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I broke down finally at the advice of a freind of mine and bought an alkinity test kit. What should it be in a reef tank? Here is what I came up with. 12dKH in my 55 reef and 17dKH in my aggressive reef(well FOWLR and a couple corals) The kit says 12dKH is good but I prefer to hear it from more...

What kind of current is prefered for xenia? Also will they sting other corals such as yellow polyps?

I have a big algae problem in my 55 and have had one for awhile. Normally I would simply add a fuge but lack of space makes that a little difficult :( . My bigger problem is that turbos die pretty quick as do any large snail and I dont know why. I have alot of hermits, astreas, smaller trochus...

I plopped a couple grass shrimp in with my lion this afternoon because I was feeling lazy and didnt want to thaw anything out at the time and I noticed an interesting behavior. One shrimp caught sight of the lion at the same time it did of him and backed into a corner facing its nose spike out...

I am thinking about doing a local only either 5 or 10g hex tank. My plan is to get some base rock and submerge it at my dock in a net bag for a month or two so stuff can grow on it and inhabit it, I might even drill some holes to make it more desireable. Then after that, I havent decided on a...

I am thinking about doing a local only pipefish tank. I am thinking either a 5 or 10 gallon hex tank. My plan is to go to my LFS and buy some base rock, maybe drill a few extra holes and such and put them in a net bag at my floating dock for a few weeks to a month to let native stuff grow on it...

Heheh I was doing this weeks perusal of the U Build it section and found this "little" guy. The name and the pics of this guy are the same as a Spiny Blue Lobster at my local aquarium. The decription of this thing says small little lobster. The one at my aquarium is like 2 feet long with...

I just got back home after spending labor day in Atlanta and I went to clean the sponge folters around several of my powerheads. Before you ask, they are there to keep my lettuce nudi from getting sliced and diced. I went to clean one in my 65 and noticed right before I was going to wash it out...

I was at my dock today catching some ghost shrimp as a treat for my lion. I was surprised to pull my net up with a juvenile pipefish which I didnt know inhabited these waters. Its kinda brown a little wider in diameter than pencil lead and about 3 inches long. Its in a QT with LR and macro right...

I was looking throught the U-Build it and was checking out the nudibranchs and looked at the Sea Goddess and noticed Diet: Unknown. So then I went to a PHD run website specializing in sea slugs. The diet of a Sea Goddess is not unknown. They only eat blue sponges and appearently require alot of...

I am still looking for a partner for my lion and niger trigger. Are hawkfish known to be fin nippers? Do they require any special feeding procedures, such as feeding by hand like my lion?

Hey, I plan on an eel in the near future. The only open space I have in my tank is in the back, about 8 inches high by 3 feet long. How would I cover this with something that is movable? I have heard of eggcrate material, what is this stuff and where do you get it? Any other ideas? My original...

Maybe its just a temporary glitch but has anyone noticed the sale price on Monkey shrimp is $0.00. Are they so bad SWF is giving them away?

I am looking for an out of the ordinary fish for my 65 tank and decided I need some color. Has anyone ever had a Potter's Angelfish or have any info about them?

I am looking for a final small to medium fish I can put in my 65 aggressive reef tank with a niger trigger, a spotfin lion, a blenny and a mandarin. I would like an open water swimmer which is bright since the tank is kinda dark, and quick or odd bodied to avoid the lion. Any ideas anyone...