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Quick question for someone who may have experience in this. I have a Pink Birdsnest (well it was pink when I got it 12 months ago) that has gone a browny colour. When the blue comes into my lights there is a neon green tinge to it. It lost its colour around the time I had a phosphate issue. I...

So I was at the LFS today picking up some NSW and RO Water. As usual I had a bit of a sticky beak in the Coral tank. A bit of a chat about the acro's in the tank (he had a heap of new frags) and I walked out the door with a free piece to try and rescue. This bit has been in the shop tank for...

Couple of quick questions, hopefully to set my mind at ease. I have a few Brittle Stars (red) and a Serpent Star. They have been in the tank for about 5 months now doing their thing. This week though, the Serpent Star has changed its behaviour. Rather than hiding in the rocks all day, it has...

I was hoping I could get some advice from people who have Lobo and Blasto in their tanks. I picked up a Lobo and Blasto yesterday at the LFS. I have placed them in the tank based on my discussion with the shop (they are pretty good), but when I got home and did some more research there is so...

I set my tank up a week ago, partly by transferring all of my old tank (25 gallon) into the 100 gallon tank (I will set up a tank journal eventually), but also added 30kg of cured live rock from the LFS to supplement the 20kg I had in the old tank. Anyway, moving forward a week. while I was...

I'm in the process of putting together my new tank, a 3x2x2 with 10mm thick glass. The tank is braced as shown in the photo below. Other than the centre brace, I am not sure if the other bits of glass are bracing or just to hold a glass lid that I won't ever use. The problem I have is that...

Quick question. I've just ordered my new 3x2x2 (90 gallon approx) tank that will have a corner weir. I was planning on having (after taking onto account the bulkheads) a 25mm pipe for the Durso Stand Pipe, and a smaller 20mm pipe for a return. I'm now wondering if I should have factored in...

I'm just planning my new tank a 3x2x2 and where I intend to put the tank, there is no space for me to locate the chiller. Bit of thinking and I could put the chiller in the garage below on a shelf just below the ceiling so the chiller will be directly under the tank. Will only need to rout two...

This will probably be a very simple question. My test kit for Carbonate Hardness tests in ppm. How do you convert this to kdH and what sort of reading would we be wanting in terms of ppm or kdH. I can't seem to find anything to point me in the right direction. My tank seems to hover around...

Does anyone have any experience with these tanks? I currently have a 90L (24 gallon) tank and am looking to upsize. I was looking at the Red Sea Max 130L but for a comparable price I can get the Aqua Reef 2ft cube (275L). I kind of like the separate sump under the AquaReef and the lights...

I was hoping a few of you could answer some questions for me. I am looking to get my first anemone. the LFS just got a few in and there is a reddish looking BTA I am thinking of getting, which brings me to my questions. I have a 25gallon tank that has been running for about 4 years now. For...

The Zoanthids in my tank have started to take over a part of my tank that I really didn't want them to. Is there a safe way to remove them from the tank. It's on one of my bigger bits of live rock which makes some of them potentially hard to reach. I've read about the palytoxin issue...

Hoping someone can help. I almost bought the attached coral (the yellow one) today thinking it was a corrallimorph, closer inspection made me think it wasn't. The LFS wasn't entirely sure what it was which is unusual as the shop is usually really good, and I wasn't keen on buying an...

Question for the coral experts out there. I've in the last few months (well the bulk of this year) been having a bit of issue with my Frogspawn and Hammer slowly receding, and my torch dying. These have been happy in my tank for close to 2 years previously. Through the whole episode my...

When I was changing the water before work today I noticed there is a very thin brownish film on the top of the water. After pulling me arm from the tank when cleaning the walls, my arm also had a layer of the brown film. Any thoughts on what it is, or what's causing it. I'll post water...

Quick question that I am hoping someone has delt with before. I have a Jebo Chiller with 12mm internal/16mm external diameter hose and a fluval filter which runs a ribbed hose. I'd like to actually connect the two together so the water flows from the filter into the chiller but can't work out...

Quick question on Halimeda algae. Good or bad? It popped up in my tank about 3 months ago, no idea where I got it but it coincided with the last of my hair algae disappearing. I don't mind the look of it, but am getting conflicting reports on whether I should leave some in the tank or not...

I've stuck this here because it covers a few issues, and I am stumped. Essentially, the end of 2010 has not been particularly good on the tank side of things. Boxing day I lost my Mandarin, not too surprising as I had been having a long standing battle to keep him fed. The tank was too small...

Question on Hammer care. My hammer has recently (last week or so) to receed, its been in the tank for quiet a few months. My torch, frogspawn, leather and mushrooms are going crazy. Water seems fine (going to test again tonight). Only think I can think of is that the waterflow is slightly less...

Didn't know where to stick this question, so I stuck it here. Tonight after the lights went out on the tank (house room lights still on) I started hearing an intermittent clicking sound. Nothing loud, but enough to be heard while the TV is on. Spent ages looking around before I came to the...