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I have heard that certain fish (like some angels will eat zoas). I have a small colony that seems to be being eaten...could it be my blue jaw trigger or a malanurus wrasse? Thanks, Joe

Has any one had any trouble with these triggers eating zoas? Thanks, Joe

SooO he has been in the tank for a day now and one of my clumps of zoas has been picked apart. Is it likely that he is the culprit or could it be something else like my Blue Jaw Trigger? The trigger has been in there a month or so and has not picked at any thing yet? Joe

Apparently it is a "Halichoeres melanurus" and they are supposed to be reef safe (actually even beneficial!) Thanks, Joe

I just bought a wrasse that was listed as a Melananus (sp) Wrasse (it looks kind of like a Richmond's Wrasse). Has anyone ever heard of these and are they reef safe? I was told they were at teh LFS but I can't find any info on them online and want to make sure they are okay before I put him in...

It looks like it's just turning white...

I have a birds nest coral (not sure the type but it's a light green with reddish tips) that has been doing really well and all of a sudden almost the entire coral is white! This seems to have happened overnight and I'm not sure what's going on. I've had water tested at two LFS and the tests are...

I have some questions about my T5 setup and need some expert advice. I have a standard 125 gallon (20" tall) with a 6X80 T5 retro in the canopy. I am over driving with the Icecap ballasts and the bulbs sit about 4.5" off the water with fans blowing across the ends of the bulbs. I was running my...

I only feed every couple of days and don't overfeed. I have 1 Koralia 4 in there with my 2 return nozzles. Maybe I'll add another Koralia? Thanks for your help Joe

Forgot CUC: 2 Cleaner Shrimp 12-15 various snails 3-4 Nassarius Snails 2 conchs (don't remember the type) 2 tiger tail cucumbers 1 pencil urchin I just removed a large spiny urchin because he was knocking stuff over

The tank is a 125 with an EV 180 skimmer, phosphate reactor, live rock (100 lbs or so), 3 of the bulbs (1 ATI Blue Plus, 1 Aquablue Special, 1 Pure Actinic) are on for 2 hours then the next 3 (Blue Plus, Aquablue Special, Fiji Purple) for 4 hours, then the first 3 for another 2 hours; here is...

I am running 6 60" T5s in my canopy with Ice Cap ballasts. The ballasts allegedly overdrive the bulbs, and I was wondering what type of life expectancy I can get from the bulbs. I have had them in place for 6-7 months and I am having some cyano and algae issues, and my corals don't seem to be...

I have filter socks in my sump but have been told by my LFS that I should remove them because they are nitrate factories... his suggestion was to rely on just the live rock and protein skimmer for filtration. I was hoping to get some opinions on this. I have a 125 with about 100lbs (I'm...

My sebae anemone has been turning itself upside down lately...has anyone seen this before? My water parameters are good (don't have specifics but I could get them) and there should be plenty of light with 600W of T5 in a 125. Flow also seems adequate. He was doing great for the first month or so...

Thanks for the help...I'll let you know how it goes. Joe