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Would you say it is a fungal infection? I live in a regional area and it takes at least a week to receive any products by such time I could have lost the sea squirt. Thought fresh water dip would be an option, but I do not want to dip if it is not a fungal infection that a fresh water dip will...

Hi all, I have a purple sea squirt that has developed some black spot on it and not sure what I should do is this a fungal infection, will a fresh water dip help and if so how long do I place it in fresh water? I have attached a pic - any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Regards...

Hi all, I am not sure what this is I believe it is possible some sort of Mushroom. It came on a piece of live rock and has doubled in size and has never moved. I have had it for 6mths. Would love to know what it actually is as I have not seen one like it when searching through pics, etc. I...

I purchased it from the following site. It is on the second row from the bottom under the corals tab. http://www.aussieaquariumcorals.com.au/index.html Have quarantined coral and will see how it is in the morning but think it is disintegrating unfortunately. Normally corals are shipped by...

Hi all, I have just received some Yellow Sarco soft coral and unfortunatly it did not arrive overnight it took approx 48hrs and to me it did not look to good, but the supplier said it looked ok by the photo and should be ok in a day or two and to makesure I have a strong water current on it...

The only skimmer that I can find like that here in Australia is a core unit which cost around $600.00 AUD a lot of money.. . Is there that much difference between the core and say a vortex which cost around $300 AUD. Should I be paying the extra or will a vortex do the job?

Hi all, I am just waiting to get glass back from glass cutter and I am putting together my sump. My current skimmer will be too small for tank once i add the sump so I am upgrading, but confused at the different types of skimmers. I am looking at a octopus, but which type is best? Vortex...

I had similar problem. My clowns would in morning have ick than within several hours no ick. I still find that my fish will sometimes have ick spots in the morning early and gone when I look next! All my fish are health and feeding well. It is like that while fish are sleeping ick would attach...

Well I set my trap last night and all I court were 2 of my small shrimp.. nothing missing this morning. It seems to be taking a fish about once a week. Going to go and catch a couple of juvenile damsels so if in the mean time if I cannot catch it, it has something to eat other than my clowns...

thanks guys I am in the process of making my own Mantis trap using a coke bottle and a strip of aluminum cut from a can, which I am then cutting out triangles and will attache to the bottle opening so that it is easy to go in, but no so easy to get out.. I will post a picture later today when I...

Yes I do hear a clicking at night in the tank sounds like something tapping at glass. I will see if I can purchase a manris trap. Thank you for you help all - not happy that it is most likely a mantis shrimp.....

Hi all, I am back again with another question. I believe I have a crab or something that is coming out at night an devouring fish. I have had 4 fish in total disappear without a trace overnight. They have all been small fish and all health and eating. They have disappeared over a period of 4...

Here is a picture of a clam that was in a solid rock that I photographed while on holidays.

I would have to disagree with you as while traveling in Vanuatu I seen clams within live rock and wondered how the hell they got in there and how they grew. All you could see would be there flesh coming out of the rock. They were a lot bigger than what I have in my tank. The hole in the rock is...

Hi all, I have noticed that I have what appears to be possible a clam within the live rock I noticed it after I seen it squirt!! If it is a clam how can it grow and can it continue to live within the rock? will it eventually crack the rock as it grows? It is within a piece of rock which...