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What cleaner crew would be good for a 35 gallon tank with pretty bad algae problems? So far I have 10 snails (which clean the glass) a couple of hermit crabs, and 5 red footed snails, but they're not doing the job I need to be done, which is to destroy the algae!!! Thanks.

Hey I just did a water change and now I have a mess of green hair algae. Does anyone have any tips for getting rid of this stuff. Thanks

I've been having some very bad luck with my tank the past few months. Three months ago, I had an anenome die, and should have responded by doing frequent small percentage water changes to get it out of the system. Instead, About two months ago I added A rose anenome, elegance coral, and a kole...

There's algae that keeps coming back and is killing my elegance. What should I do? I heard it's not algae but bacteria, but it looks like red slime algae. I also heard that vitamin C will help it, will this work? My elegance coral is shrinking into it's skeleton. I need someone with experience...

Yesterday I bought some new pets from the lfs. I bought a kole tang, a rose anenome, and an elegant coral. They are all acclimated and doing great, but If anyone has any tips to keeping any of them it would be greatly appreciated if you'd share them. Thanks.

There's a really good looking red brain coral at my lfs, and I plan on buying it in a couple of days, what should I do to keep the coral thriving? Thanks.

Ok, my tank is all setup to the point where I can add fish, corals, inverts, etc., and I wanted some advice on what to get for a 35 gallon tank. Is this list ok? Psychadelic dragonet Sixline wrasse Fu manchu lionfish some kind of a Flame hawk Gold bar Clownfish any other suggestions would be...

What does it mean when corals close up?:confused: all responses will be greatly appreciated:D

I just got a frogspawn from the fish store and put it in my tank, on the way home, it started giving off a white slime and now it's continuing what is it? I just checked my water parameters as well and they seem fine. :confused: All posts are greatly appreciated!!! :D

sometimes in the tidalpools (spelling) at my beach there are tons of hermit crabs is it ok to put these in my tank?

in my tank at the moment i have crushed coral that my old lfs sold me, i would like to switch it out with some southdown sand and ls. has any one done this before? and what did you do to take it out without getting any inverts? i have one damsel which i plan to give back to the fish store soon...

i am settin up a reef tank that is a 40 gallon hex so i am definitely gonna need a skimmer i'm 12 so i can't afford a euro reef skimmer, and i need a back pack skimmer any suggestions and if you could include the price that'd be great thanks:D

i have been thinking about it for a while now, and have decided to stick with my 40hex and i am going to make it into a reef. i am going to add a backpack skimmer and mh's i need some :yes:'s and :nope:'s here's my checklist thanks sorry about the information i already had this typed so i just...

what are the ideal levels for cal. alk. mag. thanks i am doing a report on reefs and need to know the normal levels for them and can't seem to find them in past threads or on google, thanks!!!:D

on the message boards i've heard people talking about topping off with RO/DI water and I was wondering what it was.:confused: :help: :confused: future thanks

if i got a wavemaker would i need powerheads? and what kind would you guys reccomend?thanks:D :yes: :D

what's a tank that's 48"l by 18"w by 20"h because i just found one in the newspaper for 100 BUCKS!!! :cheer: with flourescent lighting and filter but i will change those out :D

For my ninety gallon i plan to get the following corals pulsing xenia colt coral bubble coral hammer coral carpet anemone rose bubble tip anemone frogspawn goniporia coral sunflower coral maxima clam/s yes's :yes: and no's :nope: will be apprecciated i will have a euro reef skimmer and a 4'...

if anyone had any advice for what protien skimmer i should get for a ninety gallon reef tank it would be very appreciated i kno i'm getting good actinic lights 90lbs of LR and i have my fish list but i would like people's different experiences with their protien skimmers i heard euroreef was a...

:nervous: right now my cleaner shrimp is laying on it's back shaking is it molting or dying? :help: