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I recently purchased a flower anemone (E. Crucifer), and I was wondering if I have to feed it. I read in Practical Guide to Corals that flower anemones are not true anemones (it's a link between mushrooms and anemones), so does it have the same care requirements? Thanks.

Just recently, I began using water distilled by an Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Tap Water Purifier system. I have noticed over the month or so that I've been using this water, that my red cynobacteria population is fairly exploding. Has anyone who uses the TWP noticed a problem with this or with...

Last week I posted about how my mushroom aneomones were disintegrating into brown slime. I believed the cause to be either the application of Ruby Reef's Kick-Ich, or an overdose of Bio-Calcium. I did some experimentation with the Kick-Ich, and I did not see any negative results, so I went...

There is a new LFS in town called Family Pets, located off of Fremont Blvd near Grimmer (near Clover Leaf Bowl, for those familiar with the area). When I walked into their fish section, I nearly fainted! Theirs are the *cleanest* tanks I have seen anywhere! They were all immaculate. Not a...

Over the past week, I've noticed my mushroom anemones dying. They are disintegrating into brown slime. I've had these mushrooms for more than four years, and they have thrived in my tank over that time, to the point where they were in danger of crowding out the other corals. No longer. The...

GARF has some suggestions on reefkeeping that seem to contradict common wisdom on this board at times. For instance, they suggest that you add *all* of your livestock to a new tank at once (after it's cycled) to eliminate fights over territory. But I've heard here that that is too stressful on...