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Yes this is a fairly new setup. Current residents are blue hippo tang, bi-color angel, 2 tomato clown and 2 yellow clown gobies. Here are the details: 55gallon long (48"L x 13"W x 19"H) 2 fluorescent lights(25 watt ea)-will be upgrading to T5 lights 55lbs of live rock 50lbs of live argonite...

1) Do my xenia look dead? They keep shrinking. 2) What is that small round yellow looking thing upper right from the xenias? Is that the brain coral? 3) On my live rock, yellow gooey looking thing is spreading which is actually hard not soft. It looks kind of nice. What exactly is that? Sorry...

Right now, I'm quarantining some live rocks that I purchased from a local. They have these green mushrooms all over. Do I need to feed them and if so, what?

No I don't have one.

First my blue hippo tang was scratching severly constantly so I treated the tank with "QuICK Cure" which is malachite green & formalin. After couple days of treatment, I did couple of 30% water changes. He's not scratching anymore but I see some white cotton like stuff near his tail. He's...

It was covered in wet newspaper for under 1hr during transit. i'll keep testing the water to make sure it's safe before adding.

For a pretty good deal, I just picked up about 50lbs of live rock from a local, just a half an hour drive. His tank was very healthy, rocks look colorful and smells very oceanic, some have lots of metallic green mushrooms. I cleaned them piece by piece by rigorously shaking them in clean...

Thank you all for the info. I've been running a setup w/tacky looking artificial coral decors with fish. Other than the tedious maintenance part, I've been successful. Is live rock going to make it that much easier and be worth the $? Also would it help keeping the nitrate level down?

1) If I find some nice porous lime or lava rocks, can I make a live rock out of it? 2) I see that I'm supposed to clean the live rock well if I ever buy some. Some people even suggest brushing thoroughly with a toothbrush. Wouldn't this method not only clean off the dead matter but healthy...

do I need any base rock or just get all live cured rock?

I'm planning on getting about 70lbs for my 55G tank. I see there are different names like baserock and reef rock and such. How much of each is ideal? I'm assuming base is just for the bottom to support the reef rocks but it really doesn't help the water quality, correct?

In my damsel(blue yellow tailed)55G tank with sandy bottom, artificial corals & artificial rocks, 1 power filter, fluourescent lights, I've had a great success for the last 2 years. Now I would like to add some live rocks. Does this mean I need to upgrade the lights? I don't have any plan to...

It's about 18" (46cm) high.

For a 55G tank(4ft in length), how much base, reef and live rock would you recommend?

How do you turn base into live rock?

I come home one evening and all my fish were dead. I checked the temp and it was at 95 degrees and the setting was still the same. It's always been at 78-80 so I don't know what happened. This heater is about 10yrs old. Has this ever happened to anyone?

My GSPs love insects. They go nuts over crickets, flies, worms and even rolly pollys(pill bug).

Is hair algae the common green algae caused by lighting in the tank?

I'm getting lots of algae in my 55G tank. Which is a better algae eater? Turbo grazers or money cowries? How many of each would I need?

Just to update, they are all doing great. Damsels have created caves underneath the rocks and fake corals and each has its own home where they become pretty aggressive if one comes near. The biggest damsel that acts the strongest rules the entire tank and the poor GSPs are pretty much situated...

is this fish compatible with common clownfish?

Just update, I've housed these 3 blue yellow tailed damsels together with 2 GSP's and they are all doing great. No tensions whatsoever as damsels & GSPS usually stay on the opposite ends minding their own biz except when feeding. Salinity is about 1.02 and I've replaced all the freshwater...

I don't have a refugium but will set one up soon. In the meantime, can I just bury the seeds in the sand of the main tank that is already established?

I just purchased white mangrove seeds to plant and the instruction says to plant them in a refugium.

Ever since I added the damsel and fed them flakes, my GSPs started to eat it too. So as an experiment, I dropped some pellet food made for cichlids. At first, they looked at them but didn't eat them. But since 2 days ago, they are really loving these tablets. I can hear them lound & clear...

I have a 55G tank with 3 yellow tail damsels and 2 green spotted puffers. Salinity is 1.02. What are some hardy bottom feeders and algae eaters that would be comptible in this tank?

I have a 55G tank with 3 yellow tail damsels and 2 green spotted puffers. There are no live rocks, corals/reef. Salinity is 1.02. What are some hardy bottom feeders and algae eaters that would be comptible in this tank?

I found one of my damsels dead. There was absolutely no sign of it being attacked. I immediately checked the water for salinity, nitrite, nitrate and ammonia. Everything was great and the other damsel's still doing great and is quite an eating machine. Dead one had been acting a bit too shy...

I've been feeding my GSPs the worms & pill bugs from my backyard for 2 years and no trouble so far.

This is chromis xanthura Ones I bought are the blue ones with bright yellow tail: chromis xanthurus

Oh my fault! You NEVER recommended green chromis. In fact, you were AGAINST it. You suggested the following: Abudefduf saxatilis, neon damsels (Abudefduf oxyodon), and and domino damsels (Dascyllus trimaculatus). Please accept my apology.

I believe the scientific name is chromis xanthurus (xanthura). I purchased 2 and added them to my tank with 2 GSPs. Neale, I didn't mean to disrespect and go against your word but they were much prettier than the green chromis you recommended so I couldn't resist. My GSPs have always been...

Considering that there are lots of decorations, caves & holes, can clowns & GSPs co-exist in the same tank? If so, what is the mutually desired salinity level?

I have a cheap floating hydrometer that looks like a thermometer but I don't trust its reading. I always keep spare 30G of brackish water for water changes and its reading is at 1.04 but when I taste it, it doesn't even taste very salty. Neale mentioned about "A plain vanilla floating...

I have 2 GSPs in my 55G tank with sandy bottom. I'm guessing they are a little over 2 years old. 33% water change every week? Man, that's OFTEN, not to mention expensive (salt costs too much!).

Neale, Aren't the damsels way too quick to be bothered by GSP's? What is the proper way to raise the salinity to 1.018 from 1.01? Over how many days should I try to increase to that level?

Thanks for the info. What would be the safe salinity level for both species?

I now have 2 GSPs in my 55G tank and wanted to add a couple more tanksmates. I remember Neale mentioning that damsels can be housed together. 1) What salinity level in recommended? 2) Would any type of damsels work as long as they are small? I like Chromis xanthurus which are readily...

I did a major tank cleaning on Friday and since last night, they have been very active and are eating better once again. Perhaps the water quality wasn't as good as I thought.

Is it natural for GSPs to camouflage? Lately they have been situating on the bottom and they are so light in color resembling the sandy bottom that it's pretty difficult to locate them right away. Does this behavior indicate anything?