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This is going to sound stupid, but what does conspecific mean? If a fish is peaceful, except with conspecific, does that mean they cant be housed with another of its exact type? For example a yellow goby. Can it be kept with other gobies, just not yellow or no other gobies? Thanks

Since I'll be new, I probably wont be buying any expensive or high requirement corals. I do plan on having a reef with relatively easy corals. Can some suggest very good MH lighting? I checked at drsfosterandsmith and it seemed like 900 dollars is what I should expect to pay. This is the one I...

I posted this in my local forum, but it didnt get much traction there. Hope I can get some good help here. After showing my wife my fish ideas and showing her some options, she decided that we should have a reef tank. She thinks the smaller fish are "cuter". Since she shares in the tank work I...

I am still in the process of doing my initial research and something came up that I havent seen answered in my various searches. Aggressive fish that eat inverts like a clown trigger, puffer and grouper for example...will they also eat starfish and sea cucumbers? As I look at various clean up...

Someone I know is offering their 75g All Glass Aquarium with stand for 98 bucks. Seems like a great deal, but maybe I'm wrong. Can anyone offer thoughts on whether it is in fact a good deal. Thanks

I'm fairly new to saltwater, but alot of you seem to know your stuff and are extremely patient and helpful. I found an article that pretty much refutes everything I learned here. Trust me, I still believe you guys, but thought I would post the article for contrast purposes...

I probably know the answer, but I'll ask anyway just in case. Is it possible to keep any trigger with any type of clean up crew. Do to my lack of technical experience I do not plan on having a sump or the like, so I am talking in the main tank. I know triggers eat inverts like crazy, but are...

I am kind of confused as to when the cleaner crew should be added in terms of starting a tank from scratch. One retail place I looked suggests putting the crew in the tank once the tank is completely cycled. However, part of the crew contains starfish and cucumbers which people on this board...

I've been reading the forums, listening to the experts here and doing my own research. Here is my tentative final list for my 180g FOWLR. I would like some feedback to make sure it works, as well as what the order they are introduced to the tank should be. For now, my order is random: Maroon...

I'm still doing my preliminary research and someone pointed me to www.tampabaysaltwater.com. I was looking at "the package" and how they recommend setting up the cycle. What they do is ship the sand and half the liverock immediately. Then, when the tank is ready, they send the inverts and...

I am sure you guys get this question alot, but I could use the help as I do my research. I really want to make sure I do this right. My wife also wants a say since she says she has to look at the tank too. Damn women...just kidding :) I am doing a 180g FOWLR tank with about 350 lbs of lr and...

I'm almost ready to get this thing started. At least in terms of buying some of the equipment (I can also put some things on my chanukah list :) ). I'll be doing a 180g FOWLR tank. I have lighting (2 hoods from my freshwater days) and I have 3 glass hinged tops because thats how the all glass...

Hey there, I'm very new to saltwater and I'm just getting started. I helped my cousin with his the past couple of years so I have some knowledge, but as my father says "a little knowledge is dangerous". I recently started the switch from freshwater to saltwater. I am going to stocking a 180g...