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I bought a hippo (regal) tang a few weeks ago and he seemed to be doing fine until one day he looked a little strange (swimming erratically with head straight down) and the next morning he was dead. He was the smallest hippo tang I have seen, only about 3/4" long. He was eating for the week...

Sorry...forgot to mention that the tank's been up and running for just over a year. It's a 33 gal FOWLR. I have two other fish...a small yellow tang (3") and a perc clown (1-1/2")which have both been in the tank for 8-10 months. I did see white spots on the hippo, but I think that they may...

I don't know the specific name, but I have 5-7 'feather worms' sized up to about an inch in size that have always been out of the rock for the last 6-8 months. Recently, when they do come out (hardly ever) they look a little limp. I do regular water changes and I've checked the water chemistry...

Does anyone have a link to a pic on the web of that crazy Australian on the whale with the sharks in the background?

I need to seal off a section of my cannopy so I don't get salt creep on my lights. Can I just use 100% silicone that you can get at any hardware store, or should I spend a small fortune and buy the marine silicone sold at fish stores. Is there any difference? Thanks

I will be able to replace the lights. I have a typical black plastic cover with a built in piece of glass about 6" x 36" where the fluorescent lights go over. I just need to seal around the glass so I can keep the salt crystals away from the lights. Sound like I can use regular...