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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...

That's good, research is key to success in this hobby. Make sure you read up on fishless cycling. At the moment I use two petco powerheads 300ish gph. They don't work well, soon I will be upgrading to two of these...

Clowns can be mean as well (they are related to damsels). If I were you I would get the clowns after the more peaceful fish. That way the clowns don't take over the tank and pester new additions. I am trading off my clown for that reason, he thinks he is the king and won't let me get a peaceful...

I have three anemones (they are a pain in the rear I do not recommend them) and a clown fish. I wanted corals more than fish. I purchased this tank used, it was not well taken care of, I almost have this rectified. Soon I will look into another fish, maybe a goby. Sadly you are limited on the...

I have a biowheel 200 on my 29, gallon it works well, I would rather have a sump though. My biowheel has a "sweet spot" for the water level, too high and it splashes all over my light, too low and there are a ton of microbubbles, just right and it works great. As for the skimmer, on a tank that...

How about a pistol shrimp and watchman goby pair?

Mantis shrimp are cool. I don't know what size tank they need though.

I totally agree with you. I was not saying that being rude is ok. What I was trying to say is, I am not offended by to the point answers. I would never be rude to someone on purpose either.

Everything I have read about diy led fixtures seem to have alot of heat sinks and heat related design. From what I gather they do produce quite a bit of heat, just a lot less than mh. I don't know much about led though, just my observation.

yeah I just don't see the point of you guys walking on egg shells. This site has helped me and my tank countless times. If the answer to my question is ugly then so be it. I am not condoning rude just to the point.

If I am doing something wrong I would rather someone tell me in a way that screams"that's the wrong way to do that" than nicely suggest something. The sooner I find out I need to change something the sooner it can be fixed.