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ok so bought a blue hippo tang from petco(first fish from petco since start-up was on sale) it came with ICK I assume. Well wasn't long and my long time clarkie clown ended up a gonner and thats when i saw the ICK. I have been treating with Kordon ICK Attack and have odd results. It does seem...

I know I didn't put these in my tank I also know they have benefits being in there but is there a point they get over populated??

I will shortly be in process of creating what I call is a Mega Sump, it will be a sump system for 125g and 75g tanks. I want anything that will create a super stable system. I have been online, in forums and chatting with LFS. 1.) looking into reactors and there seems to be many out there but...

Ok its time for a new RO/DI filter system and this time I am going to buy one with replaceable media not a disposable cheap one like been using. So my question is that upon looking and researching I have found many different ones and range from 3 stage to 7 stage. Does it make a difference in...

I have been to several LFS and it's not helping and been told 2 different versions of whats happening. One store gave me Reef Fusion parts 1 &2 and then my corals started dying (frogspawn types) took water to another LFS and he said calcium too high and they dying from burn. I removed them type...

Idk if comment in an old post will be answered but I now know I have bristle worms but I have a lot, should I do something? As well as those have hundreds of white small bodied long tentacle like skinny legged starfish like things? It's a 75 gallon new tank currently fish only

I'm not having a successful LED conversion. Let's start at begging. I have a 125 gallon with three 24" sections at top. I installed DIY LED lighting, 3 15" heatsinks with 18 3 watt high output Led, 10 white 10,000k and 8 Blue, so there are three sections set just like this. After installation...

I am beginning a 75 gallon tank today and looking for fish input. I have spent too much money on dead fish for my other tank so this time research, research, research. So heres my idea, I will have a sand substrate with rock pile in tank center (tank can be view 2 rooms front and back). I want...

I have a 45g dump that I want to make a refugium at least I think. I want to put plants for nitrogen help and grow plants and macroalgea for food. Also want copepods and those things to breed for food as well. How do I go about this.

This is a chance to finish the thread and help a little. Start off after reading all the posts and comments I may be overcrowded. I have a 125 gallon with 2 spotted cardinals, 2 Banggai Cardinal, Naso Tang, Yellow Tang, Clarkie Clown, Percula Clownfish, Black & White Percula Clownfish. Blue...

Ok so my tank is running great thanks for all previous help on here to start me up. At this point I have a %100 survival on many corals and only 1 unexplained fish tragedy of out of 15 live and happy fish. My questions are about all these supplemental additives and chemicals I see on the...

Its been over a month since I've been here so first I'll update. Tank is doing good I rearranged rock and setup a little. Currently I have one clark clown 1brien clown 1telliw tang 1firefish 1sudacrhromis? 2 black/white damsel 1blue mandarin 2pajama cardinal 1peppermint and 1coralclownish banded...

Ok my tanks been running 6 months and with everyone's help on here I think its gone pretty well. All my levels are reading 0, my yellow tang and several damsels are fine, snails are multiplying and a lot of purple algae. Still battling the micro air bubbles in sump but I think I have solution...

How can I remove unwanted fish from my tank. I have damsels I want out so I can put in fish I want. If you read my other posts the damsels were pushed on me from pet store they will take them back I just need to get them out.

Well technically I gave a few just damsels but want to add more colorful fish. I have few small corals I don't really know what they are two tree looking ones a green grassy one that sucks in at night. Wondering what type of fish I should be looking for my end plan is a reef fish tank with...

I have a newly established tank and it started growing greens, browns and purple algea--good right?? also my crabs are multiplying little babies all over but what has me concerned is cloudy looking white tubes growing on rock

ok so it was a beautiful day today but i have my coal stove running. harder to stop just easier to let it burn but the weather has been really up and down here one morning frost next is t-shirt weather. Anyway 78 degrees in house and tank is showing 90 degrees WHAT DO I DO????? I tried ice in...

I have taken everyones advice on here and leaving the tank alone. However my levels for ammonia, nitrates and nitrites are still remaining the same. Now there is brown everywhere. Its on the rocks(reef rock not live) the glass and its turning the white shells in the coral/live sand. From what I...

I have air bubbles coming from my return pumps. A lot and I mean a lot filling the display tank and covering everything. Looks like particle throughout the water. Cant find anywhere with info to stop it. If I only run one pump I'm fine

I am new to salt water tanks and this is my very first one. A little background: I have read so much and talked to many people but there always seem to be a different version of how to. I opted with majority and went bigger, I have a 125 gallon, two overflows, 45 gallon sump, 2 900gph return...