Hi all, I have my first Reef tank which is going on 6 months old now so I have started to add a "few" things that I have been waiting for. Although I have done a lot of reading and made a few mistakes as well as learning a couple of lessons along the way, I still have a few BASIC Questions that I...

For all of those who think THEY have had a tank disaster. http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/12/17/denmark.fishtank.reut/index.html

I've had freshwater off and on for as long as I can remember. But we're building a new house and I've been thinking in a few months when we move in, I'd like to use the new and bigger space for a sal****er aquarium. I'm leaning towards a 30 hexagon shaped (the tall cylindrical style) aquarium with...

I have a 75g about 5 months old. In addition to a few damsels, I have 2 percula clowns. I've recently fallen in love with the gold stripe maroon clown. I know it is not "advisable" to mix different clowns but I have successfully kept several FW fish together when it was not "advisable" without...

Hi, All My LFS (90 miles away) has a serpent star but says it will eat all the good guys in my LS...Is this right? I can find no reference to it on the sites, only good remarks. Thanks, Dan

I was at the LFS today and bought a horseshoe crab. I trusted this LFS and have for years. An example was for the long tentacle anemone. I was gonna buy one but they guy said not a good idea cuz their feet were hurt when they were harvested and he showed me the injuries. Anyway, I decided to...

somehwere I read that temperature is a factor in cycling.... which is faster cycling, lower or higher temperatures? Steve

Some friends of mine have started this new forum for Sal****er enthusiasts and are looking for members so if you would like to join click on this link please http://coralforum.com/profile.php?mode=register&ruid=8 Thank you Brad

We tore down our reef and are now moving into a new home. Trying to clear out some of the books. Not planning on setting up a reef any time soon, and need a little money for appliances. All books are in good/excellent condition, and show only a little shelf wear. Here's our book list: - The...

Does anyone know where I can get some of these to seed with? Any suggestions on how to raise these things properly, and have enough for a mandarine before he eats it all? TIA John

Is there a source that can tell me where to place various corals/anemones to best effect/security? Or should I just plunk them down in various spots? I can see on various sales websites that some that need more/less light, more/less current, space/not, so that would lead to some placement...

Okay, so I understand now that the curing process is necessary to allow the dead stuff on the rock to cycle away all the nasty things that happen when it dies. If I buy live rock from a reputable store, that has been properly cured since shipping (ie it would be fine to put in his display tanks),...

Does anyone know what kind of fish Deb is? She's the blue and white striped fish in the dentist's tank. Some type of butterfly? -- Donnie Vazquez Sunderland, MD

hello all, i'm loseing the fight against this stuff.every weekend i'm siphoning this crap out of my 180, and about 4-5 days the stuff is makin a comeback. i remove it from the substrate & LR then the tank looks good 4 a while but it's right back in no time. i feed every other day,only 4 small...

I saw one just like that one at the LFS, and I agree about the color. However, what you really want to know is what it will eat in your tank, or what you have to provide to keep it alive. Marc wrote: http://www.berlinmethod.com/images/photos/nudibranchsmall.jpg

Is it normal for a sebae anemone to shrink to about 1/3 the size from early in the morning to about 30 minutes after the lights go on? From what I'm reading I'm cruel to have a sebae as my first anemone because I'm inexperienced...I was experimenting with water flow direction today and the sebae...

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Spike Ammonia (almost 2.0) and Nitrates (over 20) ???? 125 gal reef with 40 gal sump... 120 lbs fiji, 120 lbs aragonite in view tank 25 lbs crushed coral in sump/ Sump also has spaggetti / grape and razor curlurpa. (Just added last week) Overflow is doing close to 800 gph with a mag 12 return.+...

I'm getting a lot of algae growth on my live sand, mostly an ugly brown but some green and other colors. I've heard that various sand-sifting organisms, such as a sand-sifting starfish or sand-sifting cucumber, can help control this algae growth on the sand. Anyone have any experience with this,...

Can somebody explain, or direct me to a good explanation of what the DSB is? This is the first time I've heard of it, and of the dangers of disturbing it. I have a 15 gal. reef, and, if I remember correctly about 20# of live sand... I use a gravel vaccuume in the once a week... Is this...