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I have 2 small tiles with zoas and a small rock with palys. A few months back I added a Singapore Angel that I had “rescued” and it seemed to be harassing the 1 zoa tile – “whacky watermelons” - they were red. It seemed to leave the green apples and the metallic green palys alone. It also...

I’m looking to upgrade my skimmer (currently I have a Bubble Magus 6 on a ~125 total system volume) I’ve come across 2 options and they seem pretty similar but I was hoping to get some opinion from anyone who has some experience or knowledge of either. Choice A: a Precision Marine Bullet II...

Any guess what I might have here – I tend to think these random forms of life that “pop” up are cool and I like to think they’re a “good” thing. Anyway, every time I find something and EVERYTIME I post it, turns out it’s a deadly killer something or other so I figured I’d start tring to figure...

I picked up this Kalk reactor/stirrer from someone on Craigslist - it was for sale but he couldn’t find a couple key parts so he just gave it to me. It took a while to track down what I needed which was basically a 10 micron filter to prevent undissolved kalk in suspension from getting pumped...

Ok so I came home to find about 5 gallons of water on the basement floor. My QT tank is on a rack I built down there. It appeared to be the culprit. So far it doesn't seem to be leaking and the only guess I have is one corner had a MESS of salt creep that looked like I poured liquid wax over the...

Or am I crazy? I have a relatively newly established 90g with a GSM Clown – she’s kind of a brute at about 3.5-4” - she is very friendly yet very protective of her RBTA. There is another RBTA in the tank – a clone/split and it is situated about 6-8” away - she largely ignores the clone –...

I can’t seem to budge my water chemistry - looking for any suggestions. Some details – DT is 90g, sump/fuge is a 40g with ~ 35g. Salt I’m using is Aquavitro. I do WCs every 10-14 days at about 15-18 gallons (aiming for 10%-15%) All water goes through my RO/Di and reads 0 TDS on output. I...

Lost my first SW fish today. He was a Tomini bristletooth tang that I "rescued" a couple months back. He was QT'd in hypo for a month then transitioned for a month and has been in my DT since. Over the weekend I noticed what looked like a wound but it seemed better by yesterday and it was fine...

I gambled with a “reef safe with caution” Singapore Angel and well, I think I lost… sadly. I have/had some zoa frags that I added about 2 months ago. The Singapore Angel that I got back in the summer has been living in a QT setup awaiting the chance to move up to the display. It was there a...

Any interest in 4 SW mollies? They're converted to full (1.026) SW and very happy and good eaters. Actually could be a component of a CUC. They're 2 pairs I believe. 3 are black and one is albino maybe. Seems to be white w/ red eyes but to be honest I never looked too carefully. They came from...

:biggrin: :cry: :) :livid: I feel like I’m having a manic episode… flip-flop, flip, flop – happy to have a new toy, pissed that I got shafted by someone…. I was super excited after some back and forth I picked up a pair of MP40Ws with a very nice craigslist discount. Granted they are used and...

So I have a small rock (anout the size of a D battery) that was given to me with some metallic green palys on it about 5-6 weeks ago. Tonight I noticed a very small hitchhiker. Not sure what I have - I'll work on adding a pic but it doesn't translate well St least with my camera choices. I...

Question… I guess this is ok in equipment but to be honest I wasn’t totally sure if it belonged here or new set-ups. Anyway, I have a TON of micro-bubbles and I’d like to address it if possible. Current set up is a Mag 9.5 return which I suppose is the culprit. Otherwise my sump is set up with a...

I picked up an Aqua Medic Kalk reactor. It was given to me by the guy selling it because he couldn’t locate some parts when I went to pick it up. Nothing in life is ever free though, right? I hoped I could get it running with some DIY mods but no such luck because I had such a hard time...

Anyone have any experience with these? Someone local broke down a tank and gave this to me - it was for sale but it's missing a piece so it became my lucky day. Anyway, its missing what he described as a sort of filter sock for the stirrer pump. I cleaned OT up a bit with some vinegar and ran...

This is a discussion that morphed from another thread but I figured I may as well start fresh and get some opinions. It’s long – SORRY. I preface this saying I know this area of the hobby (stocking) tends to be a touchy subject and carries with it a lot of strong opinions. I’m not one to buck...

I have a small (about 2.5”) Blue Hippo Tang in Hyposalinity QT – It’s been in QT for a while (I was told 4 weeks before I got it) and I’ve had it for almost 2 weeks. I was told in had Ich, hence the hypo. When I got it I was told that it had been at 1.010 but the water I got it in was pretty...

I have a QT set up for some new fish I picked up. Fish came from QT in hypo-salinity (1.012). Problems seem cleared up and he claims they have been for 3-4 weeks. (I'm still keeping them in QT for a while and then introducing them slowly to avoid upsetting my bioload.) My plan is to do water...

Anyone offer a guess if this is Cyanobacteria? Weird thing about it is it changes color. Retains the texture of a sheet of slime which I think is consistent with cyano but being new to this didn't know if should change color. It's sand color in the AM and dark green after a day of sun/lights...

I’m looking for a creative quarantine setup – any thoughts? I have a 10g that I thought would work for a single fish but I may be able to adopt a larger group and I even think my wife is on board but 10g would be 8 small – medium fish (2-3” max) so there’s no way the 10g will cut it. Also I...