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Be more precise. Dis you mix the salt with water in buckets before adding it to the tank? What's your flow rate? And am I understanding correctly when you said you put 27 cups of some biological bacteria to a new tank set up? Why? How many bottles did you buy? I have no idea the dosing rate on...

Do what works best for you. If your not having any problems with the fish in its current living conditions then who is getting hurt? Your not thinking clear if you think the tang will be alright forever, but currently no harm done.

Please share a link for a $40 protein skimmer and a 4 bulbs t5 setup for 70 bucks.... What coral budget? By the time you are ready to add coral that 400-500 will be long gone and you should have a new budget. Face it, this is a rich mans hobby, you gota pay to play. Petco sand? And base rock...

Like I said 12g is just going to be difficult for your first tank. In the beginning you will be doing a lot of testing, at home If you buy your own test kits or constantly running back to the fish store. For tht and water as well. Do you live in a apartment? Hauling buckets up stairs gets old...

That tank looks fresh, not a spot of coralline, like it was set up a month ago.

Sorry yes he is a staghorn, scarlet's are your ordinary crabs. Check out this porcelain crab, he steals the show. [/IMG]

Is this your first tank? HOB filter is least of your worries, there are many other devices that push way more water. Look into a Aqua C remora protein skimmer. That thing will do work on. A 10 gallon. But either way the tiny amount of water is going to need frequent water changes to stay...

12 g is not easy to house 2 fish in. Your goona be doing a lot of water changes. To smaller the tank the more care required. Your under gravel filtration has to go, it's out dated form of filtration and won't last long. Honesty a 12 g tank for a newbie reefer is not a good idea in my opinion...

I've had some act the same way. Just gota give them time, try to move them to a dark safer location mate there sky

Want a permanent solution? Sand conch. 2 per 30 gallons...I had red cyano growing, never saw it again. My buddie could never get rid of his algae growing on the sand bed, whole year he was sucking it up once a week. Sand conch solved it all. Idk of there eating it or just walkin all over it...

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That is a scarlet. And he is totally harmless, very shy doesn't bother coral

What hermit? What pics are you looking at?

You can pop a mushroom or some Xenia depending on the results of your water test. But those corals are hardy , maybe not the prettiest but hard to kill.

Lol Id love to post more pics if I knew the best way how. Would somebody like to explain? The hippo Is loving life at the moment ive had him since he was the size of a nickel. When he is too big I will upgrade to a new tank just for him....now posting pics?

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Thought I would give a little intro, post some pics, say what's up. There's a lot of nice tanks out there props to everyone. I have some major future plans but this is where I stand for now. Enjoy