This is Eric's wife... And he brought home a Sally Lightfoot crab like we agreed he could get to help get rid of our algae issue. The thing is UGLY and SCARY! I am totally OK with somebody coming to get it when he isn't here and I'll just tell him it must have died!! LOL, OK, not really, I'm...

I am selling off my 125 gallon acryllic reef tank, cherry wood stand and canopy, all of the livestock, live rock, and all hardware. I am trying to sell it as a whole system but if I don't get any takers, I'll start parting it out. In fact, if it doesn't sell, I'd be willing to host the September...

I am selling off my 125 acryllic reef tank, cherry wood stand and canopy and all livestock, liverock and hardware. I have a detailed thread on the TCMAS site, which I have attached a link to save myself a ton of typing. I'm located in Eau Claire. You'll be able to scroll through the replies I...

to add a piece or 2 or my live rock to the tank? it has been curing in a tub of sw for almost 2 weeks, with a 150g skimmer running constantly. i dont want to add it all at once, but was thinking maybe 1 piece every couple days. the levels in the tub are actually better than the ones in my...

Hello to all, I am a newbie to the reef tank in all aspects. This is my first saltwater tank and I am hooked. I think the last fish tank i had was when i was 10 and i never took care of it. Good thing I went straight to a semi-big complicated tank. But everything has been going so easy and...

Any suggestions on why a Sally Lightfoot crab would be losing legs?

earlier today i added 10lbs of live sand to the tank. ever since the tank has been REALLY cloudy. how long will it take to clear up? its a 125g tank so i didnt think it would be that bad to add some extra sand. i really dont want to hook back up the filters because they tend to suck up...

I have had 2 crab die in my tank while molting. Here are my tank specs and water test conditions. http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f7/my-55-gallon-reef-to-be-116883.html When I got the tank I had a sally lightfoot crab which died a couple weeks after we got it. It was stuck mid molting and...

Does anyone know what this leafy macroalgae is that keeps spreading in my tank? It's like one big leaf, and it ripples out over everything. One piece covered an entire rock. If you need pics I can get some later. Thanks

First off, Hi everyone. I just happened to run across this site while searching on the web. My current setup is a 125 fish and reef tank. koralia 4 powerhead, two 4ft shop lights with 2 40w 6500k actinic and 2 18000k lights. impatiently awaiting the arrival of a 250w 20000k metal halide bulb for...

All my soft corals are doing great accept my two finger leathers. Their not dead but they arent thriving, polyps are extended but the leather itself appear dark and a bit shrunken. They are like this all the time for several months now. I have a few things to blame but im not sure what the cause...

Greetings all! Brand spanking new to the Saltwater world after having kept tropical freshwater off and on or many years. I just purchased an AGA 125 gallon "reef ready sort-of" used tank that is 72"x18"x22". The reason I say "sort-of" is that the holes are drilled (2 in each back corner...

OK just when I thought that things were coming together BANG Bubble Algea :angry: OK the water is alright, with the exceptoion of the nitrates being at 5, but everything else is where it needs to be. we don't over feed, if anything they all act like there're starving lights on for 12 hours at...

125g All-Glass tank DIY stand and hood Aquarium Life Support Trickle filter w/ sump and dual returns HOB siphon Protein Skimmer Retro Fit VHO 72" lighting 3 Sunon light cooling fans 150 lbs sand 225 lbs live rock (Mostly Fiji) 2 emperor bio wheel filters Livestock 1 Lawnmower blenny 2 green...

So I get home, ready to put my Sally Lightfoot Crabs in the tank. Hadn't need my fuzzy lion in a couple days, so I went looking for him. Normally he hides, so it can take a while. Much to my dismay, he's lying on the floor behind the tank, like a piece of fish jerky.:cry: Hadn't seen or...

This stuff is growing on a couple of rocks. its a deep velvet red NOT hairy very smooth can anyone tell me if its good or bad?

We have had a freshwater tank for some time and decided to start a reef tank, little did we know how fast it would become an obsession :eek: when I built the stand for it I did not realize the benefits of a sump, :doh: needless to say I know now and I am going to modify it to accommodate one...

i got this lil boy a few days ago. hes eating like a pig and is very out going. he doesnt want nori from a clip though, he wants me to crumble it up first and float it around the tank soaked in garlic. maybe because he and the clip are the same size :rotflmao: his name is Nathan :D

Tank: 150 gallon AGA, built in overflow boxes, built into the wall Equipment: 2 power heads (will be upgrading to Vortech pumps someday soon) 3 400 watt MH lights 2 T5 lights plus moonlihts Euroreef protein skimmer 40 gallon sump, 30 gallon refugium Auto-top off, 2 300W heaters Web...