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    Hi guys, I am new here... here is a brief intro

    I thought so too... the lfs was trying to scam my $$$ I think. if I don't have access to RO/DI water, what are the options I have make the tap water condition better? All my fish died.. still not sure what killed them.. The rocks are full of algae now... noticed some coral sands went...
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    My bubble tipped anemone keep falling off.

    2 more of my fish died today... I have no idea why. I tested nitrite, nitrate, pH and salinity. Nitrite and nitrate came up as zero, pH about 8.5, salinity or density 1.020, I added some seachem prime (hydrosulphie) to make sure no toxic form of ammonia are present (cause I can find the test...
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    My bubble tipped anemone keep falling off.

    I tried to introduce a bubble tipped anemone to my fish tank, it tried to attach itself to the rock several times.. but keep failing and fell off. When added it to the tank, it wouldn't sink and keep floating, I used a clean rubber glove and tried to help it attach. It moved and attached...
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    How many fish??

    yeh, I had two clownfish in a 10g tank and had two clown fish and 1 anemone. The bigger one is about 4 inch big, and small one is about 1 inch. I asked the LFS that if they will fight. He said no, I trusted him because I saw him host lot of clown fish in a small tank. My smaller clown end up...
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    What kind of macro algae is this?

    looks like coral moth.. fungus? lol I am not sure but it sure looks like a mushroom. I've seen it in my LFS thought its coral
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    New things growing on my Live Rock...Help!!

    They look pretty nice, my live rock has nothing on it but algae... :(
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    I found some interesting identical growth on my live rock...

    I found some interesting stuff on my live rock.. not sure if they are parasite or other organism... I spotted a few of them on different places of the rock and they look very similar almost identical. If someone can tell me what they are that would be great. I also want to ask if the...
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    v2 skimmer

    dymax xp-30 is a good one.. its not like ordinary skimmer which just make lots of small bubbles. It has a magnetic reaction chamber as well to suck in dissolved organic substance with intrinsic polarity. Pretty efficient. Magnetic mount and easy to install.. only downside is that you will have a...
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    are there any invert and coral-safe meds?

    There is a product called distinct-C which u can purcahse online. A few drops of them can fix a lot of problem. they are suitable for salt and fresh water fish. I used a few drops in my tank it revived the fish really quick. It also cure something called ichyvitis.. can remember the name...
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    is garlic enough for me?

    I thought ich are bactrial infection and not parasite? correct me if I am wrong, but in salt water aquarium there are two different pathogens that causes ich, and each require different treatment... but glad to know that garlic works on coral fish!! Since it's universal anti-bacterial lol...
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    My fish are still in danger

    After a what seemed to be a random ammonia spike happen in my tank and emergency aid. My fish are stabilised... However their scale are still brown.. (at least they are not swimming upside down or trying to pop out of the water. But they still seems really distressed. I've been adding...
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    WTF?!? Where'd he go?

    I had two yellow head coper and I didn't know they were good diggers. When I first got them they actually dug a hole under the live rocks I've placed in and the couple would stay in there. The bigger one with stay out and guard the entrance and collects food into the hole. I thought they got...
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    My New Firefish Jumped Out!

    It jump out of the water because it couldn't breath due to toxins present in the water. Happend to mine as well. I immediately added some seachem detox into the tank, and did some water change, and added two teaspoon of salt. They immediately got better. I thought it was ammonia poisoning cause...
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    Hi guys, I am new here... here is a brief intro

    Hello all! I've just recently set up a reef tank. But I am very new to all this.. My tank is about 80G equipped with a nano protein skimmer, a water filtration pump and laid with coral bedding. I set up the tank according to my LFS's instruction. Mix salt in water, pour the sand in. Pour...
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