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Soon I will be purchasing either a 125 gallon tank or a 150 gallon tank. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on a live sand method. I know some people purchase sand and put a couple bags of live sand on top of it. Can anyone give me any advice on how I should tackle this, 125-150 pounds...

This is the first picture from my Nikon D3100 I just got today. Hope you enjoy.

So before I go buying another fish my clowns kill, does anyone have any suggestions a couple fish to finish my tank off with? Its a 27 gallon tank that's hexagon shaped it stands tall not long.

So I'm thinking my two clown fish killed my new black and white clownfish. Is there a certain way to buy clown fish with the tank already inhabbited by a couple? I would really like one more.

I just got a new black and white clown fish, he is just hanging behind the filter all the way at the top of the tank, almost like he is hiding...is this normal?

So lately I have been noticing critters in my tank I never purchased which is kind of weirding me out for instance this creature has recently started making an appearance. Anyonee know what it is? I have had this tank and live rock since october, have no idea where it came from.

My black and white clownfish lips seem to be swollen. I have searched his body I see no signs of Ich, I am a little worried. Any ideas on what this could be?

I am scared my boxfish has ich. He isn't acting strange at all, swimming normal and has a huge appitite. Thoughts?

I am watching my tank as I do every night and I am noticing what looks like little particles or water bubbles swimming around. I have no idea what they could be, but it is very weird. It almost looks like what people describe as ick, meaning little pieces of salt swimming. Any ideas what this...

So today I came home to find one of my clown fish not using one of his fins. I am getting ready to get water levels, there looks to be some type of white film over the fin, it also looks as if it may have been bitten. Sad sad sad I am.

We noticed he is starting to rub up against the live rock, this just started, my father said he knows this is a sign of skin problems in fresh fish. Any suggestions?

I just did a test on my water levels and my nitrites are at 0 - .1 my nitrates are at 2 and my ammonia is at .01 mg/l. Should I do a partial water change?

Hello everyone, I just did an alkalinity test on my tank. It took 10 drops to turn my water from blue to yellow. Can someone please tell me how I read this? My instructions say take the total number of drops And divide it by 2. Ok so my alkalinity is 5? Is this where it is supposed to be?

I was at a tropical fish store yesterday and I told the lady there I was new to this hobby. We started talking about water levels, specifically ammonia. She recommended Cut To Fit Ammonia Filter Pad, I ended up buying it, but I cant find any reviews on it. Does anyone know if they work well?

So yesterday I was telling my wife before work, how excited I was that my tanks water levels were at where they needed to be. When I was at work she called me and told me she had a surprise, when I got home she had a Tomato Clown fish in the tank. ummmm, the problem is my tank is only 4 days...

Today I went out and bought a multitask kit and tested my water. Salinity - 1.022-1.023 pH - 8.0 Alkalinity - 6 Nitrite - 0 - .1 Nitrate - .2 - 1 Full ammonia 10-15 minutes - 0 Tank temp. 81 degrees Haha embarrassingly I have no idea what these readings mean. I plan to have a tank...

I just did salinity check on my tank and it's around 1.019 how do I get it to rise? Thank you.

Hello everyone, I started a saltwater aquarium yesterday, it's a hobby I have been interested in starting since I was a child but my dad always assured me freshwater tanks were the way to go. I do have a few questions already, the water is crystal clear however it looks as if some salt...