) and it's not doing much. How can I keep it at 8+ ?

Hey everybody... I've noticed some white stringy, webby "algae" or something on some of my live rock and corals. It seems to be pretty fond of my mushrooms -- in fact, the edges of them are stuck together by this stuff, causing them to fold in instead of being all luxurious and spread out...

We have a nano reef that we moved into a 20 g tall tank. We've got a couple shrimp and a crab in there, but we are looking to get a fish or two. We've narrowed it down to: firefish ocellaris clown six-line wrasse gobies/maybe blenny What kind of configurations could we do without...

Just curious on this... How often do you switch out your filter cartridge and/or scrub the filter clean? I used to never do it, but we've had a couple of problem tanks that suffer pH crashes and de-oxygenation. I'm trying to rule things out piece by piece and wondering if this may have...

Too small? I can rehome a buddy's oscar, but he's a beast already.. about 9" I talked to another guy who wanted to give away a really good looking oscar for free, but he's 12". I also really like the severums and found some awesome looking ones cheap. I would want 1 or 2 (but I feel like 2 is...

In two of my tanks, this week alone, the PH has dropped to 6.0 or less. We haven't done anything crazy, or out of our regular routines. Steady fresh water changes at about 15% a week. Worst case scenario, one WC missed and picked up a couple days later. We're not overstocked, we gravel vac...

So I was helping some family and came across these little glass "bowls" that weren't being used. They're pretty small, I'd say maybe 0.5 gal (that's just rough measuring from filling a water jug). But they're definitely bigger than the little cups they keep them in in pet stores lol... (I know I...

I have a couple of tanks that are in sunlight and can't be moved (our apartment faces over the water on a high-rise with huge windows). I think this is why we're constantly getting brown diatoms on the walls... I also have a tank in the kitchen that's a planted 10 g. It keeps getting green...

I'm not sure if it's a huge deal, but one of my fish got bit pretty bad for getting into the EBR's territory in the corner where they lay eggs. It's hard to see but there's a noticeable red blood spot where he got attacked. Is this just going to heal on it's own, or should I be worried...

So I'm starting a 12 g hex tank that I'm aiming to do a nano reef on. I want to add a goby or maybe firefish, but everything I read says they can jump out of the tank. This wouldn't be a problem if I was sticking to FOWLR cause I could leave the lid on, but I want some corals! With the par38...

So I've got a 10 g planted tank that nothing (but shrimp) seems to be able to live in. We initially got a dwarf puffer, and it died in 2 days. We put the shrimp in after, and they've been doing great! We got an otocinclus to aid in the tank cleaning, and it lasted a week, but is now dead. Just...

I was previously going to do a 6 gal hex sw for our sons room, but the 6 gal really leaves no fish options. We also have a 12 g hex that we were doing nothing with, so I figured it would be a better choice than the 6. This is my first venture into saltwater, so I have tons of questions! I am...

So I decided to venture into planted tanks. We had a spare 10 g that I set up in the kitchen :lol: I used a basic black sand substrate, I have some mystery plant (in the back by the heater), some microsword for carpet (bad idea? I think it looks cool but dont know if it's a good 'carpeting'...

So I'm pretty sure my EBR's laid eggs... they are these brownish colored circles all over a rock in the corner by some plants. The pair is guarding these for dear life, and most of the rest of the fish are pretty cool about it and leaving them alone. Do I need to move them into another tank...

So I've just recently stumbled across these guys and am really interested in them. We have been planning a small tank for our son's room, and I'm thinking an axolotl may be a good idea! (Since we have to cover the top so it wont escape, and as an added bonus our son won't try to reach his hand...

Ok, so apparently I'm not great at this. The info on sexing them is very confusing; they all seem to have an "elongated" tail to me... and the pelvic fins on mine have a pink "tint" so the bellies, of course, look pink. I also have an EBR, sooo I have no clue on him/her. Can anyone help please...

So I dunno what's going on with my tank. I had a 55 gal and upgraded to a 75. When swapping the driftwood, cave, and fish, we transported them in a temp tank. We sucked out all the crap from the bottom of the 55 g and kept 4 buckets of decent water from it to put into the 75. When filling the...

I understand the concept of why it's best to use RO/DI, but I'm not at a place where I can afford $150 to buy a whole brand new unit and fwiw, I feel like going to the LFS to buy pre-made water is going to be just as expensive over time. Can I use tapwater treated with prime and let it sit for...

I have a 55 gal with 2 mid-sized angelfish and 3 babies. We have a school of 10 xray tetra, 1 dwarf cockatoo apisto, and 1 dwarf eunotus (blue cheek) apisto. For bottom feeding I have two plecos of smaller breeds (hi-fin spotted and gold nugget). Am I at capacity? I know the angels will get...

Like the topic says I'm looking to lay dwarf hairgrass as a carpet in my 10 gal. I am currently running DIY CO2 and a Coralife T5 HO 24 inch (I know, it's a little "overkill" lol) I will use flourish as a liquid fert, and I am too poor/un-knowledgeable to buy a big ol CO2 tank and set it up on...