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my tank has been cycling for about 4 weeks now. today i took some water readings and they are at: ammonia=0 nitrites=0 nitrates=20 salinity=1.024 temp=79 i've noticed that i'm starting to get some weird things on my glass. 1. little white bugs crawling around 2. little sac like things that...

I have read that zoo's are toxic. I have heard that their toxins can kill dogs. If this is the case, how come I haven't read anything about any fish fatalities...especially the ones that nip at the zoos?

I just bought a used Coralife PC fixture with no lunar lights. How important are lunar lights? I know they now have the fixtures with lunar lights included. Has anyone installed separate lunar lights into their fixture? If so, how hard and how pricey is it?

I'm a newbie to SW so I've been reading and reading constantly, but it seems like the more I read the more confused I get. :? Eventually, I would like to have some corals. Nothing hard core, just the basic easy to maintain ones...anemones, shrooms,etc. I know a lighting upgrade is necessary...

i bought my tank and stand 3 weeks ago. it came with a filter and a heater. i haven't needed to use my heater yet, but today my water temp dropped to about 76 degrees so i plugged in my heater and set it for 79 degrees. a few hours later, i checked and my temp was at 85??? isn't it supposed...

i just wanted to know if it is necessary to top off while in the cycling stage. my tank has been cycling now for about 2 weeks and i've lost about a gallon of water. should i top it off or is it ok to just wait until my cycle finishes and do a water change?

:D firstly, I would like to say that this is a great forum. I've been reading a lot of posts on here for the past few weeks and everyone seems very helpful. Anyways, I just started to cycle my 26G bowfront with 30 pounds of really fine sand I found at my lfs and about 18 pounds of semi-cured lr...