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TIL I could have just been buying the resin. Thanks!

I recently found out that the Filter Guys went out of business. I have one of their Ocean Wave 5 Stage Filters: https://web.archive.org/web/20160619093407/http://www.thefilterguys.biz:80/ro_di_systems.htm I couldn't find a DI Resin cartridge replacement online, so I took a chance purchasing...

I live in DC and contacted the Baltimore aquarium on the off chance someone there might be able to ID it and if they can't, they may want check it out. The coral head is pretty much dead, so I am observing this monster right now. It's fascinating, so don't want to kill it. The only way to kill...

It looks like a sponge, but it grows with a very specific intent. It's not just growing over the coral, it is eating the coral. It ate one head, then moved over to another head and started eating that one. It looks like it attaches to the mouth of the coral.

So this thing ate one of the heads on my frogspawn. It started to eat another one and I pulled it off. It then grew back 2 days later and started up again. I've kept reefs for 20 years and have no idea what it is. It looks like a sponge, or a worm with crushed coral sticking to it. The...

A late reply, but everything survived the move! Thanks for the help!

Tank is gone!

I just moved my reef setup and did not move my tank. If anyone wants a free 55G tank it is on the street: 559 Prospect Ave Brooklyn, NY 11215 It is 8 years old, works fine. First come first served, will not be able to reply to anyone because I am in the middle of a move.

Does anyone know a good place to buy styrofoam boxes, heat packs, plastic bags and rubber bands for moving fish and corals?

The fish I was going to keep in the same 5 gallon bucket. It is a Tomato Clown, A flame back angel, a purple firefish and a Scopas tang. I've done it in the past with moves and been fine, but wondering if bagging them is better for a longer ride.

Can I just use ambient air to fill the bags or do I need to fill with O2 like in the stores?

Marrone, good call on transporting the rock and sand in my car. I'll make sure the rocks are fully submerged in water. Why would you suggest to cover the corals with only enough to cover them? Is more water in the bags a bad thin?

Hello All, I am moving to DC in Feb and have never done a city to city reef tank move. Farthest I have done is Manhattan to Brooklyn. I currently have a 55G tank with 4 fish, 3-4 shrimp, 1 dersea clam, assortment of LPS, softie, mushrooms and zoas. I Keep only hardy livestock. Here's my plan...

I guess theoretically a polyp from an LPS could have fallen off and hit the coral, but it seems unlikely due to placement. Also, the coral grew so large it hit the surface of the tank. I adjusted it so it was fully submerged, but maybe that brief period of air exposure did it. I am going to...

Yes, but they are very, very far away from this coral.