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On my rock are different spots which, from far away look white, but when you get close there are tiny orange dots all over. They are about the size of a pin head. None of the corals seem to be affected so far. Anyone have any idea on this?

I have a 20 gallon tank with one sps, candy cane, brain coral, GSP, and several softies, all of the coral is relatively small. The tank has been set up since Oct. 07 and I have about 20 pounds of rock and several species of macro-algae. Oh, and a clownfish, six-line wrasse, mandarin (He is a...

I just bought a Hagen HOB filter for a 70 gallon tank but mine is only 20 gallons. I plan on turning this into a refugium for my saltwater tank but I want to use my current Penguin 150, for a 20 gallon, on my 10 gallon freshwater. How do I sterilize a filter? is it possible?

So, are you saying running both would be fine or is there a 2 in 1 system that I could use?

I've had my 20 gallon reef tank going since oct. 2007 with a HOB filter and 2 powerheads but I have really wanted a refugium lately. Would a HOB refugium do the same job or better than the filter? I would put some sand, rock rubble and chaeto in it. Also, I have a mandarin that eats frozen brine...

Good, I was scared he might be getting sick or something because his colors changed as well.

So today I cleaned the glass of my tank and tonight I noticed that my sixline wrasse seems as if he is fighting his reflection. He opens and closes his mouth and his spiked fins stick out as he tries to bite the reflection. Has anyone had this happen before? Very strange behavior.

I've got a 20 gallon aquarium and one clown fish, firefish, sixline wrasse, and the recently purchased mandarin dragonet which I immediately fell in love with. Tank has been going since october and I have a pod population b/c there are white dots on the walls and Juarez (mandarin) has been...

I have been getting RO water from the grocery store for water changes and everything checks out, everything is growing, havn't really had any problems except for diatoms on the sand. I read that I shouldn't use just RO water but the grocery store only sells RO water and Distilled, both...

ok, what if my lights are high output, does that make a difference?

I have a 20 gallon with several corals: polyp, 2 mushrooms well three there ia a baby coming in, ricordea, and a small zoanthid frag. Question is can I keep a clam if I have a 48 watt florescent/actinic light if I place the clam about a foot from the surface or should I get another rock and pile...