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I need the advice of Anenome experts. I have had a bubble tip anenome for the past 10 months. It has been eating good and growing. About a week ago it starting acting strange. It stopped eating as much as usual. It still looked okay so I wasnt too concerned. Two nights ago it started moving...

I am relatively new to reef tanks. The best advice I received when I started is "dont add anything to your tank that you can't test for levels. As a result I avoided adding any additives to my tank. The tank was fine without them. Everything was growing and looked great. Recently I had a little...

Does anyone know where and when there will be a frag swap in the Los Angeles Area. I live in the Glendale area and would like to purchase some tank raised corals. I would like to raise these from frags. Thanks for the help.

I love the look of a flame angel. What has been everyone's success rate with these in a reef tank. I want to add one, but I dont want to risk it nipping at my clams. What's eveyone's opinion.

I would like a little greater light intensity. Would it be okay if I used the following set up. 1-250watt 10k MH 1-50/50 VHO 95 watt 1-atinic VHO 95 watt The tank appearance is still blue enough in my opinion. Would that be fine or do I need to keep 2 atinic blues and just the MH. I would...

What is the best kelvin rating to get the best color out of your sps. I know you sacrifice growth, but I really want nice colors. I will be supplementing with VHO atinic.

Richard, Thanks for your imput on MH lights and bulbs. I upgraded my canopy today from VHO 4x95watts to 1x250watt 10K MH and 2x95watt VHO. I was running a 13 hour photoperiod. What is the best way to acclimate my tank. I cant really raise my canopy so I need to adjust the photoperiod. Would...

I'm getting ready to purchase MH lighting. I need your suggestions since this is a first for me. Tank Dimensions..36x15x16 Options.. A. 1x175watt MH w/ 2x95 watt VHO B. 1x250watt MH w/ 2x95 watt VHO (my choice) C. 2x175watt MH w/ 2x95 watt VHO (last choice..would have to wait due to high...

I may add MH to my tank. Would you do 1-250watt MH centered in the canopy or 2-175 watt MH. I'm leaning toward the one 250 watt due to acrylic tank and heat issues. What would you do?

I'm planning on moving into a new house in a couple of months. At that time I plan on upgrading to a bigger tank. I wanted to get a few suggestions about the best way to do it. I want to use my current 40 gal as a fuge. I plan on going up to a 100 or 150 gal. It doesnt make sense to me to move...

I purchased a cleaner shrimp last week from my LFS. I acclimated it as I usually do, but made the stupid mistake of not check my LFS' salinity. The shrimp died the next morning (1st death on this tank). I went yesterday and purchased another shrimp, but checked the salinity. Its was 1.018. These...

On a another thread it was mentioned that 24/7 lighting might not be necessary on a refugium to keep caulpera from going sexual. I have never researched this, I just followed the opinions of others. Now I am wondering if it is necessary. Has anyone read or done research on this?

I just got a nice coral from my LFS. I was out of aquastik and so was the LFS. The rock I want to secure the coral to is too big to pull out of the tank to use superglue. I heard of people getting epoxy stick from homedepot. Does anyone know the name and have they used it before. Does anyone...

Is it possible to keep two royal gramma's together. A friend asked me this and my books have conflicting anwsers. I would appreciate advice from anyone with experience in this area. Thank you

I had a 13watt atinic/white bulb lighting my refugium. I wanted to get better macro growth so I switched to a 13watt pc from home depot. The bulb however is 3500k which is really yellow. Is this okay to grow macro or should I switch the bulb back.

Would one of the resident water experts please explain to me how to calculate salinity. I know salinity and specific gravity relate to each other and are temperature related but I dont know the conversion between the two. I currently use one of the plastic specific gravity boxes. I dont know...

Boomer, You are the expert on Cal/Alk/PH. I think I have reason to be happy. I just wanted to confirm with you. After alot of work my water has been consistently testing at the following levels. Cal..450-460 Alk..10-11 dkh Ph..8.2 to 8.3 Should I be dancing..??

Tank was upgraded from a 29 gal about six months ago. Never have lost a fish even during minor ick outbreak. Last night I woke up and heard a clicking noise. Not too loud, but I had never heard it before. I got a flashlight, but I couldnt find anything unusual after looking for an hour. I have a...

I hate Rio powerheads. Before I joined this board I purchased 4 Rio's for water movement. The first one failed in a month. Yesterday I went home to find another one had stopped. I took it apart, banged it around, and finally got it to work again. Now however it rattles like it's dying. I just...

I done a search and I know this question has been asked a million times. I would be nice however to have one post with everyone's feeding schedule and personal input. I am aware it is an individual thing based on the individual tank, but I still think it could be helpful information to others...