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When I first began in the hobby we had a privately owned lfs that was great, they asked what I had and had lots of info. about the stuff I wanted to buy, but then they closed, and my stomach began to hurt because I knew the only one left in my town was awful. They are a chain and have several...

I have found that routine water changes work great, plus no chemicals are put into the system and you don't have to work about a machine that might break. I do a small water change, 10-15%, each week. It takes about an hour in total to take out and replace but it really keeps the parameters in...

I think your stock list looks okay, you might want to add a foxface for algae help in your tank. Most of the time they will eat bubble algae and hair algae. They are very useful and colorful fish without having to have as much space to swim as fish like tangs do. Good Luck!

I have heard alot of people say that those tangs might not be happy in a tank that size, I wanted one also but was worried about 90 being too small for them for any length of time. I have been QTing a Kole Tang in my 29g for a few weeks and he is fine in the small space. I do frequent water...

How long did your tank cycle and what did you cycle it with? I would buy the fish you want to have in there instead of adding a fish you don't really want in the long term. If you just add one fish at the time you will not cause cycling to start over and bacteria will continue on the growth...

I am in favor of hypo so far with my experiences. The first time I used it I know it saved one of my fish, ich got the rest before I could get it started but my hawkfish survived without any stress at all. He has been back in the DT for a while without any return of ich. I did leave the DT...

oh it's definately back to 1.009. Just wasn't sure if I should start the 3 week count over again.

Okay, here is the thing...I have some fish in QT and hypo. They never presented with any symptoms, they are new and I am wanting to ensure their health. Yesterday I tested the water and it was at 1.010 instead of 1.009. Should I start the time frame over or will it be okay? The salinity must...

My mushrooms do that and I have seen my Elephant Ear Coral do it too, very scary to see happening, I thought for sure it meant death the first time!

I am still new to saltwater too and have had several fustrating days due to figuring out what to do, especially with ich, but hypo really seems to work! It takes time but the fish really can get better and you can figure out how to avoid them getting sick in the future by using the hypo...

Well I am definately still researching and learning about seahorses including dwarfs myself, but I do know that there is a good book about dwarfs I have found. It explains alot of the basics and more, really quite alot about saltwater aquariums in general. It is "The Complete Guide to Dwarf...

Okay, as many of you know I purchased a display tank from a lfs that closed. In resetting it up and making new purchases for it our inexperiences have taken us on a wild ride, ich, hair algae, etc. Anyway, today I am trying to id some things we have found within the DT over the last few...

Hi again! I wanted to follow-up with this thread. I want to thank those of you that provided so much help to me, ich is a challenge... I made it through hypo for the first time and I had one survivor, my flame hawkfish. He is now back in the DT and doing well, probably alittle lonely though...

Originally Posted by MX#28 I hate to say it, but a few times per week will not sustain this fan for very long. You'll need to supply A LOT of food once a day at the very least (most success I've read about with the harder gorgoninans seems to be with three or more feedings per day or even a...

Originally Posted by MX#28 Since it is non-photosynthetic and rather difficult to keep fed, how are you planning to keep it healthy? What foods, how often, etc.? In all of my tanks I use Essential Elements and Coral-Vite but based on recommendations from ReefkprZ from another thread I am...

Did I not post it in the right place, I posted it this morning, hopefully in the right place...

Thats good to know, we live in Florida and it gets hot here sometimes but my tanks stay between 80-81 usually.

It is roughly 7 inches in length and 6 inches high. I payed $50 for it. I have no idea if that was good or not, I just knew I had to have it!

Here is my newest addition to my reef tank! It is amazing! Thanks to ReefkprZ I know what type of Sea Fan it really is. It is a Gorgonia acabaria.

Originally Posted by reefkprZ coral frenzy kent chromaplex esv spray dried phytoplankton I found two of these online and ordered them and was able to find one this morning in the lfs and purchased. I have been putting in Essential Elements and Coral-Vite after water changes already. I will...