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Tank Info 90G Corner running for 3 years 50lb sand 60lb LR Amonia, Nitrate, Nitrite, Phospahte 0 or to close to it to tell (tested Monday afternoon and each day since) Inhabitants: Porcupine Puffer (2 inches) Niger Trigger (was 3.5 inches) Green Wolf (11-12 inches) Snowflake Eel (8 inches)...

I awoke to find my Sea Urchin hollowed out, with the spines removed (laying around the body of the urchin) and interior of the body gone. I question if it was eaten and if so, who is the likely suspect: 1. Porcupine Puffer 2. Niger Trigger 3. Large Hermit Crab I have two damsels in the tank...

What are the risks of adding fresh (live) clams bought at the store for steaming and consuming into the tank. I bought a 10lb bag yesterday for 7 bucks and as I was going through it, decided to discard some of the partialy opened ones into the tank. as soon as I did, my peppermint and banded...

What has anyone on here with a Wolf Eel found to be a succefull way to feed (any special technique or specilaized food)? I recenty aquired one and as I give it chunks of frozen food (squid, krill, plankton, beefhearts, etc) it seems to take a greater interest in my finger and tends to only...

It was acclimated, slow introduction to the tank water, lights off. (lighting 3 400w MH, 2 165w VHO) Inhabitants include three long tentacled anenomes, bubble coral, frogspawn, cabbage coral, polyps, . Mated clowns, mandarin, hippo tang, yellow tang, coral beauty, bannerfish, 2 banded coral...

be the cause. I recently aquired a spaghetti leather that was approximatly 8 inches in lenght with a 1 inch base. It has over the past month shrvveled down to inch in lenght and .25 inch base, lost all its limbs, had its exterior pell off, leaving behind a very white, stub with only 2 very...

With water conditions aside, what causes this specimen to close and not reopen. Ive bought this twice, 1 year ago, which closed and never reopened and then last week, which was open when I put it in teh tank but the next day closed and has since stayed closed. Could this be the result of...

Does anyone know the phone number for the Pentair Aquatics line of Rainbow Lifeguard pumps. I have a Pump I purchased in January 2003 that recently died. It has a two year warranty, yet the warranty info does not contain a contact number and the website only contains a general email which no...

Anyone have any experience with Mag pumps, specifically, having a problem of them leaking when shut off. I turned of the pump mag3600 for some maintenance, and after an hour noticed a large puddle comming out of my stand. The water wasnt coming from the inlet/outlet or the seal, but rather...