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No such thing really as a small carpet nem. They get huge, wouldnt put any nem in anything under 20g. Unless you look into the maxi mini nems. They are quite small and will work in a 10g.

1lb should be enough for any tank. If you had an excessively large bioload you may need more but you shouldnt have an excessively large bioload to begin with. Also sand helps in biofitration along with the rock. In my 9 years experience, no reason really to ever need more than 1-1.5lb per...

30-50x turnover rate (flow) is recommended for reef tanks. 45gx30=1350 45gx50= 2250 so you need a total of between 1,350-2,250gph of flow, the higher end is more preferred as more flow actually aids in filtration and everything else vital to a reef. Dead spots have to be eliminated.

Actually 1lb per gallon is usually more than enough to take care of biofiltration in moderately stocked reef tank. So will prefer more simply for aquascapes. If you maintain 0 ammonia and nitrite then you have all the live rock you need for that bioload.

Hard to tell but likely a sponge the way it looks.

Yeah, 55g or 75g tanks are very good beginner sizes that will allow quite a few fish options. As with most any reef tank lighting will be your biggest expenditure.

What you can have is determined by your setup or by what you 'want' in the tank. For a 45g your probably looking at around 6 small fish but that is just a guess. It all depends on what your setup cam handle as well as compatability.

Corals dont really eat poop, they consume microfuana and organisms in the water column. However most of what they need they get directly from light. Fish first so your tank can adjust to the bioload. Also i would be very careful about the size and number of fish you put it in a 10g, it...

3 gallons for a beginner is not gonna be easy. Parameters can change so fast and the slightest mistake could wipe your whole tank. From a beginners stand point 3 gallons is far from ideal. As suggested i would learn with atleast a 20g to make it much easier on yourself but thats just my...

I have a 2 year old lawnmower blenny. He eats anything pellets, flakes, frozen mysis, brine, and blender mush, he also will eat algae sheets. They like more that just algae. Try getting some algae sheets for him. May have to soak in a garlic additive or i use Zoa by Kent marine, enriches...

Tap is generally not recommended becuase so many problems can occur from using it. 0 TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) RO/DI water has 0 contaminants and zero possibility of water source related issues. Most city water supplies test in the hundreds of TDS. Those contaminants can be anything from...

A load bearing wall would be like an outside wall. And yes ive had aquariums on many apts and houses. There is not much weight difference between 55 and 75g. The floor will be fine. Ive had a 120g on a second floor of a 120 year old house. Wood floors hold more than you think perfectly...

Im not familiar with the specific tank or lighting but some your going to be looking at softies pico tank. I would suggest Star polyps, zoanthids, xenia, mushrooms. Im gonna go out on a limb and say that the lighting that comes with the tank is probably not reef capable unless it claims to...

First off it doesnt really matter if your tap reads zero across the board. Guaranteed its not 0 TDS and thats the important number. Also city water supplies are treated with chlorine/chloramines which is why the a Prime is essential as it neutralizes the chlorine so dont stop using it becuase...

^^ correct. Zooxanthellae is a symbiotic algae that grows with the tissue of corals and is responsible for providing the coral color and most of its energy needs. Zooxanthelae will thrive under correct lighting and parameters.