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Hi guys, I'm going to be switching my 55 gal reef to FOWLR. Currently I have about a hundred pounds of LR, and 40 pounds of sand. The tanks been up for about 3 years. I was thinking of getting a snowflake moray, a dwarf lion, and . . . well actually I'm open to suggestions after that. Also...

Hi all. A few weeks ago I finally switched from cc to sand (well worth it, but what a pain). My livestock did not seem affected by the change, everything was going pretty well. Recently however a outbreak of cyanobacteria has begun covering my substrate. My levels are all still where they...

Hi all, I'm writing on behalf of a friend with a 30 gal reef tank. Recently his coralline algea has started dying en masse. I also noticed a lack of tube worms. Nothing else seems to be affected though, corals are doing fine, so is his cleaning crew, a bubble anemone, and his Ocellaris. His...

I recently had a pretty severe diatom problem. I tried various methods to alleviate it but the only thing that really worked was turning off my 10K bulbs (2x65 watt) and using just my actinic (2x65 watt). The diatoms have completely cleared up, and I had a massive influx of coraline algea. I...

Hi guys, So after a year and a half I have finally transitioned from FOWLR to reef. I'm pretty much ready for my first coral (I think). Setup: 55 gal tank 260 watt PC (1/2 actinic, 1/2 superdaylight) ~90 lbs LR protein skimmer fluval 404 5 scarlett hermits 20 turbo snails 1 coral banded...

i've been thinking about switching to an DSB for awhile now, just thought of another question. because of my moray, i can't get a clean up crew (it'd be more of a snack bar), and in the thread "Vacuuming" gravel, most people recommend not stirring up a DSB. however if i don't have a cleanup...

my bicolor blenny doesn't appear to eat either formula 2 or brine shrimp, but he does graze quite a bit. is that enough?

my plans are to get a 125 gal and set it up as a aggressive tank, move the eel into it, and convert the 55 into a reef tank. at that time i'll convert the 55's substrate to 70# aragonite. my question is should i use my existing (oddball) substrate for the 125 gal, and just add more aragonite...

does anyone know what this is? i have several gowing on this particular rock. i'm guessing its some sorrt of algea, but better safe than sorry . . .

i currently have a 55 gal FO tank. i have about 55 lbs of LR. current resident's are a small volitan lion, a small snowflake, 2 fairly large clarkii clowns, a jordan's catfish (yeah, kind of oddball i know) and a small hippo tang. the lion may or may not have to go, depending how fast he...

has anyone every tried acclimatizing a jordan’s catfish aka colombian shark catfish (Arius seemani) from brackish to saltwater? mine is beginning to get to the point where he needs either a brackish (currently he’s in freshwater with as much salt mixed in as his tank mates can stand) tank, or...

right now i only have one powerhead on my tank (55 gallon not a reef tank), and its just pumping water into my skimmer, so it provides nothing in terms of circulation. i am using a fluval 404 cannister which moves quite a bit of water (340 gallons per hour), is it enough or should i add some...

hi, i'm a newbie at saltwater, need some advice. i recently purchased a dragon wrasse, and because of his tendancy to want to bury himself in the substrate i was considering either adding sand, or replacing all my CC with sand. is it feasible to merely add sand to a open area of the tank, or...