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Hey Jack, Nice pics of the tank,your urchin is a pincushion,Ive got one,he collects all sorts of things as he travels round the tank.

Hi Guys,I thought I,d found the perfect fish store,WRONG.I happened to need some live food,so,after work the other night I jumped in the car and went down to my LFS which in the past had been very helpful to me,except I always ended up spending more money than I wanted to!!Anyway it was nearly...

Thanks Chris,Its the water flow I was more bothered about,some of my corals either get to strong a current or not enough,I cant seem to reach a happy medium.

THANKYOU, O migthy ones,I got 3 of the suckers out in one go :^: It worked a treat. Next question,Im not getting much water flow to the back of my LR can I rearrange the rock without stressing my fish.Ive got 3 powerheads in the tank now.I have the rock at both sides of my tank with a free swim...

Thanks Guys,I will keep you posted. :death: to the bristleworms,the ones Ive seen are BIG so hope it works.My poor finger coral can,t stand much more.

Hi Guys,Not posted for a while,Happy New Year to everyone.I have a question.How can I get rid of the Bristleworm population in my tank?Ive noticed my large finger coral is being chipped at,Ive been told an arrow crab will get rid of them,but I dont want to put one in my tank,the other suggestion...

Aiptasia Hi Rich,I believe you have aiptasia in your tank,also called the glass anemone,Ive had a few myself,I brought in a couple of Peppermint Shrimps to get rid of them.Ive done a bit of research,and Ive read that injecting them with LEMON JUICE 3ml also gets rid of them.DONT break them off...

Thanks for the reply Jasen,I think the panic is over,but yes Ive got a good assortment of shells,different shapes and sizes.When I got home from work the crab was still in the same place,but closer looking at the tank I found both my blue legs still in there :shock: looks like one of them had...

Panick!!!! Hi Guys, Im panicking,one of my blue legged hermit crabs has lost his shell,Ive put a selection of shells in the tank,but he doesnt seem to be interested.I dont think anything else thats in my tank will harm him,but is it normal for them not to move straight into another shell?Please...

Been up and running for 2 month or so. Im not rushing into it as I want to get it right first time,Id hate the thought of killing something for my mistakes.

My tank has been up and running for about 9 weeks now.I dont want to rush into it, a friend of mine whose a pro footballer set his up, rushed into buying everything that looked pretty and colourful,spent about £1200 and every thing die within 2weeks,corals,starfish,shrimp everything.His water...

Hi Mike,I asked the same question a while ago! Since then they have dissapeared from the glass,I,ve now found 2 tiny shrimp,I didnt put them in, they came with the rock,also about 6 little snails have appeared from nowhere,You will be surprised what you find over the next few weeks,I find new...

Hi Rich,Go to salt water articles,read thread, Worms by jhnrb at the bottom of page are similar threads,select worms by Pterois, theres a really good picture on that thread by Reefernoob of a bristle worm.By the way,whats that on my thread about not enough rock!!!Hope the picture helps.

Hi Guys, Just another query,what do you think is the best position to have my two powerheads,I have them placed half way up the tank one at each end,could I position them better?Everything else is coming on great,got things growing all over my rock,seeing something new every day.Im getting...

Thanks Chris, Rich asked the question on this thread but Ive learnt something else as well now Thanks again :D

Hi Rich,If you log into helpful articles,go to site of jhnrb,Beginners guide,Im finding loads of things useful,hope some of it helps you aswell.Im also new to reef,but the key word is Patience.Happy hunting!! :D

The lighting I have is VHO 3ft tubes,I have 2 so far am I going to need more? I brought 2 red leg hermits at the weekend,The LFS told me that would be enough for now because I already have 2 blue legged hermits and an urchin,have,nt got any snails in yet,maybe in a couple of weeks if everything...

Thanks guys for the info,any other comments will be helpful on a clean up crew,what will I actually need?Ive got an awful lot of stuff growing on the living rock already,plus Ive got some beautiful polyps and mushrooms.Ive also noticed thousands of tiny little, like water fleas, is this the food...

Thanks for the reply,my tanks temperature is 78,ph 8.2,ammonia 0,nitrite 0, salinity 1.025,I was told by LFS to let it run and the nitrate would clear,how long will it take to mature the system?I dont want to add livestock until everything is perfectly balanced,I have the patience of a saint...

Hello Everyone, One more newbie with questions to ask.1 Set my tank up 5 weeks ago,all water testing is good except nitrate,it seems stuck at 2.0,do I need to do part water change? I,ve been told the nitrate will drop when the tank has matured,is that right? My tank is 48"x18x12 I have about...