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I think I have come to the conclusion that I have a serious copper problem. I will take you back in time for about the last year to describe what has happened up to today, so you can get a clearer picture of the history. I have a 2oo gal reef system, all parts bought new. I use RO water for...

Does anyone know why a pulsing xenia would self destruct? All other corals are healthy, thriving and opening up. Fish are healthy, everything is fine, but the xenia started kind of shriveling, then not pulsing much, then splitting off piece by piece until there was nothing left. This took...

Does anyone know what I mean when I say "streamers" for tangs? I read on some post that a tangs streamers were growing, and it got me to thinkgin what is that? I have a zebra tang. If streamers were growing, what would they look like, and what does that mean?:confused:

I'm going to my favorite lfs store today to get some new stuff:D :D :D What should I get? I think sea apples are really cool. What do you think?

Do snails reproduce? Last night we saw what looks like 3 snails without shells. I've never seen these before, and believe me, I stare at my tank for hours. And there were 3 of them, in different spots. It was during when the lights were on, so not a night critter. But they looked exactly...

Why is corraline so good for your tank?

Last week my fox coral dropped a segment. It dropped to the bottom of the tank, and got swept under the rock from the current. The segment looked fine and healthy, just like all of the other segments on the coral. My lfs store said this was how they reproduce. Well, it looks like another...

Why is it that novice hobbyists always go for the most difficult corals to keepright away? Again, another naive move, but I bought a hammer head coral about 3 weeks ago. Not knowing they were tempermental, I just was taken in by it's beauty. I read somewhere that they need supplemental...

Hi guys! I have a few aptaisia in my tank, and have heard that peppermint shrimp will eat them. Are there any problems with having peppermint shrimp? I have mainly corals in my tank, but I do have 2 mandarin gobies, a jawfish, a zebra tang, and some chromeses. I see about a half a dozen or...

WOW!!! :eek: Just saw my tang poop for the first time! WOW! That's a lot of crap!!!! LOL!

Remember, I'm new, so don't laugh. Every day, a couple of times a day, I see these big, well 1/4" size bugs floating through the water. I don't know if they are dead or alive, but they are see through and they have antennae, and their bodies are curved, and they look like they have shells on...

I'm just wondering the best way to introduce new corals or whatever to your tank without risk of introducing any contaminates from lfs? :rolleyes:

I have a zebra tang that likes to swim towards the bottom of the tank, and then brush his body along the bottom sideways. kind of like he's scratching an itch. He looks fine and healthy. Just wondering if that is normal Tang swimming? :confused:

I saw today coming out of a little crevice in my live rock a little tiny, tiny starfish. It was definately a starfish. Five legs and a round body. The legs looked like a brittle star. Long and thin. My question is, when he crawled back into a crevice, a couple of his legs were sticking out...

I'm a pretty new reefer, so please bear with me if I ask dumb questions, but can someone fill me in on bubble algae? I'm talking about the big round green bubbles, not the grape bubbles you see on calurpa. I have a couple of them forming in my tank. I've heard they are a nusance, and I've...

Hello everybody! I'm going to be a new reef enthusist soon!! We actually started a DIY 125 gallon reef tank about 14 years ago, which we had running for about 6 months. During our move, our tank cracked, and now 14 years later we are ready to go at it again. Our old tank was the beginning of...