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It has been 6 monthes since I set up a DSB in my sump/refugium and I still do not see any algae or bubbles below the surface of the bed. There are plently of critters running amok on the surface, but I am wondering why I see no signs of life below (except worms). I have been running a skimmer...

I have a pair of Ocellaris clownfish that have been acting strange lately. I have read some threads on breeding behavior and am wondering if they way be preparing for this. They are quite small however, and I would like to know how large these fish must be to attain adulthood and begin mating.

In my previous posts I was a large supporter of light as the main food for BTA's. I had great success for around 6 monthes or so it seemed with not target feeding my prized rose bta and boasted about my success. Since then my anemone began to wander the tank constantly and began losing size...

I currently have a 55 galllon tank with my primary cleaning method being a medium sized diamond goby and about 30 snails/hermits. I have been a little leary of the gobies effectiveness seeing some very bright white sand beds on these message boards. My sand bed stays about 75% clean from the...

It has been two days now and I am getting worried. There are no patches or visible marks on the little guy. It is a small ocellaris clown and I have had him for a few monthes now, but two days ago he just stopped eating. Any tips or ideas would be much appreciated.

I have a colony of greenish brown zoanthids growing below my long polyped leather coral and I recently noticed that the zoanthids are actually growing on the stalk of my leather coral. The leather seems to be opening its polyps still, but I was wondering if the zoanthids could eventually kill...

I have read that some people have created some very interesting shaped liverock from limestone chunks. I was considering buying a block and going at it with a chisel for some future live rock. I know it has to be seeded and such with real live rock, but I was wondering if anyone has tried...

Well if your corraline algae is blooming dont worry about it. Make sure your skimmer is not clogged, but if there is a high ratio of bubbles to water inside the chamber you are all set. If the bubbles are in lower quantities maybe there is a broken spoke on your prop. As for my experience I...

I heard that 1tsp per gallon Is a good amount of kalk to use, but I need to know if the 1 tsp / gallon means per gallon of the entire tank system or per gallon of makeup water? thx

I heard that feed shops sell Hydrated Lime and I heard on this message board it is the same as Pickling lime, but I was wondering if any ppl have had success with it and what brand they are using. THx

Today I lost a fish that has been in my tank for over a year now and endured many changes. Also my two little clowns have spots on them now. I found the source of a pungent stench today from rotting caulerpa. I think this Is what caused the dead fish and the sick clowns. I removed the...

I have heard a lot of positive comments about Kalkwasser and was wondering if this is a LFS item? or can this be purchased eslewhere for cheaper? thx

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I have had my reef set up for about a year now and I still have weekly diatom algae blooms all over my sand bed and tank walls. My snails and hermits keep the rocks clear, but my sifter goby only works on part of the sand bed. Should I add another sifter or try something else? I also have had...

I have never read anywhere that clowns can get Ich and they are pretty hardy. So I was just wondering if this has happened to anyone?

Recently I added 2 ocellaris clowns and a few stubby mushrooms (2 with green tips and one that is all a reddish color). I have heard that a certain type of mushroom will eat clownfish (I think elephant or something), well I put some brine on the mushroom and It swallowed up the food. Is this...

A few months ago I noticed a small insect looking creature running from some aggitated polyps in the night. Recently I moved one of my leather corals at night and noticed around 10-20 of them scurriing into cracks and holes. They look almost like small 1-2mm insects with two antennas (i...