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My 55 has been running about 2 months with a DSB and Prizm skimmer...I've been adding LR as budget permits (got about 35lbs now) and all is well!! I beleive the DSB and LR will do the trick.

Fish are like people they have their own personality. I have 2 Damsels myself in a 55gal. and the Domino dug a nice little hole under some rock...but he only sleeps there, during the day he is out strutting his stuff and chasing the yellow belly!! Seems the digging is pretty normal.

Get the Prizm skimmer!! My 55 has been running about a month now and I only have 10lbs of live rock and 3 fish...the skimmer helped clear the water from the intital setup and plus it help keep the surface water moving. I'll be adding more live rock as the budget permits but the skimmer was a...

I'll try to take a picture...but its hard to see unless its under bright light....seems to be really slick and hard to wipe off the rock....I didn't try really hard yet, kinda trying to see if it is speading.

I have a growth of a milky white substance on one of my live rocks. Kinda looks like a mold but not hairy looking...its kinda jelly looking. Anyone have any ideas?? Its been running for about a month now and I have noticed many orange feather duster looking growth on the rock and everything...

another good way to attach background is use a liquid floor wax. It drys clear and is easy to remove from glass. I use it with colored trash bags....if you leave some air pockets in the bags it adds a nice look to the background and when you get tired of it buy a different color bag!! HTH

Well I rinsed the sand and added the SW and presto a new mud hole in a 55gal container!! The tank has sat for about 24 hour with no signs of clearing. There is just a PH and the heater in the tank....but surely it should settle and start to clear soon!! Should I still add the LR on saterday...

Thanks for the input everyone, I have a 4" DSB and acual SALT Water in my 55gal as of about 10 minutes ago!!! I am now entering the most difficult part of this setup.....the being patient part!! LOL I will be adding LR this weekend and tring to ignore the tank for the next month or...

Thanks for the quick and insiteful answers. I havn't found any Caribbean play sand here locally so looks like the average run of the mill play sand will do. 3" depth sound like enough in a 55gal?? Also I'm sure this has been coverd also....but I can'yt remeber where I read it!! Should i add...

All this talk of LS and Playsand and such is confusing me!! Can I use any play sand or should it be sterilized play sand for the DSB?? Also LS would be sand from an established reef??? If it is dried out the bacterias and such would be dead correct?? I am getting ready to start my 55gal and...

I am an ex- African chichlid breeder and will eventually move to a reef...but I am going to start a 55 gal. fish only salt tank first. I just have a couple of quick questions. 1. I'm not going to purchase a wet/dry yet so will start with a over the back powerfilter and was wondering if a...