Hi folks! Bought a used 75 gallon tank that I'm planning on transferring my fish, inverts and corals into. I currently have a 46 gallon and a 29 gallon tank set up that I want to combine into the 75 gallon. Now my question...Anyone have any suggestions on what the best process would be to get...

Hi guys, I have a bristle worm problem in my reef tank: there are at least two larke worms that are hunting my hermit crabs. Ove time my crabs have been disapearing and empty shells apearing around the tank and I saw a 3" long worm capture one of them twice already. The problem is taht I'm not fast...

Hi, I have a yellow tailed blue damsel that appears to have lost all of the blue coloring (scales?) at the top of his head and around his eyes. So he's mostly blue, but black in that area. He's been that way for about 3 weeks, but he eats well and is very active, and otherwise normal. All water...

Hi all, I am using Coralife's salt and was getting Calcium readings of 600, Phosphates of 0 and KH of 5 using RO water mixed to a SG of 1.023. The RO water is made from creek water and has a pH of 7.5 but mixes up to 8.4 with the coralife salt. Well I've finally managed to get hold of two other...

Hi all, I purchases Rose BTA last Monday. It was a tank raised "split" about 3" in diameter. Appered to be in good health etc. Two days later it went missing, and I found it on the substreate behind the rockwork in relative darkness yesterday. It crawled on a small piece of rock and was surrounded...

Ok, this one is a bit odd but I am hoping someone might have run into this issue. I have a 3 year old Nemo (ClownFish) that has a cold sore on the bottom of his mouth. Its a brown looking scab that has been around for about 2 days and looks very odd. Any suggestions? Cheers

Hi Folks, I've been lurking here for a few months so thought I'd introduce myself. I live Buckinghamshire in the UK and set up a 100 gallon reef tank just before Christmas, I've had tropical freshwater fish for the past 30 years. The bed of the tank has a couple of inches of coral sand covered...

I'm setting up a 135 gallon reef tank. I get the tank from a friend and it is not set up for a sump. Oceanic recommends agains drilling it as well. I had planned to set it up with a plenum as I have read many good things about them. Is there a better way to go?

Fellow Marine Aquarists, For those that don't check the website religiously on the 15th we are pleased to announce the release of the February 2006 issue of Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine. Remember to check back here each month on the 15th for our newest...

I found what appears to be one of these Tritonia pickensi http://www.divebums.com/FishID/Pages/tritonia_pickensi.html Keep or toss? I have a 66gal tank with lots of corals... http://community.webshots.com/user/xercesjpf

I setup a 10 gal tank, just what I need one more tank, but it was empty so why not. It has 1" sand bed i it (Genuine Florida Panhandle sand from the Gulf of Mexico, that I had washed, washed and washed some more, dried, and its been in a bucket and dry as can be for probably close to 15...

Located in Austin,Tx: This is the 48" version of the Sunlight Supply Maristar HQI/T5 light for reef aquariums. This light features 2 250 watt Halide lights along with 2 T5 Actinic high output fluorescents all in one fixture. This light is less than 6 months old and has been used maybe 3-4 months...

Hi Sorry for the repeat post but I have just changed news server and I cant see this anwhere so perhaps it was never posted? My anenomes appetitte has seriously decreased lately. The last time he ate (big pink anenome about 20CM across) was 8 days ago and only about 1 quarter of a giant prawn. ...

I know it has been a while since I posted in the newsgroup, so I just wanted to say hi to the regulars, and hope all of your reefs are doing well. My own 280g is doing quite well, compared to what it was about 6 months ago when everything was soaking in phosphate soup. It took months to get the...

If you listen to podcasts I recommend the TalkingReef podcast. It is always informative and interesting.

Please visit our friendly UK reef keeping forum at www.phishybusiness.co.uk Regular online comps, lots of great reef keeping info, frag zone to buy and sell coral frags, chatroom and much more. Why not sign up and join in the fun! cheers, Mark

Hello I want to fit 2 new 250W Metal Halide bulbs to my tank. Im going to use BLV 10K 250W Single ended bulbs. Is it as simple as buying the correct ballast and reflector and wiring it all up? Im pretty good at DIY and will fit the reflectors in the hood but i have a few questions:

Hi again, I have Zenia's that are splitting and moving and a giant cult coral that seems to be splitting in two. what can I do to help them with their mission to multiply? The cult is on a very small rock in the sand so there is no place for it to go. and the Zenia is moving to other rocks in area.

Look what interesting course announcement I have found: http://www.marinedepot.com/FORUMS/Topic23160-11-1.aspx I think I will join this class.

Hi everyone, I have an arrow crab in my mini reef and it has molted 3 times and now is huge - Id say 8-10" in diameter with legs spread out. It is starting to mess with my other inverts and eating snails. Will he get bigger? And will he start trying to eat fish?