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This can also be a sign of disease, look closely for ich, and especially velvet. If this is a newly acquired fish, it may have been collected using cyanide or been OD'd on copper or other mdes.

Maybe someone has a better answer, but I don't know of anything. Just wait it out and see what happens. The fish already has the venom in it's body.

I have yet to find a magnetic algae scraper that works any better than the old fashion, been around 50 years, razor blade algae scraper. Yes, you'll get your hand wet, but it really takes off algae, even coralline. One downside is that you can not use it on an acrylic tank.

Fan installation depends upon what you are trying to do. If your goal is to simply cool the MHs, the I'd set them up to blow into the fixture, if I wasn't using glass mounted in the fixture. If you are using glass on the bottom of the fixture then it doesn't make as much difference, but I still...

I use a single 175w MH bulb over my 30 gal reef. It's true the ends of the tank are dimmer than the center. However, a MH bulb on an electronic ballast will last 12 to 18 months, and you only need to get one $65 bulb. Ideally if I were doing a 36 inch tank I'd use two MH bulbs, but it's not...

I believe you are correct. It most likely is the ballast. However, the reply from Icecap makes sense. Swap the bulbs and see if the problem follows the bulb, or stays with the ballast. Then you'll know for sure. Over the years, I've had problems with bulbs and with ballasts, so you just never...

There are so many things that contribute toward a tank to give it that big "Wow factor" that it would be impossible to even start to list them all. I would say the best thing to do is have a plan. You don't need to stick to it, but you need a good general idea of what you want. For example...

Most likely by changing to T5 lighting you increased the amount of light in the tank, and this caused an algae bloom because you have too much in the way of nutrients for the algae. This in mostly in the form of nitrates and phosphates. To control algae you need to control nitrate and...

Since a tank is something you only buy once and awhile, shop around. You'll be amazed at the price differences. If you can make a day trip out of it consider going to That Fish Place in Centerville PA. It's near Lancaster PA. Here is a link to the retail store - (offsite) -...

You are correct, but look at it this way. At the time, I had more or less already spent the money and only had the things for a short period of time, and you figure that first or second problem may just have been a fluke. However, I don't plan to get anything from them in the foreseeable...

I think you have an interesting design. I do see a few possible problems areas. The area for the return pump is very small. on a larger tank, there may not be enough water here to supply the main tank. In other words, that chamber will get sucked dry before there is enough return water to...

I've noticed that several posts have referred to some web pages and threads on other reef areas as a possible source of information for beginners. While these threads do contain a lot of good information, most people don't want to go through many pages of online information. Also, as good as...

Let me just say that one of the products I purchased was an AquaFuge. I found the center brace came undone and the thing split open. I replaced the center with a piece of 1/2" acrylic, and drilled and tapped holes and held the new brace in with nylon screws. Then the hangers on the unit broke...

Personally, I'm not a fan of any CPR products. This is after having used some of them and found them wanting. However, for $50, it may be worth a try. Something like a AquaC Remora, which I'd typically recommend costs about $200. If the CPR doesn't work you are not out much.

To be fair, I must state the I have never used the product in question. However, after buying several other CPR products and having them break on me, and found them to be of marginal quality, and also seeing that others have had the product break on them, I would be very hard pressed to...

This is an interesting question. Usually, for someone new I recommend they obtain and study several books on state of the are reef systems. This is because there are still a lot of obsolete books out there, and there are only good for historical information. Usually I recommend The New Marine...

This does not seem to be true. Here is the text from the link I posted. "Compare Free Chlorine (pad nearest dipping hand) and Total Chlorine (end pad) to color chart. To determine Chloramine reading, subtract Free Chlorine reading from Total Chlorine reading. Readings should be 0.0." Now...

If you are in doubt about your city water supply, a test kit made by Jungle is available. See - (offsite link) - http://www.junglelabs.com/pages/details.asp?item=TK200

I can remember catching them as a kid on the south NJ beaches. They would be difficult to keep in a closed system aquarium. They are filter feeders, and they go up and down the slope of the beach, staying at the level of the tide. However, if you set up a special system for them, it would be...

I'm not sure what the relationship between Central Pet and Garden, and Marineland, and Kent is. It could all be owned by the same group. I was only pointing out how much of the industry is now controlled by one or two large companies. I am glad to see that there are still a lot of independent...