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    emerald crabs

    i have two emerald crabs, they are doing fine and very mobile, but they are no longer that nice green color, they are a chalky kind of color, it there something wrong with them ? all levels are normal, calcium 450, ph 8.2 ect... is there something i missed ? all of my shrimp are fine...
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    sand dollars....are they able to live in mytank ?

    i live in tampa fl and went out to the beach and found a ton of the "sand dollars" and wondered if they would live in my tank ?
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    starting to get some red algea on the sand bed

    i have been getting red algea on my sand bed, i have to stir the sand every day or two so it does not get carried away. is this normal ? do i need to change something ? all perameters are great and i do a water change every 30 days (20gal on my 90gal tank)
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    layer of film on top of water...

    i have a layer of film on the top of the water in the tank, i have the return on the top of the water but it does not clear it, any ideas on how to get rid of it ??? thanks
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    missing a clam and a clownfish

    well, went away for the weekend and came home and my clam was tipped over and to my surprise when i turned it upright it was just a clean shell on the inside. also last night i noticed that one of my two clown fish was missing, i looked high and low and cannot see any pieces or parts.... anyone...
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    what is this growing on my rock ?

    any help would be great, this hairy looking stuff is everywhere and spreading, does anyone know what it is ? it is hard to see, but this is the best pic i could get
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    coraline algea turning lime gren???

    :bouncebox i have a large amount of purple algea in my tank, now some of it that is on the back glass is turning lime green. almost looks like it is dying ? the biggest area is right behind my leather, might that have something to do with it ? is this bad ?
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    so the wife wants an EEL

    i dont know anything about eels, but she is determined to get one. the only thing that i know is that as they grow they are messy. she is looking at a snowflake eel, what are the good/bad on them ? how do they get fed ?
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    what about scallops ?

    i was thinking of getting something differnet for my tank, i would like a clam but i dont know if that would work with my t5 lighting, does anyone keep scallops or does anyone have any other ideas ?
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    OK, i think i know what is going on..need professional help

    well i have had multiple problems with the couple of tangs i got, i had the first pbt and it died, now i got a new pbt and a purple tang and the pbt died and the purple looks sick this morning, i believe that my tank has a bad case of ich...they all (tangs)seem to loose color, then there...
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    where to get nori

    where is the best place to get nori (seaweed)....?
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    sick tang....help me

    i have two new fish (2 weeks old), a PBT and a purple tang. they are eating great (flake food, occasional frozen food and nori to pick at) and last night i saw that the PBT color was fading and this morning he had dark splotches all over him, i do not know what is going on but i dont like it...
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    what is the problem....got a sailfin(died) now a PBT died

    i dont understand, i got a sailfin a month or so ago, it lived about a week or so, eating fine active then lost color and died almost two weeks ago i got a PBT and it died this morning, it was also eating fine very active and colorfull. it had a horizontal line on his body (i thought it was...
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    collecting coral......how do i get it from sea to tank alive

    i was in the florida keys on the weekend, went out to the reef and the reef was wonderful, lots of fish and coral, many fish i could not id, but it made me want a entire reef in my house. what is the deal with collecting coral, is is illegal ? if not what is the proceedure to gather and...
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    red algae

    lots of it !!!!!!!! how do i get rid of it, it is all over the substrate, please advise thanks
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    my heater exploded !!!! is it life threatning

    last night i was examining the output of the jets to see if i could find my bubble problem and i must have hit my heater and it poped out of the plastic holder and came out of the water...well to say the least it popped anf the glass broke. i took it out and cleaned all the pieces out asap ( i...
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    new pictures (actually first pics posted) thought i would share

    hello all, i have finally posted pictutes of my tank, i just updated and added my refugium, removed bioballs and letting it settle down. my one problem is that i have a ton of bubbles, anyone have any ideas what it may be ? please see my gallery for pics also wondered what everyone...
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    fish feeders...anyone have any input

    just a quick post...i need a fish feeder for when i am away, anyone have input on which one i should purchase ? thanks:) :) :) :) :rolleyes:
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    refugium additions "good plant" or a "bad plant"

    this weekend i took the bioballs out of my sump, replaced the "blue filter" tray with a sock, added my refugium , a 25 gal with 3" of live sand and mud(made for a refugium) mix and a piece of liverock with live kelp, a couple very small assorted plants. now my question is does anyone have a...
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    LIVEROCK..colonyWorm,

    has anyone heard of this stuff called colonyworm liverock (or should i say liverock substitute) one of my lfs has a shipment of this stuff gathered here in florida, but i have never heard of it. they also sell fiji rock
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