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Does anyone know where I can purchase about 2 lbs of grape caulerpa? I would like to have it in long strands instead of just pieces? Some of the LFS want $24 for a small handfull. My tang and angels eat it but I want to purchase a large amount of it. If anyone knows where I can buy caulerpa they...

I had a white sand sifter starfish and something ate all his legs off and only left the body. I have 3 black starfish, would they have done this? I had a sand sifter before and never had any trouble but the black brittle starfish were not in the tank at the time. [ October 25, 2001: Message...

For the past two years I have had trouble getting my PH above 8.0. My water out of the faucet test 8.0 and the reverse osmosis water test 8.0. My alkalinity is high and I have a good calcium range. I have added PH 8.2 and Kent's PH Plus and nothing I add into the tank raises the PH. I have added...

I was looking in my reef tank last night and all the lights had been turned off for some time. I got a flashlight and was just looking to see what I could find that was new. I noticed a lot of worm type things swimming around in the tank and they would come up to the glass where the light was...

I have several acropora's and one of them is bleaching. I have it high in the tank under blue line metal halides and I feed DT's and Marine Snow. Is there anything that can be done to keep these type of corals from bleaching? Why are the acropora so hard to keep? Thanks!

My PH is at 8.0 alk at 500 and I can't get the PH to rise above 8.0 and I have been adding Kents PH Plus and it is still at 8.0. I have been testing with a Salifert test kit and purchased a different kind today thinking the test may not be accurate, and I got the same reading. Why could keep the...

I have done the low and the high range on the nitrate test and I get different readings on each. Which range should be used? When I use the high range my water test 100 Nitrate and low range 5. This is with the Salifert test kit. I can't believe my nitrates would be a the level of 100. Nothing...

I have a 75 gallon reef tank and I have been adding iodine but not the Lugol's Iodine until just recently. I never have tested my water to see what the Iodine level is, however, I tested it today and it shows no iodine in the tank. My question is, can someone tell me how much of the Lugol's...

I just got a new Turbo Berlin Skimmer and I was wondering if someone whould give advice on what setting worked best for the shimming. I have the flow at a decreased level. I had it turned up to increase and I was getting air bubbles out of the return. Any advice on this skimmer on this will...

I have all types of corals and have started using DT's and see good results, however, it drives my nitrate way up. I also use Marine Snow. Does anyone use both of these products and how often do you use them? The Marine Snow says to use every day and DT's at least 3 times a week but what can you...

Does anyone know anything about a Strawberry Coral? This is what the pet shop had the item listed as. It looks like a bubble coral and is round but is a medium pink color. I could not find anything in my books that had anything listed as a strawberry coral and I have not see any bubble this...

Can someone tell me which filter feeder is the best, the DT'S Phytoplankton or the Reef Vital DNA by Mark Weiss. The DT'S recommends 2 cups for highly populated aquarium and you can go through a lot of this at this dosage compare to 1 tablespoon of Reef Vital DNA. Which product is the best and...

Can someone tell me which test kits are the best? I have used the strips and now I am using test kits by Red Sea, however, I don't think they are accurate. I wanted to reduce my phosphate so I used the Kents Phosphate sponge (2 days max) and when I took it out and did a new test, the test showed...

I have a bubble coral that was doing great and expanding and I would occassionally feed it silver sides, however, the last couple of days it has started going inside the rock and you can hardly see any of it. I cannot find anything wrong with water conditions and nothing has changed in the tank...

I have a plate coral and it doesn't seem to be doing anything. I see the tenticles come out when the lights are off but nothing during the day. The coral is on the sand and under metal halides, is this too much light and should I put it in a more shaded area.

Can someone tell me what this fish will eat? I just got it 3 days ago and it will not eat flake or frozen brine shrimp. I don't know a lot about these fish and need so help with more information about them. Thanks Donna

What is Silver Sides and where can it be purchased? I read that this is recommended for bubble coral and some other types of Coral. I have never heard of it. Thanks Donna

I have a toodstool leather and I think it may be getting too much light and too much current. It is shrinking up and not expanding. I have (2) 40 watt bulbs (Blue & full sprectrum) and I use (2) metal halides 4 hours a day. The leather is located close to the top of the aquarium. Should I put...

The filter I am currently using hangs on the back of my tank & does not have enough room to put the different filter media that I need to use (pHosguard, heavy metal sponge & etc) Any suggestions on what I could use without buying a different filter? Thanks! Donna

I have a 75 gal. reef tank with inverts, corals& etc., however, the mushrooms are not doing to good. I have 2-175W metal halide (10 & 12K Blueline) and 2=40W fluorescents (1=20K & 1=blue). All 4 lights are on during the day at the same time. Is this too much light for my aquarium size or should...