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Hello all, I was wondering if anyone can help me identify these they were attached to a polyp I bought a long time ago and now they are all over my tank. Are they bad?

Hi, I have a 55 gallon aquarium with about 45 lbs of LR. Just recently someone told me my tank was overstocked:frustrat:. I currently have 1 perc clown, 1 yellow tang, 1 zebra blenny, 1 red spotted goby, 4 green chromis, 1 snowflake eel, 1 serpant starfish, 1 sally lightfoot crab, about a...

Hey everyone, I have had my aquarium up and running for quite some time now and have gone through a couple ups and downs. When I first started I talked to a LFS and they told me all I needed was a power filter and good lighting. So as the time has gone on I have purchased my HO T5 6 X 48 watt...

Hey everyone, First of all thanks to all the members who helped me through my recent crisis I went through with my anenome dieing and nuking the tank. I got all my parameters to normal about a week ago and the tank is looking really good. The water is crystal clear I am so excited about that...

Hey everyone, So I just recently went through an anenome nuke and lost almost my whole 55g tank. The only things that survived are my 2 perc clowns, 2 starfish, a few snails and hermits and a sally lightfoot crab. Since that has happened a few weeks ago I have started doing my water changes...

Hey everybody. I am having issues. I just recently had a huge ammonia spike. I did 2 20% water changes and got it down to normal parameters. However I do not know what caused it. It seemed to happen right after I added Purple Up which the LFS guy told me to use that to feed coral. However I...

Well it seems like I am always asking questions, but I guess that's the only way you learn. Anyway my long tentacle anenome seems to be doing great it blooms out during the day and seems to be acting normal. However he does not seem to stick to anything and on 2 occassions he has ended up by...

So my fiancee tells me the other night that our sally lightfoot died. I figured she took the body out of the tank. She did not so the next morning I found the carcass and removed it from the tank. I inspected it very closely and to the best of my knowledge it did not look like a molt. So I...

Hi everyone, I just recently bought my first pieces of coral. I got some stony polyps and mushrooms. I was wondering if you have to feed the coral or do they just filter feed from the water? I know they are photosynthetic but is there anything else I need to do to keep them going? Thanks for...

I recently purchased my first couple pieces of coral. I rearranged my rock before adding the coral and was wondering if there was a particular way I should arrange the rock. Right now i have a high point in the middle of the tank and it drops to low points on the sides. I tried to post a pic...

Hey everyone, You always have the right answers that's why I love this blog. On that note I just received my new Nova extreme 6X48 watt light system.:bounce: It has 2 different types of bulbs 3 actinic blue bulbs and 3 daylight bulbs. Ok so my question is how should you turn these lights on...

Hey everyone, My Nova extreme HO T5 lighting fixture is on the way. I am looking for opinions on which route to start for coral. I have never done coral before, I have a well established fish only tank right now and have been patient in heading in the coral direction. Any suggestions would be...

Hi everyone, I have a 55 gallon saltwater tank that I have had set up for about 6 months now. Right now I have 50 lbs of live rock and 2 perc clowns, coral beauty angel, yellow tang, 3 yellow tail damsels, a serpant starfish, a sandsifting starfish, and about 7 turbo snails. I am looking into...

Hi everyone, I searched the site to see if anyone has posted anything on this topic and could not find one. I just recently bought a 1300 gph powerhead for my 55 gallon tank and was wondering where inside the tank is the best place to mount it and where to direct the flow. I am trying to do...

My name is Tony and I am new to the saltwater community have had a freshwater tank for quite some time but found that there was not much of a challenge and the fish were not as colorful. Upon moving into a new house I decided to convert my 55g tank into saltwater. I love trying new things. I...