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Finally decided to take the plunge into salt water aquariums. To begin, i have no fish experience. Have had exotic reptiles and amphibians forever though. Id like a nice display tank that looks good and has tons of color. To the point - Id like to buy my first set up. Ive got 3 options. 1. Buy...

for sale, all used: 55 gal all glass aquaruim, no cracks Amiracle wet dry filter, coomplete with filter pads and bio balls Angstrom UV sterilizer crushed coral substrate (kept wet) 40lbs base rock 6 lbs live rock heater pumps (one small, one big for filter) 48" light fixture and bulbs...

ok, after tons of brown and red algae growing on my glass and little white "pods" running around i tested the water. 78 degrees alkalinity = 3.6 ph = 8.6 nitrates = o nitrites = 0 ammonia = 1 my pH has always been high, but now my alkalinity is up and my ammnia... how is the tank progressing...

well my 55gal has been up and runningfor a few weeks now and theres significant algae growth on the front glass. First a brownish color and now red splotches among the brown. The brown's all over the substrate too. And now there are these little white bugs running around all over the algae...

ok, 2nd day of new 55 gal tank setup. last night i put all the "wet" crushed coral in the bottom of the tank, covers about an inch. Then put about 40 lbs of base rock in. once the water was filtered of all the debris i did some tests tonight with my test kit. temp: 77* alkalinity: about...

well i filled my tank up today with 55 gallons of RO water from the local fish store. I then added about 7 lbs of sea salt, i forget the brand. It was about half a bag that came with the tank. Im not sure how old it was. Anyway, the majority of the salt dissolved within 10-20 minutes. I let...

Is it possible to just get a 2-4 bulb fixture form the hardware store, then go to the fish store and get the necessary bulbs? Just got my 55 gal tank and filter and stabilizer...what steps do i take now? can i just set all the equipment up add salt water and let it go? Can i let the tank run...

im new in the saltwater aquarium community and am looking to buy this set up from a friend: 55 gal all glass aquarium (no stand or hood) wet dry filter with pump and bio balls UV sterilizer water test kit heaters coral substrate the tank was torn down about 6 months ago, but before that it...