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I have had my tank for about 5 months. Had a crash caused by the meanies at the store. Switched stores, now my tank is thriving. Bought live rock and a couple corals a few days ago, now these showed up! I can see appx 12 of them. Little white dudes with 8 "arms" and a bubble on top. :bigeek:

Have had this tank for nearly 1 year now. 2 Months ago this algae came. I have tried chemiclean (lfs suggested red algae), didnt work. I have tried increasing water current (lfs suggested that), didnt work. Any Ideas?

Morning Y'all!! Like many FW enthusiast I have been looking into the SW field. i have been looking into it for almost a year now, lol yes a year and been very hesitant because I want to find the right tank, right equipment and the right prices of course. Been to my local stores and they have...

I have a black sea bass that i caught in long island sound little over a year ago, i have him living in my girlfriends Saltwater tank 75gal, she afraid that it will eat her favorite goby (which i know will eventually happen) but I'm just curious how much a Black Sea Bass 5-7in would possibly go...

I had a question about water changes. I just started a new tank after being gone for 7 years. I have been doing a 3g water change weekly on a 45g JBJ Nano. I have two 5 g buckets and have those made with my new salt water mixture. I didn't know if this would be okay. I did not do things...

Hey Guys, I have never had much success with acroproa, but i decided to give it another go. I got a super cool frag for a amazing deal. I have been very careful with the frag, leaving it on the sand bed since i got it to aclimate it to the light. I seem to have good PE during the day. I did...

My 4 gallon tank has cycled for about 2 months. The rose bubble anemone split about 1 month, and the green/purple one just divided into 3 this morning! I have only 1 clownfish, 4 snails, and 1 hermit crab. I am new to salt water tanks so I don't really know the names of the other things I put in...

I'm looking for a salt water setup 40-60 gallon. Pics would be great. Thanks. (Eau Claire Area)

Hi everybody! I am new to this (and fish tanks in general) and thought I'd ask some advice from some aquaculture enthusiasts. I work for a company called BioGill who do large-scale aquaculture jobs using a biological filter. I made a miniature version to fit to my personal fish tank and it...

hey me and my wife decided to get a s/w reef tank so im doing all the reserch and the work im starting from nothing and would like to get this right i have a few quistions 1) what is the best tank size to start off with?(lfs said &%) 2) what are the main equipments and components i need to...

I've never thought about this before.. I just put salt water into sink or toilet after water change.. but.. what if the pipe in my house is steel?? As far as I know, steel can be stained very fast when it meets salt.. right? I think if that happens, um.. water comes out of the pipe through...

Hey guys, So after a while of debating and reading and listening to people I finally took the plunge. I bought a Coralife skimmer as well as a Hydor circulation pump, salt and live rock. The people at Aquatica, a local fish store told me that I shouldn't have a problem keeping the live rock...

Hi there My partner and I have 2 fish tanks, the newest being a salt water tank we inherited as it were. There are a few corals in the tank and a few mushroom things which have reproduced. We have noticed this white thing floating around the tank which has now settled on the rock and has...

Hello, first post here, I need some advice on equipment, I'm not new in salt water, I've kept my old 70 gal tank, but it's been a long time for all the equipment, 4 years to be exact. - Neptune Systems APEX Aqua Controller - Tunze Turbelle Nano Stream 6045 X 2 - Pinpoint Conductivity Monitor...

I'm looking to buy a "TRUE" Natural salinity refractometer. Is this a good one? "Specifications: Range: 0-40 Parts per Thousand of Salinity in NSW - 1.015 to 1.030 Specific Gravity Minimum Division: 1.00 PPT - 0.001 SG "

hello, i just bought a 30 gal tank 30 inches long 17 inches high 12 inches deep its salt water and i plan to make it a reef tank. i have a florescent light that it came with but it does absolutely nothing for the tank, my old 8 gal with a small $30 led light fixture looks better. i know i want a...

Selling my equipment getting out of the hobby i have for sale a decent amount of stuff. will sell as package or seperate. here is the list or best offer for individual pieces $75 JBJ Reaction 4-Stage Canister Filter + UV EFU-45 $45 reef octopuse hang on protien skimmer up to 75 gallon $25...

Membrane sack on substrate identified. 60x Microscopic Magnification Video I have these scattered all over my 55 gallon half hex. I have 3 sleeper gobies, a 3 striped damsel, a maroon damsel, and a Mono Argentus which i plan to move to a 100 gallon soon. I feed frozen brine, with minimal...

First ever SW tank, I have not bought anything yet so I will very happily take suggestions. Thinking of starting with a 100 gallon acrylic tank (60in L 18in W 20in H). Will be a FOWLR tank, but will possibly add corals, etc. later on if at all possible. I am thinking of building my own stand...

Good morning all! First time posting on this forum- glad to be here. The wife and I recently purchased a 6 gallon Fluvul Edge to set up our first micro reef. 6 lbs of live rock Instant Ocean salt mix Live- sand Vibrant (but fake) plants and Sebastian- the crab. For the first few weeks we...