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I just moved the contents of my 58 gallon to a 37 gallon and need to get new lights. I know *gasp* I downsized! The tank is really deep (20 in) and I have a small space to work with (30in x 5in). I have softies but would like to have some more options in the way of coral keeping. O and Im...

There is this red algae on my rock that grows in perfect "feather" like branches. Its very soft and actually quite pretty in the current. It doesnt seem to be invasive so have left it alone. does anyone know what it is? Sorry my camers isnt very good

Ok this new polyp grew off of this tiny frag and it is completely colorless. and the top round of "arms" are long and stringy instead of like the bottom row. The mother frag this broke off of below has produced several normal looking polyps since i bought it. Whats the deal with this one...

I have had this blue clown goby a couple of weeks now and I never see him eat. He hides all the time and I have to actively search all the nooks and crannies to find him. Is he just eating the amphipods and copepods in my tank? I have noticed that there arent copepods crawling on my tank...

I have been getting these sores all over my hands that are like blisters deep under my skin. They hurt really bad and arent going away very quickly. I have recently scrubbed some lr and every once in a while my crabs or snails knock a frag of button polyps off a rock and I have to put it back...

My 3 scarlet hermits and a new cleaner shrimp have all shed their exo skeleton. I just find it odd that they did it the same day. I have alot of blue legs and another cleaner shrimp that havent though. I know this is how they get rid of toxins so im just a little worried that my water may...

Is it normal for the larger (female) clown to bully the smaller (male) clown? I know she is supposed to be the dominant one but does she have to show it so much? They both look healthy and shes not beating the poop out of him or anything, but it does seems like she goes a little out of her way...

I bought a very small xenia frag yesterday and rubberbanded the base to a piece of rubble. This morning I woke up and all that was left on the rubble was the base. I found the head but now I have no idea which way is up or down. I just put a rubberband right over the top of it this time. Is...

Ok, I just looked at Cranberry's work in progress hitch hiker page and what she pictured as colonial hydroids looks an awful lot like something I have in my tank that I thought were tiny feather dusters. They are so small that they dont come out in photos. What are some ways that I can discern...

The glass I had cut is a few millimeters too long and wont go in "square". They said that they cant grind that small of an amount off and if I have them cut new ones, not only will i have to wait another week and pay another $30 bucks but she said there is a chance it will be off by a...

Ok, I just got 2 clowns from lfs and they went straight into QT and have been there 3 days. I noticed 3 small white spots that seem to stand off the skin a little. They dont show in pictures. Water 2 days ago was ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 25, temp 78-80, salinity 1.023 ( measured with...

Ok, I just figured that with all the algae in my tank I didnt need to "feed my rock" or my snails and crabs for that matter, but it has started to look awfully clean (and algae free) so I dropped some pellet food in there and boy do I feel bad now. About a dozen BIG bristleworms literally fell...

I just got my first fish! Yay! Two false percs. Anyway, they are in the QT tank and I was wondering how long to leave them in there? Its only 10 gallons and I dont want them in there any longer than I have to. Granted they are small fish.

would a 36" Nova extreme with 4x 39 watt T5HO lights be enough to keep mushroom, button polyps and anemones

I currently have a 36" 50/50 compact flourescent and some one just gave us a t-12. (its actually the previous owners of the tank and he said it was the original hood for it). Should I add it to my tank or leave it off?

I just bought 3 feather duster worms and 2 have opened up fine but one has only stuck the wormy end out. Is that the end I stick in the sand or did the lfs rip off his "feathers"

I have a 58 gallon that is about to reach its 6 week anniversary and should be ready to put the first fish in Friday or Saturday! I was thinking about these: P.S. this will eventually be a reef tank 2 clowns (false percs?) Coral Beauty Lawnmower Blenny I was thinking 3 green chromis as first...

I would like to add an INEXPENSIVE fuge to my 58 gallon tank. I would put one underneath but my cabinet door only has a 10" opening and I dont want to drain my tank to get into the back opening. Sooo, I am open to making one beside my tank. I think I understand how to construct one out of a...

New Years eve a couple of friends of ours sold us this 58 gallon set up for a good price. We have always dreamed of having a saltwater tank so here it is! This a pic from 5 weeks ago first diatom bloom with 38 lbs of liverock Present day set up with 59 lbs of lr and our new 10 gallon QT...

My tank is nearing 5 weeks old and coming down from its spike. The ammonia has been at zero for a couple of weeks an Its been hovering for a while with trace amounts of nitrites and the nitrates are at almost 50. The LFS keeps telling me not to change the water AT ALL until the cycle is...