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Make that over 1,000..... :confused: They move like snails or worms.

8 years with this current tank and never seen these before. They are actually moving down the tank so the red part of the body seems to be the back end. I have maybe 50 of them. Any ideas? Mike

FYI nothing eats cyano that I am aware of including blue legged hermits. Dale has it right. Find the problem. Start with buying a test kit and testing everything. If salinity is that far out of whack something else probably is too. Also do water changes and siphon out the red slime.

Its more unsightly than anything. If it gets really out of hand though it will start covering your corals. It won't hurt your animals though unless whatever parameter that is off is really bad. That can hurt your animals. For instance, if your nitrates are really high then that would be bad...

You need to list all of your tank parms. Something must be out of whack. Often high nitrates and phosphates can cause this. Its feeding off of something so we need to find out what that something is and get rid of it.

I currently have 2 150watt HQI metal halides for my 90 gallon tank. My lights are about 12" off of the open tank. I need a new lighting system and am contemplating getting 2 250 watt bulbs this time vs. the 150s. So my question is does anyone have any experience in how much more that could...

Here is a pic of it.. Thanks for helping me out!

I am looking for the attached as mine blew out. I can't seem to find these anywhere. Anyone have any ideas? Its a 150watt metal halide ignitor. Thanks! Mike

shut the skimmer off. Its only 5 days. I learned my lesson on that one. Usually NEVER filled up for a couple days and sure enough...

I beg to differ on the mushrooms. I started with 5 and ended up taking most of my rock out because I had over 400 of them after about 5 years. Unless your rock is really flat, its tough to get them out of the grooves. When you cut them as low as you can they simply add another head. Of...

Kent has a good product - garlic extreme. Put 2 - 3 drops on frozen food while it thaws and mix it thoroughly. Note I don't mix with saltwater as it dilutes the garlic. I have religiously used garlic and to this date never had ich ( 7 years of experience with the current setup and knocking on...

There are so many options with your wattage. In my experience, stay away from mushrooms as they spread too much. Here are some options: Green hammer coral - always a nice edition but get the kind with green tips. Green bubble - whites are nice but nothing beats a green bubble under...

I love the hammer as well! I would increase flow, take the rock out and scrub them, and get a cleaning crew if you don't have one. Emerald crabs would be good and several snails and hermits if you don't already have them. If you decide to do this take the rock out, put it in a bucket with...

Does anything come out of the end that is sticking up? It could be a fan worm. mike

Here's a couple more suggestions as well. You changed your lights. Perhaps your light cycle is too long. You can always try backing off on the lights. Also if you have a wet / dry filter or an overflow area make sure that you don't have detritus building up at the bottom. It would look...

The best way I have found to propagate these is to place smaller rocks around the colony. When the Xenia spread onto those rocks you can just pull out the smaller rock and replace it. This way you do not have to mess around with trying to cut and stick them onto something else. They do like...

I have an orange sponge and its been doing well for a couple of years. I stopped feeding phyto in my tank about a year ago and don't see any bad effects. I will say that I do frequent water changes (once every two weeks). Mike

Try watching your tank at night. The lights generally need to be off for about an hour to really get the night activity started up. I would also use a red light if you really want to see them good because they won't be frightened. You can buy pods online. I've seen a 200 portion for 11.99...

Be very careful with mushrooms. I started with 5 mushrooms and had over 200 after a few years. At that point I couldn't add anything else to my tank because they sting the heck out of other corals. They are beautiful but I would keep them in check and make sure they don't get out of control...

I kept a trigger with a lion without a problem but the lion was about 4" long. However, as triggers get older they get more mischievous. You could actually pet my huma when you put your finger in the tank. he would come right up and I would rub his head like a :dog: . Pretty wierd. I had...