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I just bought a 55 gallon salt-tank which I donated in my Fathers name to a counseling center for kids. It has a THICK layer of green hair algae covering all the live rock. Can I take out the live rock and scrub it off? Or how can I start fresh with this tank? I have upgraded the lighting and...

I have a 75 gallon that has been up and going for a good year and 1/2, all is well! The only thing that is off is my PH is at 8, How do I raise it? The fish I have is: Flame Angel Yellow Tang 2 percula clowns yellow watchman goby banzai cardinal blue damsel I have numerous crabs and shrimps...

I set up a 30 gallon qt tank like a month ago, I used water from my display tank which is perfect numbers, added small piece of live rock and a cup of live sand from dt but my ammonia is still through the roof! What more do I have to do? I have a small hang on filter which I put foam pad from...

My bt placed himself up underneath an ornamental castle where there is no light and worst of all I CAN'T admire him!!!! How can I get him to move Just where do they normally like to be? Also is it ok to offer my coral-banded fish a treat of clams or fish? How many times a day is good to feed...

I have some kind of brown worm on my rock is this good or bad?

Do I coral dip a Red Gulf Sea Fan and chili coral when I receive them? thanks!

K I am doing everything by the book to do this right! I have just spent 2 hours looking for my answer, so I will count on you guys to give me a straght up answer! ALOT OF MUMBO JUMBO out there that just makes you want to GIVE up!! Simple question HOW DO I KEEP MY QT TANK CYCLED AS I'M STOCKING...

I am getting some zoos,blue mushroom and a feather duster tommorrow, should I coral dip all 3? Also is it true that you don't have to QT a mandarin fish? Thanks!

Do I need to quarentine a bt anenome or dip it in something? I have my QT set at 1.019 to get ready for my new fish (I am going to hyposalinity down to 9 RIGHT?) So was worried that an anenome would not tolerate this? Also to I quarentine my shrimps and crabs and snails that I have coming? Not...

I have been reading this forum for MONTHS now and ready to dive in! (ALOT of patience YES!) I have my quarantine tank (30 gallon) set up and PERFECT #'s now! I ordered i watchmen shrimp goby, and 1 bicolor angel and misc crabs and shrimp also 1 Ricordea Blue 1 Polypblue and 10 zooanthoids. My...

How many fish can I put in my quarentine tank as I ive in the boondocks and hard for me to get fish. I was thinking 2 clowns and 1 yello tang? I have a 75 gallon display tank! Also do I have to quarentine crabs and lobsters and shrimp? THANKS!!!

I have a cycled 75 gallon tank with 5 crabs, 1 damsel and 3 chromes but made the mistake of only starting with 12 lbs of live rock and 30 base rock! I now want to add more rock. I live 2 hours from a pet store. Am i better off traveling to the pet store and bringing some home in buckets of...

I have a 75 gallon bowfront tank and looking for some type of cover(not the glass tops) don't like the look of egg crate? Has anyone used the reptile screen covers? or any input on this topic? Also is there a place that custom makes them for bowfronts? THANKS!

What is a good budget friendly skimmer for a 75 gallon tank? I tried the eshopps psk75 h and don't like it at all! Thanks! I don't have a sump just the rena xp3

I'm assuming becaus of the heatwave we've been having lately my tank temp is getting up to 84 degrees! I have no fish as it's a new tank set-up thats cycling, I see they hae chillers but are VERY pricey! Any tips from anyone? Is 84 too hot if I just keep it at that? THANKS!!!!

Is Florida Reef rock a good choice for a new saltwater tank? Also can I add crabs to a new cycling aquarium? Thanks

What is Macroalgaes and where do I get them? Also has anyone had any success with the Rena xp3 filter in saltwater tanks? (I have a 75 gallon?)

I just got a 75 gallon bow front tank I added live rock and salt water, Good question to start off with is It came with the Rena xp3 filter and I got all the stuff for it and it's up and running, Is this a good enough filter sytem to run this tank? Does not seem like enough air bubble flow? How...