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Hi NJ! Been quite a long time since I posted. My tank is officially a year old and I did a dumb thing - cracked one of the hinges on my Ehiem so I had to replace it. Good news is that Petsmart's oddly named National Geographic branded canisters are made by Ehiem. Only difference is that...

Hi Reefers! I have an Instant Ocean Hydrometer and got another brand free with purchase at Dr Foster & Smith. So, figured it would be fun to test the readings. Seems like one of them is off. When the IO one reads 1.026, the other is way over 1.035. So I have a calibration issue and no...

Hi Reefers Since I have to work full time to support my new reef habit and my family (is that the right order?), I only really get time to admire my tank in the evening after work. Anyway, I notice towards the end of the night that the rocks are pearling. When the tank was a high tech CO2...

Got home from work today and see an area of slime on my sand bed. I would describe it as clear with a brownish red tint. Area about 3 inches square right now and maybe a quarter of an inch thick. Planning on doing a water change tomorrow and can siphon it out, but would be nice to know what...

As noted in my other thread, trying to get my aiptasia under control. Anyone near Maplewood (07040) have some for sale? Thanks

I have been trying to keep ahead of this pest with Aiptasia X but it feels like a losing proposition. I have read that banded shrimp are good natural predators. Is that right? Are there other choices? I have a 20 gallon tank so I have to be careful with my livestock choices. Also, I run...

So I just finished my weekly maintenance and was thinking about posting question to the forum about keeping the exterior glass clean. Even when using windex, the glass quickly hazes back up. But, alas, today I remembered an old trick a science teacher one told us: use a balled up sheet of...

One of my favorite riccordia mushroom frags decided to let go of its mount and is now moving around the tank to wherever the current or hermits want to take it. What is the best way to remount it without killing it?. Can I superglue it to a rock?

Hi. Need a friend for my clowns. Looking for a small rose or rainbow bubble tip anemone. Near 07040. Thanks Steven

This may be a dumb question, but I am wondering how long saltwater lasts. Since I don't have a good place to permanently install my RO/DI system, I have to lug it up from the basement, connect it to the sink in the bathroom and then monitor it all day so the bucket does not overflow. This is...

As I have been chronicling in my other thread, I am setting up a 20 nano. Right now I am about two months into the setup and have my live rock, clean up crew and two clown fish. Since yesterday, the clowns have been cowering in the upper corner of the tank. Yesterday, they only ate one tiny...

My first time starting a reef tank by myself. My daughter started and gave me a pico 2.5 gallon tank for my birthday a few months before Sandy, but I lost everything in the blackout that followed. Finally got my nerve up to start my own. So far I have filled the tank with water (have ro/di...