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I would leave them...bristle worms are great natural scavengers and I doubt they would cause any problems. If you start to experience problems later, you could always remove them then. They may look monstrous, but they're really not that bad...

I agree...any LFS that is actively taking care of its tanks and monitoring its water parameters shouldn't have that much of a problem. Sounds very unprofessional to me. I would recommend doing what many people on this site do who don't have a reputable LFS nearby...buy online! I have bought...

I am still not seeing the two long white sticks. Also, once the hood is fully raised, how can you access the filter media as there are two pumps in the way. Do you really have to remove both pumps?

Originally Posted by stdreb27 That is nuts, no one even wants the stuff here. It's possible that my lfs is more likely to take my frags because I'm usually trading in colonies not single frags. I will attach 3-5 frags per rock...easy to do and considered larger specimens and more valuable for...

Originally Posted by evadeontrain I know... Is there something that I'm missing? They are my favorite coral in my new tank, but i don't know that much about them because... just like my tank, i am new It's possible that my lfs is more likely to take my frags because I'm usually trading in...

I would definitely opt for the sump/refugium/protein skimmer setup...no doubt about it.

Originally Posted by GeriDoc Last year I traded three small frags of xenia for a fish worth about 20$. The next day I happened bo be back in the same lfs,and there were my xenia (which were a weed in my tank) all alone in a display tank with a sign that said "RARE BLUE PULSING XENIA...

I also just recently purchased a 34 gallon Red Sea Max and switched everything over from my 29 gallon. I am having difficulty accessing the carbon/filter media, however. Surely, you can change this material...any ideas? By the way, how are you liking the protein skimmer? Mine hasn't been...

I just purchased a Red Sea Max 34 gallon Plug & Play. The tank itself was assembled before I purchased it. I am having difficulty accessing the filtration media, however. Does anyone know how to disassemble part of the hood so I can just access the filtration area? Thanks so much!

If no one is going to comment on the tang, I will....a 24 gallon tank is completely unsuitable for this fish as you mentioned earlier. In my opinion, a 55 gallon tank is the smallest you would want to go and that's even pushing it. I'm not trying to criticize you, as I'm sure you were not...

No, no...that's a good thing. A lot of people don't even make the effort and at least you are seeking out help and researching. We all have our problems in the beginning...it'll all work out.

*ding, ding, ding* We have a winner...that tank is truly sad, foundanemo. But per your other posts, I see at least you are trying to make it better...

My advice, go to another pet shop...these people are obviously giving you poor advice. A rampant yellow tang "stressing" out the other fish to the point of death...possible, but unlikely. I would say the source of your problem is ich and the disease killed all of your fish. As the above...

You may also be thinking of Pom Pom Xenia which looks similar to the above picture. I notice, however, that the stalks tend to be shorter than regular xenia and the polyps in closer proximity to one another. I'm not quite sure, but I don't think this site sells Pom Poms, if this is indeed what...

There's a reason why the large aquariums use Instant Ocean...it's the cheapest and still of somewhat high-quality! A twenty dollar difference may not seem like much when you're purchasing for a 100-gallon tank, but imagine how the dollars add up when it's thousands upon thousands of gallons...

In my opinion, leave them in. Contrary to popular belief, fireworms (or bristleworms) are not bad creatures and are quite beneficial in clearing out detritus, etc. It is very unlikely that they will harm your tank inhabitants, even very small, non-aggresive fish.

Tropic Marin for me also...I was getting through the roof calcium with Oceanic.

Well, you're getting darker stuff than I am. Wonder what I should tweak this time?

Well, mine's been up and running now for about four days. The first two days, I could barely turn the water level up without it overflowing. It was also not producing any sort of foam. I ended up cutting the tubing in the bubble diffuser a couple of inches. After that, I was getting tons of...

I just purchased this skimmer a couple of days ago but have yet to set it up. I'll let you guys know my experience once I do...