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just wondering what order i am suppost to put the: water salt sand? or do i have to let the salt & water cycle for a few or what? does the water need to be heated before i can add my live sand? please let me know any info you can provide! thanks a lot! =]

anyone want to give me a good lighting system idea to start with? wondring what type of ones would be best for my type of tank. we are doing live rock, & live sand, as well as having the fish that can be in our tank. (what fish would be recommended?) *we have a 40 gallon* thanks alot everyone

ok.. thanks! any other brands that are recommended?

just wondering what kind would be good enough for my 40 gallon tank? what is the average water temp.? how many watts do i need? any info will be greatly appreciated!!=] thanks

we have ours in a 90 gallon tank now that he has grown, & we will keep getting a bigger one as long as he keeps growing.

my iridescent shark has gotten huge! i love it, 90 gallon tanks rule!=] how long do they live for? what the average age for them & jack dempseys, & oscars?

very interesting... my boyfriend & i have an oscar that has been around 6 years, & a jack D. for 8 years. they seem to be happy, & of course have the right size of tank. i had an angel fish that believe it or not died just last week. i went on vacation, had my mother watch them, & well...

just wondering what the basic things & steps that are needed to starting a brackish tank! thanks a lot!

how long do oscars & jack dempsey (sp?) live for? my boyfriend has had his at least 6 years.. how long will they be expected to live.. we love them & are worried they may be nearing their time(gulp) =/

hehe *darn* i was hoping we could get that cycling .. if we have a filter on it would it be ok? other than a waste of salt? we do have extra to begin with anyways.. i just dont want it to hurt anything. im sure we will get the sand when we get the tank. we are both too excited to keep an empty...

i had a question... my boyfriend & i are going to get our tank tomorrow, we dont have the money right now to get the live rock & all that.. but we didnt know if we could set the tank up with just the salt & the water.. do we need the lights, rock , sand, & or any filters going before we do that...

thanks soooo much everyone.. i will be a busy little girl th ese next few months, & im sure with lots of questions for all of you.. yes, being patient is the biggest key, & this being so expensive, i will do just that! we are using instant ocean i have been told by a number of people that this...

please bare with me & take it easy on me.. im really confused & im more of a hands on learner.. my boyfriend & i are starting a tank soon, we are going to start a 40 gallon tank. we just got the salt.. & the tank so far hehe.. we are going to get everything else of course.. what do you all...