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My dolabela sea hare, Jaba, is one of our favorite tank friends. He is a gentle giant that keeps my reef free of hair algae. We got him 4 months ago when we had a massive gha outbreak that turned our reef into a salad bar. We got the sea hare when nothing else would work to get rid of the...

My giant coral bandit has killed several of my fish and all of my other shrimp along with several hermit crabs. Today he has struck again, I just watched him kill my fire angel. That was the final straw, I really liked that angel a lot, he was my friend and he was very docile. I have tried to...

A buddy of mine is wanting to swap me my tank for his. Mine is a 90 gal starphire with a 30 gal sump and reef oct 150 his is a 360 degree 230 gal center drilled with a crazy insert covering the overflow. picture the faux reef like rainforest cafe, Looks pretty cool actually, a 50 gal sump and a...

I will try to get a pic but the last couple of days I am seeing my yellow tang poo out these clusters of what looks like tiny little worms. They look like tubifex worms and they come out in bunches. I have been feeding him nori sheets, krill, danichi and mysis. He appears healthy and happy but I...

Hi guys, I am about to add the last few fish additions to my reef. Just a quick once over. I have a 90 g tank, 30 g sump/refug and I have about 250 lbs of lr. Current residents are: 3 inch yellow tang 2 1.5 inch false percs 1 scooter blenny 1 lawnmower blenny About to join after their...

I picked up a sea hare last week and it is a BEAST, he has his work cut out for him as my tank is a green hair algae nightmare right now but in his first week he has already taken down about 15% of the gha buffet. His name is Jabba.

I setup a 55 gallon, quarantine/hospital tank. First resident is going to be my yellow tank, couple of white spots on his anal fin and I dont want to see it spread to anyone else. My tank is a 55 running ro water with a biowheel 350 and i used 10 gallons of water from my display along with 10...

I am setting up my qt this week and wanted to get some feedback from the community before i make any purchases. I was lookig for a good 29 gallon setup for this project but havent come across any good deals. I did however find a 55 gal. clist special that has a light, stand, filter and looks...

Anybody get anything cool for the tank? Wifey got me a tuxedo urchin and a d ecorator crab

I am about to loose my mind with my hair algae. I dont know how it is growing I have tried so many things to rid my tank of it. I have gone in 3 times and pulled as much off of the rocks as I could but there are some areas I just cant reach. I have set up 15 gal refug full of cheato and calurpa...

As a new hobbiest there is so much to learn and many lessons that get learned the hard way. I would like to share something I did my first time around several years ago. Maybe some of you will get a laugh. I was at my lfs and I kept seeing these little brown anemones in the tanks and I talked to...

I had a deep sand bed in my refugium and I just pulled about 15 lbs of sand out of it. seems like a shame to waste it but i dont want to put anything into my tank that doesnt belong. I have calurpa in the refug but i have gone through the sand and made sure that their was no pods in it. What do...

hola! Im @ work not wanting to get started on a big pile of blah. What better way to avoid it then by getting to know you guys better. I was 8 or 9 and I wanted a puppy, my dad told me to prove I could care for a pet first and got me a 20 gallon tank. I had the shipwreck ornament in it that...

Hello, Im not sure what this is. Just showed up one day. I thought it was a sponge but it flattens out when the lights are on but in the dark sucks in and gets a little taller plus it has a mouth. Anyone know what it is?

Happy Friday fish fans! This sunday I am going to be hitting up my lfs and it is likely that I will be bringing home a new friend. I wanted to ask you guys what the best order of entry would be for my stock list based on aggressiveness and just what will in your opinions be the friendliest way...

This morning I woke up to a "concerned" wife and a throaty magpump blowing air noise. My stupid skimmer started fountaining water over the side of my sump dumping about 5 gallons on the floor... 5 new gallons and several towels later I am thinking about doing a gate valve mod on the skimmer...

Yesterday I added a small school of green chromis (3) I already had a damsel in the tank who has never had a problem in the tank but was the only fish. He promptly beat the crap out of the chromis and i removed him from the equation...that was easy...NOT! Anyway. he chased the chromis into the...

came out of a new rock i just added, didnt know it was there until I turned on the light and saw it move quickly back to its lair. I tried to get his picture but he was a quick little dude. about an inch and a half long with 2 eyes and im not sure what he is?

Hi all I have been reading the posts on this forum for several weeks in preparation for setting up my new tank. I have seriouly read so much that I feel like I know some of you! so let me introduce myself. My name is Will and I love aquariums! I have been active in the hobby most of my life. My...

Hello, Im looking for a new setup in Northeastern Ohio, I will pickup if within reasonable distance. I am looking for between 75 and 150 gallon, I would love a nice corner tank if someone has one available. let me know what you got! willrobinson79@hotmail.com