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I need help identifying these two guys. I got them on a few pieces of live rock i bought from someone that was breaking thier tank down a few weeks ago and I didnt even know they were there untill they moved around into the light. They like to close up at night but during the day the purple one...

I was wondering if I should be running carbon all the time, or should it just be used in certain instances? My tank is about a year old and I've never used it, just wondering if I should be. Thanks

After spending most of the day fooling with my tank I tested all my levels. Everything looks good except the Alk. I read that acceptable levels are between 8.0 and 13.0. I've tested it twice in the last 2 weeks and the readings were 2.2 and 2.0. Can anyone tell me why it might be so low? And is...

Spent most of this rainy day cleaning and catching up on maintenance on my tank. I tested everything that I have a test for and all my perams. look good except for Cal. and Mag. I'f i'm reading correctly, Cal. levels should be between 380-450, mine was at 520. And Mag. level should be between...

Just wondering what opinions some of you might have on whats the best replacment bulbs are for my T5 fixture. Mine came with 2 blue atinics and 2 white, one of the blues has blown and I want to get a quality bulb. The other question I have, I was told that running 3 blues and one white would...

I've got a growth of some sort thats been growing for about 2 weeks now, its a deep maroon color and is on my rock and is now about the size of a quarter. I've read that cyano should blow away if you point a powerhead at it, this dosent. Should it blow away like a dust if it is cyano? Or blow...

I was just wondering what everyones feeling were on distilled water versus RO/DI water? The reason I'm asking is that I can get distilled water right up the road at the grocery store cheaper than I can taking the 10 mile ride to my LFS untill I can get a unit.

It just arrived today and I assembled it and followed what little directions it came with to get it running. It keeps running out of water in the chamber where the pump is, almost like the siphon cant keep up. Not sure what it is I'm not doing right but apparently its something. Any help or...

Tested my water today and all the Perams look good except for the calcium. Its off the chart that comes in the API test kit. Does anyone know what would cause it to be so high? I'm wondering how harmfull it is to my fish and what I can do besides a water change to get it back in range. Any help...

Dont know if you guys have ever heard of them. Its a coral farm on the Eastern shore of Md.. Its only about 10 miles from my house so I took a ride over last week, awsome place. Its run by a retired veterinarian named Dr. Mac., really nice guy that will stop what hes doing to chat and answer...

Hoping someone can get me pointed in the right direction, I just ordered a 50 lb box of dry rock from marco. My problem is that I really dont know what to do with it when it gets here. The website says the rock is pre cycled, but I'm not sure how to interpret that. My tank has been up and...

Wasent sure where to post this. I have a new growth in my tank, but its not algae. Looking around online the best description I can find for it is Aiptasia, or commonly called glass anemone. Its a furry little clear/brown looking thing that retracts as fast as lightning. Was wondering if anyone...

Seems like a great site. I've had fresh water tanks for years but am making the move to salt, I have alot to learn. Tim