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Based on her description of it, it sounds like all the cables are melted in half. It happened in the middle of the night on Saturday and fortunately someone found it before it got worse. It is a fixable problem but I don't think she can spare the money right now. I just found out that the other...

Over the weekend, a friend's powerstrip caught on fire and destroyed everything plugged into it including lights, heater, skimmer, pump, etc. She can't afford to replace everything right now and is looking for a home for her fish and shrimp. I really want to help her but am not sure how much...

Thanks for the suggestions. I have seen some Pajama Cardinals at the LFS previously and they are an interesting fish to look at too and do well in groups from what I understand. I have not seen the Apogon.... before. They do well in groups I take it though eh? The purple is striking.

Now that I am setup and everything is going smoothly (Thanks to all the advice from the posters here!), I have been adding fish slowly. My first fish were the 4 Chromis because they were inexpensive and I was nervous that I hadn't let the cycle finish, blah blah blah. Needless to say, they are...

Is it possible to use your sump for quarantine? I have a 38g sump that has a 10g middle section that could be used. It is meant to be a refugium eventually but haven't done that yet. Can diseases be spread from the sump to fish in the display tank?

Thanks for the insight Laura. I am actually in the process of raising my SG now. I tested it about 2 weeks ago and found it was 1.020. I want it at least at 1.025 so I have been topping off with 1.025 water. It is now at 1.022 but I am continuing to raise it slowly. I definitely will have them...

Thanks for the info. I keep reading about quarantining so I am now working on setting up an old 10g I have for this. Hopefully I can upgrade this soon to a 30g or so. My LFS won't hold the fish for me even if I pay for it ahead of time. I don't get that but that's their policy. Otherwise, they...

I'm pretty clueless too. Now the question is, should I go ahead and try another one? I was thinking of taking more time to acclimate and moving slower during that process.

My tank was doing well and I decided to pickup a Bicolor Blenny yesterday. I've got a Sixline and 4 Chromis in the tank now (as far as fish go). I found him dead this afternoon. I'm sure I screwed up somewhere so hopefully someone can tell me where so I won't do it again. Tested Ammonia &...

I posted this question on the New Reefkeepers forum but thought someone that monitored this forum may be better suited to answer this question. My tank is in my office reception area. My first priority with it is to maintain a high quality of life for the tank's inhabitants. My second priority...

So I was looking into Xenia and upon reviewing some pictures, I wonder if I have a small colony growing in my tank already. I just got some new live rock about a month ago and there was a patch of brown on one of the rocks that was unremarkable when we put it in. However, over the past month, a...

Thanks for all the great suggestions. We are setup to have coral so the Xenia might be an interesting option as far as coral goes. I hear people talk about it all the time but am still not sure what it is. Will have to do some research. Clownfish w/anemone is required I believe just to...

That didn't take long at all. I came in this morning and the polyps had already come back out and it has perked up considerably. The baster worked like a charm too to help remove the shedding skin. Thanks for that. Just had to be careful since it is really powerful and I blew a lot of other...

I'm finally getting to the point where I can begin adding some different things to my tank. It is in my office reception area for my clients to view while they wait for their appointment. My first priority with this tank is to keep it in the best possible condition and quality I can. My second...

Whew. Thanks for the reassurance. I've been watching that guy day and night for two days. I'll keep an eye on him over the next few weeks but at least I won't be sweating bullets the whole time. Appreciate the response!