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Earlier this week,hydroids suddenly sprung up across one of my Zoa frags, so I tossed it. Now, little ones are all over my feather duster's tube. This is an even bigger problem because I leave Sunday for Mexico to see my family, and won't be back until the 20th - my mother, who has no reef...

I've had these two frags for about two weeks. About a week ago, my leather finger coral rotted away, with something like a red bruise spreading across it. My water parameters were fine. Now, my set of grey zoanthids has closed up, and have a similar red rash (1) spreading across them. In the...

Today, I was looking in my tank when I saw this light green stuff (kind of like lichen) on the surface of my live rock (which already has green coraline). I'm pretty sure this is a new development in the last week. I'll post a picture when my camera batteries are done charging, but any idea of...

A week ago, I added several softie, mushroom, and Zoa frags to my tank. The finger leather looked great, but started drooping earlier this week. I gently acclimated the leather to a place midway in the tank. Today, after coming back from a two-day trip, one of the arms appears to have...

If I obtained some scrapings of purple Coraline from a store and placed them in my tank, would they spread to my back wall/live rock? Currently, some of my rock and tank are covered with the green, which wasn't quite the color scheme for which I was hoping. :) Plus, I'll be taking a pick and...

After doing some reading recently, and having to pay $1/gallon for water at the grocery store (as a trip to the LFS is a rare thing) I'd like to scrape out the inside section of my cube and install a light to grow some chaeto. Unfortunately, my tank is already cycled, and I'm worried about...

I'll be moving out of my dorm on Wednesday night, and wanted to double-check my moving procedure... 1. Empty the tank's current water in a plastic tub. Place the inverts (snails and crabs) in plastic Tupperware bins/bags filled with water, and the fish and the coral in two others. Keep the dorm...

I have been using the cheapest timers for the lights on my BioCube, but I've had multiple problems with them not coming on as they should, and I'm just tired of it. Any brands you guys would recommend?

**Sanguiune Frogfish I found a little guy available at an online vendor. He's rated for a 10 gallon tank, which would be perfect for the second tank I wanted to set up this summer. Unless my dad can get a cycled tank from a friend of ours and take care of him for a month or so, this particular...

I've had my Banggai, "Baby" (see my signature for explanation), for about two months now. (S)he seems happy enough, eating, swimming, pooping, and generally being a fish. However, he's unable to handle the current in my BioCube, so I've had to cover up the powerhead so that it is diverted. As...

Earlier, I spotted one little guy who I'm pretty sure was Aptaisia on my Zoa frag rock. Stupidly, I decided to try to pull the rock out so at least I could try to pluck the Aiptaisia. In the process, my two remaining Zoa buds (only one survived being stepped on during transport on a public bus...

Today, the lights in my BioCube did not come on. It appears that the Daylights' timer has broken for some reason, but the Acintic will not come on at all, timer or no timer. They're both plugged into the same surge protector, along with everything else in the aquarium (which is running fine...

I introduced some coral frags to my tank two weeks ago. Even though this frag went in the coral bath twice for ten minutes each (which was too much, I know; it's a long story), three hitchhiking dusters survived. This afternoon, I went into check on my tank as my light timers had been off...

I bought my first corals today. After a long journey back, I bathed and rinsed them and put them in the tank. A few hours later, one of the mushrooms opened and there was a long, white, worm-like thing near its center. It appeared to be coiling. However, another similar post online received the...

I bought some coral frags today, and noticed a small green tube on the base of one of the rocks. Sure enough, it opened up with white, lacy fingers that look like a flower. (I'll upload a picture when my camera batteries charge enough.) Is there anything that this might be other than a duster...

What protein skimmer would you recommend for a 14 gallon? I've been looking into the BioCube-specific skimmer, but it does have some bad reviews. Also, it is possible to over-skim the water? Thanks!

I stumbled across these guys on LivaAquaria months ago and instantly found them appealing. Since I have such a small tank, a fun, reef-safe invert besides my soon TBA Sexy Shrimps could add a little much-needed variety. I'd only order one. Does anyone have any experience with these guys...

While feeding my critters earlier this morning, I noticed quite a few spots on the back wall of my tank that resemble grains of rice. Any idea of what they are? (Also, to make myself feel better in the face of what I fear is bad news, here is a picture of my adorably people-watching Cardinal.)

I've never raised corals before, so I want to start out with Zoas and Mushrooms. I have been following this guy's posts on Craigslist for over two months now, and his set ups are beautiful (and those Zoa rocks are really killing me!). If I were to place one of the rocks in a bucket with coral...

After over-lighting my tank and pretty much bleaching my live rock a few weeks ago, the color is finally coming back in. However, so are these brown spots. I'm concerned mostly because each one appears to have a small hole in the center. Am I being too paranoid about my rock, or is it something...