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I have had a Seaclone for 2+ years and am finally ready to upgrade. I have a 75 gallon and want another hang-on skimmer. Any recommendations? I'm looking into a Turboflotor Multi - any experience with those? Looking to only spend between $100-$250. Also, would a skimmer rated for 125-250 gallons...

1.) Hermit crabs usually eat left over food from fish, other inverts, etc. that's why their usually used as part of the 'clean up crew.' However, if there isn't a sufficient amount of food remains for the hermit crab(s) then you can feed them krill, silversides, etc. anything meaty they will...

Have you considered Berghia Nudibranches? I have 7 of them in my tank and that IS ALL THEY EAT (Aiptasia) though they will starve to death when the aiptasia is gone so it's best to sell them to your LFS or post an ad to see if other aquarists want to buy them. My aiptasia problem (75g) is...

Scats are brackish fish. I just went to a website about scats and it didn't say anything about them eating Aiptasia

Can someone help me identify this? I know it's some kind of worm. It's the first time I've ever seen this in my tank, and I'm not sure of it's exact size because it was in a hole/tunnel that could have hone on forever. Thanks! VTEEL

It's tricky for me in terms of stacking of any kind because I have a Snowflake Moray Eel who LOVES to hide in caves and stir the sand up from under him/her so it's just bare glass. So anything I create has a chance of being shifted due to it's movement, so it's been better for me to stack it...

I've heard many people 'poo'poo' putting your LR against the back of the glass/tank, but I've seen many reef tanks where the rocks are all placed against the back with rocks coming out from that in the corners, etc. What's the deal with rock placement? Thanks! VTEEL

How do aquariums aquire that beautiful & beneficial purple algea? My husband mentioned 'purple up' as something he's heard of that helps to produce this? My tank has regular algea, but none of that beautiful purple crust, me wants, how can I grow it? :help: Thanks! VTEEL

I have a Red Hairy Legged Hermit in my 30 gallon along with reef hermits and snails, as well as an Emerald Crab. I'd like to add some more inverts but am not sure what would be compatible with this aggressive crab. Does anyone have any experience or suggestions? I'd like to add a shrimp or two...

Hello All, This past weekend I decided to rearrange the rock in my 75 gallon salt - 'reef in progress' and I like the looks very much, however I'm not doubting it's stability as I've made numerous overhangs and caves and I have a large eel that like to stir up sand. I've rearranged the rock in...

If there are any members here that live in VT, there is a fairly new website, www.saltwatervt.org, that is very similar to this one but created for Vermont Salt Water lovers!! I just became a member and I'd like to see more people on the board since there are only 14 members total right now...

OldManOfTheSea - You seem pretty convinced of your opinions on eels and protein skimmers. Can I ask what kind of eel you have/had, for how long? Every has different experiences with this hobby and it isn't very respectful to push your opinions on others so strongly. I've had my Moral for 6-7...

My Seaclone Protein Skimmer has worked just fine for me - I've had it for over a year. I clean it regularly (1-2 times a month) so it is well maintained as is the rest of my tank. I do a water change every three weeks. I cannot afford a nicer protein skimmer nor do I feel I need one since mine...

It may eat the scooter blenny. If I'm not mistaken, blenny's tend to hang out on the sand bed. A Snowflake Eel, or any eel for that matter, will most likely eat anything it can fit in it's mouth so it's best to have fish that are larger than the eels mouth. How large is the Cardinal Fish? How...

Wow, that is absolutely amazing! What's up with the piping underneath the sand, I've never seen anything like that. What does it do????

Unfortunately he's gone. He looked really good at the pet store when I bought him, very colorful and full of life. I think the stress from being beat up by my Clown fish to going from one tank to another then back was too much stress in too short a time. Thanks for the feedback. I need a fish...

I bought a Black Cap Jawfish on Sunday and acclimated him/her to my 75 gallon reef tank. It ate soon afterwards when I stick fed it two pieces of krill, I was happy to see that it was hungry enough to eat and happy enough to be settled in enough to eat. The next morning I woke up to find it...

Nope, my Coral Banded Shrimp actually cleans my eels mouth (Coral Banded Shrimp are cleaners and are known to clean parasites from fish) and the eel loves it!! I have a 75 gallon reef tank and a Seaclone Protein Skimmer. My eel is about 1 1/2 feet long and about 1 1/2 inches in diameter

Does anyone have Berghi Nudibranch experience? I have two in a 10 gallon tank along with numerous pieces of live rock covered in Aiptasia. I'd like to move them (if I can locate them) to my infested 75 gallon reef. Problem is I have a Coral Banded Shrimp and have read that these can potentially...

I'm considering setting up a sump for my 75 gallon reef tank but i haven't a clue where to even begin......how large would the sump have to be, could i use an empty 10 gallon tank? Would I still need a canister filter or does a sump take the place of a filter? I'd like to get my protein skimmer...