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please look at these posts I’m getting stuff ready to try to save him, GO TO THIS one for most recent updates do I dip or what do I even do this happened in hours I was out fishing all other corals look fine but this keeps happening randomly to my corals other times have been other weeks...

hard to tell from the photos but this corals been dropping its polyps and I’ve seen them floating in the water and the stem turning white and the branches becoming thin I just ran a ICP test and all levels are coming back normal other than phosphate being el but other then that all levels are...

I’ve had this Goni for close to 9 months now and he used to do amazing but because one of my corals was getting large I had to move him and I did my research and put him in what I think is a good spot but I’m not sure because now he’s been closed for 6 months or so and only barely opens at night...

Is there something wrong with him? Anything I can do? Parameters aren’t terribly off, nitrates are a little low (0.9) and PH is 7.8.

Hi everyone. I’ve had this zoas for a few months now and I cannot get this algae(?) off of them. The zoas keep closing up when it grows too far. Anyway I can get rid of it? A harsh scrub? Or dip it?

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Hi- I'm new here and I think I have a sick eel. I am trying to post a thread in the Sick Fish thread, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to upload an image. Can anyone help me figure out how to upload photos?

Recently bought a pair of clown gobies and acclimated them into their home. Everything was fine and they ate the two times Ifed them . Today I couldnt find of them, turns out he got himself stuck in a part of my AlO's sump and got injured BADLY. Need help on which course of action to take,I...

I started my 49 gallon tank June 4th, cycled with one and only and added liquid ammonia.. on august 4th I added a damsel and a clownfish (per lfs) today is now August 8th and ammonia is at .82 (used hanna checker). Using aquaready hfm. (I also cant figure out how to turn on the protien skimmer...

Am I doing Kalk wrong? Hey everyone, quickly wanted to ask a few questions on kalk. Firstly I like to say that I have a kalk reactor and I dos it heavily into my tank. This being said, my kalk reactor will keep up with the tanks consumption for a week then it will just slowly stop keeping up. I...

What is the white stick looking things and the big green bubble ( is it bubble algae

I have a new 90 gal tank im cycled and i just put in my first 2 clown fish (thats all thats in the tank) about a week and a half ago , a day or so ago one of my little guys was in the corner.. thought it was odd but since they were new i let him be plus there clown fish sooo we know how that...

I thought the culprit was phosphates as they spiked due to a busy life and changing my RODI carts a little later than I normally do. As in they spiked to over 0.90 according to my Hanna. I have it now at 0.19 and still going down. I had a cream angel that picked on these specific corals that are...

Got this guy a week ago, was fine and eating until yesterday. He kept swimming at the top of the tank and was leaning a bit on one side, barely noticeable. Today I wake up and its laying completely on the floor breathing heavily with some significant fin damage. Any help is greatly appreciated...

Hi all, Wondering if I can use homemade saltwater for my wild-caught hermit crabs? Have been using ocean water for the past month, but it gets quite smelly with all the organic minerals from said ocean. New to saltwater aquariums as well, so any advice would be appreciated!

Hi everyone, I am fairly new to keeping saltwater aquariums. I have 2, a 120 gal with sump, and a 13.5 gal fluval. I have these tanks in my classroom as I am a teacher. The 120 gal was purchased from someone off Facebook marketplace and has now been established with me for about a year and 3...

So i’m in a bit of a tough situation right now… Lately i have been getting new fish and all of the sudden they disappear dead. I had a powder brown tang, purple dottyback, mandarin goby, pearly jawfish, and a couple others that just end up dead somehow. I always make sure to try and pick out the...

Ok so the mock up of the tree I'm making for my 40b upright. It's 3/4" pvc that I'm going to cover in expanding foam and cement. I want my return to flow to the bottom of the tree and then up through the tree to help move water. So my question is do I plug all the holes at the ends and just have...

Is this normal for a puffer? And what does a curled tail mean

Hi everyone, I have been dealing with both Dinos and Cyano the past 2 months. I finally got my hands on a Microscope yesterday and was able to ID my Dinos. I believe they are Osteoporosis Dinos. I have included a video for you guys to reference of my Dinos to confirm my ID. I have a couple...

Hey guys, so last night I was doing a water change and while I was siphoning I clipped my hammer. I feel really stupid as it’s my favorite coral. Do they usually recover okay or is there something i should do. I know alot of times less is more In this hobby. I’ll put a picture of what it looks...

So I usually Put in a piece of shrimp with its shell still on it and the tank on Fridays I usually put it underneath a large rock and I put a big about 3 inch piece of shrimp. I guess one of the hermit crabs dislodged it from the rock. I keep it under and go in and see It’s sticking halfway out...

Hello Everyone, I was hoping to get some help with ID a bacteria outbreak in my tank. I believe it is either Cyano or Dino. I can't seem to figure out how to treat it and it is starting to grow on my corals and I would like to get rid of it. My parameters to start: Ammonia 0 ppm Nitrite 0 ppm...

I have this mandarin goby that has been doing very good for the past couple months since i got him. Today i saw him upside down but not dead… I put him in my little breeder box thing and he’s breathing but on his side not looking super good. He seems to have a little bit of messed up fins but i...