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I have 1 rock that has over 16 aiptasia on it. I noticed it yesterday pulled the rock out of my tank it is now sitting in a stroyform box with fresh saltwater (not from the tank) Is there anyway I cant put something in the water like lemon juice to let the things eat it with out using a...

Still under hypo and now my hippo and small purple tang have ich back. I did a fresh water dip on the small purple tang last night since I noticed he had ich again. Didnt get it all off but seen some of the ich fall off. Didnt want to lose hime he was in fresh water for 4 minutes. When I woke...

I thought my tank had Ick so I pulled the rock and lowered salinty to 1.009. The spots on my hippo tang have not disappeared. My Large Purple tangs color is really faded when the lights are off and not as bright as my other when they are on. After lowering salinty My blonde naso tang got pop eye...

I have been trying for the last 3 hours to get my tank to 1.009 and the closest I can get is 1.010. How do I get it down one more point without going too low. It is a 90 gal with a 30ish sump. Does anyone have any idea how much water I should remove and replace with fresh. I have gone through...

I was wondering if anyone has ever had one? I seen it at the LFS and they called it a pilot fish but anfer searching I know that its actually a clown goby. SWF doesnt give alot of info on them so I have a few questions. Do they do better alone or in groups? Can I mix the different colors? How...

I want to make some home made food for my fish but have a few questions. For my reef tank I have two scallops in it I purchased some alasken scallops and my husband said if I put it in the tank then the fish will go after his scallops? Will they? The shrimp I bought was fresh raw with salt. Do...

I thought my angel had ick but on one of the fins it looks really bad so after having it in copper for a week and still showing signs of ick but my other fish no longer show signs I decided to do a freshwater dip. I matched temp and ph and dipped it for 3 minutes and nothing happened is this...

I am running a QT tank right now. I am using an AquaClear 70 Power Filter on a 20 gal tank. It says its good for 40-70 gallon aquariums. My question is about the filter media. It comes with carbon, foam filter, and biomax insert. I am not using the carbon as I am treating the tank with copper...

I am ready to purchase a RO/DI system and I am not sure what the best one is. Currentally I am running 2 tanks a 100 gallon reef with 30ish sump and a 90 fowlr with 20ish sump. We are looking at getting a 20 gallon QT to run with the reef when its not used as a QT, knowing that at times we...

Ok I have read that you are not susposed to do hypo with sand and rock but I am wondering..... I have 3 pieces of rock in my 90 gal which after my new rock from swf.com cures they will be tossed. So I have the following questions 1. Can I do hypo in the display? knowing that the rock will be...

I was wondering how do you tell the difference from a true perc and a false perc clown. I was sold a true pair(I believe it is) One didnt make it in QT so I was going to get another one went to a different LFS and what they said was a true didnt look the same to me. I know they have black...

OK over the weekend a "store" was having a scratch and dent sale. I picked up a PHO fixture really discounted but didnt realize it was missing the VHO Ballast I knew I need to get one for the MH but can someone help me out to where or how to make one? For the VHO it has 2 24 inch bulbs...

Can a Mandarin Dragonet and a Lawnmower Blenny be in the same tank?

I need someone to help solve am arguement my husband and I have been having. 1. When testing the water do we take it out of the display or the sump? 2. Do we go halfway down into the water to get the sample or take off the top of the water? 3. I have learned that using a turkey baster makes it...

I have a Neptune to monitar my PH and Temp. I was wondering if there is a system like that for the other testing that needs to be done. For example Amonia, Nitrite, Nitrate I know Neptune has a ORB Probe which I have but have not installed yet but was wondering this as I went to test my water...

I have two problems. I think my clams are gaping if so what do I do? Also the second clam has stuff growing on his shell we poped one of them since he wasn;t extening his mantle past it. I brushed them with a toothbrush last night and on the one there are holes on his shell from the...

I have a anemone that I have had for 2 months he is the largest in my tank and he has recentally turned a snow white color. He is eating and doing everything normal loves to move around the tank after I bought another anemone before then he had his place and never moved even after we emptied...

Hi I have a 60 gal tank currentally I am running two 48" Juno lights, I think they are power compact they each have 4 2 colored lights with a funny plug like a 4 pin socket. I am also running 5 Neptune moonlights. I think I need to switch to metal Halide but I am confused with all the...

My coco worm has left his tube. Is this normal? I layed the tube on the sand next to him to see what happens. He has been on the sand for 3 days now and yes he is still moving to my surprise been hiding near a rock. I thought for sure the cleaner shrimp would have ate him by now. Another...

I got a case of ich so I set up a hosp tank on Sunday. 20 lbs of new live sand. 50% water my old tank 50 % new salt from fish store. on monday ph dropped to 7.7 so added buffer can not get above 8 tank looks cloudy lost 4 fish and a cleaner overnight. what can I do for remainder of fish. lost...