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Looks more like dust layered up. Also appears to be growing into a hair like material

I have increased the flow and every day I use the Baster to blow it off the rocks an it just comes right back. There is also grim algae film on glass that I clean everyday and the next day it is back again. What is causing this?

I had a big nitrate spike about a week and half ago where they were off the chart. Flow was bad in my tank and green algae was forming. Since I have fixed the water flow, done 3 water changes between 10-20 gallons each. The nitrates have come down some but are still present, I have fed less to...

I'm worried about what the first thing is. It looks like a very small about a pencil tip big tan with darker tan lines on it. I have seen 2 or 3 on my sandbed. The second is like a very small line, kind of like the size of a hyphen mark. This morning I aw a pile of these around the emerald...

Looks like alien rock..lol Sorry but I'm still pretty new...

I have 3 things I need help identifying in my tank.. first one looks like a small egg with tan lines on it. second one it these small stick looking thing about a cm long other looks like a clam or something like that on the heater.

I agree. bigger fish should be able to swim freely. A lot of these baby fish dies quickly after being born in the wild anyways from predators and so on...

I just read some interesting articles related to this hobby. Obviously it's a enterprise that makes 100's of millions of dollars worldwide. There are many lobbyists for this trade and respectively an equal amount against it saying it is killing reefs and sustainable habitats... I definitely...

Ok so I just did 10 gallons yesterday I will probably do ~15 gallons on sunday again.

Clown is looking much better today. I have high nitrates so I did a water change and I'm doing another 25-30 gal change on sunday. It's going to be a big, almost 50%, water change. I'm also going to slowly start removing the bio-balls and add live rock in their place. It's a small chamber...

I just did a 10gal water change an another 25 on sunday. My alk was good but nitrate was off the chart. The clown is looking much better. I hope he pulls through. I will have to wait another 2-4 weeks to add a friend for the clown :(

I gave up on hermit crabs. Emerald crabs and light foots are my new favorites. The emeralds are so cool to watch. I just found 2 hermits floating around yesterday.

Send it to me!

Thanks for the tips. I'm going to see how this last clown does, I'd hate to see him go. I have also found a real honest fish store who wouldn't sell me anything the other day because he said my ALK was not right and although it may not kill the fish, he doesn't want to take that chance. Also...

Ok So garlic doesn't really boost immune system? I would really hate to see that little guy go bye bye...