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Hey everyone, I just want to see if I am on the right train of thought on this one.. My tank had become a little neglected over Christmas as I was extremely busy with work travelling etc. Since that time my tank has gained a big bloom of what I would assume is green hair algae - its green...

Hey everyone, I am Tim from down in New Zealand. I am not a new member but have been MIA from this forum for just over a year - Wow the new(since last visit) site looks awesome! So much has happened to my tank since those days so I will have to start a new tank thread at some point to get you...

Hey guys, If you look at the picture, behind the clam you can see a couple of feather duster like crowns. If youve followed my tank thread you will know I have a big feather duster worm these are micro in comparison and they are burrowed throughout the rock rather than tubes attached to...

Hey everyone, so over the past couple of week i have been thinking of making a small sump for my tank the main reason is I want to be able to remove the heater from the DT and also add a second heater for backup as well as to try and regulate the temp a bit more steady. The tricky bit is the...

So I went to one of the LFS's today - the one I was pretty sure i got my Aiptasia outbreak from... In there frag tank it was over run with the stuff I even saw one rock they were selling that only had Aiptasia on it... I was shocked! Gotta love businesses that specialise in a product they...

Anyone know what the heck this is - its soft brown almost hairy and squishy and looks like it has a mouth of some sort on one end (the clear bit sticking out on the top left of it.... Just syphoned it up and saw it fly through the tube when cleaning the tank hahaha

Hey everyone I have 3 ID's if any one has any info. The first ID is of the bug at the top - there are literally millions in my tank now - they are everywhere - there are two types that are simialr but different and quite often fight killing each other off - leaving bugs floating through my...

Hey everyone, With my tank still being in its first 6 months I have had swings of different types of algae come and go, usually I would scrub it off and syphon out but this last lot ran its course while i was away on business. I now have a light brown dust over all my rocks and sand, I...

Hey guys, I just noticed this coming up out of one of my Zoas today, all around it the heads were closing, It was much bigger but i moved the rock so I could get a clearer picture, in the bottom right you can see some big "tentacles" Im pretty sure the thing in the middle of the heads (middle...

Hey everyone, I have just noticed something new in my tank - I thought it was just algae but just now when i was looking closer there is a whole heap of these tiny tiny tiny "branches" They look like miniature ferns its the best i could describe it. They are too small for me to get a in...

Hey guys, My hermit has stopped moving for the last week, I know its alive cause i put some food on a spike and placed it in front of him and he grabbed it and started eating. I was wondering if he might have outgrown his shell or something? A couple of days ago i cleaned out the tank so...

Ok so a quick question, theres quite a bit of algae thats broken out on the rocks in my tank, some of it is red/brown and very long (im guessing hair algae) and the rest is very pale almost white and short but kinda has a similar look to the red. It almost looks like the red stuff but shorter...

Hey everyone, Someone mentioned these strips to me the other day for my 16gal. It has a built on hood that doesn't have much room but these strips would deffinatly fit in there. Could someone please give me some guidance on what modules I should get and the color ratio's etc as well as...

Hey guys, Thought I should start a thread in here to track my progress as well as get tips advice as I go. For background on how I started please visit my Introduce Yourself thread This is my Tank as of today 17th June 2012 I am 2 days into cycling the tank using the table prawn...

Hey everyone, I have just joined this site, I have been running my saltwater aquarium for about 3 weeks now. Today I just installed an RO/DI Water filter. I had previously started my tank on tap water but my LFS found traces of Phosphates in the water - apparently its common with our...