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After about a year my live rock is growing tons of algae and other junk. Can I scrub it or what can be done to make it look so gross?

I bought this super cool bubbletip nem today and im not sure where it should be placed. On the sand bed next to a liverock? Or on a liverock with a hole? I have a 125 gallon FOWLR. I have a nem on one end of the tank. I know they should be apart. Tips? :fish2:

I bought a starfish at my lfs that has been there for many months, about a week ago. I know they need to be acclimated very slowly, which i did. 2.5 hrs. It never looked great in my tank, which can be normal for a while, but he is now halfway between the sandbed and glass with one arm flopped...

I have a 125gal fowlr tank. What would be the best and most eonomical lighting for me? I am not doing corals in this aquarium. However I do like the lighting that has the blue option as wel as the bright white light. Comments?

My water has a sulfury smell(rotten egg) . What could this indicate?

I havent been to the forum since October. Since getting all of your great advice then I have set up a 125 gallon saltwater aquarium. Transfered my sand, liverock, and filters from my previous aquarium to cycle it. I have added a few3 stripe damsels, my clown and anemone, a hawkfish that my son...

Do i need to feed my cleaner shrimp? How can i be sure hes finding things to eat?

I got this little crab, it's red, about the size of a quarter. I just thought it looked fun at the lfs. So i put it in my tank and it burrowed into the sand and i haven't seen it for 3 days! Is this normal? Will it be okay? At the store the substrate was only a quarter inch so it couldnt disappear.

My tank looks so blah. What corals could i add to my 60 gal hex? My 2 concerns are: 1) i dont know squat about corals 2) is my lighting adequate? The tank is deep and I have T5's. Any other suggestions for color besides corals? Or if you suggest corals whats colorfl and easiest to maintain?

I have had 29 gallon tank with about 18-20 fish. Never had 1 fish die and parameters were great all along. Since then i decided to transfer all these fish to my 20 gallon hex tank so that i could use my 29 as a qt tank for my 60 gal fowlr tank. I know that i'm pushing it with this many fish in a...

About 2 days before my biweekly water change i have a diatom explosion! On the glass, on the liverock, and on the sand by the edges. What does this indicate? Tanks been up for about 4 months.

I have a 60 gal with only about 25lbs of LR. I want much more but its so expensive! Any suggestions? Should i add dry rock that will become live someday? Whats the cheapest route to go on this?

Does my anemone have to be removed from the dt uring my 8 week hypo treatment or ich? I know shrimp, snails etc have to be, but not sure about nem.

We have a 20 gal fw tank. My son has 5 mystery snails in there and wants them to lay eggs. Its been about 4 -5 mo and nothing. Any ips on this? He crazy about his snails!

of the live rock. What is this? Ive noticed it at my lfs also.:fish1:

So, i was at the state fair. They had a 9000 gallon shark tnk and immediatly my wheels were turning! I thought to myself, "man, that would be amazing in between my livingroom and familyroom!" which is currently divided by a wall. It could be built in nd plummed from the basement. Now. To...

What should the PH be? My lfs says 8-8.2. I've heard alot of variation. How can nothing in this hobby have a black and white answer?!

My qt tank has been up and running for about 10 days. I filled it with water from my dt and put some of the biochem stars from the dt in the filter of the qt to cycle. Anyway, just tested the water and the ammonia is at .5ppm, nitrite is at .25 ppm, and nitrate is at 5.0ppm. Does this mean its...

Lets say for example you treated your aquarium with a medicine that is not reef safe. How would you know if your live rock wasn't "live" anymore? I am new to fowlr and was curious about this? How do you know your live rock is "live"?:confused:

I have lost 3 clowns since starting my aquarium idk, 3 mo ago. They all got something that affected the skin from the top of the head to the dorsal fin. Lfs told me to do a dip in whatever green/blue stuff she dips her fish in. She thought it was some kind of fungus. There was no mucus around...

How often should the live sand be siphoned in my sw tank? Its 60 gallon hex so not as much surface area as a rectangular tank. And it clouds the water so much when ou do anything with the sand. I only have 4 fish in there at this point.

I have a fairly new aquarium setup. I get alot of brownish algae on the glass. I clean it off often. Any tips out there for controlling this? Is it possible its the water im using? The water is crystal clear but this algae spreads over the glass especially by the sand. The tank doesnt get a...

How does anyone feel about ordering fish from online suppliers? As long as you qt before you put them in your display tank it should be fine correct? I am referring to saltwater by the way.

Is it possible that the ich will die out if the temp is raised to 86 degrees in combination with my UV sterilizer?

The salinit in my 60 gal hex is a liitle low. Whats the simplest way to increase it accurately? Its currently at 1.020