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Hi Fishy People! I haven't posted in a long time, but I'm having a problem with my tank and I know you will be able to help me. My problem hair algae and cyanobacteria (to a lesser degree) in my 56 gallon tank. (I have moved and am no longer able to keep a nano tank as well, but I sure do...

Hi all! I bought this coral at F&S yesterday and I was wondering if anyone knows what it is. I'm having a hard time finding it in my coral book and it was sold as a "finger leather." Thanks!! Karen

Hi Everybody! Here is a whole pile of pics of the new frags I scored from JohnandDawn over the weekend. You have to see John's tanks in person to fully appreciate them. His 125 is simply incredible! My BF was in awe. Anyway, except for the zoas, I'm not even sure what I got! I'm sooooo...

I have a large (3" diameter when open) Hawaiian feather duster that hasn't come out in three days - since my last water change. I tested my water before and after the change and the only thing of note was that my pH rose from 8.2 before to 8.4 after. Would the pH change cause him to hide out...

The sand I got for my new 29 gallon reef tank is poopy. It is too fine and if it gets disturbed it clouds the water. I already have LR, a couple of fish and some corals in the tank, but I don't think this sand is going to work out for the long term. What can I do? Would putting a layer of...

Hi all! I'm finally starting to get the feel for this reefkeeping thing and I've decided to convert my 29 AGA freshwater tank into a minireef. I want to do a better job than I did starting up my JBJ NC12DX and promise to research my livestock purchases beforehand this time. Really. What...

Help! My blue/green damsel managed to find his way in to the right rear chamber of my Nanocube 12 DX. :opps It's pretty cramped in there, but he's still alive. Any suggestions?? Thanks, Karen

When my anemone died (see post entitled "anemone trouble"), I thought it killed my xenias but now I'm not really sure if they are dying or just injured. Please look at my pics and let me know what you think. Although the "flowers" are all messed up and the color is off, they still look alive...

I've ordered a lettuce nudibranch to help control the HA in my JBJ NC12DX. Does anyone have any experience with these? If you run out of algae in your tank, can you feed it something else? I've taken other steps to control the HA (not yet succesful, but promsing) and don't want to starve the...

About a week ago I purchased a bulb anemone for my NC12DX. All was going fine and my ocellaris clowns were hosting it well. Yesterday morning we found the anemone sucked through the intake grill of the tank. :doh Unfortunately, I was forced to tear the anemone apart to get it out...

How do you mix and store your water? I have been buying RO water from Wal-Mart and just mixing and storing it right in the jugs. The only problem I have with that is the water temperature is too low. In the summer it's not a problem because I can set the jugs out in the sun to warm, but here...

Hi all! It's been a couple of months since I posted and alot has *happened* to my tank in that time. My confessions: 1) I have made several impulse buys. I know, I know..... I have a very generous boyfriend and we live within a half hour of Foster & Smith. We just can't seem to help...

Hi Fish People! I got home from J&D's house about 1 1/2 hours ago with a fresh load of frags!! Errr.....my FIRST load of frags (not counting my xenia from F&S). Way cooooool and super nice people! I scored 10 very cool frags at a great price. Thanks so much John & Dawn! A couple of them...

What is a refugium? Is it a placed for sick fish? Live food??? If you want to send me to links that explain that would be great. I need to do something witht the LR I removed before I kill it. I've heard I can place it in the chambers of my 12GNC, but not sure why or how. You guys are...

Hi fish people! OK....I've survived my first hermit crab molting and diatoms.... I have one blue-green chromis who is doing very well. Poor guinea-pig fish. I've removed about half of my live rock at your earlier suggestions. My water params are: 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 0 nitrate, pH...

Hi! I have two concerns today.... 1) I have some brown stuff growing on all of my live rock. Is it algae? 2) I bought 2 red hermit crabs and put them in my tank 3 days ago. This morning when I got up I found a dead red hermit crab (sans shell) next to a living hermit crab (complete...

Hi! I'm a total marine newbie with a "hope it's not too late" kind of question. Will cycling my new tank kill the good stuff on my live rock?? I have a 12G nano cube.....my first foray into marine after years of FW. Thanks, Karen