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If you could get live food its better than frozen, but its always good to have a vary in food. There are also different flakes. I have regular reef flake and flakes with garlic.

Your fishes should be fine if your ammonia and nitrites levels are at 0 and if your nitrates levels are low. Some fishes such as Tangs eat some algae that grows in your tank.

I had problems with algae as well. Now I have almost none. I bought 7 Turbo snails for my 55G and they eat up all my algae.

Are you using RO/DI water or tap water?

The Fluval 206 is definitely too small. For better filtration he should get a 306 or 406. If he gets the 406 he wouldn't have to change the media as often.

You will need 1-1.5 lbs of rock per gallon. I have 65 lbs of rock for my 55G. Your tank is coming along nicely.

Had to change my aquascaping, needed to make more holes so all the rocks bow have circulation going through them.

I don't plan on having many hermit crabs. The most is 5. So far I have 3 Turbo snails and 5 Nassarius snails. As time progress I will add more Nassarius snails. Maybe a maximum of 10. As for fishes, I plan to have blue tang, clown, carpenter flash wrasse, 2 firefish, a dottyback, and a goby. Is...

Did my water change. Ammonia and Nitrites is at 0. Nitrates is at 10ppm. What type of invertabrates is best. I have 2 red legged hermit crabs and 2 nassarius snails. I have 2 Turbo snails and 2 blue legged hermits getting here tomorrow. Also by this weekend I should get my macro algae for my...

It is said that 72°-78° is best. But you also have to remember that is you have the temp too high, the lights would add 2° or more depending how long it stays on.

I also have a sump, but a sump can be converted to a refrigium if necessary. I planned on making mine as a refrigium, but remember that if you have a refrigium you'll need to buy a light source for it as well. EBay will be your best bet for that.

I'm just waiting for my nitrites to go down. For now my ammonia is between .25 and 0ppm, my nitrite is 2ppm and nitrate is at 20ppm. I checked this morning. Since I made my sump into a refrugium, I plan on getting some macroalgae to reduce my nitrates levels. But I'll still do my water changes...

I've tested my ammonia levels its already low. It was pretty high about a week and a half ago. Just waiting for my nitrites and nitrates to go down.

I'm pretty new to this, spent about a month learning and understanding how everything works. So far I have the tank running for 3 weeks. I have 50 lbs of live sand and about 60 lbs of live rock. I have a sump which I'm using as a refriguim.