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I am no expert but I don't think that is even close to enough light. Anemones require a ton of light to keep healthy (regardless of a clown hosting) and pristine water quality. Your lfs is trying to make a sale. I would stick to low light corals with your setup, such as zoanthids or mushrooms...

I found a 20# base rock on cragslist for $60 dollars, after talking with the seller I found out that the tank it used to be in has been treated with copper about six years ago (or so they say). My question is, is there a wary to test it for residual copper? and, is it worth thinking about for...

I will black it out and test it for a few days. Thanks for the ideas.

Anyone have any another thoughts?

that's cool, what are you getting.

I am getting my quarantine tank finished today, and wanted to see if I have the right idea. The fish that I am getting is a coral beauty. I have a ten gallon tank, heater, some pvc pipe cutouts for hiding places and a biowheel filter that has ben running on my display for a few months now...

Yeah is is inconvenient, I will probably just order online and just use the lfs for emergencies. I do like to go into the lfs to see how fish look/act in person.

Do your fish seem to mind? Do you have any corals in your tank?

Those are really cool looking. Do you think I could have two schools in a larger tank? One of the lighter cromis and one of the darker ones.

Ok thanks guys. I will think about getting three. I like the idea of a school but three is not that many, bigger tank here we come:) The lfs also said to put all eight in at once. I said that I have only had one fish in my tank and it could not handle the bioload. They said it was not a...

I have a 29 gallon reef tank and want a school of blue cromis. How many can I put in the tank? They will be the only fish w/cuc and corals. The lfs said eight but that sounds like way too many. Thanks for your help.

I would put the fish in small ice chests. That will keep the temperature from changing too quickly. Take your time setting everything up, you will make less mistakes if you are not in a hurry. Think about how much time fish spend in containers when they are shipped. Then drip acclimate your...

I have a 29 gallon bowfront and am upgrading from crappy powerheads to two of these koralias. What size should I get? I was leaning towards the 450 gph. But I want as much flow as possible without any problems.

Clown fish and damselfish are both in the Pomacentridae family-clownfish are in the sub family Amphiprioninae. They are indeed related. Clown fish can become territorial to other types of fish, especially if the tank is small and they have other fish invading their territory. I have a clown that...

I was going to go with two of the 425 gph. Fishless cycling can take weeks, but it is faster and safer then cycling with fish. Here is an article about how to cycle without fish. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/articles/articles/3/1/Cycle-your-salt-tank/Page1.html I defiantly recommend cycling...