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It may be as simple as it was damaged during the molt. It happens. If so, it will grow back. My Banded Coral Shrimp is always a little more shy for a...
After 2 weeks, even with live rock in the tank, you have barely started the nitrogen cycle. Once you can find a test kit, check your ammonia. The...
It's like you have one polyp growing inside another polyp! Interesting!
In theory, it would stay "fresh" forever. Practically speaking, organic compounds will eventually leach from the drum, and I wouldn't store water...
New skimmers will produce tons-o-bubbles. Break-in period is usually 1-5 days. You could try to put a piece of nylon panty hose over the water...
I agree with czieler, it's normal for the anemones to shrink up at night or occasionally during the day. I would feed mine a piece of cocktail...
Kevink, The photos you posted, as Diver said, are commonly called a long-tentacled anemones. They're probably Heteractis crispa or Heteractis malu....
Jason, well I know a lot more than I did in December 2003! ;D I got a medium-large yellow tang last week. No improvement yet.
Yeah, those nitrates will kill you. My nitrates are through the roof at 80+ and 10-20% water changes each week aren't doing the trick. Phosphates...
You've got a lot going on there. All in the same tank, or do you have multiple tanks?
Purple Tang, welcome to 3Reef. Now that you've discovered the forum: read, read read! Ask a lot of questions, contribute your thoughts and...
Rickzter, How did you solve the hair algae problem? I'm having that now, even though the tank is 14 months old. In spite of the hair algae, I have...
Have you considered using a plastic ice scraper, like you would use on your car's windshield? The plastic shouldn't scratch the acrylic. Also, you...
Happy Birthday, Vamp75!
Let's see if I can synopsize what daColts has described: Siphon or pump water out of the tank through airline tubing. The tubing goes into the...
The yellow tang died with no warning? Maybe two or more things are going on here, simultaneously. 1) Damage from an attack, 2) infection, 3)...
It seems that everyone agrees that some parasite killed the fish. Granted that Jonathan is usually right, could we be missing some other cause?...
Covey, Perhaps you were lucky.
czieler, Diver, Apollo'sowner: You folks are mind readers. Those are great suggestions and are three of the stars that I thought would be a good...
Amcarrig, On a different thread, I think you had recommended justphish.com for purchase of anemones and other inverts. Do you still recommend them...
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