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It's been over a year and I thought I might post some pictures of the tank and its status. It has been doing quite well I think: First off, does anyone know what this creature is, with the tentacles coming out of the hole in the rock (right below the red feather duster): More at...

What can someone tell me about the Carribbean Kling Fish? Is it reef safe? Any special requirements? The same goes for banded pipefish. What's the deal with these guys? What will they eat? How aggressive? Etc.

I am about to give up - I am tired of looking at my tank only to find my powerhead pointing someplace weird. It seems obvious all the suction-cup-thingies don't last long. And using wire of some sort is a no-no, so what do you do to keep powerheads in place? I see that maxijets come with an...

We've all learned. If you had to do it again, what would you not add to your reef tank? At the top of my list: sand sifting star peppermint shrimp any Damsel blue-legged hermits

Ok, this is weird. I have a fairly large painted fairy wrasse who has no completely disappeared from the tank. The first thing I checked was to see if the fish jumped out of the tank but it is covered and nowhere to be found. I am having a nitrate spike in the area of 25-30ppm which is also a...

I was in Washington D.C. last month and decided to visit the National Aquarium. I thought I might share pictures from this wonderous place with everyone here.... take a look: http://fishworld.com/nataq.html The US National Aquarium - your tax dollars at work!

I have some red algae growing on a photosynthetic gorgonian I have in my tank. The currents in the water are causing the algae to spread a bit - it's very manageable right now - I want to know how I should handle this? I have a peppermint shrimp which seems to eat on the algae when it gets...

I have several tanks. In one tank, I had two clams die - when they were on the substrate; when up on rocks they seemed to do well.. I suspect that maybe bristle worms were to blame. I don't have clams anymore so not an issue in that tank. I have another tank that now seems to have an...

I apologize if this is off topic but I just got an e-mail from someone off this forum who tried to infect my computer with a virus - I'm sure it was not intentional, but I want to take this opportunity to suggest to everyone out there who is using a PC to... PLEASE GET RID OF MICROSOFT...

I have two gorgonians in my tank right now. A purple photosynthetic one, and a bright yellow non-photosynthetic one. I've had both for several months and the purple one seems to be receeding and the polyps on the yellow one don't open much any more. I'm not sure what's wrong.. All tank...

Ok, for the last week or so, I've noticed these "spots" on one of my striped mushrooms. I thought maybe it was some disease or some reaction to water parms or a creature but didn't think I could do much. I was looking today, and one of these spots MOVED! I look closer and what I thought were...

Of course, the best part is the look of total confusion on your Pearly Jawfish.

I had a fish die on me the other day and I want to confirm what I think happened. What I have been doing sometimes is when I feed my tank, I'll shut off the protein skimmer and filter and put some food and let is circulate around a bit. Sometimes I will also turn off the three circulation...

I looked in my tank tonite and both my anemones are expelling something out of their center. It is coming out looking like "smoke" in the water. Are they spawning, dying? The water seems more cloudy.... any ideas?

I'm thinking of setting up a new tank. I was wondering whether or not putting the tank in an area that's more or less noisy will make much difference? My current tanks are in my front room and it's quiet there, but I would like to put a tank in my living room, where my television and stereo...

I got this coral from a LFS for $15 by convincing them that it was going to die - it wasn't looking good. I took it home and have been nursing it. Here is the coral after about two-three months:

This occurred to me the other day: How dangerous are the various test kit chemicals and which components in which tests are the nastiest? Many kits do not label their chemical components, merely saying things like "contains mercury salts" or "corrosive". I know some tests use Hydrochloric Acid...

Hi everyone, Here's an update on my tank with pictures for your enjoyment... The tank (55g) was set up in February and is doing very well! This is the newest addition to my tank - he replaced the Coral Beauty who wouldn't leave some of the corals alone. I understand this is a rare wrasse...

I just went through a minor hell breaking my reef tank down to remove a Coral Beauty who ate half of the green star polyps in my tank - since I removed him, the tank is doing very well. I am slowly being convinced that any member of the Angel group is a "crap shoot" for reef aquariums. What...

Is anyone keeping Millepora, aka "fire coral" in their tank? Do LFS sell this coral and if so, where? How hard is it to keep? I don't see any for sale or showcased.