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I have a 45 gallon with a 15 gallon sump reef tank with a decent amount of coral, now i want to start adding some reef safe fish. I want to know how many i can keep and if the ones i listed seem ok. This is the order i would like to add them. Golden Head Sleeper Goby Skunk Cleaner Shrimp...

hah just killed the fire worm. i decided to take the little live rock fragment and dump it is some fresh water sure enough when i pulled the rock out he was curled up in a ball. I dont like to kill things, i am a vegan who loves animals, but lol i dont want it killing things that i like

i just bought a tank from someone i found on craigslist and got a good deal. 2 problems kind of infested with aiptasia coral and has at least one small fire worm and 5-6 bristle worms that i saw during the day! if i see this many in the middle of the day i think there must be a ton in there. The...

flame or coral? for a 55 gallon i would say both but it would not work right?

i was thinking getting 2-3 hermit crabs what about pepperment shrimp? problem is my tank is 4 days old. i bought it from another guy and set it up so i dont believe it is cycled even though it has live rock and live sand and some biological additive ive been putting in it,.

ok i forgot to take my brand new carbon out of my tank before i hurridly medicated it with some mardel coppersafe because i noticed that one of my new cichlids had a parasite on it. 55 gallon long 14 cichlids 1 pleco i think i should redo the medication with the filters out but i dont want...

im pretty sure it is t5 lighting. it was the kind with the blue and white lights. the post says that there is 5k and 20 k bulbs

i have found a tank that is for sale. It is a 55 gallon tall. I didnt know they made talls so i thought it was just a short and deep tank. the dimensions of the tank are 36 in by 12 in by 22 in . the tank itself is nice it has a sump, heater, 3 power heads, 2 return pumps. 30 or more pounds...

no it will be a fowler tank, i may get some corals, instead of the wrass i am fine with getting a cleaner shrimp

im getting a 55 short and wanted to know if i could keep all these fish. adding maybe 2 to 3 a month 2 clown fish 2 banggai cardinals 1 hawk fish 1 diamond goby ( or goby and pistol shrimp pair) 1 coral beauty dwarf angelfish 1 bicolor blenny or something similar six line wrass one of the...

has anyone ever used international marine fish to buy their liverock

i was thinking of a sundial system. 36 in long light system for my 55 short. has 2 white bulbs and 2 blues

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i was planning on buying my live rock locally, but at 7 $ a pound (when it is on sale) i think that getting it from one of the internet sites like international marine fish might be a better idea, atleast the cost is less

im starting with a 55 gallon short. Thats 36 in x 18in x 18 in. with a 20 gallon sump below it. for lighting i am using a sundial t5 36 in lighting system sump-20-25 lbs of live rock and a protein skimmer main tank-50 lbs of live rock, maybe start 20-30 live and 20-30 base rock and get the...