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Whelp, I just lost a $45 cleaner shrimp that barely even lasted 2 days in the main tank. This guy seemed fine when he was in the quarantine tank, so I really don't know what could have happened. What's more is that this is the 6th shrimp I've kept since I started the reef tank a year and a half...

So something weird is happening with one of the patches of zoanthids on my zoa garden. For about a week now, most of the zoas in that cluster stay open for like half of the day and then close up for the rest of it?, and I can't see why. None of the other zoa clusters are acting that way, and I'm...

So since I unfortunately lost some fish almost 2 months ago no thanks to some problems with epoxy for the rocks, my fish roster has opened up a bit, since now my only 3 remaining fish in my 55 gallon reef aquarium are my female midnight clownfish, yellow watchman goby, and melanurus wrasse...

So all has been going well with my corals in the span of about a month that I've had them, but for about a week now my Spongodes monti has been looking a little upset. I noticed it's polyps weren't as extended as before and it looks like it's losing some color. All of my other corals are doing...

So I've been getting some corals for my aquarium and so far the aquarium looks really fantastic with them. And for one end of the aquarium, there is an overhang connecting two rocks together. On the left rock, there is a small red micromussa colony, and on the other side is a bullseye rhodactis...

Hello everyone. So on Saturday I finally got my first corals and set them into the aquarium. Now the lfs I got them from has a special 7 frags for $100 deal in which they pick out 7 corals for you, and they gave me some beginner corals since this was my first time getting some. They gave me one...

Hello, everyone. So last week, I received a 2100 gph powerhead for my 55 gallon aquarium (since I hope to get corals soon), and installed it the night I received it. A lot of sand was kicked up, but the fish seemed to be getting used to it, with the exception of my purple firefish, who...

Hey guys! So I looked in my aquarium this morning and found some strange looking critters growing on some of my rocks. They were very small, white, and shaped like grains of rice with little paintbrush-like bristles/fringes on top of them. Fearing they could be a potential pest, I gave my rocks...

Hey guys! So a few weeks ago, I admittedly impulse bought a midnight ocellaris clownfish that was on sale at $11 (for that kind of price, can you really blame me? ?), but I made the mistake of purchasing one that was quite a bit larger than my already established clown in my main aquarium that...

Hey, everyone! So I've been looking at online coral dealers to see which have the best selection and price for what I can afford, and I stumbled upon a website called Funkymonkeycorals.com while I was looking at Zoanthids. Their prices and selection seemed amazing (my personal favorite Zoa, the...

Hey everyone! So, while still in the process of setting up my saltwater aquarium, one of the fish on my stock list is a Coral Beauty Angelfish. However, I would like to keep corals as well. Having done some research on the matter, it's come to my knowledge that these seem to be one of the...

Hey, everyone! So I've run into a little bit of a pickle lately with my sw/fowlr aquarium. About 2 weeks ago, I purchased 7 Hermit Crabs (4 Blue-legs and 3 Scarlets) to aid in keeping a new diatom bloom in my aquarium at bay. They were drip acclimated and placed into my tank upon coming home...

Hey, everyone! I've been reading up on everyone's opinions on the best CUC members, and I've seen many an aquarist raving about some of the smaller urchins (Tuxedo and Halloween, to be precise) and their algae-devouring abilities. Seeing other aquarists keeping these little guys with...

Hey everyone! So I'm still in the process of setting up my first saltwater aquarium, which is of 55 gallons. I just had some questions concerning inverts and clean-up crews for it. So I plan on having 4 Nassarius Snails, 2 Pom Pom Crabs, a Cleaner Shrimp, and a Tuxedo Urchin. What do you guys...

Hi, everyone! So recently I recieved a 55-gallon aquarium from someone who was moving out. This is what I've decided to be my first saltwater aquarium. Seeing all of the saltwater beginner fish that different sites, forums, and videos reccomend, I'm really looking at either a Coral Beauty or...

Hey all! So, recently I decided to convert my 20-gallon long Freshwater aquarium to Saltwater. Thr aquarium will stay as is for a while and I will then hopefully upgrade to a larger aquarium (probs. Around 90 gallons). In this event, I would like a small but hardy tang. But also, I would...

Hi, Everyone! Recently, I've been thinking about re-modeling my 20-gallon aquarium after my Marbled Angelfish sadly passed away. I've been thinking of trying a community-type setup with smaller types of fish. I've devised a group of fish, but I think I might be going a little overboard with...

Hello, everybody. I am new to this community, and just joined today. I have been into this wonderful hobby for the past seven years, and I thoroughly enjoy it. Recently, I've been thinking of remodeling my 20 gallon aquarium after my Marbled Angelfish sadly passed away. I came up with afew...