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Last night I noticed my coral beauty has a ring around one of his eyes. I think I posted something somewhere here, but it was late and I can't find it now so please excuse for duplicate post. Anyway, I set up a 10 gallon quarantine and have medicated with melafix and API stress coat plus. I...

I noticed tonight that my coral beauty has a ring around its eye that is discolored. It's only on one side. He seems to be fine otherwise. I was hoping to treat with some form of antibiotic. Can anyone make a suggestion? I assume I need to remove carbon from the tank and treat for 5 - 10...

I have a Seaclone Protein Skimmer and it's difficult to clean. I thought that it's mostly beneficial bacteria so I've been lax in even trying to clean it. Yesterday I topped off my tank with a couple gallons of fresh water. About an hour later it seemed like it was at the same level it was...

I found this thing eating seaweed off of a tile I was removing from my tank. I was hoping someone could help me identify it. It seemed like part of it was hard like it was a baby snail. But it had 2 antennae so I don't think it is a Nassarius... I put it back, it didn't seem to be harming...

I had to go away for a few days and had my neighbor feed my tank. I instructed them to feed pellets twice a day (which is fairly normal for my tank). This morning my coral beauty wasn't swimming around like normal. After hunting for him and waking him up he seems to be swimming erratically...

Not sure I'm ready to take the leap, but I think I've gone about as far as I can with my FOWLR setup. I started out by getting a LFS to set up a 45 gallon tank for me. Evidently the guy was old school or just figured it would be easier to set up something basic. In any event, I now have a 2...

I received a refractometer today as a gift. It shows brix percentage so I was a little confused. Looks like proper salinity would be between 4 and 5%. Is this the wrong instrument or is there a better one with a scale designed more for marine aquariums?

I'm pretty sure this is going to work out well. I just found out through a business acquaintance that her daughter and son-in-law are going to be moving (military reasons) and need to get rid of their 29 gallon tank. I'm getting more details, but she said she had fish and inverts in it...

I posted a thread earlier, but can't seem to find it so sorry to keep re-posting about the same subject, but here goes...With recent hurricane Sandy I was worried about loss of power. We survived with only losing power a couple of times for no more than an hour each time. I was wondering...

I'm on the East Coast and with hurricane Sandy coming I'm expecting some periods of power outage. I've already had 1 for 1/2 hour but the power is back on now. Just wondering what precautions or plans might be good to have in order. I did a water change and gravel vac earlier 3 gallons of...

I've used the same hydrometer for like 2 years and thought maybe I should get a new one just to make sure my readings are correct. After seasoning the new hydrometer by soaking it in my tank water for 24 hours it reads off the charts with salinity over 1.026. However my old hydrometer is...

I have a 45 gal. FOWLR and I'd like to upgrade my lighting and possibly get an anemone and venture in to some corals. Currently I just have a florescent light and something like Ultra Sun Trichromatic. Should I go with something like this Nova Extreme T5 HO Saltwater Aquarium Light Fixture...

OK, for the past month or so my clownfish have become down right hateful and attack my hand when I move stuff around in the tank during cleaning. Today I found out why...I believe they are expecting! I'm attaching a picture of the rock with what I believe are eggs attached. I need help! How...

I have a 45 gallon FOWLR that's about a year and a half old. I recently lost the last of the 2 Green Chromis that I got in the beginning. I still have a firefish, 2 Clarki clowns, 1 pajama fish, a bicolor blenny and a sixline wrasse. I know I'm pushing my limit, but I'd like to add 1 more...

I've seen this guy and his buddy hanging around the past week or 2...guess they hitchhiked in on some LR. I'm assuming they are bristle worms and probably harmless. Can anyone confirm this? How big will they get and how quickly do they reproduce? They certainly aren't the prettiest things in...

I had someone else setup my tank initially (45 gal. Fish only with live rock) and they installed an undergravel filter. Since then I've learned that they are sort of antiquated. Last weekend while doing my cleaning/water change, I removed one of the tubes from the ugf to the powerhead and my...

I just added a cleaner shrimp to my fish only tank and I was wondering what if any supplements I should add for proper molting, etc... The guy at the LFS said calcium, but I'm reading iodine. Also, how much/often should I add it (I have a 45 gal. tank and do 5-10 gallon water changes weekly to...

Can something like this really work for weekly 5 gallon water changes and topping off my 45 gallon tank or am I just cheaping out? http://www.amazon.com/Aquarium-Pharmaceuticals-175-Filtration-Aquariums/dp/B000255NJ6 I'm tired of trekking 5 - 10 gallons back from the store every week...

What is the right specific gravity for a FOWLR tank? Is it true you should add .002 when using a needle refractometer? For example, if the water is 78 degrees and the refractometer reads .021 it is really .023? What is an acceptable fluctuation in specific gravity? Thanks for any input!

I really liked this little six line wrasse that I saw in the pet store. After coming home and researching I decided he would be a good addition to my tank. Either I wasn't observant enough or something happened in transport or introduction to the tank because I noticed after a day that half of...