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My 29 g hex is acrylic and I have terrible algea growing on the walls. They are green and some are kind of purpley. They have grown in deformed little circles all over and I can barely see in anymore - they are very hard to scrape off without scratching the acrylic. Is there something that...

I have a 29 gl hex acrylic tank. It has been set up for one year contains 2 clowns several hermit crabs 1 yellow and fuscia gamma ?? 35 pounds of live rock and a bottom of live sand I have the most horrible algea problem. Atleast I think it's algea, it is green and some is kinda...

I was just at my lsf and wanted to buy a blenny. I have a diamond back goby and the kid said that they cannot mix. He has given me not so good info before so I wanted to check here first. my tank size is a 29 gall hex with 35 pnds lr and a substrate of ls 2 pecula clown 1 cleaner shrimp many...

I came downstairs this morning and went, of course, immediately to my tank and there are a thousand tiny tiny tiny white lines floating then darting everywhere! As I look as close as I can because they are sooo tiny I believe they are brine shrimp babies. THOUSANDS! Last week at my lsf they...

I have a 29 galloon hex with 35 pounds live rock. I want to start putting in zoo's , aenomes, corals and such. I am tires of hearing the very confusing info from my lfs because they have steered me wrong before and I do not want to invest that much and have the wrong product. What kind of...

I have a 28 gall hex 35 pnds lr 2 " live sand Temp 78 ph - 8.1 nitrites -0 ammonia .05 nitrates 15 calcium 300 ( I know its low , I don't know how to raise it, people say don't try you could kill the tank) tank has been up since January 2005 1 cleaner shrimp 2 percula clowns 1 emerald...

I purchased a blue starfish last weekend and the first few days he was very active - climbing all over the rock and glass. Now he has settled between some rock where I can barely see him and hasn't moved in 4 days. His one leg just hangs there not attached to rock. The others look like they...

WHAT COULD BE CAUSING MY HEALTHY TURBO SNAILS TO START DYING. I LOST ONE ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND NOW 2 MORE ARE NOT LOOKING WELL. THEY ARE LYING ON THEIR SHELLS WITH THEIR OPENING UP. MY SHRIMP , HERMIT CRABS AND DAMSELS AND EMERALD CRAB ARE ALL WELL (SO FAR) AND MY READING ARE GOOD. I HAVE A 29...

When acclimating the fish , how do I replace all the water that I just drained into the bucket after 2 hours? That's quite a bit of water. How do you replace that amount so quickly? Thanks for the help!

One of my turbo snails is acting very weird. I keep thinking he is dead. He/She is laying in the same place in the tank now for 3 days with it's body part up (so you can see it) I thought it was dead. When I touched it to remove it from the tank it moved into the shell. Then a little while...

Hello, I just got back from a very good lsf and have found that all my levels are way way off. They want me to do a 20% water change. My salinity is very high. So I am changing water. I have a 28 gallon hex. I have 5 gallons of ro water that I am about to add instant ocean to. Since my...

HELP!!! MOST OF MY FISH HAVE JUST DIED IN THE LAST COUPLE HOURS! I HAVE A 28 GALLON HEX , 30-35 POUNDS LR , 3-4" LS 6 DAMSELS (NOW 2 BARELY) 5 TURBOS ( MAYBE , THEY MAY BE DEAD TOO) 5 LITTLE SNAILS (MAYBE...) I HAVE BEEN CYCLING FOR A MONTH My tank was clear and beautiful this morning. I...

While I am writing I am watching my fish die!!! I don't have any idea of what just happened! I have a 28 galloon hex with 30 pounds of live rock and 3 inches of live sand. 6 Damsels (well 2 now!) 7 turbo snails, 5 teeny tiny snails. I have been cycling for a month now and everything looked...

I have an acrylic tank (29 gall) On the inside glass it seems foggy or like teenie tiny water bubbles are all over it . When my snails glide across it they leave clean streaks. But the areas that the snails don't glide on still have that foggy look and it always makes my acyrlic not seem...

I am new to all of this and I have a basic question. How often do I feed my 2 damsels? I have a 29 gallon hex tank with 40 pounds of LR and 2 inches of LS I also have 3 turbo snails and 5 teeny tiny snails. The tank has been established for 3 weeks , so I am still cycling. I have been feeding...

I am cycling a 30 gl hex , I have 45 pnds of live rock with 2 damsels, 3 turbo snails and 5 teeny tiny snails ( I don't know what they are called) I have been cycling for 3 weeks - 25 pds of the live rock was just added last week. My tank still has a bit of a yellow look to it - it is clear...