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I have a 150 that has a slow leak around the bottom seal. You can see/feel a bit of water around the rim. This has been there for awhile, at first I thought it was drip from cleaning but I have noticed it when I havent been doing anything in the tank so I know there must be a leak somewhere. My...

My 150 used to be home to a group of triggers which I found to be so messy and time consuming in terms of keeping up with the cleanup. When I moved the tank, I gave away my undulated, my bursa, niger and all else and decided to begin over with a deep sand bed and go with peaceful community fish...

I've had a lion for probably about a year now, he is very large and I had purchased him as an adult. He has always been an aggressive feeder on silversides,frozen krill and frozen shrimp. About a month or so ago, he flat out quit eating. I mean,not even interested. In fact, he swims around...

I was thinking about getting a bamboo shark for my 150 gal, hoping to upgrade to a 220 gal maybe next year if all goes well. Do these types of sharks have any special requirements such as uv sterilizers or anything I should know about? I have read they are sensitive to high levels of nitrates...

i am planning to add a volitan to my tank very soon. i was wondering if anyone could tell me if there is anything special i should know about them as far as water temperatures ,nitrate sensitivity, etc. my tank is occupied by triggers and eels and tends to be a little high in the nitrate area...

I have a 150 gal with a snowflake, black edged moray, picasso, bursa, and an undulated. The undulated has been in there for about a year now and he is starting to show signs of aggression . I am going to move him into his own tank but I would like to add a fish to replace him and was thinking...

I have a 150 gal which is home to 3 triggers : picasso, bursa, and a young undulated (he will someday get his own place). The tank is also home to a pair of eels who pretty much keep to themselves. The one eel is a black edged moray whom I am told might get pretty large and aggressive, but I...

Is it true that popeye is caused by air bubbles in water? I read that here and was curious because my power head creates quite a stir of bubbles and this is a concern.

My tank has a green tint to it. I have some pretty high nitrate readings but salinity is good. I have had a water change and have just installed a new power head to get some better circulation. Any clues as to what this is from?

Is it okay to hook my power head up to a small air pump to get a strong blast of air flow in my tank? It seems to blow with alot more force that way I was just wondering if this is alright.I am not really very experienced and don't know much about power heads. I bought an AquaClear and there...

My 150 gal tank has burst into a cloudy,algae sort of state recently. I have done 2 water changes of maybe 10% each and it comes right back. I have been careful not to overfeed. My tank gets alot of natural sunlight exposure from the nearby room. I had a similar situation last fall and it...

My 150 gal tank has burst into a cloudy,algae sort of state recently. I have done 2 water changes of maybe 10% each and it comes right back. I have been careful not to overfeed. My tank gets alot of natural sunlight exposure from the nearby room. I had a similar situation last fall and it...

I have a 150 high tank and am planning on purchasing a few power heads for circulation. My question is what brands are reccommended most, the rotating type has had some mixed reviews here I see. Is a separate type of pump needed to "run" the power head? How do they actually "work"? I'd like...

I ran across an octopus today while on a run for krill at the lfs. They have him for like $33.00 and all it says on his tank is "Cephalopod". I am just curious if anyone can tell me what kind of octopus this could be. I have heard of the deadly blue ring and have seen pictures of those and he...

I just introduced a lunare wrasse into my tank this evening and he seems to be having a great deal of trouble adjusting. He has rapid gill movement and is jerky. My black edged moray is being territorial and has snapped at him a few times. What can I do to help him through?

I have a 150 gallon tank which was home to a niger, a clown and a picasso trigger. During the moving process when buying a house, the clown didn't make it. I would like to get another clown but have been considering a different type of trigger. Any recommendations as to which varieties do best...

I have tried everything to reduce the nitrates in my 40 gal community tank. I did countless water changes, I've been skimming. In order to clean up waste in substrate, I put in 20 hermit crabs today. Is there anything you'd recommend to reduce this problem?

I have tried everything to reduce the nitrates in my 40 gal community tank. I did countless water changes, I've been skimming. In order to clean up waste in substrate, I put in 20 hermit crabs today. Is there anything you'd recommend to reduce this problem?

I have a 150 with 3 triggers and a snowflake. I'd like to put in a small horseshoe crab to kinda stir ---- up in there. I have an urchin in there now, so far he hasn't been bothered. I know it may be a matter of time but, I need some cleaning done in there!!

I just bought a newly hatched banded cat shark today. He is doing really well in my tank so far and everyone is peaceful. But I read on here that a trigger likes to nip at the cartilage on sharks...is this a common problem? I have in this tank a picasso,niger,and a snowflake eel with him...