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Bio-balls are a no-no IMO! detritus collectors and water parameter degraders!!!! As mentioned above...live rock/sand is best!
Being non-photosynthetic, placement really isn't an issue unless you have aggressive corals with sweeper tentacles that could sting the Gorgonian....
Yes, Xenia like high nutrient levels and intense light for long term success!
IMO, this isn't a good idea, as zooxanthellae need irradiance to carryout photosynthesis. No light and photosynthesis shuts down, which is why...
Try varying the food to it and your best bet is to target feed to reduce excess food/nutrients in your water column!
Right off the bat the color, many times, is the determining factor in the lighting that the particular coral etc. requires. Being purple, IMO, it is...
Coral: animal, vegetable and mineral This is pretty interesting!!!! The point that many corals can live out of water for a period of time due to...
I think that you don't have enough water flow causing microalgae to form on the bubbles of your Plerogyra! The vesicles of your Bubble coral will...
I've never tried to keep Nudibranches as I have heard that their husbandry issues are very demanding, plus the fact that many of the nudibranches...
What is the temperature of your tank water? Are you dosing Iodine? Unfortunately, many times, Xenia will die off and to no understanding as to why!...
Cool! Should be better for you in terms of dilluting problems and also afford you a better tank-bigger
Looks fine to me! Many times they will change their appearance, whether due to light, nutrient level, sloughing etc. I don't see black band disease...
The first one is either Sarcophyton or Lobophyton(leather). I can't see the other picture taht well to address the id of what you are talking...
That is more common than people think! Have seen a few examples of this happening! But the weird thing is that I have a Cinnamon Clown that hoovers...
Welcome and best of luck with your tank!!! Too bad you couldn't have set -up a bigger tank to help ya in terms of human error etc., especially being...
No boundaries except fot the two Sargent Majors, the one dominant one constantly chases the other one all day. Kind of annoying and I will be taking...
Cinnamon clown with one of my clams and also my forest of Xenia!
I have the EV180 skimmer with a Mag7 used to power it. For the past couple days, I have had a problem, as I have had no skimmate, and the water...
Are you target feeding your Sun coral? If not, I would do so as that will eliminate excess nutrients being added to your water. Try adding carbon...
I'm with Brian on this one...Spaghetti worms...welcomed addition to a reef tank! HARMLESS
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