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Hello everyone, What the heck is this on my hammer? Saw it today... After I pulled the molt out. It looks like pink bubbles and yellow spots on the tentacles... Any ideas or reason to be worried? :nono: Thanks

So I noticed this algae growing on my substrate. It seems to be growing around the pieces of aragonite, making little green "algae balls". In my tank I have (CUC wise): - one large turbo snail - one scarlet hermit - two blue leg hermits - one red tip hermit - 3-4 colonista snails (that I've...

Any ideas? I thought it might be a polyp with a missing head, as it opens and closes like a polyp. But it's somewhat brown and looks different. It's right at the center of both pics amongst the closed polyps... Anybody know? Here it is open:

Is this a baby Mexico turbo, or something else? It's darling... It's shell has some markings already too... I only have one turbo, whose been there 3 months or so. What is this little guy? He's mostly white, about 4 mm, and has some light brown markings on his tiny shell... Is there any...

Hello Everyone, Happy Sunday! I have a small hammer that's 4 inches fully extended. When I got it I had placed it in this little cove of rocks on the sand bed. Now when it is fully extended it's polyps are touching the surrounding rocks. See pic... Is there a benefit to moving it so it's...

Just curious... I finally bought a calcium and dkh test kit because I saw a spore of coralline turning white. Just did a full work up. Here goes: Ph: 8.1 SG: 1.026 Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 0-5 And... Calcium: 440 dKH: 200ppm (12) Is this ok? any correction needed (water change)...

I am getting all sorts of weird colors. From a burgundy to bright pinkish purple, to neon green, to a dark olive green. Does all look normal and good? anything I need to worry about here? Sorry, never had coraline before... Tank is finally doing phenomenal!!!!!

So, I got a pygmy angel 3 weeks ago... Doing great!!! I;ve been feeding Omega One flakes twice a day (small feeding), and then frozen marine cuisine once every three days (again small amount, about 1/4 cube). He's been eating like a pig, and I see him constantly grazing... Heck, he even...

Do you guys think I should broadcast feed my zoas and hammer coral twice a week with reef roids? Is this necessary? They're thriving so far without... Any down side to feeding?

Is this lime green coraline algae? Looks cool on Real Reef rock... There's some purple too, but the green is winning for now.

OK so since my clowns died 3 weeks ago, my tank has been doing great. I added some Ultra Zoa's and a Gold Aussie Hammer Coral the weekend after the fish died, and they have been doing great. I have changed out 100% of the water over 2 weeks. My cleaner shrimp, hermits and snails are all great...

My clowns recently dies a real quick death due to brooklynella about a week ago. I have since changed my chemipure elite and did a couple water changes. Also bought an ultra zoa rock yesterday.. So how soon can I get another fish? If I were to add one now would it be more at risk?

Hi everybody, I want toget a medium size hammer at a LFS sale tomm, but wanted opinions on my lighting. I am running a 12 gallon fluval edge. I have the stock LEDs augmented by two ecopico LED strips, one 10k white and one 453nm blue. The hammer would be on the substrate. My zoas are...

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Both of my clowns died of brooklynella within 24 hours. On Sunday they were fine, swimming, playing, eating like pigs. Then on Monday they wouldn't eat. When my full lights came on, I saw the coating of the white slime of death. I put them in a formalin bath (after catching...

I found one aiptasia on a zoa rock I just bought. Can I literally take the rock out and cut it out? There aren't any others, as the rock is 2 days in my tank... This is Aiptasia, right?

So, I have had my SW 12 gallon Fluval Edge running since June 2012. It started as Fish only (with fake coral decorations). I also have a CUC, 2x Ocellaris Clowns and a Purple Firefish. I may have been a tad overstocked, but all did well. Then "floaty" my firefish bit the bullet back in late...

So I got a royal gramma a month ago... His name is Roy (original huh?:rolleyes:). He's been awesome.... Came right out the first day, ate like a champ. Even started hosting the favorite corner with my two clowns. He only darted into his hole when the lights changed. Then last night I saw him...

Hi Everyone, I had started my tank in July 2012 with just fake decorations. Had I known better I would have used live rock. Well, starting last week, I started adding LR 2.5 pounds at a time. I am up to 10 pounds now. My LFS has real reef fully cured. I am only 10 minutes from them, and thus...

hi everyone, So The sponge in my AC 20 was getting simply nasty, and was impossible to keep clean. It was literally brown... Permanently. My trate were steady at 20ppm but my phosphates were REAL high. Started to get some green hair algae. I had a spare laying around so I switched it out...

Hi Everyone, All has been well in my small tank. I noticed a couple weeks ago that my purple firefish likes to flick off the sand in the evening. He swims tiwards it, and then quickly dusts off. He is eating fine, and is in perfect health. I have had him for 4 months now. Of note, he...

Hey Everyone, I bought two scarlet hermits recently, and just noticed what look like tiny feather dusters on their shells. Is this normal? Any idea what these are?

Hi EVeryone, This weekend we are going out of town for my sisters wedding. We are leaving on a Friday afternoon, and returning on Sunday afternoon. First time I have left my tank, and have a question: In terms of feeding, I was going to double feed my three guys on Friday (once in am, once...

So, I had just fed my tank today, and looked at Jacque my cleaner shrimp. He has what looks like pepper all over him. Since I am 99% sure he didn't break out and roll around in the pepper shaker, what the heck are these black spots? He had just molted Saturday... Of note, I checked my water...

So, I know that you guys would say I am over stocked with two clowns and firefish in a 12 gallon fluval edge. That being said, what are the signs of over stocked? Reason I ask is that my nitrates are high ~40-60 ppm. All other params are 0, PH 8.2 and SG 1.024. Fish are VERY healthy and...

Hi Everyone, Would the LED's on the 12 gallon Fluval Edge tank be suffcient for coral (easy coral like mushrooms)? There are (39) 7600K white LED's, and (3) blue LED's. Would I need to get something additional or would this work? thanks, Jeff