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I made sooooo many mistakes on my entry into this hobby that it's completely embarassing. I figured that if 3Reef members saw some of the mistakes...
One of my favorite wrasses
Just get a ball valve and trim back the flow from the return pump a bit.
Just wait until you see one or two polyps that won't open up and then dip again. I honestly don't have a clue what the gestation period is on these...
It's blurry but it looks like Ventricaria or Valonia (green bubble algae). Dips do NOT kill eggs. You have to watch your zoanthids for signs of...
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For sure, let them know so they can start doing dips. When I had my shop, I had a QT facility bigger than most fish stores. I dipped all corals and...
It's an aeolid nudibranch that is commonly just called Zoanthid Eating Nudibranch. zoanthid eating nudibranch - Google Search
Revive, Seachem Reef Dip, Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure, Lugol's Solution, Malachite Green, Flatworm Exit, Prazi-Pro, and many many others. Just...
If there's one, there's likely to be more. You're going to want to dip your zoanthid colonies.
Blue tuxedo pincushion urchin
Instant Ocean is LOW in both Calcium and Magnesium. As a result, they are low in these elements and will need to supplement them for LPS and SPS...
Thanks Don (as usual)
That's what clownfish do. In the wild, they rarely leave their anemones by more than a foot. In aquariums, they'll pick a place they like and stay...
I personally wouldn't worry about it. That's a very low level for Nitrates. Even if you got it to zero, several hours after feeding the next time,...
Carpets need more intense lighting than PC (compact flourescent) as a general rule. Even if you got more intense lighting and/or compensated with...
Something with an internal shell would typically be a scutus (also called elephant slug because it looks like a slug and often have an...
I can't get enough detail on your pictures to know. However, this last shot makes it appear that there are skin flaps covering it's shell. Cowries...
In some places, tapwater is fine.....not many places, but there are places where it's fine. Instant Ocean is also fine as long as you know what...
Instant Ocean isn't made for reef tanks....it's made for fish only tanks. Aquarium Systems salt brand for reef tanks is called Reef Crystals. It's...
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