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I have a sea fan that has dropped his crown. I know that it is a sign of stress is there any other reasons? I know shrimp molt so I hope the same here. I moved him from a 20 gallon tank to a 55 gallon tank almost a week ago. Water prams are .5 ammo, 8.0ph, no2 .5 no3 5ppm. Now I am stressed

Ok I did it today I switch from a 20 gallon tank to a 55 gallon tank... I am working on getting some t5 lights but right now I only have a 24" power compact over one side. I custom built the stand to fit my needs. I have a sump that is a rubbermaid container. I had the tank drilled with a 1"...

I have a 55 gallon tank. I have sand and water in it but no lights yet. I am going to swich a 20 gallon to the 55 gallon when I get lights. My question is the lights on the 20 gallon will fit on one side of the 55 gallon tank will that work for a short time till funds come in for the whole set...

I have a new out break of algia. I think it is red grape algia. I have it on some new rocks that I recived from a tank that a person was breaking down. I wanted to know If to keep or get rid of. Thanks for your input!!

i have started a 55 gallon tank project. Built my own stand, canopy, run the plumbing and working on sump and then refuge. I was given live sand from a person that was getting out of the hobby. I received 100 lbs. of dead rock that came from the ocean in the bahamas. ( I work at a port so all...

Has anyone here used Combo Vital? If so how was it.

I just wanted to ask a question. To rase the oxygen level in the tank would a air stone in a power filter work. I have a hob power filter. I don't know how much oxygen is in the tank. Good top water movement with filter and skimmer and a powerhead in the center of tank ( middle level ). And can...

When should you toss out old test kits? I have looked and no expire date on them. I have API test kits ( I know cheep).

When should you start using kalkwasser? I only have pumping xenia ( a small amount) and coralline. ( starting to flake off glass). I have never used kalkwasser and tried to understand articles on the subject, but understand that if done wrong>|< thanks for any and all help.:bowdown:

I am thinking about adding a refug. about a 10 gallon. I only have a 20 gallon reef. I wanted to know which is better mud or sand bottom Thanks:bowdown:

Where is the best or where should powerheads be placed in the tank right now mine is close to the top. My filter and protein skimmer moves the water on top prety good. Thanks for any help.

I have a 20g reef tank and haveing problems with phosphate. I have a trickel filter and was wondering if I can use phosban in it after I take the carbon out to reduce the phosphate. I have made 1 change I am feeding every other day insted of every day. I use formala 1 frozen food. I am...

Is there a DIY chiller to cool down the water? My water in tank runs between 75 and 85 f. I only have a 20g tank.

I have bought some turbo snails from a lfs put them in the tank and had two of them to die already. I got them on Monday. 1 problem I was having with them was upside down on the sand bed. The only thing that I can come up with as to a reason why is becouse of the copepods in the tank causing...

What is the best way to move a 6 month old tank? I have 23# of live rock,1 clam, 1 angel, and 1 chromis. I am moving and it will be a 10 hr drive. Tank will be the last on truck. Please help.

I am new to reef keeping,just started about a month ago. I have- 20 gallon tank 20# live sand 24# live rock 1 chromis 1 sally light foot crab 1 pumping xenia ( new got yesterday) 73 watt corallife pc light (new got yesterday) and a berlin proten skimmer 60 gallon all tests are great...

I have a brown snail in my tank that I am not able to ID. The body is brown. The shell is brown looks like a tear drop shape. I have only seen on my LR. The shell is flat. It has a hole on the side of the shell that releases a small brown pellet. It has feelers like a insect. It came in on...

I have a 20 gallon tank with 23 # of live rock I added yesterday. I seen some kind of bug after placing the rock in tank. Looks like a beetle but has the color of a ghost shrimp. Do not have pic. and know it is hard without pics. Just hope to get some kind of direction.

I am setting up a reef tank. I have the water, filter, skimmer, etc. in the tank. I put the live sand in thinking that I was going to get live rock soon. Will be mabe a week or two. The filter is running. Is there anything I should do till I get the live rock ( food for sand,new sand, ok to wait).