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Hello, again everyone. Life has been busy for quite some time and I don't have nearly enought time to check in here. I started my 29g tank in March and am happy to say my tank is thriving. Its got a base of live sand, almost 20lbs of live rock, one percula, one cleaner shrimp 6 turbo snails, 6...

I found my charger for my camera so I can finally ask if anyone has any idea what these two things are (see links below). I'm guessing the green tubes largest is about 2" tall are tubeworms but not to sure about the brown things (larges is aboutt he diameter of a silver dollar)...sponges...

Well for as much time as I sit and stare @ my tank, I just noticed an apistasia. Tomorrow will be the day to start testing out all of the remedies I've found online. First I'llt ry the hot water in a baster -- easiest and least expensive. More to come.

I've got a few of these critters running around my tank. I've spent HOURS looking throug pics and haven't seen anything like this. Thoughts/comments/suggestions? Thanks!!

Found this while looking to see if the little shrimp-like thing I sometimes see running from the light at night is a mantis or not.... http://www.njscuba.net/biology/aqua_10_gallery_sw.html

Looking for pointers (or just some reassurance) I'm going away Thursday morning and won't be back til late Sunday. I still only have the one clown fish and one cleaner shrimp, and a small xenia. I bought an automatic feeder and have timers for the lights - there are 2 sets so I have a timer for...

I was going to wait this out, but there's so little activity here, I figured I'd try to jump start a convo.... Mostly when it's dark and sometimes during the day, I see tiny -- hair sized -- black worms crawling around my LR and, if they happen to be there, on my snails' shells. Has anyone...

While surfing the net to try to identify what kind of animal is producing the fecal matter I find on the sandbed every morning, I came across this article. I found it really intersting and wanted to share.... http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-03/rs/

I have a pic, but can't figure how to upload it here........ There are new things on my glass. They're slightly bigger than the copepods, white, circular with legs that go all around their bodies. If i can remember the passwords to old websites I used to have, i'll put the pics there with a...

Well my hand must be clean... I was rubbing the diatoms off the glass and my cleaner shrimp hopped on my hand and started cleaning. Interesting, untl it got the skin between my fingers and pinched me lol

:( Woke up this morning to just one clownfish in the tank. I was (as usual) late for work so did a fast look around but couldn't find it anywhere. Have they been known to jump out of tank? I have a cat and she might have taken over the job of "clean up crew" if it did indeed jump out. It seems...

Help needed. My bf has a reef tank that's been up an running about 3 months. He has no internet so asked me for help. I researched but couldn't find anything. Maybe someone here can help... He said he has what looks like white algae growing on his snails, coral and glass -- and the snails and...

Okay, I've searched everywhere and can't see where to send the completed application to, or how to pay the dues. I can't make April's meeting so can't bring the app and $ there. How do i join? :)

After a high of >0.25 and <1.5, my tank's ammonia level read 0 today (Nitrite <0.3; Nitrate just under 12.5). My tank is just under 2 weeks old. It can't have cycled already can it have? I'm hoping you say yes because I REALLY want to get some snails in there to eat some diatoms up. ;)

2 days ago, started with the diatoms today noticed little "bugs" on the glass, did some research and now I assume they're copepods. I'm going to have to invest in a magnifying glass ::)

Well, I found a hitchiker in the live rock. Its a little crab. I tried taking pictures but can't get the lighting and focus right with my digi. I may end up needing to find my old 35mm. Anyhow.... after doing some surfing, I see that hitchhikers are common and I may never know what kind it is,l...

Has anyone had any experience with GARF (Geothermal Aquaculture Research Foundation)? I really like their site and would like to purchase their starter "stuff".

Ok, so i've learned two things.... 1) No matter how much you research, you still feel like you don't know what you're doing when you set up a new reef tank and 2) Don't add up your receipts -- you don't really wanna know how much you paid (and how far you still have to go) Well it's been 4...

I just want to say "hi" to everyone. I am in the process of starting my very first reef tank -- I don't even have the tank yet, its on order and should be in this Friday. It is only a 30 gallon, just to make sure I'm actually able to maintain life. More to come (mostly questions), I'm sure :)...