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Favias can be real bullies, especially if they're well-fed and happy. What's your feeding routine like? I've found cutting back on direct feeding helps reduce their aggression. Also, try moving them to a lower-flow area—they extend less when flow's gentler.


Thanks for the tip! I've been feeding ...

My Favia coral has been acting super aggressive lately, stinging everything nearby. It's in a 40-gallon tank with moderate flow, T5 lighting, and stable params at 1.025 salinity, 8.1 pH. Anyone dealt with this before? I've got some Zoas and a Duncan nearby, and they're getting wrecked.

Kinda weird how some say high flow, some say low. Mine's in a mixed reef with gyres blasting at 80% and it's growing like crazy. Maybe it's just luck?

Plants thrive in sand in their natural habitats, so it's only logical they can do the same in aquariums.

Aponogetons are heavy feeders, requiring a rich source of nutrients to flourish. Providing them with a couple of root tabs, supplemented with liquid fertiliser in the water, should meet their ...

Just my two cents.....
I'm with you on using sand, but I think coarse sand or gravel might be better for plant roots. It's more permeable, which helps prevent anaerobic areas.
On the other hand, I know you need finer sand for your pygmy corys or kuhli loaches, so they can sift through it with ...

Glad to know I'm on the right track. I'll stick with aponogeton for now, and maybe add some cryptocoryne later. I'll use root tabs for the ones that need it, and liquid fertilizer for my leaf feeders like the aponogeton.

Ive heard sand's not ideal for plant growth. Aponogeton's my only root feeder, the rest are leaf feeders.

To be honest, I'm now seriously considering getting a new tank - the Fluval Roma 90. The reason for this is that upgrading my current tank's lighting to something more substantial would require buying conventional lights and, well, let's just say I'm not exactly a DIY whiz.

I've noticed that the ...

I'm still in the process of gathering my water parameters, so I'll have to post those later. In the meantime, I wanted to follow up on the lighting discussion. The LED strip I purchased is the Interpet three-strip LED, which is apparently 7.20 watts. However, I didn't get to see its full performance ...

Hi everyone,

My tank's been up and running for three years now, and I've been on a steep learning curve. I've bought loads of plants, but most have been a disaster - I was just chucking them in the gravel and expecting a miracle. I didn't know what I was doing, and it showed - the nitrates went ...