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What's considered overfeeding? I just feed him til it looks like his belly's too fat to be eating more. That little guy would just keep eating if I allowed him though... The puffer is larger than the clown, so if anything the puffer would pick on the clown. They don't really mess with each...

Take a look at the puffer pic at: http://photos.yahoo.com/djzenx under Aquarium. What is that white spot above his eye? I am concerned. Is that ick? Thanks in advance.

I recently added some cauperpa prolifera in my tank and was wondering how many of you add macroalgae to your tanks? Also are there advantages or disadvantages to having caulerpa grow in a reef tank?

Dizzy, I agree with you completely, and it's what is passed down from Tullock's book, but sometimes I am met with the temptation to keep fish like the Mandarins that remind me of what got me into the hobby(puffers, Mandarins, blennies, etc). I buy them and hope for the best, thinking that...

Sounds good, MandarinFish. Looks like you're in the bay area too, great area to live, huh? I've always wondered how it would be to go out to the bay and just grab some of the ocean water out there. I know Tullock in his book recommends you do it. I'm kind of scared about the pollutants in...

I never thought the Mandarin would end up in the mouth of the anemone, which had traveled to that spot in the corner of the tank, away from the live rock for some reason. Lesson learned, I don't think I will keep any more Mandarins until I get a bigger tank. They are probably the coolest...

Came home one day and saw this. The Mandarin was about 2 weeks old and I guess the anemone took a liking to him. Talk about expensive feeding habits!

What does SD stand for?

ok....no more Cycle, those bastards...well, I added that occasionally with water changes. How important is it to add kalkwasser? Kalkwasser controls alkalinity, PH, and other ions in the aquarium. Do you just get the powder and mix a batch every week, or is there a solution that you can buy...

I'm curious on what people put in their tanks. I currently am not adding anything other than Cycle, but I've heard that you should add other additives to keep the corals happy(I have a Bubble and a FrogSpawn). Thoughts?

I've had my tank for 3 months now, and have noticed the aiptasia and have not done anything about it yet(actually thought it looked kinda cool). Is it something I should try to treat right away? (Either pulling them out, or using the hot water...) ? Beast

Aren't most aquariums closed off at the top with canopies and such?

For those of you that have had success with nori, how long do you leave it in there for? I'm going to try getting the spirulina flakes/tablets to see if he likes those. I'm currently experimenting with rolling up some formula 2 into nori, and seeing if something in that mixture he likes. As...

My parameters are 78 degress, 1.023 specific gravity. Everything else checks out based on the Tetra test kit that I have(as of 2 weeks ago). I have noticed that it does not check for nitrates, only nitrites, ammonia, hardness...I'm about to check it again. Isn't live rock already cured when at...

What would you guess is the number of lbs of LR I have in there right now? I never figured out the amount of LR I have in the tank. The recommendation is a lb of LR per gallon of water, right?