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Just had a few questions about corals. 1) Typically how long does it take for a coral to double in size? I can see that corals can be an expensive hobby and that I will be purchasing smaller frags that will hopefully grow quickly. 2) How far apart should I place my frags on the rock...

Also, how about mushrooms as an alternative?

I have a tank with an auriga butterfly, clownfish and blue tang. Are there any types of corals that are ok to have with the butterfly? Are the corals bad for the butterfly to consume or is the danger mostly to the destruction of the corals themselves. Thanks in advance. Kevin

I'm in Montgomery County.

I am currently about 6 weeks into a new 75 gallon saltwater tank with the following tank mates (all small): 1 Oscellaris Clown 1 Blue Hippo Tang 1 Auriga Butterfly Seem to get along fine, but would really like to add a Flame Angel in the near future. Should I have any reason to believe that...

75 gallons.

I have 50# dry rock, 60# of aragonite sand, an Aquamaxx HOB-1 skimmer and an Emperor 400 filter. Kevin

My light cycle is on for about 12 hours. It is a simple 48" florescent light. I do not appear to have had an ammonia spike yet; I added Bio-Spira about two weeks ago, not sure if that makes a difference. Kevin

Thank you both for the advice! Will update soon. Kevin

Is this brown stuff on my dry rock good or bad? If its bad, how to remove? Currently 3 weeks into a cycle w/1 oscellaris clown and 4 small hermit crabs. Thanks in advance! Kevin

Been cycling a 75 gallon tank with 50 lbs of dry rock. It's been about 3 weeks and just saw these reddish/brown things on the rock. Also been adding a little bit of "Purple Up" on and off. Is this good coralline algae or is it something that I need to be concerned about? Thanks, Kevin

Ray, I'm in Olney (Montgomery County). I've been to Accokeek a few times (I appraise houses for a living). About a 60-70 minute drive. Kevin

Gti_Leo, I'm looking for coralline growth. I just added two raw shrimp to start an ammonia spike. Kevin

Typically how long does it take for dry rock to show some life and turn live? Just started my first 75 gallon salt water tank which is now in its 2nd week of cycling. Added a bottle of Bio-Spira to help kick start the cycling. Of course I'm not expecting anything now but was wondering when I...

I'm new to the forum and have done my share of research over the past month or so. This is my first post. I started my first saltwater aquarium yesterday, a 75 gallon glass aquarium. Here are the contents of the setup so far: 75 Gallon glass tank 40 lbs of live sand (Tahitian Moon from...