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I plan on adding Polyps, Zoos, and Xenia to my tank. I was just wondering what chemicals, or what food you suggest for optimal growth of the corals, and to keep them as healthy as possible.

i tested my waters again and everything was at 0! I think i will start my CUC with about 6 or 7 hermits and about 6 or 7 snails. Not sure which ones yet... i will not be adding anything for the next 2 weeks as i will be on vacation...

Will 7 or 8 hermits be ok? Not sure if there is such thing as having TOO MANY hermits? Thank you btw austinsdad

I am not at home right now, i have it written down at home. I am not planning on adding anything to the tank for another week or so because i will be going on vacation but i am preparing myself. I am trying to figure out what will be the best CUC. So far i dont know what to get lol

My tank has been cycling for about a week now, the LFS told me i should have a pretty quick cycle because they gave me bioballs with bacteria already on them, and i put cycled rock into my tank, right now my tank is about half full with live rock. I really do not know how many lbs are inside. I...

Hey guys, what do you recommend as a good cleaning crew for a 55g. I plan on holding corals, and fish. My one thing that i am picky about is a clean sand bed. if anyone knows of any secrets to keeping it super clean or a good cleaning crew for that please let me know. If not just let me know...

My question for the moon lights is how long should i leave them running? For my lighting schedule: I plan on having my blue lights on for about an hour... to imitate sunrise Followed by 6 or so hours of regular lights Then 1 hour of blue lights again to imitate sunset Followed by my...

While waiting for my T5s to come in i was wondering how to set my timers up. My lights come with 3 diferent plugs, 1 for white light, 1 for blue, and one for my moonlights how should i set my timers up? i was thinkgin 1 hour blue 6 both 1 blue ... when can i use the moon lights?

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Tank with no canopyy :) Tank with canopy that i recieved yesterday :) (Still need to paint black)

I have my 55G full with salt water and wet dry already running. I kneed to add my sand bed tonight. What do you guys think is the best method to adding my sand with water already in the tank to limit the cloudyness of the water. I was going to lay the bags on the bottom of the tank then cut...

This morning i woke up early and filled my tank with Fresh water, and mixed the salt in with it.. im letting the tank run till tonight, which will be about 10 hours period of letting it completely mix. Tonight i will add my sand bed to the tank :)

Hey guys just getting started on my upgraded tank. I actually just picked up my canopy from my LFS and still need to paint it black to match my stand. As for equipment: -Wet Dry system with a Rio Pump: As for the bio balls in the wet dry I am trading the current bio balls (the new ones) with...

Yes, this is my initial fill, for my PWC i will buy the salt water my LFS sell. Luckily i am from Florida and there is plenty of ocean water to spare. I will start a Journal once i get the water in the tank.

Im starting my 55 gallon fish tank and was wondering if i can fill my fish tank with fresh water from the hose then dump the bag of salt in it and let the tank run and let the salt and water mix? :o

I was wondering if all you experts were to start a brand new tank waht would you do differently from your last time. Were would you begin? What order would you purchase your hardware, at what point to you being your cycle? .... Simple getting started question posted on one thread... i believe...

Hey guys, i have been a salt water tank owner for over 4 or 5 years. I have always read up on this site to make sure what i am doing is right. Well i recently purchased a 55 gallon tank. As of right now all i have is the 55 gallon tank, the stand, and the wet/dry filter with bio balls. The...