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I have a Sulfur Denitrator running and its probably more than my system really needs. I'm wondering if I could also put some Phosban Media inside the Denitrator to help keep my Phosphates under control. If so, where should I put it, On the top? Between the Sulfur and Calcium Media?

I have a Purple Plate thats been in my tank for probably 5 months now. The color looks good. It seems pretty healthy. It readily takes food when offered. However I've noticed lately that its mouth is always open. I can look down inside and see some of the stony skeleton. When it eats some...

is that 65 watts total? or per bulb? The nitrates dont look like a problem for candy cane.

Here's an idea. First if you're starting with an empty tank, maybe you can use some kind of foam on the back of the tank to give the entire back a textured look like the wall of a cave, or reef, then before it cures if you had some dry, clean base rock you could place some small pieces in there...

I have a light fixture over my reef tank thats probably going to be needing new bulbs. Its been up and running well over a year and I've noticed that the actinics dont look nearly as good as they used to. Currently im running 2x250w Halides @ 15k and 4 PC Actinics @ 65w each. First...

Thats what i've been doing I just wondered if anyone else had some kinda clean up crew that lived in their refugium

I have lots of debris that accumulates in my refugium. Its the remains of algae that grows, then dies off, and it makes like a mud down in the bottom of the refugium. I doubt this stuff can be good for nitrate levels etc. Should i put anything in there to keep things tidy?

I have a False Percula in my 90 gallon reef right now. I would like to get a true percula, but i'm worried about introducing it to the tank. I know that my false perc is a bit territorial, it likes to come after my hand and bite me when i get near its half of the tank. Would it be wise to try...

If you dont have a really high wattage lighting setup then i would just suggest getting a rock dwelling Clam species ie. Corcea or something and put it up high in the tank where it will get good bright light. I'm sure you'll be fine. Just watch your water parameters, and keep the Calcium up and...

I had an instance where my Zoanthids and Paly's were all staying closed up. Ironically it happened after I installed a new protien skimmer and my water params went from swamp like to pristine. I think the rapid change in available food in the water put them in to shock. During that time...

Originally Posted by seamandrew Yeah, those are bristleworms in your picture Coffeejunkie...as long as you have a Fish only tank with live rock don't worry about them. But if you have coral or inverts such as clams/scallops, these bristleworms can be a serious problem. There are fish who love...

What kind of equipment are you running ... ie Sump? or Refugium? Lighting? How long are the lights on? how many fish do you have, How often do you feed them? How much? What kind of skimmer? Do you test your water params? What do they look like? What kind of trends do you see in your readings...

You should put that Devil Damsel in a tank with a Lion fish and then watch to see who gets stressed. j/k... Those damsels are so evil though!

Ok, where to start. Well First off, after only a little over a year at this hobby, i'm by NO means a pro yet. But I have made my fair share of mistakes and learned some lessons. First big mistake i made... I filled my tank with Tap water. I did treat it with stuff from a local store to remove...

I've had my fair share of Cyano problems, and algae problems. They were all solved in no time by upgrading to a GOOD skimmer. The Red Slime stopped coming back after only a week and within 3 months all hair algae was GONE and all corals and fish were VERY happy. Before the skimmer i tried many...

I have a 90 gal. and i run 2 Koralia 3's they seem to be just right. On top of that flow you have the circulation through the sump, i think mine is approx 400gph and then i have a cansiter filter i use for carbon and other medias like a reactor which i would say is flowing about 200 gph. One...

I have some acans that are doing the same thing. they still behave ok. There is a small cluster near the bottom of my tank and all the polyps exposed to the lighting directly has bleached white. i can't move mine but im not worried about them surviving. They seem to be doing great aside from...

Have you made any changes to your filtration ie, new skimmer, More carbon or new media etc...? I had a similar problem when I upgraded my skimmer. Suddenly my water params were great but all my corals started to suffer. I think they got used to all the dissolved organics floating around...

How long has the sponge been in the tank? Has it just recently been introduced? If so when you put it in your tank, was it ever exposed to air by any chance? If so you could be seeing part of the sponge die. They dont do so well when they're exposed to air. try to get some pix posted

about 4 Months ago i bought an Acan frag with 3 heads on it. It was a mint green with dark green stripes around its edges. I placed it at the bottom of my tank in the crevis of rock thats smack dab in the cenver on the tank. Im noticing that the polyps that are exposed to the most light have...