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Hello, long time no post. I have a 100 gallon reef tank. Everything is great. HOWEVER, because of its healthiness I got lazy. Bubble algae got way out of control but about 15 minutes 2 or 3 times a week is getting it kind of under control. That’s a long term problem. But my real problem is just...

My tank is about a year old and I enjoy all the new growth that it produces. In the last few months a purple algae has begun to grow. At first I thought it was healthy, now I am concerned it is taking over the tank. Its on the rock, glass and snails. Is it healthy? Can I scrape it off the front...

I posted a couple of weeks ago about what was diagnosed as Bubble Algae. The consensus was to get a couple of Emerald Crabs to eat them. Did it. Emerald Crabs were a good addition to the tank but they are not eating the BA. I thought I could pop them but they are hard as a rock and float around...

Are you using tap water?

I have a Blennie which is an algae eater. I wonder why he doesn't eat it?

Thanks for the advice. The algae is throughout the tank so I will try the emerald crab. Thanks

Is it a problem?

This photo is not to good but I don't know how to get my photos down to 500 x 500. I did it in paint. Let me know.

My 100 reef tank is about 9 months old doing good. I now have about 100 to 200 little egg looking balls through out it. Some are very small and others are the size of a dime. They look like wood ticks. Does anyone know what they are? Are they harmful?

:notsure: Last night I was moving some rock in my tank and some rock shifted. Apparently my BTA was attached to two different rocks and split about 3/4 down the middle. Can it split into two BTAs? Will it die? It appears to doing well but I am uncertain of its furture. Any ideas.

Should I move him out of the RUF up into the live sand?

Will a dead clam in your RUG be a problem???????:help:

This week I purchased two clowns, a yellow tank, a cleaner shrimp, ???? star (reef safe) and a cleaner clam from SWF.com. Everthing acclamated well. All is good except, I can't find the cleaner shrimp and the cleaner clam has never moved. The clam was placed in my RUF which does not have sand...

No, this was stuff from the shore. I guess what you are saying is what ever it is, it must be cured. Please advise. :happyfish

This is a good question. Just this week we have found 100's of live sand dollars, OK not a good idea for live sand. But we have also found very beatiful snails. I though that it was never OK to introduce species directly from the ocean, in my case the Gulf of Mexico. I used to do it when I had a...

I have the same problem and 82 is the lowest temp I can maintain constantly. I have two 2 inch fans installed with the hood but my temp was rising to the 89 range. I bought some $5.00 five inch fans at Wal-mart and have a fan on my pumps under the tank and strapped two fans by the hood as...

What is Selcon? Do I get it at my LFS?

I have the same question. I feed my BTA a peice of fish the size of a dime. He ate it right up. Was the amount I fed to small? I would like to feed it weekly. Can they be over fed? :notsure:

BTA came out today and is on the rock in a great place. I think it may be hungry or needed more light. I'm going fishing in the morning and will feed it some fish when I get back. I assume that it would need a chunk of fish or shrimp the size of a quarter of a dime. Do I just place it in the...

What is "simple green". I have invested ($50.00) in a small wet dry vac. I had an old one but it didn't have half the power of the new ones. It can suck the water from the pad. It still smells for a day or two so put some fabreez(?).