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I picked up some LR from a LFS, and it had quite a few hitch hikers.. Some shrimp eggs that hatched, a baby serpent star that hatched ( I can only assume he hatched, he was not there before when I looked at it) some coral and these worms.. has anybody seen these before to tell me if they are...

Sadly, I have to reduce my number of tanks in the house.. so I have decided to start with my 65 gallon high tank. Most of the stock was bought here, on SWF.com.. here it goes 2 false percs, 1 blue hippo tang 1 yellow tang 1 6 line wrasse 1 velvet damsel 2 cleaner shrimp 1 CBS 1 serpent star 1...

I came home to one of my seahorses with white on his gills breathing labored, nothing I could do to save him, but now I think it may have spread to my other seahorses. I have noticed a few white spots on them too.. Is it too late, or can the tank be saved by multiple water changes? My qt tank...

selling, prefer local pickup fully functional in a wooden canopy. Actinics are still new in the package, metal halide is about 6 months old. Wooden canopy can be repainted, is half black right now. Does not come with mounting or hanging hardware. Located in Gainesville VA posted on Cl for 175...

I am converting a 75 gallon and a 65 gallon to a 210 gallon. if I use live sand and rock from both tanks, and mix the establishes water from both tanks, will this be enough establishment to avoid a cycle, can I add the livestock from these 2 tanks? any suggestions? by the way, i will be...

Is my anemone disgruntled or dying? I had my green carpet on one rock at the top side of my tank under 4 96w pc lights, he moved down to span both rocks, I don't know if he slipped or not, but the side of him got wedged between the two rocks. I moved one to free him, and now he is closing and...

OK, I searched for some time and could not find the formula, I know I have seen it on here before, but how do you determine the size of a tank? I am planning to build a custom tank, 8' long, by 3' deep, by 3' high.. anybody know what gallon this would be?

OK, yesterday, my tank took a turn for the worse.. Still trying to figure it out.. doing water tests now.. Can anybody id what is wrond with my poor damsels lip??

One of my False Percs suddenly died today, so, AFTER i check my water and determine water not to be the issue, how long can my other clown go without a mate. I know they like to have a significant other, will she be ok alone for a while, or do I need to find a new bunk mate for her? I believe...

OK, I just noticed I have a huge amount of copepods in my new tank. Other posts say get a mandarin, I want one, but I am reluctant to get one in my less than 2 month old tank. If I have such a large copepod population, do you think it would be OK to get a mandarin, or should I find some other...

Looking to get a "mentor" or two in the Northern VA area, New to the hobby and would like some guidance on how to set things up. I just can't shake the "I'm forgetting something" in my tank since I have lost all faith in the LFS I bought my set up from. Trading potentials and shopping fun...

I got this as a hitchhiker on my clam.. any suggestions as to what it might be?

I have 1 on my 15 g sump, but from my return line that splits two directions into my 65g, there is quite a bit of water flow that comes off those that actually blows my clowns backwards... one actually spends the majority of her day swimming the current, which also churns the top of my water...

OK, so I admit, I got a LITTLE over zealous when setting up my new 65 g tank a week and a half ago, and may have added a little too much salt. My readings are off the chart. I know my Ph is off, and I have not tested any other parameters and my question is: My live rock is coming tomorrow, is...