I have a yellow tang in my tank that today I noticed has a film of some sort on one of his eyes. It is white and has is causing the eye to stick out a little. Does anyone have any idea what it could be and how I should treat it?

I recently read that it seems overflow boxes using pumps are more troublesome than those that don't, specifically losing siphon. I'm getting ready to start a 50 gallon tank with a 10 gallon sump. I've been debating between the Amiracle U-tube type and the CPR CS-50 with the aqua lifter. Which do...

I'm setting out to build a sump for a new 75 gallon reef. Can anyone recommend a supplier in Northern Virginia / Washington DC?

I am tired of paying out the butt for live sand! I live near St. Petersburg Fl and would like to collect sand and live rock from there. I have checked red tide conditions and that is not a problem. I also know to rinse the LR and LS I collect very well. I have some coral and fish in a 125...

http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/pulley-ridge/ http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-newreef0102,0,70503.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines Deepest coral reef in US found near Tortugas The Associated Press Posted January 2 2005, 12:00 PM EST Florida-based marine researchers have...

Will the recent earthquake/tsunami event affect the health of the coral and reef life in those areas?

anyone know where I can get an electrical safety probe for my tank. I noticed recently that the odd time that I go to the tank I get a small static type shock. if not can anyone a way of removing this small electric shock. Robin

Is there a good place online to buy cured live rock?

try www.reefcentral.com

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WTB: 400G I am looking for a good used (cheap) 300 to 500 gallon tank in the Wisconsin, Northern Illinois area. Glass or Acrylic (acrylic preferred) for my fresh water game fish tank. Preferred size 72" X 48" X 30" high - approximately 400G I need this tank RUSH - ASAP, my little project is now...

Hi all, first of all i would like to wish everyone has a Happy New Year. Upon inspecting my tanks and rocks today, i noticed 1 stem of my Candycane coral is not opening and when i checked behind it, i noticed something was growning behind it. the body looks like a white snail body ( with a red...

My sump\fuge is teeming with all kinds of pods, some of them look darn near big enough to start attacking hermit crabs. Question is, whats the best way to "harvest" them, and get them into the display tank where they can become food for the mandarin and wrasse? -- ----- Billy ----- Bush won, and...

Has anyone ever purchased from Empire pets? They're located in Marietta, Ga. I ordered some stuff on the 1st, they hit my card, and I haven't heard a thing since. My account says it's still processing. They haven't answered any e-mails and forget calling. The old saying applies, if it quacks...

I have been having a brown algae issue for about 4 weeks. I am now on vacation and was here when the lights came on at 10:00am and noticed the algae was completely gone from the rocks and about 70% gone from the sand bed. I come back about 4 hours later and it is as bad as ever. I have a 24"...

Hi all, Just setting up my tank again after a wipe out a few months ago. Got myself a UV this time. Is it OK to put it in line with the ext filter or will it reduce the flow rate to much, should I put the UV on its own filter? The ext filter is 1000lph on my 300l tank. Thanks for any help Les

Here is a recent pic of my 66gal tank. I run 4x 48" VHOs off an Icecap 660. The tank is drilled with a MAG9 for the return. I have a 20gal sump. I run a Berlin with a Kent venturi and MAG5 pump. I use natural seawater taken a site 30KM from my...

Over the past couple of weeks, we have had two small (half inch across) what looks like starfish appear int he tank. Each is similar in that they are greenish white with three "proper" legs and three or four "stumps". The are currently clinging to the glass on the side of the tank. The look soft...

Dear friends, I have updated my photo-archiv. www.aquanet.de/Privat/naturaquarium/ Now you find a lot more Seawater species. Regards Siggi

One of a pair of percula clowns jumped out of the tank last night. I'm trying to figure out if there was a reason for it, or if it was just an unlikely jump. There are no other fish in there yet, besides the remaining clown, just a chocolate chip star, a small emerald crab and a clean...