Ok, I have a 30g that I upgraded to about a month ago. I have a pair of Black and White Ocellaris clowns, a bta, pink bar goby with pistol shrimp, and a some SPS and soft corals. I'm thinking of adding the following: 2-4 Zebra Barred Dartfish 1 Yellow Banded Possum Wrasse 1 Tanaka's Pygmy...

Last night there was an explosion of this red/purple algae. It is long and stringy and is growing on the sand and rocks. Can some one tell me what it is and how do I get rid of it. I use only RO/DI water with 0 TDS. Thank-you very much. Joe 75 Gallon Tank 30 Gallon Sump Super Needle Wheeled...

I have a new 75 gallon reef tank. My tank went through the initial cycle and after it completed I added my invertebrates. Well the tank has been up and running with the inverts for about a week. The tank has 150lbs live rock and 75 lbs live sand. One of my favorites so far has been my very...

I just found out I will be leaving town, and have to sell off all my reef stuff. I have 3 aquaria. I have not had a lot of time to keep up with the cosmetic appearance of these tanks lately, with the result that there is a moderate bubble algae problem in one. Otherwise everything is healthy...

Hello, I have two tiger tail cucumbers, that are about 6-0 inches long and very healthy and love to eat sand. I can tell from the copious amounts of 'sand plugs / pellets' left behind $10 each I hvae a bare bottom, (I have about 10 lbs of sand in a corner), and am not sure I have enough...

My tank are starting to get cyano again. my tank is a stander RR 75gl tank with a 20 gl sump with a mag 9.5 for return . I have a aqua life skimmer running wet + a magnum 350 running 24/7 (mag 9.5 for the cl and 2 maxi jet 1200 that are on when the T5 lights are on) As for lighting I am...

This actually might be worth your time! Jared went fishing in mine again today and the tank runneth over! 1 Midas Blenny 2 Firefish Gobies 1 Tiger Tail Cucumber and a Baby Bangai Cardinal! Capital One can't beat that deal!!!

What do you guy's have to stir DSB efficiently???

Good day fellow reef fanatics. I thought I would get the camera out today and take some shots of the tank, now a full five months since the massive crash and burn brought on by a power outage. With the help of tdwyatt and wiskey, kudos guys :agree: , I have the tank chemistry balanced, my Ca...

How many tiger tail cucumbers are goo to keep in a 180 gallon will one suffice or are two better?

I'm wondering what is the best animal to stock for eating and cleaning up detritus? I've read that Ceriths snails will eat it, are there anyothers?

Ive got southdown in my tank and was wondering if I should try to look into getting something to stir up my sb. I used to have a larger colony of amphipods when I had the larger grained sand/crushed coral but i dont see as much anymore. I dont think they can sift through the fine stuff either so...

I want to get a few good sifting critters to keep my sand bed cleaned up on top, so I was thinking about one or two of these guys: Tonga Fighting Conch (maybe two or three could handle the job?) http://www.vividaquariums.com/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=02-2416-10 Tiger Tail Cucumber (only one -...

We are downsizing from two tanks to one (will put the 125 FO/LR up sor sale) This was the perfect time to finally get new carpet and hardwood floors... so that is happening and finished in the living room where the reef once was and soon will be again. We've used the 125 tank, empty, to fill...

What might I be able to keep in my 46 gal. that would get eat detritus? Keep in mind my current inhabitants are a fiji damsel, a blue-leg hermit, and two other hermit crabs.

Hello Everyone, Well, that time has come. Those of you who have known me for years, know every January and July I have offered a group buy on Inverts. So those of you waiting or in need, the time is now.:D Finally, after lots of calls and call backs with vendors, here is the list and info...

The tank in the middle will have clowns and anemones. I need to know what would be the best. I want to get white striped maroons but I don't know if they go in the giant carpets. I want to get 2 of them and 2 sets of different species of clowns at same time. Maroons are my favorite but I am not...

i have a 4" DSB and my tank is about 3 months old now and i was thinking of getting a cucumber to help keep my bed clean . im just curious as to what the rest of you think about them and their ability to keep beds clean and if they are good to have how many would you suggest for a 65 gal. ? also...

So how does everyone here with DSB clean out the detrius that gets trapped under the live rock, or just in the sand in general? Is there a device that can clean out the sand WITHOUT removing the sand with it? I just touch the sand and it goes all over the tank. Buying new replacement sand is...

Some Specs: Set Up Date : March '02 Tank Size (LxHxW | Volume): 72x24x24 / 180g AGA RR Sump Size (LxHxW | Volume): 48x24x18 / 55g AGA Live Rock (Mass): 200# Live Sand : 6" deep in tank; 2" deep in sump Lighting (Type | Wattage | Photoperiod): PCs and NOs Protein Skimmer (Brand |...