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A quote by "LIONCRAZE" "-Box/Cowfish - Boxfish and cowfish should not be kept because of their dangers to the aquarium. If harassed or killed, the boxfish/cowfish can release a toxin that would kill everything in the aquarium." I trust him.. i wouldnt get one.

Originally Posted by Kevin34 Were you trying to say that their care level is medium and they are a hardy clam? On this site it says they are difficult. Do they need a mature tank? I would definately keep one in a muture tank with well established d.s.b. and fuge.. these clams need to spot feed...

Leo, there are ONLY 2 proven methods on removing ick, hyposalinity and copper, avoid adding chemicals to your tank at all means. Check the disease and treatment thread on this site and good luck! ALSO check on fish and invert compatability and sizes in the new hobbyist thread.

Need a good clean up crew, one on this site will help you, STARVE the hair algae, by removing nitrates and phosphate, KEEP UP with your water changes..

Originally Posted by swaziland will bubbles hurt fis Clean it, check for leaks, VENTURI SYSTEM?, Adjust air intake flow accordingly.

Originally Posted by Garychef1 any help out there i am pretty new at this First Find out where they are coming from,, you need to get to the source first or you will always be having a phosphate problem. Some Internal Reasons high fish and/or coral population in the aquarium, plant material...

Originally Posted by trillyen Will the aiptasia kill the SPS, i have 2 peppermint shrimp in the tank for aiptasia, but they havent found it yet, i know p shrimp may eat the sps polyps but ive had good luck with them so far, plus they are well fed Can i cut it off, or use joes juice near the...

Originally Posted by mojo46825 Ok I just installed a coralife 9 watt uv twist Uv sterilizer on my 65 G reef. I have gotten mixed input on how long to run it. One LFS told me 24/7 another told me just 2 to 3 hours a day. If I only run it a couple hours do I leave the pump run or time it off as...

You can try JOES JUICS or inject with boiling water via medical type syringe and suck out with turkey baster.

Originally Posted by gmwilk anyone have one of these? if so what inverts did you have and did it attack them or fish? would you suggest them? thanks! Careful, these are usually very agressive and would love to kill and eat small fish and inverts.

Originally Posted by Stanlalee a "moded" maxijet is one with a hobby propeller fixed to the shaft. It supposedly pushes up to 2000gph. its probably a bit much for a 45g corner and certainly one thats not bare bottom. AHH,, MODED? I have a standard that goes into my protein skimmer and its...

Originally Posted by 1tang2nemo Hello I have a 45 corner and just done the maxi jet mod on my mj1200 and it moves so much water my fish are constantly moving backwords. Does anyone have any experience with this mod and do you think it is a bit much for my size tank? I have the mj about 6in down...

Originally Posted by KJohansen Here are two pics... One is a star, is this one I want to get rid of? And then in the second one, i have these all over that rock. Any idea what they might be? Feather Dusters? Or Aptasia? #1 is definately an asterina star 99% of the time harmless algae grazer...

Originally Posted by WBilton they appear to be starfish, however one arm is much longer than the rest, the are white and very small there are about 25 of them. Are they star fish? (I'd try to take a picture but I don't have a very good camera) Asterina Star, harmless algae grazer,

Originally Posted by indiglo What is the best way to remove phosphates. I have a bunch of hair algae growing big time, I checked my nitrates and they were good. I talked to a friend of mine and said I probably have a big phospahte problem. What is the best way to remove them? Cut down on...

Originally Posted by DeltaBlack22 Cyanobacteria is photosynthetic... But dont reduce your lighting. It thrives in low light conditions. Poor lighting can contribute to cyano. This is incorrect! Lighting: The use of improper bulbs, lack of maintenance, and extended lighting hours are...

WHAT chemical did you add to the tank to try to get rid of the ick, the first time?

Originally Posted by ace223 i have redish maroonish color stuff on and in my live sand, what is it? it's growing quickly. Most likely cyanobacteria: This is controlled by reducing lighting time, Using RO/DI water, controlling phosphates=Controlling feeding(cut down), Keep you nitates down by...

Rolex's are the only watches in the world that maintain their value well. I bought my submariner like 2 years ago for 4900, now I just priced it at MAYORS here in FL, its like $6000 and the 2 tone like you have in the pic is $7200 AS well as the GMT MASTER, like my other watch, so if you get the...

Originally Posted by rockkapper well i took a knife and dug them out of the rock taking rock and all did not touch the things at all If you dont eradicate the on the first shot, they wil come back and multiply..