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Originally Posted by spanko Black encrusting sponge I would guess. Possibly an Oscarella sp. Is that a bad thing?

I'm not sure if it smells or not... :)

Hi all... Can anyone tell me what this black stuff is that's growing on my rock? It started small and is slowly taking over....Thanks in advance...

UV sterilizer is good for a fish only tank, not a reef tank...Kills off good stuff corals need to be healthy...

I also have a Niger in my tank and he hasn't harm anything or anyone....He's a good fish....I don't know about the foxface though..

Originally Posted by Jbird0420 Why no place in a reef tank? UV sterilizers kill off good stuff your coral needs...Fish only tanks would be the only place for them...

Hi.. A friend of mine has a 125 gallon tank that's been overtaken by some sort of algae plant..Some of it looks like cheato, but I'm not sure what else is growing...She weeds it each month and gets a plastic grocery bag full and doesn't know how to get rid of it...I've attached the photos she...

I would not re-use the sand, can cause tank to crash. Be on the safe side and buy new sand..Just my opinion...

What is your salinity? If it drops too low, you will have die off from your live rock that will cause the ammonia to rise, plus the coral and inverts need salinity to be around 1.025

Originally Posted by vayapues I have been working for going on something like 11 weeks on getting my 125 g. ready for fish. I am hoping to put several yellow tangs in the tank, as well as a couple of blue fish. My question is, how many do you all think is wise? I don't want to over stress...

Originally Posted by VALgae so pretty! its good that he's eating frozen foods also. his diet doesn't have to depend on how u pod population is doing. I was very pleased when he ate the frozen food...He's always on the hunt for pods...He settled in to the environment quickly and no one seems to...

Rescued this mandarin from our LFS...They don't feed it pods, so I'm sure it was hungry...My tank has been up and running since July '07, lots of pods, plus he ate some frozen bloodworms and mysys, so that's a good thing..Is he/she cute?

Originally Posted by PerfectDark Its not easy to target the exact species of gorgonian, its probably not a purple gorg. but look up Muricea laxa, Delicate Spiny Sea Rod, or Isis hippuris Linnaeus the Golden Sea Fan. There are sooo many, and its difficult to tell if this is its natural color or...

Originally Posted by PerfectDark Def gorgonian and I agree photosynthetic type, brown polyps very close together. The deeper sea gorg. have polyps that are more sparse. Look up purple brush gorgonian. I did and found your thread, very nice...Is that what you think I have?

Originally Posted by MX#28 Definitely a Gorgonian, it might be a Eunicea sp. - a photosynthetic variety and therefore a bit easier to keep than others. Does it seem to respond to lighting? Yes, it starts to close when the lights turn to actinic...Stays open while lights are on....Is this a...