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I have two very different (looking) anemones - both were described as “Rose Bubble-Tip Anemones” The darker one on the left has long tentacles and I’ve never really seen the tips bubble up. The color is pretty consistent. There are some tinges of green and purple towards the base. The area...

I’m hoping this is some sort of coralline but it’s popping up in several places. I first saw it on this snail shell. It’s now showing up on rock and various places in the tank but as far as I can find, it’s only in the display (nothing in the sump/fuge). It also started showing up around the...

I am not having any luck with coral growth - recently some of the stuff that was doing well has started to recede/bleach. I’m not sure what I may be up against. I have a guess – I have a VERY inadequate light. It’s a twin 150 HQI coralife fixture with 2 actinics. It’s a basic entry level...

Given all the problems that have come up in the last 2 weeks (plus today's storm and this winter's projections) and given the fact that I can’t get a coral to grow to save my life (so I have nothing really to contribute in the recovery efforts of those who have lost stuff) I thought I’d add what...

I added a purple pseudochromis/dotty back about a week or 2 weeks ago. It was QT'd for about 4 weeks and came from a fellow reefer's tank never showing any signs of a problem. Since I added it to the DT my hippo tang has shown an interest in harassing it. I've kept her at bay somewhat using the...

I've noticed that getting used to a new skimmer (SRO 2000 XP) and getting it set up properly has pushed my salinity down to 1.022. Is that far enough out of whack for me to be concerned? Maybe I’m fooled by the monitor. I use a pinpoint (see below) and 53.0 = 1.026. Mine’s reading 46.0 which...

I'm new to CA reactors about 3 months ago I picked up a used MTC mini cal. It had a base line regulator and solenoid with it. pH controller is a milwaukee. Not sure how much came in the CO2 bottle but it lasted about 3 months with about 45-55 bubbles/ minute. I monitored the bottle levels but...

I have a bunch of branching green hammer (branches) that I'm looking to clear off the frag rack. I had a large colony that broke up (sadly) and I spread it around my tank but what's left is monopolizing my lil' frag rack. They're basically up for grabs but I have a pretty limited collection so...

This is my plan for an LED rig using 64 LEDs (plus 4 moonlights) - on [2] 9"x12" heatsinks - well actually 4 9"x6" heatsinks arranged in 2 pairs coupled together (allowing for the center brace to not impact the lights) so 34 a side. Right now that is looking like this: I had some trouble...

I have an ongoing cyano issue that I attribute to excess phosphate. I'm thinking food may be the culprit put I'm not sure. I'm also a little behind on my GFO and GAC change schedule. I'm in the process of building an LED rig and I know my bulbs are old but given the LEDs coming I don't want buy...

Pretty sure my maxima died at some point today. Seemed ok yesterday. The clam is covered in about 7 nassarius snails. Should I assume it's dead (been closed about 12+ hours) first noticed this morning. Should I pull it out (could it cause a crash?) or leave it to feed the bacteria and CUC?

I noticed this morning my clams mantle had completely receeded and the shell was 95% closed. When I got home from work it's foot appears to have released and it was lying up on the sand bed (as if it fell over in its side). I thought if it died it would open up like those I've seen on the beach...

I am the lucky recipient of a loose blue mushroom. I tried (unsuccessfully) to attach it to some rubble. It keeps blowing away and I'm afraid it's going to disappear behind the rock. Any tips on attaching a small shroom? Thanks

Digital Aquatics Reefkeeper 2 (RK II). 8 controllable outlets with the controller head unit. Includes the temp probe, cable to connect RKII with the outlets and serial cable to connect it to a computer. I'm happy to include a pH probe but it's dry and likely won't calibrate accurately. It...

I have an RBTA that I moved to my fuge. I have a perc in there that was being abused by my GSMC. Anyway I have one that split and they then split so with 4 I thought the perc would appreciate 1. Well the perc doesn't care and the nem doesn't like the light on the fuge so it's NOT happy there...

Anyone have a guess why this cap started bleaching. Parameters are stable and nothings different in the tank. 2 days and it's more than 1/3 gone...

Can someone possibly explain to me this concept? I have a new (to me, but used) skimmer that I've had installed for about 10 days. It's a SRO XP2000 which is a large needle wheel cone skimmer. It's recommended depth is 5.75" which I believe I have satisfied. I reached out to the mfg and they...

I had an issue with my cr@p light today. I found one of my GFI circuits blown and traced it to my actinics. Fixture is one of those coralife twin 150W HQI jobbies with 2 cf actinics. (also 4 led moon lights). I'll have to see what I can do to fix it or repriorotize my DIY led build. Anyway in...

Anyone have experience with any of the cyanobacteria killers? I am struggling with the extra natural light I’m getting. I've been siphoning off substantial sheets pretty regularly. If I vacuum the sand bed I can get about 60-75% - it’s hard to be efficient with my make-shift siphon. With it...

So hopefully someone can reassure me. Not sure how concerned I should be. I recently (2 weeks ago) added a minical calcium reactor. I took an AquaMedic Kalk reactor off line when I added the CA Rx. Water seemed a little cloudy tonight. Last time it was cloudy like that a couple snails were...