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I have 1 6 bulb T5HO fixture it had 3 10000k white bulbs , 2 blue and 1 purple . For lighting , colour , happiest corals does anyone suggest different colour intensity lights ? It's currently over a 90 gal bow front

I have been researching wave makers and through conversation with my lfs I've ordered a jeabo wp40 There are many reviews on YouTube and they seam to be comparable the vortech mp40 costing $500 and the wp40 costing $75 Anyone have a review or opinion ?

I was looking through my marine fish book and found a very suitable fish . The pink tail trigger fish Any opinions ? Any idea of their availability ? Apparently they are one of the more hardiest , Does not eat coral and can be housed with smaller , more aggressive fish ( tangs ) And less...

I have been doing a little research on algae scrubbers . Very simple and seam to be very effective . To my understanding they are for 1) removing nitrates ? 2) helping with gas exchange ? What are the pros and cons from everyone with experience ?

My kole tang has been swimming these same fast vertical circles on the back of my tank for 3 weeks , Anyone know why ? I tried to attach a video but this app doesn't support it

What's the easiest and safest way to move ? I'm moving about 20 mins I currently have a 75gal roughly 150 lbs of live rock 10 fish ,corals ,anemone I'm starting to think packing everything in storage totes putting new live sand and adding rocks and corals Will this start a new cycle or would...

What's the easiest and safest way to move ? I'm moving about 20 mins I cu

Does anyone know if this is a good make ? Any positive or negative experience ?

I have been adding corals mainly softies but considering compatibility and what can be saftly placed is confusing . I'm looking first something that adds colour but also more of a colonial animal that will grow or spread. On the left top I have a bunch of mushrooms Ritteri anemone a few zoa...

I was moving around and placing a few new corals I purchased and my anemone grabbed my arm . About 10 mins later I felt a burning itching sensation and this appeared . Anyone else experience getting stung by any creatures in our tanks ?

I bought rowa Phos yesterday to get rid of the phosphates that are showing up as red algae . And as a filter media in my canister . It says to sandwich between filter floss / cloth Can I double cheese cloth that I have ? I plan on putting this on the bottom closest to the return side . And...

I was sitting looking and it opened and closed again . What is it ? Good or bad ?

A little off topic but I have a anemone question . May 24 2013 I went away for the long weekend and came home to a hot tank and a very white anemone . Even though she is bleached obviously was stressed and unhappy , She stays in the same place, wanders around 1 rock then back within a day or do...

I've been looking on eBay and many other sites for a refractometer . What is a good one vs no good , What should it include ? It does need calibration fluid included ?

I have a few questions about my anemone . As for the sting , it is meant to assist in disabling and consuming live prey ? Is there a max size compared to the anemone that it won't kill ? Luckily I caught it as it was happening but my anemone caught my Foxface as it was swimming by , wrapped...

After last nights battle ( on other threads ) He is looking good , seams healthy except for a few marks / battle scars Question is . Is he a one spot Foxface ? His spot doesn't seam to be as defined as pictures on liveaquaria.com

I was given a Foxface Rabbitfish today and before I pick it up and put it Into my tank is there something I should think about first ? 1) I have a 7 year old daughter that loves putting her hands in when she is feeding the fish . Now with a venomous fish will it sting or attack ? 2) the most...

I was recommended to administer this supplement to my tank . But reading it has copper and different minerals good or bad ? Apparently it's very good for corals , Will help bring color back to a bleached anemone , I think I have something going good so far if I found watermelon zoas in the...

My Kole tang has been getting fat and bloating recently as of it was to be knocked up . Lol What's the cause for the bloating ? I would take a picture but it is too fast and never stays in one place

It looks almost like my watermelon zoa but thinking it could be the last of the pest anemones. Any ideas ?

Just out of curiosity I thought of testing the salinity if my LFS water the fish are in . 1.017 Is that even safe ? My tank is at 1.025 Water from LFS

I'm thinking of adding a sump to the very small space under my tank . Ideally how should I design and build it ? How many compartments ?

I no longer have a sand sifting goby after he jumped . But I do have 3 brittle stars , crabs This red algae started a week after my goby jumped . What's the cause for it ? How can I fix it without adding something to eat it ? Is this algae good or bad ?

Found this little guy in my canister filter during a weekly maintenance . Is this a kind of pod ? As soon as I dumped it in my tank my yellow wrasse ate it .

This is just using a skimmer and a lot of live rock for filtration ?