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Thanks so much for replying! It might be that tube worm - though that tube looks a lot smoother than the one I can see but it’s good to know if it is that then it’s harmless! I’ll keep an eye on it. Thanks again!

I’m struggling to get a picture because it’s so small my phone camera won’t pick it up but maybe someone will know something to look up via my description (as poor as it will be) Okay so I bought some GSP in on a piece of live rock from an LFS. I noticed three little tubes that are white and...

Hi there Since I’m likely to have a nano tank, I will be buying premixed salted RO water from one of two nearby LFS. The question is, which one. One LFS uses Tropic Marin Pro Reef Salt. The other (further away) uses Instant Ocean. Ideally I’d prefer to choose the closer option (also cheaper by...

Thanks for confirming that Dave! Really helpful. Good to have a better idea of what to do when it comes to it

Very helpful thank you! And yes. Most definitely will be using RO water in the tank! Will be using the LFS premixed Salt and RO since the likely to be a small ish tank. One question though - just for the dry rock rinse - could you use tap water treated with a dechlorinator for that? I have some...

Thanks for your input guys! I’m starting to think I’ll go 50/50 with live and dry it’s just good to know that I can use that dry “ocean” rock at all as it’s the only store that sells it here and it would be nice to choose my own pieces. Just didn’t want it to mean I’d struggle to grow things as...

Thanks Dave that’s really helpful! I presume that’s soaking it in RO water? Or does it need to be salt water? And does the water need to be agitated while it’s soaking? Great to know that it will hold life eventually and fit seemlessly in with the live rock. I’m very happy to be patient just...

Thank you so much again for all the advice. I definitely want to be able to test everything myself even if I buy pre-mix. I’ve been looking at the Red Sea test kit and think I’m likely to go with that despite the price. Thank you for those in depth parameters uncle99 that really is so helpful...

Can anyone tell me what this is? I’ve seen it in one of my two LFS and I thought it might be a good alternative to all live rock due to price. (I’m in the UK) I will still have some live rock, but I was hoping I could fill out my tank with this. But will it be able to grow life and corals after...

Thanks to both of you for your replies - so helpful! Dave K - thank you for the links. The second book looks especially helpful. I have already started some reading but only very recently which is why I’m taking it slow! I just thought that I could combine that with jumping on a site like this...

Hi lovely people I’ve just joined the site. I’ve kept freshwater fish for about 8 years now but I’ve never kept marines and looking to break into the hobby. Literally going to need help every step of the way as for some reason even though I’ve read a lot about it, it seems a bit like gibberish...