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Hello folks, simple question here with what I hope is not a very complex answer. I just recently set up a 180 gallon reef for a friend. I started with a 5" DSB and about 200lbs. of LR. There was some significant die off on the LR by the time I was able to get it into the tank (long story)...

I've got a torch that is outgrowing it's place in my tank and some of the branches appear to be doing less than good. I'd like to frag it and give a portion of it to a friend of mine. I know it needs to be fragged at the base of the branch but I'm curious what you guys use to make the break...

Today when I was gone to work my torch coral which is attached to a precarious little piece of branch rock somehow became dislodged from the LR and fell onto my frogspawn. Both have all their polyps pulled in to the tips. I'm just wondering if I should expect any long-term ill effects from...

I was perusing the site looking for material on "mega tanks" when i stumbled across your little;) project. I was wondering how long it has been up and running and how it was holding up? I'm considering building a mega tank of my own in my new home. Any insights into what was successful or...

Well like the thread title says I had an Ocellaris clown that had been healthy and happy in my tank for about 2 months...it always ate anything that was offered the tank. In fact it almost constantly stayed in the front upper part of the water column. I noticed a few days ago that the clown...

I've read that the only thing they eat is starfish. Is this correct? Anyone ever have one? I've been considering getting one but I don't intend to supply it with starfish for food. If this is all it will eat i'll not be getting it.

I just started testing my dkH and alk yesterday...dkH 13.44 and alk 4.796 using the Salifert test kit. My calcium levels stay around 225. I don't understand why i can't get the Ca level up. pH is stable. I'm at a loss here.....should i just continue to add CaCl or let things sit until dkH...

I'm about to be forced to evacuate my home with an impending hurricane hitting land in 48 hours. I'm wondering what the estimated survival time is for a fully stocked tank if the power goes out. I can't stay around to operate a generator. I'm planning on feeding before i leave. What do you...

I recently decided to try my hand at a DSB with a 10 gallon i had laying around the house unused. I went to the local walmart and purchased 50lbs of playsand. I added the sand carefully with a tube but the water clouded up anyway. After i started the powerhead i went to church and now 4 hours...

The title of the post pretty much sums up the question. Can you prune sweeper tentacles without damaging the colony?

A little help here please. I have been dosing my 42 gallon hex with calcium chloride and calcium carbonate. I initially started dosing the recommended daily dose of calcium chloride Kent has put out as well as a teaspoon of CaCO3 per 20 gallons dissolved in RO water. I've also been testing Ca...

Ok, now i have the pic working i think, let's hope. If anyone is out there who can ID this thing and hasn't tired of seeing the same post over and over then please respond. Thanks in advance.:(

I'm frustrated trying to find free site to host pics. Anyone know of a good site and how to make the pics available for public viewing?:confused:

Hello all, this is the coral i mentioned in my previous post. If anyone knows what this is please share your knowledge. I thought it was "christmas tree" when i purchased it because at the LFS it was only partially open and looked brownish under his lighting. Anyway when i got it home and...

I purchased today at the LFS what i thought was a "Christmas Tree" coral. However, when i got it home under my lights it opened up much more than it had at the LFS. It has a white stalk-like main stem body with multiple small branches decreasing in size as you move up the stalk, the branches...

My six-line wrasse is about a week old now in the tank, only other tank-mate is a purple firefish. I noticed tonight out of dumb luck the six-line was chasing it's tail, it must have made 9 or 10 rapid revolutions in the same place in the water column then swam off. I'm wondering if this is...

I've got one of the infamous hang on back prizm skimmers. The thing will not operate without running over. Anyone have any suggestions on what the water level is supposed to be in the collection chamber? Is it supposed to be barely over the reaction chamber opening? Any suggestions would be...

I'm considering purchasing a "caulestria" from the LFS. What are the best lighting/circulation conditions for this coral? Also will it be bothered by invertebrates? I have 2x65 PC one 50/50 and one actinic.

I'm planning on adding the first fish to me newly started reef. I have a 42 gallon hex with nearly 80lbs of LR. There is not a lot of room for maneuvering as you can imagine. So i'm looking for suggestions on small colorful reef-safe fish. I think 2 or 3 at most eventually. I have soft...

I have a Red Sea Star that when initially added to the tank was very active climbing all over the LR. Now for about a week he's been staying in one spot near the surface in the stream of the powerhead, i also noticed today three of the five arms appear to sloughing some tissue. I moved him out...