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So my clownfish suddenly appeared to have excess mucus as of five days ago, and at first I figured it was as stress related due to my female clownfish having recent aggressions with my royal gramma, but as of today i’ve noticed their mucus coat has gotten slightly thicker. During these past few...

Hey Everyone, happy Tuesday! Back in 2015 I had purchased a RED SEA MAX C-130 from my LFS and had it running for about 4 years until I upgraded and transferred everything to the Waterbox 110.4 that has now become my main tank! Long story short, the Red Sea has been in storage for about 7 years...

I’m building my first soft coral reef tank (75 gallon). My current plan is two islands (will add sand once finalized). The left island feels largely done and interesting (while not too unnatural). But I currently plan to rework the right with (likely) more live rock. Would appreciate any...

Hello! I recently sold some corals/mushrooms and shipped them. Unfortunately UPS had several issues right from the start and the package appears to be delayed by a day. Normally I’d think one extra day wouldn’t be the end of the world especially for mushrooms BUT the package stalled in...

See title. I was thinking it could be a trachyphyllia or lobophyllia. Any ideas?

Hi All, My mandarin dragonet was doing great for the past five months with an active swimming style. However, five days ago, I noticed that he started hiding, which also happened a month ago, but resolved after about three days when I left him alone. Two days ago, I realized he was still...

Does anyone know where I can get a replacement air flow adjuster part for my Sicce Shark protein skimmer? I don’t know the proper name, it’s the little black twist-knob thing with the sponge in it that the air comes in through. Mine fell off and got lost in the sump months ago and the skimmer...

Hey everyone! I’m new to this forum and unfortunately I come at a time of need! I’m here today seeking some assistance with my tank. I’ve attached photos and a video of my puffer swimming around. By the looks of it, he might have ich. I’ve also noticed an increase in debris floating around the...

So here is the background. I have a 40g that I setup and was cycled in January. Brought 3 fish from my old setup 2 clowns and Banggai cardinal (no LR or media fresh start). One of the clowns died due to stress I think (both clown were 12 years old). I let the tank stabilize about 2 months until...

Ok, this was my second attempt at a pair of clown fish. Both times, in less than 12 hours, they are dead and I don’t know why and don’t understand why. Three days ago I came home from my LFS with two clown fish and saw my emerald crab eating something meaty and I never put anything meaty in...

Any help with an id for this critter that has decimated half of my papaya clove coral

Hi all. I am currently freaking out. I’ve had this 75g tank for 3 years. All my inhabitants have been great. Until recently, I noticed my uv (coraline) and protein skimmer weren’t working properly. (Uv had pump issues, skimmer had calcium buildup) After fixing them, a lot of shtuff went into my...

Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but I’m having a day. While feeding my scorpion I didn’t move the heat lamp far enough from the edge. Which then proceeded to melt the plastic/ rubber of the lip the lid slides into. This caused a burning plastic/rubber smell to then fill the room. Just...

Hi there I'm hoping to get a little bit of help or advice on these 2 carpet anemones, a Blue Haddoni and a Purple Gigantea, from the experts. @OrionN @D-Nak Both were purchased from Dr. Mac at PEA on May 16. We brought them home and put them in the tank, a 3ft 65G display with 20G Sump. (ICP...

Hey so I prepared to do my first water change to my 40 gal and had already mixed the salt in the buckets then I had an emergency which led to the mixed water sitting in the covered bucket for a week and a half uncirculated, Is it still okay to use? (l'm using pro reef sea salt)

Hi everyone! Quick note on the photos: The bright pictures were taken tonight using a flashlight, so the coral heads are currently retracted. The smaller photo is from a few weeks ago out of the tank to show the growth of the strange tentacles I'm asking about. I’ve had this Duncan frag for 2...

Hello, I am currently in the process of treating my display tank using hyposalinity for flukes. The salinity is currently at 1.014, I have gradually dropped this over the span of about 10 days starting from 1.025. For about a week my purple tang seems to be most affected from the flukes, as-well...

Hey all, I just ordered a Waterbox infinia frag 175.6 gallon tank, and was wondering if my 3 xr30s on my current 150 gal tank are too strong for the Waterboxes shorter height, not sure if I should downgrade to xr15s or hydras, or even just keep them

Hello, I’m quite new to reefing. I’ve transferred from freshwater I had quite the freshwater collection and breeding set ups… stingrays, rare peacocks and heaps more. Made the transition to reef tank as It all got too much and thought I would downsize into a single display tank and thought...

I have a Cade Reef 1800 that is a few months old. I transferred everything from my established 40-gallon reef, which had been running for about a year. The system had been stable, but over the last two weeks I started getting what I assume to be dinoflagellates. Current filtration includes...

Hello, I have 2 Fromia that I got recently (reefapalooza for the Milleporella) and then my LFS had the Pacifica that I had been searching for months for a week later. So it's been 2 weeks - tanks parameters are great even coral is thriving but my Milleporella just started having issues. First...

Yesterday was ok all others r ok suggestions?

I’ve recently got 2 juvenile clownfish about 4 days ago. I have a 16g fluval tank and I added the fish in but the larger one will not stop glass surfing. For the last 4 days the second the lights go on she goes BANANAS and glass surfs the entire right side of the aquarium and a little out in...

Hello, I’ve got a fungia and after a few days in the tank I noticed that one side seems to be damaged (polyps completely flat, even a visible tear in the tissue). Is it recoverable and what should I do next?

I'm currently away at college, but my parents at home just informed me that my 65 gallon reef tank hasn't been doing well. The tank was established in 2021 and has mostly been successful, with my parents keeping up a basic water change/dosing/testing routine during the ~9 months of the year I'm...