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My green carpet anemone who looked very healthy at the store and for the first 4 days that it was home now looks like it is shrivelling up, and almost looks like it is going to "turn inside out". It has not lost or changed it's colour. I purchased it along with two maroon clownfish who are...

Thanks for the info. I think I'm going to get a PC set-up 2 x 96W for my 37G tank. I still want to keep clownfish. Any suggestions on # of clowns, what type and what I should get them to host in with this set-up. I know that clowns don't NEED something to host in for them to be happy, but I'll...

Keep in mind that I live in Canada so prices are in Canadian dollars : ) What wattage would be sufficient for keeping anemones. I think I can get up to 75W (combined) with the same light fixture I've got if I just change the bulbs. I don't mind spending the money for a new fixture - I'm...

My lfs told me that for a low to medium reef aquarium I could get away with a "regular" florourescent ballast with 2 flourescent bulbs - one 25W, one 30W blue spectrum bulb. Another fish shop told me that if I want a carpet anemone and 2 clown fish I "have to have" an actinic light fixture. An...

Does anyone know of any good livestock suppliers that will ship mail-order to Ontario? Our lfs's aren't the best . . . . (sorry if this isn't the right forum for this question).

Thanks for the advice. What you told me is what I was hoping to hear! Yes, I did buy the rock locally and I believe it was well cured before I brought it home. My tank looks disgusting with all of the algae on the walls and substrate. Can I add some invertebrates (snails and/or hermit crabs)...

The tank has been cycling for 8 days: I set my new 38 gallon tank up with filter, heat, powerhead, mixed the saltwater, put in an aragonite base and added approximately 30 pounds of live rock (fiji) which came with a beautiful purple algae growing on it. As recommended on several posts I added...