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2 weeks into my cycle and the ammonia has been kinda dropping off (its .75-1 ppm or so right now) Nitrates have been going up and are at about 30 ppm. Nitrites have been elusive, i was only getting very low readings and my LFS tested them on thursday at .25 ppm. I havent tested all weekend and...

What do you reccomend as far as clean up crew's are concerned? I plan on having 2 clowns and some zoo's on my 30lbs of hirock. I have no earthly idea what type of cleaner crew to get. -Jason

What do I need to keep these things? Watts per gallon, food, suppliments etc. Ive head they are one of the easiest corals to keep. Id love to have them covering the rock in my 23 gal. Any info is much appreciated. -Jason

Just placed an order for 30lbs of hirock. How long does it usually take these guys to get it shipped out? Im hoping to have it in a week.

So far I have been cycling without the heater at it has been at 76 or so. I just put the heater in there and brought the temp up to 80. Will this speed up the cycle any? day 9 ammonia- .5ppm (down from 1ppm 2 days ago) trite- 1ppm (down from 2 ppm) trate- 20ppm (same)

Is 3 watts/gallon enough for some anemone and decent coraline growth? I was planning on getting the current usa setup w/ moonlight that is 24" long and provides 65 watts for my 22 Gallon. I plan on getting an anemone down the road and some live rock here in a week or so when it looks like my...

Amm- 1 ppm trite- 2 ppm trate- 20 ppm ph- 8.0 alk- 300 ppm hardness- 250 How far am I in the cycle? I tried my best to read the test strips......

I dropped a shrimp in to begin my cycle a couple of days ago and was wondering how long on average it will take to get this cycle complete. The tank is approximately 23 gallons. I know you cant rush this process and Ill start taking tests on ammonia, trites, and trates in a few more days. I was...

Just got back from HEB w/ my shrimp and got to thinking....we're supposed to get the whole shrimp right? The one the lady gave me was pretty damn big and has the shell and antennas still. This is what I need right? Just wanted to make sure before I droppped it in there.

Just filled up my first sw tank (23 gallons). I found someone locally who had pallets of the good sand(yard right) so I decided to use a full 40lbs. At first it looked to be a 4inch sb but has now turned to a more compact 3 inches. I dont have a filter on there yet and its murky as hell. How...

I plan on going with a 46 oceanic setup before long and was wondering what lights people have been fitting under that hood. Will the current usa orbit lights fit? They look a bit large. -Jason

Cant find any at the home depots and lowes here. Anyone have luck?

Hello all, after keeping freshwater cichlids for about 5 years im ready to move to salt water. I plan on starting out small with a left over tank and if I like it (when i like it) Ill move on up. My goals for this first tank through the summer (ill be moving in 3 months) are to get used to...

Well I just double posted so ill edit this one and fire away with another question. What salt mix seems to be the best? Where do most of you purchase your salt, test kits, etc for the cheapest price?