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I recently purchased an anemone and things did not go well. It didn’t survive and I’m pretty sad. I spent hours reading up on their care and believe my lighting and water are optimal. (2-165 watt LED’s Nitrates 5 or less, everything else 0.) I am wondering what I can do to make my tank a good...

I’ve had an Emerald Crab before and never a problem, but whoa! Big shocker tonight when he was caught eating my firefish. And no, he was not “cleaning up”. Firefish was not sick, but a bit displaced by some rearranging. He has been looking for a new territory and hanging out in unusual spots...

My 165 W LED’s are here! They are dimmable and wi-fi. I turned one on just to see and I think I may be blind in my left eye now! Does anyone know how I should adjust them so that my fish are not harmed? I do have a guide for “seasons” to follow if I need to, but I know people here are way...

I have an opportunity to install an ro system in my house. Of course I was gung-ho to do this for my tank, but now I am having some doubts. When I look back, I have used tap water (community treated well water) for 14 years in two different cities in Montana and have only had hair algae once...

We’ve had lots of activity in our tank lately (in a good way), but the changes have resulted in a nitrate spike. I’ve done a 30% water change followed by a 10%, but they just are not down where I want them. I’m prepping a 15% change for tomorrow as well. I’ve been looking at methods to get the...

I have been getting some suggestions on lighting for adding soft or hard corals and I learned that two of these : Dimmable 180W LED Aquarium Light Full Spectrum Lamp Coral Reef Fish Tank Marine Will work in my 75 gallon reef tank. (48x18) I have a canopy, so this will require some mounting...

5 year old tang is not doing well in qt. for Ich. Recently stressed it out when adding new angel fish to the main tank and repairing the wave box. THis fish liked to hide behind the wave box but when we took it out for repairs it went nuts from fear and ran into the side and top of tank. Stress...

I've had my tank for 10 years now and it was time for an overhaul on the wavemaker. We have the old hob box type that forced out a wave as well as two small Whisper-sync ones. Does anyone know where to get thes old box ones? The only one I found that was shaped like a box was described as...

I was hoping someone could remind me what the ratio of fish size to gallons is recommended. I've always kept my tank slightly understocked to keep the water healthy, but now I'm considering adding some fish. I thought it was a comparison of surface area of fish to gallons.

If anyone has read my early post regarding the tragedy of moving my 75 gal you probably could understand where I'm coming from. Also we may get into some weekend travel plus three (separate)weeks a year. I am considering downsizing to our 18 gal, filling it with the live rock and our two clowns...

Just sharing my disappointment and sadness with others who love their fish....I started out on this site 2 years ago and had great success and such interesting experiences with our 75 gal reef tank and fish. Recently we relocated and moved the tank twice. Once to a temporary home with only one...

Not sure if I should attempt to move the urchin back onto the live rock or just leave him be on the glass. I'm worried that he might damage the glass since he's strong enough to eat rock. I have no idea if he can navigate back to the rock - how will he know which way to go? Should I attempt to...

Anytime I mention the word "seamonkeys" I wonder if people think I'm a bit loopy but my kids got them as a gift from Grandma and are enjoying them. However it's a bit of a rip off because once you use the packet of food they supply that only lasts a month(or a few days if you kids get it and...

Not sure how to handle this? I am in the process of mixing 12 gallons of r o into seawater for changeing on Sunday. My toddler just lifted the lid of the mix container threw in three empty but dirty plastic drinking cups. One cup recently had juice in it. That it's a ratio of 12 gallons to...

I could sure use some input from the experts that hang out on A-A regarding my freshwater fish. I just did a 20% water change and added a dark background to the tank and immediately saw there are tiny white worms all over the tank sides and in the water. I'd say 1/2 mm each in length. The...

Since it's not bothering anything we decided to keep our QT up after we acclimated our latest fish to the main tank. Does anyone know if it's safe for us to turn off the heater until we need to use it again. We'd like to keep it running but with high electricity costs here it would be nice to...

I happen to use the same equip. for my tropical fish and separate betta tanks. I think I see one white spot on a tropical fish. Looked close at my betta and maybe, just possibly I see an intsy weentsy spot. I heard some fish cannot handle the treatment (scaleless fish?) (FYI - I never cross...

I read the AA article on setting up a quarantine tank but still need advise on getting the water quality right. I put a deposit on a fish I really want and it will be available in 2 weeks. LFS owner says that's not enough time to get the QT established. AA article seems to say it is enough...

Sorry I don't have a picture yet. This guy is quick! I read as many webpages on them as I could but still can't tell if I need to get rid of it or not. This worm is about 5 inches long (haven't seen him completely out of the rock yet) and resembles an earthworm but has a zillion legs or...

still new at this, but have taken over care of an established tank. My ph readings are right around 7.7 to 8.0. I'm not a good judge of color but my husband's opinion is 8.0, I see it as 7.7 or 8.0 but think I'm seeing a decrease over time. Should I try a chemical increaser? The previous owner...

Anyone into Betta's? We have a variety of fish and just got our second male betta (each in their own bowl or tank). I can't help but feel terrible for them in those tiny cups in the stores! They are so small that they rarely open their fins and show their real beauty. I'm surprised that they...

I have 75G with two clownfish, one blue/yellow anges and one small firefish. I have been reading and reading and so far I'm getting the idea that I don't have tankspace for any more fish. I'm guessing the clowns may be 6 inches someday, Angel 4-6 inches and firefish is 4 inches long. Is it 2...

I'm not finding enough information about this particular sponge that I have. It's orange and shaped like a Mickey Mouse head with the ears being tubes. Some days the sponge is puffed up large and tubes open very wide. Other times it looks shrunk down. I've been told this is an indication of the...

Newbie here! Just purchased an established 75G SW tank and had it moved into our home last night, water and all. Previous owner was helpful but I may not have asked the right questions. I am confident that the water we got from him is in great condition so I don't want to mess it up. I will...