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I've tried the magnetic scrub brush, and a hand held scrub brush, both for glass aquariums, and everytime I've used either I've been getting very small scratches on the inside of the tank. I make sure not to get any of the substrate on the scrubber, but yet it still scratches the glass. Any...

I'm planning on propogating my green star polyps to other areas in my tank tomorrow. Do you all think using superglue gel is the best way to do this? It is going onto a large piece of liverock and I don't think using a rubber band would work here.

I've got a 30 gallon reef tank up and was wondering what opinions you have on my lighting. Is it too much, or what? I want my tank to be primarily just for corals. All bulbs are 36". I've got: (2) VHO Super Actinic 100% solid blue spectrum 95 watts each (2) VHO White Actinic 50% 7100k Actinic...

Can anyone tell me what this is? The picture is a little blurry but the stuff seems to have grown more since the rock has been in my tank.

I'm heading out to the store to buy my first coral on Friday. I'm thinking about getting some button or star polyps. My question is do they sell you the coral attached to the rock or do they take it off the rock before they give it to you? If they give you the rock, how do I go about removing...

Ok, I've had my 30 gal tank set up for a month now and I've noticed alot of small piles of fish crap on the ground from my 3 damsels. I have 4 very small red legged hermits and 8 turbo snails. It seems like the hermits just crawl on the 40 lbs. of live rock. Do I need more hermits? Should I get...

OK, I've got a 30 gal. w/ 40 lbs. of live rock and about 2 inches of crushed coral on the bottom. I've got 9 turbo snails and 4 small hermits (I think they're reg legged) and they do a wonderful job on the rock, but it seems like the crushed coral never seems to get cleaned. Do I need more...

Anyone know of a place online to buy hermit shells for mine to grow into? Thanks

Should I loose my bubble stick in my reef tank? I keep hearing stuff about people trying to get rid of all bubbles. Aren't bubbles needed to aerate the water or am I mistaken? The bubble stick seems to produce alot of salt residue too. Will my tank be OK if I get rid of the bubble stick? Thanks!

I ordered 40 lbs. of live rock today for my 30 gal. and, I guess I just don't really know how the live rock should be stacked up and how it should look when I get it and set it up. I was hoping someone knows where I could look at some pictures of some reef tanks, so I can get an idea. Also...

I am thinking about buying this skimmer, but am unsure if I have enough room for it behindthe tank. Could someone who has this skimmer, measure how much room I will need when it is installed? Also, which model should I get? The one with or without the biological filtration? I only have one...

Is it normal to have salt buildup on the outside bottom edges of the tank where the glass meets the wood frame? It seems like I have to wipe it off at least once or twice a week. Thanks

Would it be OK to run my air stone into the resevoir on my power filter or should I run it down towards the bottom of the tank? I really don't want the bubbles to be seen in the tank. Thanks

I am starting a 30 gallon tank tomorrow, and am wondering if it is OK to use conditioned tap water to fill the tank, and then use distilled water for the changes, or should I fill the whole tank with distilled water. The tank will start off as fish only, but I'll probably change to a mini-reef...

I have crushed coral as the substrate in my tank. Will I still be able to put live rocks and live coral in my tank without any problems, or will I need to have live sand? Thanks.