I have heard that there are two major centers for receiving corals and marine organisms in the U.S. All livestock in the U.S. comes from one of these centers. One of them is in Los Angeles, and the other is in Dallas I believe. Is this true, and are these places open to the public for viewing or...

Fellow Marine Aquarists, For those that don't check the website religiously on the 15th we are pleased to announce the release of the June 2005 issue of Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine. Remember to check back here each month on the 15th for our newest...

I may just have managed to crash my tank in one fell swoop... My Setup: 45uk gal 27Kg LR Chrushed shell Substrate (GOD HOW I WISH I'D NEVER PUT IT IN!) 2 Mushroom Corals 1 Pulse Coral 1 Koko Worm

Hi all, I have a tank with a midas blenny multi-colored wrasse powder blue tang 8 inch anemone 2 cleaner shrimp 2 clowns 1 dragon wrasse

How big do individual polyps get on green button polyps (zoanthus polchellus)? I got it 2 weeks ago and the largest polyp was about 1/4 inch across. Most are now about 1/2 inch across. At this pace they will grow out of my tank and take over my living room before too long ; ). I know there has...

I have a 37g I want to get reef ready. I am in the process of looking for the right lighting. Here is what I found: 30" JBJ Formos A-DX 65w x2 $199.99 30" Orbit Sunpaq w/lunarlights 65w x2 $159.99 30" coralife 65w x2 ....around the same price

Hey everyone! I am new at this so bear with me. The replies to the posts I have read are excellent so far so I think this is the right mix of aquarists to ask. My question is...I have a local fish store who is selling a crab called a "Monkey Crab" it is brown with some black wavy stripes through...

Just got a K2R Calcium reactor (used) and I've slowly been getting ready to use it... finding a place to put it, finding CO2 suppliers, finding a eheim shaft for the pump, getting lots of help with from the previous owner. One thing I didn't get an answer for yet (perhaps because he tires of my...

I have a 5 year old reef tank and have had success with a wide variety of hard and soft corals. I have had problems with Ricordia however. On several occasions I have purchased some very expensive and beautiful blue ricordia. I have tried placing them in a variety of locations in my tank ranging...

Can anyone suggest the best way and ratio to bring the ph back up in my RO water for water changes and top-offs? I've heard baking soda was good, but am having trouble finding a soda to gallon ratio that works.

Hi! I'd like, once my tank is settled, to add a pink tipped anemone to my tank. I KNOW I need more light but noone can agree on how much... My tank is 40"L x 15"w x 18" deep (although its only filled to 15") It has 2" substrate in the bottom and 27kg of live rock.

Hi all. I thought I would post a question: What are your favourite fish and why? I would like to add a new fish or two to my mix but not sure what would be best? I would also like to start with a coral at some point. What would be best to start with?

I was wondering if any problems due to weight and/or moisture (spills etc) that would keep one from doing this? Actually, my family room will be newly carpeted and I was thinking of having approximately a 2' x 4' spot where the tank will stand (it's 65G High 36" x 24" x 18" whd). I was thinking...

Anybody have any idea of how to get rid of flat worms off live rock, does a freshwater dip do it ?

I cleaned out my 75 gal tank with a abrasive pad (no chems on it) andrinsed it with tap water. Then I put 3 15lbs bags of arganite in it and filled it. The problem I am having is that it is very murky and there is a foam that has gathered on top. I have a penguin 300 and a wet/dry filter going on...

Hi - If any of you knowledgeable people could help with this I would be really grateful. I set my 29G tank up about a month ago. Skimmer, 10Kg living rock about 1" of Aragonite pre-seeded sand and lots of flow. For reasons I wont bore you with I didn't have a test kit until the tank had been...

Need some help here if possible. I have a 70 gal, around 90 lbs of live rock, 4 cleaner shrimp, 1 blue regal, 1 lawnmower blenny, 1 mardinrin, 1 blue devil, 2 false clowns, 2 yellow chromis, 1 samoses clam. In the last 6 months I have tried to keep a blue linkea, and they have both been killed some...

All, So far we have 7 people signed up for the raft trip and 4 for the BBQ. If you are wanting to go on the raft trip let me know by July 1st to ensure a spot on the rafts. If are interested in the BBQ and frag swap please let me know by July 9th. Here is the info: For the raft trip, we will...

I waited for so long until I got a tank and sump but I'm still having problems with nitrates. one or two people have suggested that with the amount of LR in my tank that that's all I should use and dump the sump. would this be a good idea. I could use the water in the sump and remove the media...

how do these rate. should I buy one now or wait and buy the likes of aquamedic's 1000SL multi turbo flotor. TIA R