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Are Blue-green chromis the same as green chromis. One of mine was an unfortunate victim of the overflow box and i wanted to buy another. This site has them listed as green. When I purchsed them locally they were called blue-green. All the information I read seems contradictory. Thanks...

I have a leather (two actually... yellow fiji and long polyp) That are attached to small rocks and need to be moved because they are out growing the rocks. Should I try to pry them off or cut them off at the base with a razor? I planned to superglue them to larger rocks. If they are cut will...

I am thinking of buying a few of these for my 55 to get ride of my aiptasia and just wanted to see if anyone has had a negative experience with them. I have a variety of corals that I don't want them to munch on and also a cleaner shrimp.

Just thought I would check to see if anyone has any of the above corals in the western NY area they would like to trade or sell before I ordered off the net?

I have a well established 55 gallon with descent lighting (2x175watt halides and 2x65 watt actinic pc's). I am trying to decide between a torch and a frogspawn. I know they are from the same family but is one hardier than the other? I'm leaning toward the torch. I don't see them in this area...

I know these things can get big, really big but I found a pretty good size one in my fuge. I will be moving the tank soon and wondered if I should take the opportunity to take it out. The only thing it could hurt is my xenia, and a few 2 or 3 inch hitchhiker clams.

I had a small break out of hair algea. It's finally under control but my green star polyps have a lite covering of algea on their mat. Is there anyway to get this off without damaging the polyp? Thought about a toothbrush...

Anyone in the area have any extra xenia or macroalgae they would like to trade/sell?

I was planning on running a 2x175W MH retro system on my 55 gal using 10K XM bulbs. I found a set up with reflector, bases, and plug and play ballast for alittle under 200. My question is the ballast is electromagnetic, I would prefer electronic, but are magnetic ballast that inferior? They are...

I was planning on running a 2x175W MH retro system on my 55 gal using 10K XM bulbs. I found a set up with reflector, bases, and plug and play ballast for alittle under 200. My question is the ballast is electromagnetic, I would prefer electronic, but are magnetic ballast that inferior? They are...

I'm going to be setting up a 20 gallon fuge for my 55 and need an overflow box. I have read that Lifereef and Amiracle are good to use but I'm having a hard time finding them. Lifereefs are currently sold out and I can't find Amiracles online. I've seen lots of CPRs but do not want that brand...

I'm in the process of building a new stand and canopy for my 55. I would like to keep mainly zoanthids/polyps, xenia and possibly a toadstool leather down the road. My question is should I go with 2 x 175W halides or 440 watts of VHO. I would also like to keep in mind operating and maintenance...

I recently took the glass tops off my 55 gallon and evaporation is becoming a big issue. I add about 1/2 gallon a day and I am becoming concerned about the fluctuations in salinity. I do not have a RO/DI set up, but am using purified water from the lab I work in. Anyone have any suggestions for...

I just got a few individaul button polyps from my LFS that had fallen off the rocks and were on the bottom of the tank. There are three groups of two or three and I needed to know how to anchor them to my rock. I have heard of using super glue but this seems pretty dangerous. Any ideas, what...

I have a 55 gallon that has been established for close to a year now, everything looks great. I made the mistake of buying a CSL 2x65W light awhile back and am now regreting it. The bulbs are 10,000K/Actinic 03 (55W), would button polyps or any other kind of zoanthids survive in my tank? How...

Hi I got a lawnmower blenny last week. He is in my 55gal with about 60 pounds of LR and LS. I have tried flakes and sea weed sheets but have never seen him eat. I do have a small amount of algae on my rocks but it doesn't seem like enough to sustain the fish. Should I be worried? What else can I...

I thought about adding 3 blue reef chromis to my 55 gal, will three get along ok? Current residents are 1 percula clown, 1 lawnmower blenny and snails and hermits. I will probably add a flame angel in a few months as the last fish. Thanks in advance...

Hi, I have bubble algae on some of my LR. I have read the post on how to get rid of it, but would really like to avoid taking my rock work apart. Is there anything that will eat this stuff? Any idea's how to get rid of it without taking out the rocks or releasing spores into the tank? Thanks...

Does anyone here use MagFloats? It sounds like a good way to clean glass but I wondered if they work well. Thanks.

Hi, I had a tank up for about 6 months and decided to swap out the old black sand with new sand. I took everything out... fish, LR, sand and put in Southdown.I tried the curing method for one week as advised by Bang and Kip, and then put the sand into the tank. I used most of my old water. The...