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This fuzzy, plantish looking stuff is growing on my rocks, powerheads, basically anywhere it can find a home. I believe it prefers places with a medium or low flow because I don't see it on the areas that recieve a full blast from the powerheads. It's not taking over by any means, but I'd like...

I have some snails right now. 10 Astrea in my 55g. There isn't much other algae that they haven't eaten. I'll take the advice and do some lighting changes and keep an eye on the levels.

The olive green stuff is what I'm referring to. So, do I take it that I should just make sure my water chemistry is correct, buy some new bulbs, and possibly do a water change? This is normal? No reason to panic. Got it. I need to run to the LFS for some RODI top off water today anyway...

I posted this in the algae section, but either nobody looks at that section, or nobody knows what I've got. Tank is about a month old. Levels have been fine according to the guy at the fish store that I watch check them weekly. In fact they've been so good, that I'm starting to wonder if the...

I've attached a pic so everyone can see what I'm seeing. Two things, maybe three. First, what's the green algae growing on my LR? When I brought it home from the LFS it wasn't fuzzy at all. Now, a month later, lots of green fuzz everywhere there's not already corraline. According to the LFS...

I just recently set up my tank and added some LR from the LFS. It had been in a display tank they had set up for quite a while, so I wasn't really expecting much in the way of hitchhikers. I got it mainly to seed the rest of my rock. Anyway, most of the hitchhikers I have noticed I can easily...

The people I bought my tank from used, I am assuming, Seaview gel on the background they had on it. The background fell off in the move from their house to mine and now there's the residue from the gel on the back of my tank. I've tried soap and water, alcohol, fingernail polish, and vinegar...

Haven't ruled it out. I've been doing research on that too. It may be an addition that I make in the near future.

I want to make sure my research is correct before I really start spending my money. I've got a 55G that I would like to initially setup as a FOWLR. I'd love a reef setup, but have decided that for now, with this tank and my experience level, I'm just not there yet. I'll put my list up and you...

I got my new tank home this weekend. I ended up buying the rock, about 57 lbs of it, and the light. I believe the light is a T5, but I haven't had the chance to examine it closely. It was relatively inexpensive and better than nothing. Eventually I'd like to have an LED system, but my wife...

The tank is only supposed to be about a year old. She said she just got tired of messing with it. Among the things she says she has are red slime control and parasite control. I'll ask her if she used them or other medications. I know there are different kinds of lights. I suspect these are...

I found a decent 55g tank with a stand on Craigslist for about $100. This will be my first jump into the saltwater world and I can't hardly wait. I've been reading these forums for a couple years, but just hadn't been able to pull the trigger. Anyway, the person selling the tank has some...

I know that starting with a nano isn't really the preferred method. I figure if I can master the techniques with a small tank, keeping a bigger tank will seem like a relative breeze. I just looked a the website for the water I buy for my office and it says they use a RO process for their...

This is is the basic Tetra starter kit from WMT, so it's nothing fancy. My wife thinks I'm crazy wanting to spend more on rocks and sand than we paid for the tank. My eventual goal is to whet their appetites for saltwater and then get a much larger tank, like 100+ gallons, at some point in the...

My daughter's 5 gallon freshwater tank just lost it's last fish. I've been reading these boards for a few years and I think I'm ready to turn it into a nano reef. I just want to make sure I've got all the bases covered. I know I'll need water, live rock (5-7lbs), live sand (1 inch layer)...