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I'm not sure if i'm having a problem or not? I have a few species of sponge that have come on my LR, however, the one seems to be growing at a supersonic rate. I've noticed that the sponge has grown my LR together forming a wall, also the sponge has made a 3 inch ledge below one of my LR...

ok, for the past two days i've watched my xenia wittle down to 0.5inch stalks and they do have their arms out but not fully stretched and they are NOT scrunched up like they do with a hermit picks at them..they were about 5 inches tall and spread out pulsing in the current two days ago - also my...

i recently purchased a black sun polyp coral..all water params are at 0 except nitrates are at 5ppm, salinity 1.025, ph 8.4...i've had this coral for a week now and the polyps have not opened. i tried the 2 liter bottle target feeding to bring the polyps out and it didnt work, i used marine snow...

I read many different things so i was wondering to get some opinions - I have a pair of tankraised ocellaris, however i also have a pair of captive ocellaris (had to get them i felt sorry for them at the LFS) Odd thing is, the one captive and one tankraised have kinda paired up and the other two...

Ok to make a long story short, I am housing a very small hovercraft/helmet cowfish for a friend. My friend who has a 120g is moving into a 180g and wants me to babysit the cowfish until the 180g is ready. The thing is that it was a "spur of the moment" purchase and he knows nothing about them...

i was just curious if anyone has ever had an aquarium on the 2nd story of a house and actually ran plumbing the whole way to the basement for a sump or refugium? if so, what size return pump would be needed?

So the LFS has a long tentacle plate coral for sale, and it looks very interesting. Just inquiring some advice from everyone before i make a binary-buy LOL sorry, just had to. Would they be able to kill small fish with their sting? If placed high enough in a tank with PC bulbs would they...

Ok so i had an obvious mated pair of peppermint shrimps and the other day i noticed that one was missing and the other is sporting yellow eggs under her belly. I figured that this doesnt happen very often so i'm going to try my hardest to hatch a couple of these little buggers. I have her in a...

My hippo tang doesnt seem to approach her food, i've tried seaweed salad. Any suggestions on what she may take? tia

i have a 3 banded damsel that has gotten aggressive since the additoin of 3 green chromis, but the problem is...i cant catch him! i tried the net at feeding time, i tried a clear glass cup and baiting him in..nothing works! i NEED HELP ASAP!! tia

My LFS has Atlantic Anenomes for sale, and i was just curious as to whether or not they will host clowns or anything? Any pros and cons would be good too, TIA

I have 2 things, cant get a good picture on them though :( on the side of my LR i have this light almost transparent white stuff ALL over it resembling snot, its hard to touch....next in the crevice of my other LR i have very sturdy looking spider webs, white in color and almost looks like a...

hi there, just checking for opinions on my PH placement, correct me if i'm wrong - i have a 55g with my reef set up like an 'S' if seen from above, it is very porous with many holes and underpasses. (looking at tank from front) i have a maxijet 900 on the left side/rear corner a little less than...

I'm making my first purchase from GARF and i was wondering if anyone has purchased from there? Results? anyone have any luck with the GARF 'grunge'? TIA

my astrea snails are moving over the LR i have and i've noticed white streaks behind them and in the general area of them cleaning the LR - are they eating my coralline algae and the good stuff on my LR?

i believe through research that i have an OVER ABUNDANCE of diatoms taking over my tank, in other words it looks like a bunch of brown algae every-stinking-where! It's turning my LR brown, my base rock brown, my skimmer brown, thermometer etc..everything is turning brown, but i've seriously...

I was thinking of trying to build my own rock, specifically a one piece arch from aragrocrete mix. I got the ingredients online, but it only calls for low alkalinity cement... Does anyone have experience with this? and would anyone know if the lye or any other chemicals in the cement have an...

Does anyone have suggestions on feeding routines? Is it better to feed 3 times a week or a small amount everyday? every other? thanks

I am new to this life of SW tanks and have started my own in a 55g. What is a refugium and is it REALLY worthwhile to have just starting out? Another question...i have a protein skimmer, hang on back filter, powerheads and undergravel filter, along with LR...is this all necessary or did i overdo...

I have a bunch of LR and some cichlad lace in my tank, but it's covered with what looks like little strands of dust resembling hair? anyway to remove this with chemicals or critters?

the water level in my SW tank is low, so im adding "city" water just as i did to fill up the tank. I have a big bucket with water warming up and i added chlorine remover solution, can i just add the dechlorinated water? or should i wait? ANything other than that, besides adding salt because my...