reef

So it's been about 4 years since I last ran a saltwater tank and I've managed to forget about 80% of everything I knew about them. Hence, this thread. I'll do this in parts: My Plans, My Setup, and My Questions. My Plans: I would like to set up a 30 gallon reef tank with a few fish. It doesn't...

I have a really nice yellow dwarf fan worm that has a gorgeous tube. Yesterday I noticed a new crown behind a live rock (between the rock and the back of the tank) However; is it new or is it that the fan worm tube in front of this live rock is now empty? Not about to disturb it to find out...

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/22/huge-coral-reef-discovered-at-amazon-river-mouth?CMP=fb_gu - C. Smith

I've seen plenty of marine reef tanks. The best are spectacularly beautiful, but they've always felt incredibly alien. I live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland near the Chesapeake Bay, and I feel most at home with temperate species, so I can't imagine keeping a marine tank in my house. It just...