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  1. moving to a new place

    i am currrently in the process of changing apartments. My new one is about 3 miles away or a 10 minute drive. i was wondering how i should go about moving my tank. i have a couple fish and 8 corals in a 29 gallon tank. What would be the best way to move something like this? How do you transport...
  2. ich question?

    one of my clowns got a bad case of ich so i removed it from my reef tank. i was wondering what i should do to my reef tank to be sure it is safe to add other fish? i don't want to add anything that could affect the health or my corals. Thanks for your help......................
  3. help with elegance coral!!!

    thanks for the help. i'll try positioning it low in the tank in the more indirect lighting.
  4. help with elegance coral!!!

    i have two bulbs: one 10,000k 65 watt, and the blue 65 watt. the tank is 20 gallons. this could be a possibility.
  5. help with elegance coral!!!

    i added an elegance coral to my tank about a week ago. the last four days it hasn't been opening up completely until about the last hour that the light is on. my lights are on for about 8 hours a day. It could be a little smaller than when i purchased it as well. tested my water and all tests...
  6. Anemone questions?

    I am trying to find out what type of maintenance is required to adding an anemone to my 20 gallon reef tank. Feeding, water levels, is it ok around corals, filtration, maturity of the tank and other requirements. Which ones are better to begin with?
  7. what should i do next?

    it already cycled within the first week. i'm unsure what i want to add, just getting ideas. i am new to the whole reef thing.
  8. what should i do next?

    the water is clear, all tests are good. ph,am,nitrite,nitrate, hardness, calcium are all correct.
  9. what should i do next?

    i am currently at a stand still on what to do next with my reef. it has been up and running for about three weeks now. This is where i am so far. Stock: 4 blue hermits, 2 red hermits, 4 snails, one orange spotted sleeper(soon to be removed). Rock: 25 pound fiji. Corals: mushroom coral...
  10. adding coral question

    what is the best way to set up coral in a reef aquarium on the live rock. are there certain ways to get them to stay put?
  11. orange spotted sleeper goby

    there is only one. the sand bed is about 1 to 2 inches deep. there is growth of algae on the sand, but he seems to ignore it. so far i have tried feeding him brine and formula 1. ich shouldn't be a problem, i dipped him a couple times before he came home from the store i work at.
  12. orange spotted sleeper goby

    i added an orange spotted sleeper goby to my reef tank about a week ago and i have been having trouble getting him to eat. he has been hiding underneath LR and comes out rarely only at night. it doesn't seem like he is ill, possibly stressed because the new environment. any ideas?
  13. help with Algae build up

    I just started a 20 gallon reef tank two weeks ago. i have 20 pounds of live rock, bio substrate(1pound per gallon), 4 snails and 6 hermits. for filtration i am running a protein skimmer big enough for a hundred gallon tank. I have been running a 50/50 compact for three days at 8 hours a day and...
  14. Help on algae problems

    i just started a 20 gallon reef tank two weeks ago. i have 20 pounds of live rock, bio substrate(1pound per gallon), 4 snails and 6 hermits. for filtration i am running a protein skimmer big enough for a hundred gallon tank. I have been running a 50/50 compact for three days at 8 hours a day and...

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