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Hi, I’m very new to reefs I got a 5 gallon nano tank for my room with a nice light. * I am sorry to say what I’m about to say*. Setting up the tank I used filtered water from my sink and mixed it with instant ocean and added it to the tank. I saw it said that on the back of the instant ocean...

Can anyone help identify what is taking over my tank? I don’t have access to a microscope to check it accurately. Parameters: Salinity 1.026 Temp 78f Po4 0 (Hanna ulr) No3 0.25ppm (red sea pro) Alk 8.7 Cal 440 Mag 1340 I cannot get detectable nutrients (apart from some nitrates when I feed...

Hello everyone, I just set up a 75 gallon tank and currently have three pajama fish in there that seem to be doing good and eating fine. I also have a anthias in my quarantine tank that I will be adding within a week or two my local fish store has a really nice small yellow wrasse. That is very...

Hey! Anybody know what’s happening and why all these fish stay in the corner. So before the clown was on the other side of the tank no he’s migrated to where these catfish (not sure exactly what they are). Those two always stay in the corner and never swim around in the tank the clown hangs out...

Clown fish is acting strange not moving really at the bottom of the tank seems like he lost all colour in his top fin all water parameters are fine noticed this when I was going to feed them turned the light on and place my flake into the tank he start swimming on the bottom of the substrate...

Hi all. I have had this clown exactly a year now. It's had this spot on its side since shortly after I got it but it's always been quite small. In the last few weeks it's gotten to be quite large and I'm not sure what it could be. It's never caused problems but lately he's been having trouble...

Well, my beloved pair of blackstorm clowns have suddenly decided they wanna bite and yank my hammers. Particularly the female. She just killed my new 150 buck hologram hammer in 2 days by biting it so much. I didnt know it was her messing with it. I thought it was just adjusting so it didn’t...

Hi. I have a new nano a couple of months old. I’ve recently added a few new fish (about 5) all little fish to a stable Cpl mths old brand new Red Sea nano max tank. It’s been roughly 1 week & I today read my seneye to find Ammonia spiked from stable NH3 from 0.001 to today 0.030 & over the last...

Hey guys! I’ve had this starfish for a couple months and at first she (or he) was under was under the sand a lot and come out every now and then. Recently she stays on top of the sand and I noticed this white spot on top. It’s not sand because it doesn’t come off. Also not sure what’s...

Good Morning! I am incredibly new and mostly let my husband do everything with the tank but i am trying to learn more. So please have patience lol We are upgrading our tank from 55 gal to Waterbox Infinia Reed 150.4..... My husband and i have done a lot of research but getting conflicting...

I purchased a tank off of Facebook marketplace. I was understood it to be a cycled tank. But when purchased I was only given 5 gallons of the water. There for I made all new water. I know my tank is acting a little funny and not opening up like it should. I bought the regular test kits and all...

Hello, I have a clown that has been thriving in my tank for a week now. All the sudden it is breathing heavy, swimming on the sand bed, and not eating. The water parameters are 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 20ppm nitrate, salt at 1.026, tempature of 78, with a PH of 8.0. The only thing difference...

I just got a diamond goby this morning, right before I was going to sleep, I hear a flop on my floor. All of my parameters are good, 0 ammonia, 8.1ph. Any tips to prevent?

Hello all, Does anyone have any idea what the white spots on my flame angel may be? I didn’t see them recently, so I’m not sure if he ran into something, or if he potentially has HLLE. He has similar spots on the other side of his head, though this one is the most pronounced. Hopefully the...

I have a pretty bad aiptasia infestation in my 90 gallon display tank. I first tried aiptasia x, but i overdid the amount at once spiked the Ph and irritated my coral. I tried again using a smaller amount, but the Ph spike still took out my big birdsnest coral. I have on two occasions added...

Hi reefers, Just got result for my first ICP test, wondering if anyone can help read the result. I have a mix reef with sps and LPS, and I was using instant ocean reef crystal for almost a year, and recently switched to regular IC salt. Roughly 10% WC weekly, doses BRS two parts with Magnesium...

First off not a reef question but i love the website Great people on here! So I had a old pre Drilled 110 tub hanging around and decided to fill it for some baby koi Im getting on Tuesday and the treads on the gasket were a bit chewed up and it was leaking. I didn't have tape on me the other...

Hi, how is everybody doing? I have a quick question and I personally feel like this is some thing urgent but hopefully somebody could fill me in on the details. So long story short, I noticed my fish was acting a little weird when I got home from work and I also noticed these white little dots...

Ok so I’ve had my Xenia now for about 1 week and it was doing great in the first half of the week it when from being pulsing then to not doing the pulse at all please help I’m new at Xenia.

Hi everyone, I’m wondering how can I transition from Red Sea reef foundations abc to All for Reef. I dose foundations A,B,C 15ml…what would the conversion be for all for reef if I’m dosing that much in the tank.

My frogspawn has been doing well for the 15 or so months I've had it. Two days ago, it was retracted. Yesterday, it started to dissolve. Today, it's worse. It could be fighting with the Hydnophora that is above and behind it, but the problem started in the head furthest from the Hydnophora. I...

Hello! I recently set up a 40 gallon IM cube tank and I’m planning on making a reef. I cycled it correctly and I set up an aquascape with lots of places to swim and hiding room. I haven’t put anything tin yet but I am going to this weekend. I really really like some tangs, fox faces...

Does anyone know what this is up under his belly and how to cure it? He won't eat, either.

Hello, I'm kinda new to this hobby and was recommended to add these to my Tank. Unfortunately after observing them again, I saw these clear egg like sacs as shown in the picture. I do plan on dipping them before setting them up in my Tank. Should I be worried and is the dip enough for them to...

i’m setting a 40 gallon reef tank up right now, it’s cycling, i really like the inverts you can get and want to get some Urocaridella shrimp, particular the yellow ones, they’re hard to find and out of stock on liveaquaria and blue zoo aquatics. let me know if you know where to get them...