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I am looking at upgrading my lights. I currently have 2 PC 65 Watt under a canopy over my 54 gallon corner bow front. I would like to go either T5 or MH but it would need to retro fit. I am currently keeping just softies but I would like to venture into LPS and may be SPS. Any recomendations...

I was having problems with my alkalinity and now that I have it under control I don't see my frogspawn doi g well. I have pc lighting with four 65 watt 50/50 bulbs which are only 4 months old. Where should I put the frogspawn high or low n the tank. I currently have it in the middle in low...

I just got a few new ridordeas:bounce::^: but they are not attached to any rock. What would be the best way to get them to stick to a rock. I have a peace of branch rock that I would really like to be on.

Two weeks ago I noticed my corals not looking so good so I started testing and I took my water to my LFS and discovered my test kits were bad. My Alkalinity was extremly low about 2.0meq/l and my calcium was about 340. I was dosing BIonic about 3 times a week 15ml. Since I discovered the bad...

I got a yellow tang about 2 weeks ago and he has been doing great till yesterday. I noticed that he has some scratches on his sides and his forehead area. He has been hiding between the rocks. I thought he was just exploring but after reading on the web I think it could be beginning signs of...

I have a 10 gallon sump so my refugium section is not that big. I didn't know how big to let my chaeto grow. I noticed that it has grown so fast that its almost to the sand bed in about 2 months. Does the sand bed need some light thru the Chaeto to have the right nutrients for our little bugs to...

Hi Everyone I haven't been here for a while but I am starting to get back into it. I had a really bad algae bloom which killed everything in my tank except for my 2 chromis which are really troopers and this really got me discouraged.:frustrat: Finally I started again and got everything under...

I have some sort of white/clear film slime algae mat growing on one of my live rocks but I can't get it to come out on any pictures at least visibly anyway. I first noticed it about two weeks ago and it has grown pretty quickly so now it concerns me but I don't know if its good or bad. I was...

My tank has been up for about 10 months now. I have one clownfish,two chromis, green star polyp and a few shrooms. About a month ago I brought hom a watchman goby and the other residents gave him less than 12 hours to live. I found him the next morning meeting my clean up crew. Last weekend I...

How can I tell if I need to replace my bulbs. I've had them for about 9 months now. They are coralife pc 65 watt bulbs and I have two 50/50, one day light and one actinic bulb. Do I need to replace just the actinic or all of the bulbs? Any suggestions where to find them at the best price.

I seem to be having an issue with my green star polyps. I noticed that the purple rug it has underneath it has been shrinking. I moved it closer to the flow and higher up so its closer to my lights. I noticed that two of my hermit crabs don't stop coming to it and picking on it. Do I need to...

What is better for plumbing because I currently have everything with flexible tubing but I've seen most of the custom builds of everyone with solid PVC. Is the solid PVC better and is it worth doing the change. Will it have any effect on the water quality since my tank has already been up and...

I needed some help identifying some pieces that have grown in my tank. One is green and another is red like ballons. I also needed some advice whether I should add more live rock. I currently have about 40 llbs. My tank is 54 Gallons and I have read different things about having any where...

I am still getting my feet wet with this hobby and I just started this year. I have a 54 gallon corner bow front with a 10 gallon sump. After doing a lot of reading now I know that I need a protein skimmer which brings me to another problem which one. Any advice would be greatly appreciately. I...

This is my first year of salt water experience so I am learning as I go. I need help to lower my general hardness(GH) because it is off the charts. I am using an API drop tester and the water in the tube never turned from orange to green after filling the tube with drops and not to mention...