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So... I think I have an acro crab on a new mini-colony I bought today! Well.. I hope its an acro and not a gorilla... Anyhow, it's tough to get a picture of it, so here's a nice nondescript blurry one. The crab is white/pink (kind of like the colony) with a thin black edging to its central body...

So the other week when I was redoing my rock-work, I came across this little guy! Its a little over an inch long when its cruising around, and has a hard, hidden shell. I believe it to be a shield limpet, but I am not sure, since I've never seen the white shell part exposed. Since then, I have...

Has anyone heard of, or used this company's LEDs? They've certainly got a few people hyping the LEDs quite a bit, and from what I understand, they are popular in Europe. Just was wondering if anyone here has had any experience with them. I am not sure if they go by the name TMC Aquabeam, or TMC...

So, having completed my sump upgrade, rock upgrade, powerhead upgrade, and skimmer upgrade (makes me wonder why I bought a working tank... but oh well...), I am now onto a lighting upgrade!! Currently I have 4 T5HOs bulbs over my 90g tank. Not terrible I suppose, although the bulbs are at the...

So... as the title says, how useful do people feel a UV light sterilizer truly is? I've read up, and heard various sides to it - that it helps, that it kills bacteria indiscriminately (good and bad), that it doesn't hurt, that it can't possibly sterilize everything due to the flow going through...

So, after having browsed the many other threads already here regarding protein skimmers, I am left with a few questions, since I now have a (mildly urgent) need for one. My current skimmer has, um, stopped bubbling, and so now is a lovely heat and noise generator in my sump. It has also led to...

I recently changed my water / cleaned the tank, and after the water change I noticed that there are these tiny white specks that are on the glass. They're pin-head small, white, and have like 5 or 6 (possibly more) little "arms" that end in smaller white dots that extend from the center. They...

So, I am about to get into my first real upgrade for the used tank that I have adopted. I need real powerheads. Being a novice and unaware, the tank I bought came with some seriously sub-par powerheads. I am looking at either going cheap and getting 2 Koralias or Tunzes or getting an Ecotech...

So, I've got a ProClear Skimmer, nothing fantastic, but it's what came with the tank when I bought the used tank. For the first two weeks it was skimming decently - I think. Dark colored skimmate, so I was fairly content. Ever since I last emptied the cup, it hasn't really skimmed anything - in...

Hello all! Well, I had a nice intro written up, and then hit the back button instead of the submit button... so this will be shorter! Glad I found this community though, I'm looking forward to joining in the fun of keeping and caring for all these marine creatures! A short bit about me - I'm a...