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I have a basslet that isn't swimming much. It is hanging out at the bottom of the tank and its body is all arched. I am not seeing any spots or anything else to indicate a disease I can find online. I did a water test this morning and my ammonia and nirate seems super close to 0. Any...

I have a 5 stage ro/di that I cannot find/remember where I ordered it from. I went to make water last night and I am only getting 74 out instead of 0-2. How do I know which filter needs to be replaced? Is it going to be more than one or just one specifically? I have only had the unit for...

What is the best way to tell if your Zoa's are fixing to split/multiply? I have had a few of them for almost a month and I haven't seen much of a change if any at all. I do about 10% water change once a week, ~5 gallons on 55 gallon tank and my parameters are very good.

I have the following fish in my 55 G tank and wondering if a wider variety of food would be good for my fish. Currently, I'm feeding twice a day and using 1/4 cube of brine shrimp. Fish: basslet Cardinal True percula Clown Is there a better combination or is it that big of a deal. I see at...

Has anyone had a clown fish just come up totally missing? I have had the two clown fish for about 2.5 weeks now and had no issues. I just got home and one of them seems to be missing. I have a basslet and a cardinal in the same tank and not seen any aggression issues between any of the fish...

I have two clown fish and they are sometimes swimming at the top of the tank, almost sideways, or with one of their top fins out of the water. They seem to do this sometimes and swim elsewhere other times. Is this just how they act or is something possibly going on? They seem to be eating...

Has anyone used the CPR first A.I.D. Units for acclimation? I am failing to see how it works since its an external device for acclimation. How do you drip the water into the device? Not sure if this is the correct location for this or not but it will not hurt to ask.

I have a 55 Gallon that I just finished cycling and I have a few concerns. How many fish can you really have in this tank that work in tanks above 30 Gallon. I'm thinking one sand sifter, probably a twin spotted gobby, maybe one or two cardinals and maybe a pair of clownfish but I am not...

I am attaching 3 images, one of my DIY led set up, one of my tank with rocks, one with my skimmer. Still working on the cycle at this time. Not in a hurry. Going to let it cycle before adding anything. My ammonia is probably .4-.6, nitrites are pretty much .1, and nitrate hasn't started yet...

Working on setting up my lighting layout for my DIY LED. I have 6 bunches of 7, 3 in one row and 3 in the other. 48"Lx13.5"Wx21"D tank. Here is the same of the way the bunches are done. bunch 1 bunch 3 bunch 5 bunch 2 bunch 4 bunch 6...

Is there actually a way to use all dry rock and get it to live rock without any live rock? Someone said it is possible but didn't explain anything about it when I was talking to a few people at a get together. I understand it is going to take longer to do this but I would rather start with a...

Does anyone have any recommendations for an 3 w LED tester? They sell them online for a few bucks but then you always have the annoying thing called taxes and shipping that is more than the item itself. Anyone have any thoughts?

I have connected my Waterproof DS18B20 Digital temperature sensor and added the coding from the page to the LCD and the lcd replies with "Device is not a DS18S20 family device. Anyone had any luck with this?

I am setting up a 55 G tank. I'm trying to figure out what I'm missing: Tank/Stand HOB Skimmer Sand Rocks RO/DI 5 stage with dual TDS meter waver maker/flow creator Lighting (DIY) Lighting controller (DIY) Hopefully I'm not missing anything but I want to verify. I can buy most of the rest of...

Anyone have any knowledge of using the philips LUXEON led vs cree led? I came across these today and haven't seen much up about, the philips that is, but have seen tons on the cree's. Trying to decide what sort of DIY I'm going to do.

Here is the picture of my tank. I have not done much else. Waiting for more money and then it will take time.

On the tank that I got on craigs list, it seems there is either hard water or super dry glue on the inside of the tank. What would be the best way to get rid of this? I tried window cleaner, ajax powder, plastic scrubber. Anyone else have any ideas?

Anyone used this RO/DI system for s/w aquariums: Captive Purity 35 GPD Compact RO Information Anyone have any good suggestion for a RO/DI unit? I only need one that will do like 40 a day...

Just getting started in doing research for a salt water tank. Currently have a freshwater tank with 9 fish and not much else.