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    noobie wanna start SW tank <20Gal

    hehe.. :oops: Sorry, my bad, I'm too rush & wanna see a fish. no offense. I won't add anymore fish for now. what is the 'phytoplankton' ?
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    noobie wanna start SW tank <20Gal

    thx for advice. I also feel uncertain for my fish. I think I'll get ammonia test kit in a week. With lance advice, I went ahead to choose a fish, 4stripe damsel. It started hiding in a narrow space between the filter & tank. I guess it's normal? The another tank mate, feather duster is...
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    HA Hitchhiker

    Wa.. many type of extra gift with LR. I thought I's lucky to get a snail & feather duster worm. I wrongly pulled out the flower but it seems still alive.
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    noobie wanna start SW tank <20Gal

    Really? Good news for me. Is the 15ppm of nitrate is ok for me to intro a fish? I wanna start with a gray clown or normal one. I only bought this kit. I don't plan to buy ammonia & nitrite. LFS told me it's ok with just nitrate for my FOWLR tank. May be I'll ask them help me test ammonia before...
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    noobie wanna start SW tank <20Gal

    I got them hand picked from LFS. Some LR I got from their tank where they kept fish. Does that mean cured? I've got nitrate test kit yesterday& tried testing my water. It shows about 15ppm of nitrate. I tested 2nd time & it's about same. Is that possible? What should i do? I actually have...
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    noobie wanna start SW tank <20Gal

    thx,roka.. I've found 2 more small feather worm show up on live rocks. Does these clam, snails & feather duster worm produce ammonia waste? It's about a week now, should i start testing the water?
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    noobie wanna start SW tank <20Gal

    ya ya..feather duster worm. Opps, i wrote in Malaysia local language, sorry. It's small clam. I didn't think it can move & i put it back in the tank just for a day or two. aii.. Is there any harm that if i leave the snail? it's about a thumb nail size with stripe tiny antennae.
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    noobie wanna start SW tank <20Gal

    hi hi, my 5th day of tank cycling. I just put in live rock yesterday. Even just rocks,it's so enjoyable. I found 3 sea hairy lala, 1 snail & accidentally pulled a flower worm or smth. so regret I get that I pull that out without knowing:( Now it seem still alive but no flower. I put back a stone...
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    noobie wanna start SW tank <20Gal

    I want to start up with FOWLR. Until I get a hang of it with maintenance, I want some anemone. ok, so I'll go with only sand. Should I put few layers of sands or only one layer? In some forum,they suggest that i should go from rough,medium to fine sands. thx
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    noobie wanna start SW tank <20Gal

    thx for d input,guys.. I don't plan to have an extra tank. Since the LFS is just across the road, I would ask the shop to keep the fish like suggested in some article. Can I use fluorescent light to temp up for mixing salt & add on water? I'm from malaysia & I don't think temp is so far...
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    noobie wanna start SW tank <20Gal

    sorry, my eng is bad. i didnt mean under gravel filter. mine is fluval3plus filter. is that ok for my small tank? Now i'm test running normal water to see the wave strength. How many inch of CC should i base for my tank? Do I need to conditioned the water before adding salt? What do you mean...
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    noobie wanna start SW tank <20Gal

    thx ya.. Do I need water conditioner for distilled water before adding salt? Should I place coral sand bed before salt water cycling in the tank or after?
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    noobie wanna start SW tank <20Gal

    Hi,all.. I would like to start a small SW tank(low budget). I've read up quite alot info here & other site. Recently I've bought a tank(abt 17gal) & filter(underwater filter). LFS isn't so helpful at my area. :cry: Now i'm a little lost with accessories that i need to buy some more. What are...
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