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Just tested ammonia this is the second day. Current level is at 2.0

well now i'm sad :(

Are Derasa clams hard to keep?

NO CHANCE IN HELL! :eek::hide: How are tuxedo urchins? Can I touch those...I accidentally stepped on a urchin in Cayman so I'm scared of them, but the tux one looks neat?

those freak me out. I would never stick my hand in that tank.

thanks for that I only have a 50 gallon so bye bye blue tang...maybe I'll hold off on the Royal Starfish....i want a reef safe one though so I'll have to find a new one or try to make my tank perfect, then add him. SHould i add something else for a cuc then since my starfish is gone...like an...

I've read all the stickies a few times,:thanks: lol. But I didn't see anywhere where it said what to do when draining the water, especially if where your draining to will expose live rock or coral. Also haven't found if its ok to put just base rock in there for the cycle (i have live sand and...

well i keep it a 66 degrees in my house and its in the basement and I don't have the lights on yet, when summer comes I keep the temp at 69 degrees so it'll probably change quite a bit. But yeah I'm gonna get a bigger heater. Or should I just get a second one? The more reading I do the more I...

Dosing with a shrimp tonight So the tank is finally up to heat. By the way i have the thing turned all the way up its for a 30-60 gallon tank (mine is around 47gallons with water and sand) 18.25 x 18 x 36. And its only reading about 72 right now is that fine? So i'm going grocery shopping...

I don't haves plus sigb

Glad this thread could help. Is there a way to post pics from my iPhone?

Your 100% right it's an addiction. Everytime I go out its another 40 bucks at least. Just got a new heater and thermometer. I got what looks like mice turds in my tank guessing that's diatoms?

Patience won't be a problem, I had no idea how much this stuff cost. I had fresh water tanks my whole life and they were simple filter heater bubbles fish. I guess you can say I'm eager to get started just not eager to pay $200 for skimmer 50 bucks for new heater. 100 bucks for new hood 60 bucks...

Just tested ammonia it's at .5ppm. My hydrometer is at 1.021 so I'm trying to bring that up slowly. Also I noticed my heater isn't working right so ive got to get a new one. Any suggestions on who I should go with? What do I do in power outrages?

Yes I mixed the salt in tank and added the chlorine remover

So quick question....when I drain my tank 25 % that does take salt out. Right? I only top off the tank with salt when it evaporates. Also now that I have the sand and salt in there I have foam at the top edges of the tank. Is that normal

So I went with tap water this morning. If I can't get it right I can restart. But I just tested. After letting tank sit nitrates are at 30 trites at 2 and ph at 8. I don't have an ammonia tester yet so I'll have to get back

Wow I feel dumb now. Just got a few more noob questions for you all. Sorry for my lack of experience. But now I'm a bit confused about cycling. I keep reading stuff on here and am a bit confused about it. So here's what I think I've pieced together. Get your tank set up Add water / filter...

Also when I do my weekly water changes I was planning on going with store bought salt water to reduce chemical levels depending on which I have in my water. Does this sound like a good idea

Sorry I'm exposing my noobness here but what is LR?

So I'm new to salt water. I have a 45 gallon tank and a 20 gallon tank. And I want to hear from you all before I make a decision on these questions. 1. I know tap water isn't the best but is it do-able? After each week when I drain the tank partially I plan on replenishing it with bought salt...