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I have several spots of this on a large piece of live rock in my tank. It is slowly starting to spread though as I've seen it go from one spot to about five. How do I get rid of this? I've read that a naso tang eats it but I have a 65 gallon tank and don't care to get one as all my fish are...

We have two bulbs out in the tank and are trying to find replacements however, the type we have aren't carried by our LFS. We currently have 6 Giesemann bulbs total, three 39W Aquablue + and three Actinic +, with individual reflectors. What brand(?) bulb is suitable as a replacement? Any...

Somehow, someway, my six-line wrasse has gotten into the overflow on my tank. We have TRIED and TRIED to get him out using the net, a mirror, flashlight, and a tool I have aptly named "the claw". However, he is a fiesty little sucker and has out-manuevered us every time. Any ideas on how to...

I have a red gorgonia with yellow polyps that is growing beautifully. HOWEVER....it has a "growth" on one branch. The "growth" looks brownish-green in color, is flat and circular. It is about 1/4 inches wide and looks like miniature "plates" stacked oddly. It is stuck to the gorgonia pretty...

HI GuYS and GAls! It has officially been 2 months that my tank has been set up. It is doing well, just a few minor worries. We tested the alkalinity yesterday and HOLY CRAP! It was at 16 dKH. So, we tested the magnesium and guess what!?!? It was, like, non-existant. But, we did a water...

Hi everyone! My tank is doing well (4 wks now) except we have these little "puddles of slime" floating around the top of the water. There are usually 4-6 of them about the size of a quarter and we skim them out. Just wondering what in the world it is??? The parameters are all within...

I've read and heard a couple of different methods so now I'm curious... When topping off the tank, do I use mixed RO/DI water with IO and top or top it off with clean RO/DI water? I've heard both so now I'm confused! What's your thoughts??? I also want to say that I LOVE THIS BOARD...

Okay, so we just got our canopy from the LFS and the fans won't fit. Hubby says our lighting fixtures are too long - we have 6 T5s with 3 Retro Kits(?) not sure what that means just yet Question is this - tank is staying around 77-78 without a canopy or lights on...Do we need the fans...

That is the question I'm asking myself today...yes, I'm a complete newbie. So, my hubby and I just purchased our first (his second) SWF tank...set it up this past weekend (and truthfully, I LOVE it ) - so far... First, I must say I am SOOOOOOOO thankful we stumbled across this site as...