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My clownfish has become much less active than he used to be... this has been gradual over the last 6 months or so. I don't see any signs of disease and the tank parameters are the same as they always have been (I track it frequently). When I bought him as a baby (about 2.5 years ago), he would...

Hi everyone, I have a healthy 20gallon reef tank you would be rather unimpressed with, but I love it anyway. :) I live in the Bay Area and my favorite local fish store, Aquatic Variations, in Mountain View, CA unexpectedly shut down a few months ago. Since then, I have looked in vain for a...

Hey Guys! Thanks for all the advice! In the end, it seems that my flame angelfish was just nervous or shy.... For the first two days, he primarily hid in a corner and I couldn't get him to even look at food. During the next day or so, I caught him exploring the tank, though he'd dash to the...

Hey guys, I received a beautiful new flame angelfish two days ago... He seems generally healthy, but I'm having difficulty figuring out what to feed him. I've looked at several books and websites and they recommend a huge range of foods - from flakes to meaty foods to greens... I have direct...

With regards to using hot tap water, I would advise against it (though i'm certainly no expert). The hotter the water coming from your faucet, the more minerals and heavy metals will be dissolved from the pipes. In my opinion, it would be much less risky to use cold water and heat it...

I have been having some major red algae problems and my little astrea snails just weren't doing a very good job with it. Two days ago, I bought three trochus snails at my local fish store. They're much larger than the astrea snails, have gorgeous shells, and have completely devoured the algae...

BUMP! :jumping: This is amazing! I would love to see some recent pictures.... Julie

BUMP! :jumping: This is amazing! I would love to see some recent pictures.... Julie

Thanks for your help... I tried removing the black stuff with a turkey baster last night but it won't budge. My conclusion is that the bumpy coralline algae really is dying. It's hard and mineral looking black stuff - not cyanobacteria after all. I went and bought two new lights last night...

I have the same question! Just to bump it up again: What do you "feed" live rock to keep the coralline algae growth (and minimize the yucky algae). I've heard of Reef Complete... Is that what we should use? Julie

Thanks guys! I really appreciate the input! I'm new to this and am trying hard to do everything right, but don't personally know anyone with experience with saltwater tanks. You are my new friends. :) So far, based on your ideas, I will try and scrub/remove the blackish stuff. I will...

Thanks for replying, Capschamp! I have been searching the board for similar posts but haven't found much... I have read a little about lighting -- I have a basic daylight lamp (7500 W?) and a Blue Actinic (7500 W?). They're both pretty old. Does anyone know if I should replace them? If so --...

Hello, I've been lurking around this message board for a few months now and set up my first 20 gallon tank about a month ago. I received about 25 pounds of ultra-premium fiji live rock from saltwaterfish.com. It was a nice green color when I put it in my tank (which had been filled with...