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First post here, been in the hobby for 8 years and I’ve done tons of research on this topic. I’m at a loss and don’t know how to get rid of this hair algae. Not sure what I’m doing wrong. Dosing 20mL All for reef daily I am dosing phosphate RX (Lanthanum Chloride) when phosphates read high...

Did I? Tank was stable, 3 years as a Fowler in a previous owners dubious care. I took it over 3 months ago. Everything was stable. Added the gbt last Tuesday and things were looking great and going well. He had moved him self to the edge of a cave but was able to poke out the side. My maroon...

Hi guys. My toadstool was partially closed yesterday (looked like a hard shell taco) but his polyps were still nice and extended. Today, I came home from work and he’s open again but most of his polyps are extended and there are these white patches on top of it. Some of the polyps are turning...

Clownfish seems to have white spots on the bottom of his mouth and part of fin. His fins also seems a little damaged? Eating very well and very active. Had it for a couple days now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hey Everyone, I was looking for a 40g Breeder drilled for awhile local to me on here but I got no bites so I took the drive to my local LFS That Fish Place/ That Pet Place to get one. They did have one a Seapora brand 40g breeder but undrilled of course. I found a Seapora 75g Reef Ready...

So I recently moved all my corals into my larger system finally, and turned my nano reef into a macroalgae tank that I’ll be putting dwarf seahorses in. I finished all the macro scaping last week and this was the final product which I’m really satisfied with Pretty quickly the macros began...

Well I'm finally hitting crossroad with my small nem tank. I got one black widow and 3 rbtas. The 3 rbtas are fine. But the black widow has started to bleach. I wasn't really paying attention I though it was the light intensity since switching from kessil 80 to dalua pixel LED then back to...

What’s happening to him? I just got home and he was sitting at the bottom and he’s been up and down in terms of stress but still on the extremely high end of the spectrum. Breathing is rapid and heavy and colors are showing stress. Ammonia 0ppm Nitrates 3ppm Salinity 1.026 Temp 76.4° (i know...

I've been on here on this account for over 10yrs at this point. I don't post much I kinda just digest information that's already here when I need help with something. The problem is I'm upgrading my tank finally after 8yrs and counting. Its a nano and it's been for some time just to much to...

Hi everyone, I recently setup a Red Sea reefer 350 g2+ and am running a Reefmat 500, Nyos 160, Ozone Generator, 40w Deltec UV, MP40s, Vectra M2 return, and an axis pump to feed my uv. I am also running an apex with a orp probe that was just broken in, I dose no pox daily since I cycled with...

Help all advice is appreciated. I have a 40 gallon overflow style tank filtration with a protein skimmer. Temp set to 79*F 3 carbon sponges and a biomedia bag. Water parameters are 8.0 pH 0.25ppm ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate salinity is 32 or 1.024 specific gravity. I’ve had a pair of clowns...

So I have this 20 gallon tank for about tree months and has been good for the two first months, but in the last month Dinos start to appear, first just little amounts and now a considerable amount, they are in the rock, sand and some pieces in corals, ( these I try to take them out blowing them...

Hello. I have this algae growing in my dt that glows bright red under blue light. Unfortunately i cant show this because my phone camera doesnt show colors in blue light, but photos in whiter-light are attached. I would like to get rid of it as it is growing all over my sand but i dont know...

Hi all first time posting and thank you all in advance. First saltwater tank set up about a year ago(20gal). My Haitian Anemone was growing well and seeming to thrive for months, I made the mistake of re arranging the rocks and since then it’s been running all over the tank and hasn’t really...

Hello everybody. Im a long time lurker who just made an account to ask this question as i cant find anything solid on google. I have had a new york knicks torch for about 6 months now. I didnt notice it because it happened slowly, but i was looking at old pics and i realized my torch looks...

Where can I find a pre built sump for a 210 gallon tank? I am looking for a spot for the filter/ media, protein skimmer, and a refugium (to help grow pods) and the return? Also what order is best ?

I’ve had my male pygmy waspfish for a year in my nano tank, and I just moved him into my 65g when I finally found him a female friend. They definitely seem to be paired up despite sources saying that they don’t actually pair like a clownfish or a seahorse would. But when I put them in together...

Hello all! My first question here, probably of many! I have done freshwater tanks for about 4-5 years, recently got into saltwater a year ago I have a established 75 gallon in my room, it has been cycled for about 5 almost 6 months, and I also have a established quarantine tank that has been up...

Is this aptasia or ball anemone It’s has neon green dots and white tips Haven’t added nothing new to my tank. Its next to my Green Rhodactis Mushrooms

So im currently accessing 2 problems in my tank, ive had 2 emerald crabs die due to what i can only assume is molting issues from my calcium being too high and a few of my snails have passed too assumably from the same issue. since my emerald crabs died i bought a api reef master kit to monitor...

I have a 35 gallon water box with a Nero 5 pump/wavemaker. I am having trouble figuring out the gph it should run at/ the high/low percentages it should be at. I will have clownfish pair and soft/maybe LPs coral in the tank. Pls help thx.

Hi guys, I need your help. For about 4 days now, my Euphyllia in the tank haven't been fully extending and tend to remain retracted. The water test results are as follows: KH: 9 Ca: 440 Mg: 1220 (a bit low, for now I’ve been blaming this) Nitrites: 0.02 (or negligible) ppm Nitrates: 15 ppm...

Is this the dreaded ich? Just got three cleaner goby’s. All three are now showing white spots. At this point none of the other fish have anything similar.

Help please! I just can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong. Tank is 3 months old. Fish are perfectly fine. But I can not keep corals happy in the slightest and all herbivorous cuc dies within a few days of being added to the tank. Worried that the bright green on the rock is some form of cyano...

My clownfish previously was having stringy poop for 1 day, but then stopped. It previously had hexamita, but it came over that. It is showing no signs of hexamita right now, or any illness of stress, but the last 2 times I fed them, he didn't eat. I am feeding Mysis shrimp pellets, and the only...