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Whats up everybody! So I took a long weekend trip to San Diego and so my weekly 5g water change didn't get done in my 55 gallon reef tank. I was going to do it when low and behold, I find several purple sea urchins have made homes in my new tank. They are really cool-looking and move so fast...

What is the best lighting spectrum for calerpa algae (actually the girl at the store called it Califera) but anyways should I go with a 10,000K white or an actinic blue bulb? Any advice would be great. Thanks! :) Jimmy

I would like to get a Pacific Blue Tang for my 55 gallon tank. It is 4 feet long but it has lots of live rock. AT the LFS they said my tank was too small for that fish. WHat do u guys think? Jimmy

Do phosphate remover products actually work? What are some good brands to try? I have a refugium with some Calerpa algae in it but I am still getting algae inside the tank. :( JW

Excellent prices on shipping, good packaging, good product selection. Plus they refunded me automatically for some dead snails I'd received. EXCELLENT SOURCE!!! Jimmy

Is it safe to add my nutrient additives (Kent Coral-Vite) to my kalkwasser? I would add it to my dosing system after I dump the good water in there, not before, obviously. But will there be a chemical reaction that prevents either the calcium, alk, or additives from being added to my tank? JW

Whats up everyone! I have a question about the amount of current flowing through my tank. I'm afraid it's too much I've got a Rio 1100 cupped to one side, blowing directly across the front of the tank right near the surface. On the other side, I've got an AquaClear 70 (I think equivalent to...

Every time I measure my alk it is off the charts? I initially filled up my tank with tap water but now I use RO water. Is it possible to have too much alk? I was using a test kit that wasnt very accurate (test strips) so that could be part of it. Is it possible to have too much Ca or Alk? Jim

I have an Aquarium Systems HOB protein skimmer. It is about 15-18" tall and has a diameter of roughly 3.5". I was looking at the Rio 600V (the one designed for skimmers) to pump this thing from aquadirect.com. Does anyone have any advice? Is this skimmer too big? Too small? THanks in...

Hey whats up everybody! I am building a refugium for my 55 gallon tank and I was wondering a few things. My planned compartment for live sand is 5"x5"x12" (300 square inches). Is this a big enough live sand compartment? Does calerpa need to be submerged to grow? I thought I noticed a lot...

Hey whats up everybody! I am building a refugium for my 55 gallon tank and I was wondering a few things. My planned compartment for live sand is 5"x5"x12" (300 square inches). Is this a big enough live sand compartment? Does calerpa need to be submerged to grow? I thought I noticed a lot of...

So I just went out and bought some Coral-Vite for my 55 gallon reef tank. I read the ingredients and it has all the same things that you would buy separately (strontium, molybdenum, iodine, etc) so it seems like this is all I really need to add, right? Any advice would be appreciated. JW...

I was showing ammonia levels with the Mardel test strips but practically 0 with the Red Sea test kit. I have now added 60 lbs of LR over the course of a few days and my ammonia is off the charts according to Mardel kit. Can I trust this kit? How long do u think it will be before the ammonia...

So I got a breakout of aiptasia and I bought a clean-up crew (a copperband, 12 red-legged hermits, and 2 peppermint shrimp). The trouble is, my copperband has been hiding behind the reef ever since I put him in the tank about 6 hours ago. Has anyone else had experience with shy copperbands...

My temp is currently 55 degrees. I am waiting for my heaters to heat the water up. Do I have to wait until the temp reaches about 77 before I can add salt and use my hydrometer or can I trust that the temperature difference will be minimal? Does anyone know what corresponds to a 1.023 SG at...

I have just purchased 40 lbs of LR from liverocks.com and I found a lot of life on my rocks. Unfortunately, aiptasia was one specimen. This morning I found another critter that kind of freaks me out. It looked like a worm of some sort with several legs. It was about 3 inches long and the girth...

I have just purchased 40 lbs of LR from liverocks.com and I found a lot of life on my rocks. Unfortunately, aiptasia was one specimen. This morning I found another critter that kind of freaks me out. It looked like a worm of some sort with several legs. It was about 3 inches long and the...

I've snapped a couple pics of some anemones. I'd like to know if they are bad or not. Here are the pics. JW

I just got my order from liverocks.com. The rock is excellent quality. I found a few ugly looking crabs including one huge red one that seemed to be dead. I tried to get all those suckers off the rocks before I added them to my tank. Now I just need about 20 lbs more LR and I'm all set! :)...

I want to run the Berlin method (do they still call it that or is that now considered standard?) on my 55 gallon tank. I've got 20 lbs of rock right now, 10 live, 10 base, with another 40 lbs from LR.com coming in today. I plan to add another 20 lbs or so in the near future. I am running an...

Hey ya'll! Everyone come check out my first attempt to make a web site. It's dedicated to my six gallon and 55 gallon reef tanks. The site is: www.myreeftank.us There's not much but some pictures, but stop by to see my tanks. JW

I have a few easy (for most of you) questions. 1. When they say 1.5 - 2 lbs per gallon of live rock for the Berlin method, does that mean the size of the tank or the amount of water actually in the tank. (ie a 55 gallon tank with 55 lbs or rock probably only has about 40 gallons of water)...

I have a 55 gallon tank (48"x18"x12"). How much rock should I get? Is about 1 pound per gallon good? Thanks. JW

Hello all. I have been testing my brand new tank daily for the most common parameters: ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, hardness, and alkalinity. My question is, what is alkalinity? Mine is testing off the charts! Is this bad for fish/corals/anemones? Thanks in advance. JW

Hi ya'll. I'm located in the east San Francisco bay area and I bought, via liveaquaria.com, a large Electric Green Carpet Anemone that is way too big for my tank. Regardless, it seems to be doing really well but he has stretched out to take up my entire tank. Is anyone interested in...