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I had some medical reasons that kept me form taken care of my 75 gallon reef. The tank went bad fast. I lost most of my fish and 2/3 of my coral. Most of my cleanup crew also was lost. During that time the tank was not being taken care of well. Hair Algae took over the tank. I have...

I have a 200 Gallon reef. I was thinking about putting in a few tangs. I was thinking about a blue/hippo tang, a powder blue tang and a sail-fin tang. At one point i was told that they would be OK together being they are different body types. I also believe that a yellow tang and a sail-fin...

I need to purchase a new hang on the back protein skimmer. I don't have a sump so i need the hang on the back one. I can't spend too much money but i would like a good one. also anyone have good ways of getting rid of hair algae?

I have two clowns in my smaller reef tank. I had been gone for a couple of days and this morning i went to feed them and i noticed the larger female tries to eat but cant seem to eat. she has been keeping her mouth open. It looks like there may be something in there. Is there some kind of...

OK here is the deal. About two months ago i had every snail in my 75 gallon reef die within two days. I have tried to replace some of the snails a few times and none of them seem to last much more than a week. I have some hair algae and other algae growing now. I am not sure what to try. My...

I am looking at upgrading my 75 gallon reef tank to a 300 gallon reef tank. I want to be able to move my two clown fish, 2 fire fish, 2 chromes, 1 blue tang (small) to the tank. I wold like to be able to get a Mandarin and maybe a couple other tangs or some different fish. What all would i be...

I have a very large Kenya Tree coral that I would like to Frag and share with friends. Anyone know how to do it with this coral? I have fragged other corals but not this kind. Please help.

I have read things that talk about the different types of clown fish. But it is hard to tell. One tried to say the true percula clowns are from the ocean and the False are tank raised. That is not true according to the better sources. Can anyone help me identify the clowns that i have. When...

I have recently received a few pieces of new coral from a WYSIWYG site. I have them in quarantine right now. I have heard about a process of fresh water dip to help with any hitchhikers that may have came. Does anyone know how to do it and what the pros and cons are of doing it. Any...

i have a young Blue hippo Tang and it has been developing white spots. They have been getting worse and worse. I do have two cleaning shrimp and i have seen it go to them to get cleaned. Today the spots seem to be getting a little better. The first time I saw the spots was almost two weeks...

I know that one size does not fit all. but answer the questions as a general rule of thumb. I have a Blue hippo tang now. My plan is to upgrade to a 200 gallon reef in the spring. After i get that all setup and the Blue hippo tang moved to the new tank would i be able to put in a powder blue...

I have tried to get different types of hermit crabs for my CUC but I was wondering what is the difference between them. There are blue legged, red legged and Scarlett ones that i got. somebody said that they each have something they are good at. Does anyone know the differences? I like to...

I purchased 3 new fire gobies. The two smaller ones picked on the larger on while they were in the bag. I watched it happen at the end. They tore up the tail fin on the largest one. My question is there anything that i should do for it. also will the fin fix itself? it is missing a little...

I have my 75 gallon tank almost done with the cycle. I have 80 pounds live sand and 80 pounds live rock. was able to bring the rock home in pails and i only live 8 blocks from LFS. when it is done i am going to move the fish i have in my other tank to it. Here is what i have that i will move...

I am looking at adding a hang on the back protine skimmer to my 75 gallon reef tank. I had a post before about what protine skimmer and someone said to go with an octopus skimmer. Does anyone know of what i should get? if you do please tell me the make and model number so that i can look it...

I read on more than one site that you can use dissolved pickling lime (food grade) to add calcium to a reef tank. I know that you use small amounts but it never really got into how much. Does anyone know anything about doing this and how much you would use and how you go about adding it? I...

I know growth rate will depend on things like lighting and other conditions but how fast should candy cane coral grow? the heads are getting larger but i was wondering how fast the stem (base) grow? I bought a smaller piece and just trying to get an estimate on growth rate to know where to...

I know that coral groth rates vary depending on conditions and light. I would just like an estimated growth rate on some coral. I recently added some live rock and their was a piece of devil's hand growing on it. How fast could I expect that to grow. i also have the following coral that i...

I have a 29 gallon reef tank. I have bought a few fire gobies. my problem is that I have lost them. When I went on vacation they jumped out. Found the dried up on the floor when I returned. I know I should have my glass hood on but when I do the plastic hinge seems to reduce the light so I...

I currently have a timmer that turns off my lights and turns on the moon lights at the same time. I was told that i should be doing it in three stages. I was told that at night the main lights should turn off leaving the blue lights on for 15 more minutes and then the moon lights should turn...