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My g/f went to a LFS the other day and the guy told her that we could get another goby to along with our yellow watchman. We have a 55 gallon corner tank, and I didn't think that information was correct?! Also, what kind of starfish can I get thats easy to care for, reef safe, and likes to be on...

I have had my pair of percula clowns, yellow watchman goby, and pygmy angel in hypo. The male clownfish has black splotches that have formed over the last couple days at his midsection on both sides. He has been eating fine The tank has been at 1.009 for 9 days and there are no traces of ammonia...

I just QT'ed all of my fish from my display. My powder brown had a significant amount of ich on him, and there were traces on my pygmy last night. This morning there was no signs of the parasite on the fish in the Display. My question is, should I start hypo or wait and see if the ich reappears...

Does anyone test and dose for strontium? What test do you use? My understanding is that when calcium is depleted, then strontium is depleted as well in a reef aquarium. Is this accurate? And if so, should I dose strontium when I dose Ca, even though I don't test for it?

I am setting up a 54 corner reef for a friend and need some ideas and suggestions for equipment. I bought the tank with a 14K 175watt Halide and (2) 39 watt actinic PC's. I plan on adding some LED's in the canopy for night viewing. With that said I plan on keeping fish and corals. The tank is...

I have a used Octopus skimmer which I turned it on the other day to see how it was working and the water overflowed out of the top of the collection cup. I could not find a way to regulate the amount of water into the skimmer and I think I'm missing a piece. If you know what the piece is called...

I have started work on my 90g RR and need some advice. I want to paint the back of the tank black, and I have heard flat black rustoleum works, any other opinions or suggestions? Also, how do I make the inside bottom of my stand waterproof? What kind of material should I place between the stand...

I have heard that I need to test my water and find out what I have present to determine where to place the RODI unit. I am looking for personal experiences and factual information.

How can you tell the difference between a Cinnamon and Tomato clown? I have a rank raised Tomato hosting my GBTA, and another what I thought was a Tomato that hangs out in the back of the tank. I am trying to breed the two and the smaller (male) is darker in color and does not go anywhere near...

Is a used 12 gallon JBJ nano with the K-2 Viper 150 watt HQI clip on lamp for $200 a deal or no deal?

I had a non-reef safe crab in my aquarium for some time. I didn't seen him for atleast a month until tonight when he was going after one of my blue legs. I had him pinned, but only managed to get his left claw before he took off. Will this claw grow back, or have I done some permanent damage?

I have a one year old tomato clown that is about 2 inches long. The other tank mates include a sixline wrase and a coral beauty. I wanted to try and mate the tomato with another tomato clown, but not sure if my plan will work. I was going to take the sixline out and add a smaller tomato leaving...

It was mentioned in a "how much is your electric bill" thread, but I was curious if anyone has successfully run a tank from solar power?

I have these all over my LR. They look like huge hydroid jellyfish that you would normally find microscopically stuck to your glass. They are clear with appendages coming off them with white dots on the end. Any ideas?

I am looking for a book that has a lot of a good information, identification, and pictures of corals. I found one called "aquarium corals" online that had good reviews, but wanted to find out if anyone has a book that they think every coral lover should have.

I have a HOB filter that has a small chip where the pump attaches to the plastic shell. I need some advise on how to repair this leak. The surfaces are both plastic. What sealant do you recommend?

I was told that Toadstools had to be fed, is this true? If so what do you feed?

I purchased a 29 gallon bow front last night from a buddy who is moving later this month. The tank was covered in coraline algae when I bought it and came with about 30 lbs of LR and 25 lbs of LS. I decided to combine some LR from my 20 gallon tank and make the 29 my new display. After a long...

After reading through some threads, I have decided against fragging my Ricordia, but was curious to what everyone feeds Ricordia and how often? I read ground up flake? Do you mix it in a turkey baster and squirt it into the mushroom like you would an anemone?

I have had my tank up and running for 8 weeks and have noticed coraline algae starting to take off on the back glass of my tank and on my LR. I have also noticed red spots in the sand recently that are similar in color to the coraline on the LR. I am curious if this is just coraline, or if it...