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Measuring with a refractometer can be more accurate than using a swing hydrometer. Once you measure in specific gravity you'll see it's easier than measuring salility since you can get more precise readings. Hope this helps, at our facility we use refractometers.

Quite possibly the culprit then! It's a nice size urchin you have!

Oh no! How large is your urchin?

Hmm, do you have a picture of the marks? If your clowns had the same problem earlier it may be ich, but normally ich leaves small white marks not like how you've described.

First pic is a bit fuzzy to be sure. The second seens to be a Discosoma Carlgreni mushroom. The third and fourth are Vice Zoanthids or Palythoa Grandis . Hope that helps.

GOOD LUCK! Hope they recover!

Those seahorses are precious! Do you plan on adding any live sot corals in your tank? Since I read you were planning on adding macroalgae Hope you're enjoying your tank! -Liza Farside Tropicals

Looks good! Way to to go! & welcome to the forum too! Farside Tropicals

Appears you may have a fungus growing on your polyps. Our aquarist suggests using a chemical soak to treat the infection, such as coral revive, for about five minutes, or a product similar to it. If that doesn't help, hydrogen peroxide is another option as mentioned by lilmatty5dimes. Hope...

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Hello members of Living Reefs! Farside Tropicals has joined your forum! Farside Tropicals is a privately owned and operated business based out of Miami, fl. We specialize in the acquisition, care, and distribution of the rarest Atlantic aquarium fish and invertebrates found off of the east...