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Are there any tecniques anyone can share about cleaning a CPR overflow? My 2 downpipes are pretty much permanent hardware until I dismantle the whole tank so I can't remove it. The overflow is filled with aiptasia anemones and im starting to think it may be restricting waterflow. Any tips?

So far i'm having good success with my mini reef that I want to get into some of the nicer looking species of coral keeping. I started out with no restrictions on hardware for my 55g. I have metal halides, I have a good protein skimmer, I have a sump and regugium, I have plenty of powerheads...

I have a nice 5X7 Zoo colony that attracts hair algae. I don't have much in my tank but for some reason the green stuff loves to grow on my Zoo rock. I've been pulling this stuff for a while now and im starting to think I probably need more flow to keep the algae and various suspended debris...

The only "visible" coraline algae growth I have is on the side glass. I'm trying to clean up my tank a little bit so im pondering this idea of cleaning the glass on both sides. If I do scrape the algae off will it create more growth or hinder the success of growth on my liverock? Ideally, I...

Not a blue-green chromis. I have had at least 25 of these over the span of a year and a half and they simply don't last. They do well for a couple days and then they die off in a domino effect, reliably. I'd like to keep something in a group of about 5 fish. Is there any species out there I...

I think this is what I have. It looks like a tree but shrinks and expands all of the time. He always blows up when my Halides go out. He is pink with a somewhat transparent body with little red flower looking things on him. Anyway, hes not really attacked to anything and im looking to raise...

Howdy, it has been a long time since I posted on the forum here. I need to restock my crew because of die off of certain inhabitants I originally had. Currently I have 4 Large nassarius snails <the real big fast ones with the leopard like shells>, they are doing very well; a few small hermits...

I have a standard incandescant hood over my 10g refugium and it does not support macro algae. Does anyone have any reccomendation for a specific light on the market that will work extremely well on my 10g. My goal is to breed more copepods and lower nitrates. Thanks!

Anyone able to share some pics of their QT?

Was the fish alive or dead when he got to him? The fish didnt show any signs of disease and was looking happy eating pods. Today I came home from work and couldn't find my fish. I took tests to see if there was ammonia and possibly a dead fish. No ammonia but I saw the emerald devouring my...

I have billions of copepods infesting my aquarium which is a good thing so far. My single green chromi is constantly eating them in the same spot of the aquarium. They literally just jump into his mouth as I watch him with the powerheads off. Now I see billions, but when will this population...

I found half of my CBS shrimp stuck to the side of my powerhead just now. He was a little guy. I only found half of him and looks like he was torn in half. I cant find the rest of him. I have 3 peppermints and one has show aggression towards him but he clamped his fist and the pepp ran away...

Hello, I have a 10g refugium between my DT and sump that is obviously accumulating detritus. I don't have a deep sand bed, I have alot of chaeto, and trillions and trillions of copepods. What sort of animal can I put in there that will be extremely happy and do a good job?

Does anyone know of a website or anything where I can get someone local to come and help with my tank. I live near Philadelphia if that helps. I just lost another fish and I lost 2 fish in my tank. I'm sure they are dead I just can't find them. My water parameters should be perfect but...

I have well water which has lots and lots of minerals in it. We just replaced our water heater after 10 years of use and it was loaded with minerals. We know we have hard water and I have been running ro/di ever since I got the tank. I just tested KH and Calcium and they are both high. I...

Well my tank already cycled everything looks great perfect PH everything is great perfect 1.024 sg 77 degrees. Fish are dying how can I reduce stress on the tank??????? I turned all the lights off fed them a bit and they refuse to eat. None of them look physically sick but they all swim fast...

I came down to check on them this morning and the healthiest smallest most energetic fish was dead. I added 5 blue green chromis a couple days ago and this one seemed to be doing great. All of the others are still in hiding places. My water parameters are exactly where they should be? I...

I'm going to plan and hopefully never use a 10g hospital tank with function the only purpose. I get heater, light, powerhead, filter. But what about a bio filter that will be replaceable. What would be a good bio filter for a 10g? I head a piece of a sponge kept in the fuge or sump would be...

I'm contemplating ordering an invert package online and have some questions.. 1. I won't be home when UPS arrives, will they be ok sitting outside for a few hours until I can get around to adding them all? 2. Does each species come in a seperate bag, like snails, hermits, crabs etc.. 3. Are the...

I just bought 5 blue green chromis for my newly cycled tank and I have some concerns with some of the fish. My biggest concern is one of the little guys has a tear in the upper part of his caudal fin and seems to be hiding from the others. I haven't directly seen him eat and I did try spot...