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I have an 8 bulb tek light. What colors should I be using. I took out some pink and purple that was in there. I went with just white and actinic. One on each switch so I can turn on just the blues. Boy did I get a diatom Blume after that. I think some of the bulbs are old. Fixture was used and...

I have an 8 bulb Tek t-5 ho Fixture......bought it used. It has two switches. Should i do all white on one swith and blue on other? Right now its random. And how should I time the on and off? All or one then the other?

I get green sheen on the inside of the tank seems like every two days. What causes this and way to slow it down?

Would it be ok to have the chaeto in a bag and sit till later in the evening. Like 12 hours. I'll have it in climate control.

Last week I lost my cardinal. Tested the water and params were ok. Tonight my fox face died. Had cardinal over a year and fox face about 6 months or better. I have a 75 gallon with about 15 gallons of water in my sump. Going to test for ammonia and nitrates again in a bit. Tank has mixed corals...

what is the life span of a mag 7. or anymag drive pump

what is causing red slime in my sump. is it not enough flow? guessing its flowing 150 gallons per hour. 75g display tank. no slime in DT. just the sump. sump has filter sock chaeto live rock return pump.

What is the oil slick on the top of the water. Is that normal or something wrong?

This is what it looked like after a few days I placed it to the bottom of the tank. It was bleaching and was slick white. Will it come back to normal?

is this just a Hammer. and is it a big difference with 20000k and 15000k. http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mqagK2Jhx-cAX90Vj3MZ8Jg/140.jpg

ok in the last week amd half I lost 2 cleaner shrimp 1 banded coral shrimp. birds nest is bleaching out. I tested for stray voltage and meter did not move. stuck black in three ground and red lead in tank. no movement of the needle. ph 8 amm 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 10 (always 10)

My Fox Face is one active little girl. :bounce::^:. All the ones I see in the store are just staying in one spot. and she is eating hair algae. Question is will she eat shrimp? And how often do I need to put the algae strips in there? Dont want the girl to starve.

I got me a fox face. Will he eat hair algae? And I remember they might eat red bubble algae? Any ways I like him and got a great deal on him.

Well today I bought some metal halides. From a dual t5(not HO). Wow what a diffrence and I can see how dirty my glass is. :frustrat: just a quick question all the corals look good as of now. What should I be looking for if they r hating the lights. Some mushrooms,bird nest, toadstools, finger...

I pulled a rock out of my tank and didn't notice that it had a snail on it. So I picked up the snail and looked at it and there was a starfish looking creature on it. It was white and resembled a serpent star. Long skinny legs and a small body. It was as big as a silver dollar. Any ideas?

I got this coral and most was dead.....and the red stuff just grows on it only. What is the coral and the red stuff?

Me and my mom bought six line wrasses for our tanks. I seen mine the first day and it ate. Have not seen it sense. Hers went straight behind the rocks and has not seen it since. They were bought at the same store and same day, last thur. is this normal for them or are they dead.

I have my tanks set up for six month's now and noticed the red stuff in the sand. Prior to that I had a small patch of green hair algae on one of the power heads. I left the lights on for aprox. 40 hrs do to noone being home. Then the red poped up. Question 1- Is the red in the sand normal...

How often does a Coral Banned Shrimp molt. My mom's molted twice in 3 and 1/2 weeks. He is a big guy and is very active. I know they molt to grow but just concerned since it was so soon. He has been with her for about 3 months and just started these molting stages.

Im sure its flatworms....but I searched the threads and dont see a pic like these. I know this might be a repeat thread but I have been looking. These are white and spiral with a black spot. (black spot must be eyes?). Just see them on the glass and about 20 to 30 of them. mainly on the back...