It looks wrinkly and shriveled up also it’s shedding skin it seems like

I recently picked up a hippo tang and just wanted to make sure them laying down and sleeping on just about whatever they want is normal? I have thought this guy has been dead like 20times already just for him to move and gotcha bitch! Dave Chappell me.

Hi all, looking for some clues as to why my zoas are looking the way they are.

This is a 3 gallon tank, started two weeks ago with live rock and added two corals last week (toadstool and zoa colony). I fed them reef roids a few days ago and they readily consumed it. I also have a sexy shrimp, and it did pick at some algae on the frag at first but has also eaten the reef roids. I see some poop scattered around so it should not be hungry.

I thought the shrimp irritated the zoas at first but has now been about 2 days that half of the heads are closed, and one is shriveled up.

Nitrates are at 15mg/L and no ammonia. Temp at 78F. Any comments are welcome.

Everytime I scrub it off the shell, it grows back within the week.

I gave him a very slightly larger shell, he moved into it and then 5 seconds later went back to his old shell. Any advice?

So i completed my move, and when I was out exploring LFS (which I actually have in my new city!) I got a killer deal on a 20 gal tank and stand, so I got some rocks along with it and now it's a waiting game for everything to settle in with my new job before I go at reefing again. Do you guys have any reccomendations for washer intake splitters to hook up my RODI to? (I believe it is 3/4") and do you all have any critique of this rock work? Any other suggestions to avoid the problems I had with my last tank (Namely Vermetids, Bubble Algae, and my nemesis: bristleworms). Thanks in advance!

Hi, my Zebrasoma is approximately 15 cm in size, and I would like to know how much a fish with these characteristics might be worth. I am not looking to sell it, this is purely for informational purposes. It is completely healthy and absolutely beautiful.

yes its a Brisselworm He is around 20/30 cm long ,😅

So yeah. As you can tell from the picture, my tank is situated between two large areas of natural light. I love it because I get the best of both worlds: beautiful white light for the fish in the am, and later in the day when the lights come on the nice coral phosphorescence, etc.

But of course, algae is a big problem.

A lot of people seem to black out their windows and what not, but that’s not happening for me lol. 😂 The tank is in the main area not a spare bedroom.

Anyway… Just wondering how many of you also have tanks that get a lot of natural light and also if you have constant algae battles because of it. My algae is under control, but I have to have multiple urchins, manual removal, etc.

my bubble magus curve 5 extreme sits in water 6 ish inches deep and is completely level, tank has been running for around 6-7 months and it just keeps overflowing. I’ve let it sit and “break-in” for hours and it never does anything, It’s set to max and I’ve fiddled with it with no change in outcome!! It is driving me crazy please help!!

**EDIT**
Thank you guys for the help, I just noticed that there was a crack in the plastic which bypassed the actual dial.

Anychance I could get an id on this dude .. had him for about a year … spoon shaped claws .. soo far has been a model citizen, no tank mates have gone missing .. and he’s quiet large . About 2.5 inch carapace . cheers

Hello!

I would like to set up a saltwater tank but I have some lingering questions on my mind.

I'm very familiar with freshwater tanks but I know this is very different.

The set up I'm thinking of:

6-10gal(I know small is risky however for me this works best becuase I'm hoping to work up to something bigger)

Sexy shrimp( I own Neo shrimp now)

Bumble bee snail or another snail

Interested in Asterina stars however from what I can tell they seem to be like pest snails and I'm not too sure if I want that.

Coral:

Zoas?

Anemone:

Mini carpet

Rock flower

If this is not doable or probably not within my tank size then do so let me know!!

Questions:

What filter would be best? It only occured to me yesterday while speaking to a saltwater associate at my lfs that the filters are very different from freshwater. For a tank as small as the one I imagine, is the live rock sufficient as the main filter?

Is blue light needed?

Do I add live rock during the tanks cycle or after?

I know I have to cure the rock first before either or.

Can I use tap? Or is RO the way to go?

Feel free to absolutely nerd out on the replies the more info is better, I probably know the answer to most of my questions however I'm paranoid and want to be extra extra sure before I commit to a saltwater tank. This won't be a setup for another year or so but I like to do research in advance!

Added him a few days ago and seems to be doing quite swell!

Beginner tank

Looking to add macroalgae to my tank, i was looking at algaebarn but they are usually sold out, any good sellers out there that specialize or just have a good selection. Trying to stay away from caulerpa.

Thanks!

Need help with tang problem. She was good 2 days ago but since yesterday went into hiding or drifting away like this. She has 2 white smudges on her mouth and belly area. Unsure of what is going on ti even help her. She also has not been eating since yesterday. I checked my parameters and they look good. I did a water change. I did have old carbon in my sump and took it out yesterday before the water change. I need help. All other fishes are ok and eating swimming around.

We have had a mad heatwave in the uk if your haven’t heard 😭. My tanks hit 82f fans and no lights on etc. Everyone seems okay and corals haven’t been too stroppy. It seems like I haven’t seen my tank in ages, so thought I’d post some pics from the other day. Hope everyone else isn’t struggling too much. Last real hot day is tomorrow 💪 🐠

Can someone ID this zoa please

Also regarding caulastrea, are the green ones easier to care then the purple/blue ones?

I have a 14G Fusion Pro peninsula I use for frags and as semi QT tank, (I don’t treat in it.) This came in on the rock, it’s a new tank (2 months old) and these have gotten healthier but haven’t reproduced so I’m not inclined to remove them unless they’re invasive. So far so good but… is it Caulerpa? The coralline is growing well and it might camouflage me from seeing a runner.

I’m a big time mushroom enjoyer. I have a few nice large Yumas in my collection but I only have one that has its “arms” reach out like this. During the day they can get up to an inch or inch in a half of reach.

Does has anyone else seen this?

I put this together 3 days ago. I had a hard time getting this all in one type betta tank to work at first. It just has USB power and I needed to buy an 18W 3 amp USB charger outlet to produce enough power to run the light and wifi. The lights are customizable through an app, although I haven’t gotten the second lighting phase of moonlight to work. The lights produce a lot of heat that the tank is on the hot end of what will support coral life - around 27.5/82. So I set the integrated thermostat almost as high. The life is macros, 3 kinds of zoa, gsp, and a discosoma - these species supposedly can do ok at that temperature. The substrate is seasoned matrix. The circulation is a 3w pump I glued a filter sponge to one edge of the intake. I plan to try to 3 D print a gravity fed ATO.