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My emperor angel has been turning a different color for about a week. It is changing from juvi to adult and today I noticed the white swirls at the top of him are turning a deep yellowish color. Almost gold. Is this part of the normal change? It actually looks kinda cool but want to ask to be...

I have ordered a 300 gallon tank and stand. Now I need the sump, pump and skimmer for it. I need suggestions on what brand, size, etc. to get for a tank this size. I don't think a mag-drive 2400 like what I have in my 180 would cut it. I have 6 weeks before the tank and stand arrives. Any...

I am in the process of getting everything together to start a 180 gallon reef set up. Would a oceanic model 3 sump be better than the all glass megaflow 4? I only have experience with the megaflow and don't know much about the oceanic sump systems. Any and all info would be appreciated.

I have been doing fowlr tanks for just over 2 years with success (so far). I want to try making my new 300 gallon a reef. My question is, What is a refugium and is it required for the reef set up?

While I am not real new to saltwater fish, I am new to a tank this size. I just ordered a 300 gallon tank and need to know how many snails, crabs,starfish etc. to put in a tank this size. I already have about 175 lbs of live rock to transfer over from my 150 and about 50 crabs and 15-20 snails...

This may be a stupid question, but how important is it to have a protein skimmer? My 150 has been set up almost a year now and I can't seem to keep any other fish except for the first 4 fish that I got. They are a foxface, racoon butterfly, coral beauty and a choc. chip star. The latest...

I have a 150 with overflows. Here are my parameters: ammo.-0 trites-0 ph-7.8 trates-80 I have done (4) 60 gallon water changes in the past 4 days and my nitrates are unchanged. What can I do to get them down? Thanks for any input.

I just got a blue hippo today from swf. My damsel keeps chasing it all over the tank. should I flush the damsel or will they work it out? The damsel is bigger than the hippo and I would rather have the hippo than the damsel if I have to choose.

Hello all, I got 2 butterflies last thursday and I'm not sure what to feed them. I've tried bloodworms, frozen foods and flakes. They ignore the fish food and heep picking at the rocks. Are they getting enough or do I need to do something else? They are both only about an inch long and the tank...

I have a 150 gl tank and the current stock in it is as follows: 1 emperer angel 1 foxface 1 coral beauty 1 algae blenny 2 damsels 1 blue mandarin 1 blue hippo tang 1 peacock flounder 1 chocolate chip starfish 1 maroon clown 1 pearlscale butterfly 12 hermit crabs 1 horseshoe crab 4 turbo snails...

I'm considering setting up a tank for seahorses. I currently have a 150 for my other fish but I would like to try seahorses. Can anyone give me any advice on what size tank is required and any other information on what would be required?

Hello all, I just set up a 150 w/2 overflows. the water level in one overflow keeps going up and down until the line gets air in it, then the level raises to normal and then starts the process all over. It's my first tank with overflows and don't know how to fix the problem. Any help would be...