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if i was to use sand and live rocks from the bahamas (abaco island, treasure cay), would i have to clean and filter them out? Dont worry, its from a dead, crushed reef because of the hurricanes. Thanx -Trent

For a long time, I have gotten everything as HOB and it was good. But now that i am almost done buying all my equipment, the labirynth of the skimmer, filter, uv sterilizer, power cords, power heads, and soon to be a phosban reactor is getting rediculous! But I only have a 29 gal tank, and no...

So im gettin a uv soon to kill off suspended algea (and hopefully a phosban reactor too, but thats later) and i have a 30 gal tank. I want to kill of the algea quickly so the lfs told me to keep the uv on high, but didnt know what the gph of flow should be. Also, my tank stays at 80 - 81 degrees...

Ok, everything has been fine in my tank for 5 months until i got cyano. I treated it and killed it and it was gone for 1 week until the water became greenish. I thought the glass got dirty quick so i cleaned it but it didn't do anything. LFS told me it was suspended algea and gave me "It's...

I don't know if this should go in the sick coral forum, because I don't know if it is sick. Today my Green Star polyps didn't open at all. I have no idea, but yesterday I did add more ls and did a water change right after (to avoid ammonia problems) and everything closed up. But the orange zoo's...

Well hello again all, i know ive been asking for alot of coral help recently, and ive got a simpler question. I need as much input as possible so any would be helpful. I want to make an indo-pacific reef, and i have all the fish, but now i need to find some corals. I dont no which to buy (soooo...

Looking at these forums, i become terrified of these devilish anemones :twisted: ! Everywhere i turn i hear stories of troublesome anemones that never go away! I have 3 corals in my tank now, and i wanted to stock the whole thing full of coral, but suddenly i noticed that ive never had these...

Ok guys, i have got 2 corals that have been doin good for a week now. Before, i asked if 2 week water changes would replinish trace elements, and I got a resounding yes. But my lfs told me that i needed to but 4 types of different bottles of goo to add weekly and it would cost about $80 for...

Hello, once again i have another coral question. On sunday i bought my first coral, a purple star polyp, and i am so excited about filling up my reef, but i realized that getting another coral this soon might be too soon, then i thought that corals wouldn't need a full week to acclimate like...

Ok, I have all of my fish in my tank, and it has been running for almost 2 months now. I have started adding calcium and iodine now, and now I want to know when I can add my first coral (also have metal halide at 5w/gal in a 29 gal tank, is that too low? If so, what is the wattage at which all...

ok, everything tested alright at my lfs, but my water is lookin weird. It used to be clear, but it looks kind of whitish. When i put it up to light, it was definitely noticable as a different color of white. nothing unusual, except that my protein skimmer shut off all day today, and suddenly...

a couple of weeks ago, i put a royal gramma in with my dwarf angelfish, and they get along fine. They go eveywhere together, and only swim together. Feeding brine shrimp every other day, they both have their full fill every time and haven't shown any problems for 2 weeks. Recently, I added a...

So I got all my tank specs fixed up, and now i'm ready to plan on which fish are goin in my aquarium. I have a 30 gal tank which I will later place in anemones and corals. For now, I want to know if my fish and invert selection is a smart choice. Also, if I could get more fish, or downsize my...

So I got all my tank specs fixed up, and now i'm ready to plan on which fish are goin in my aquarium. I have a 30 gal tank which I will later place in anemones and corals. For now, I want to know if my fish and invert selection is a smart choice. Also, if I could get more fish, or downsize my...

ok, right now im sharin a 55 gal. tank with my friend. But I want my own now, and I need to no what the best stuff 2 get is. I have a filter, but I need 2 reduce my copper levels. Also a lighting system for a saddle anemone. I also have a heater and all the fish and supplies. But I dont get this...

Ok, Ive never posted before here and I dont no where 2 go since im a noob at this. My digital camera is broked, but I went to a new store in town. They had a good selection of live rock and I bought some with a variety of hitchhikers. I identified the hermit crab but there's much more. One peice...