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HELP!!!!! I'll try to make this short - 125g community (the beginnings of a reef tank) - one year old - (I have another 125g 2+ years old with no problems) This tank is healthy - water has always been good - reg. maintenance - I have from time to time lost a couple of fish - never knew why. I...

I have had a "battle" with bristle worms for over a year when I purchased 100lbs. of nice Tonga rock. When they are small... I picked them out when I can because they do get huge!! I have recently pulled out 2 that where really fat & long!! Bigger than a pencil. I tried to get one this morning...

This little creature is a Reticulated Sea Slug - Oxynoe antillarum - Order: Sea Slug - Feeds on Caulerpa racemose blending in with the grapes!! Good news because I get to keep the cute critter!! Thanks for the hint of a bubble snail, Information found in Reef Creature Identification Book under...

I have lots of books to look through, but I have had the best information reading your comments and experience!! Thanks!! What is it?? A Nudi?? It's on my glass, looks like a slug, he was living on my caulerpa. It's approx 1.5", green, antenna's, a spiney small shell - Can I keep him??? He's...

This one is new to me!! Early in th emornings I have noticed that my tank water has been a little cloudy in the mornings. I recently did my monthly cleaning & water change so I really was watching closely to see "what the heck" was going on - The very next morning I saw smoke like substance...

I don't have answers for you, but I can tell you what worked with me a year ago...same problem. I was (and still am) new to the saltwater tanks, so I purchased a lot of books, read them and found out one thing they all had in common about eek algae! I placed small hermits crabs in the tank, did...

Is orange - I feed it Phytoplankton, but it seems to like the zooplankton better?? So I spray it with both...... I am trying to add a pic..... for some reason, it will not let me attach a picture, no matter how small I crop it!! Oh well, its orange & pretty. Thanks for the advice, it may not be...

Gorgonian under attack??? Maybe... It appears to be missing some little polyps off of the ends of some branches all of a sudden!! This beauty is a new addition to one of my 125 gal. tanks and has only been living with us for one month. It has been doing well until yesterday. It still looks very...

Thanks Jon & Dan for your reply's. I do have a mandar1nfish in the tank, but not an arrowcrab. So.... I think I make try to remove some in the mornings and let the mandarin take care of the ones I miss!! I just wanted to make sure that I didn't have to go into the panic mode!! Thanks Guys!!

Hello all, I am still a novice....... less than one year of enjoying the reef tanks! - I recently noticed these slug/snail like creatures were on the glass in the mornings, after the lights are on for a few minutes they are in hiding. There seems to be around 30 of them so far that I can see...

Thanks Saltyrich!! I am lucky I guess as I paid $$$ for my other 2 brown brittle starfish that I have in the tank.... I didn't realize that I was breeding others in there! Funny thing is that I have a 125 with a few seen every other day or so, but my son only has a 20 gal. with tons of these...

Hi All - Has anyone ever seen "lots" of tiny brittle starfish in the substrate ?? They have the tiny disk body, the legs are brittle and they are white with tiny dark spots or lines up the legs. They range from approx. 1/2" to 1& 1/2 including the legs. My son has maybe a hundred in his tank! I...