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I recieved my live rock two days ago from lr.com, 20# keys, 20# gulf. Here are some pics. I have 3 unidentified red crabs, at least 2 pistol shrimp, lots of coral and anemones, a brittle star, and two baby starfish. Tons of aiptasia though... Brittle star! I think it's a sponge.. ID? I...

My cycle is finished, reading: Amm - 0 Trite - 0 Trate - 20 PH - 8.2 SG - 1.024 Temp - 78F I am about to do the water change to lower the Nitrate. I have 20# keys and 20# gulf lr.com arriving on Wensday. I ordered a calcium test and Reef Advantage Calcium to help with corraline on the keys...

I bought my first fish yesterday, a royal gramma. I had my 10g qt running with heater, air bubbler, and filter. The two parts of filter media had been sitting in my sump for a week and a half now so I assumed it had built up enough bacteria to take care of one gramma. Acclimation went fine...

I'm at the point where I need to start worrying about fish food. Which is better, Formula One & Two pellets or frozen cubes? What is the best flake food? Is there anything else foodwise I need to stock before getting lr, a cleanup crew and a fish?

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This crab hitchhiked along with my ls from the ocean, he has molted twice and loves eating the tiny clams in the sand. Anyone know what kind he is, and if he is safe to keep around?

I just tested my tank 11 days into the cycle and the readings are as follows: ph - 8.2 temp - 78 SG - 1.025 Alk - Normal Amm - 2.5 (I tested 4 days ago and it was 3-4.) Trite - >25 (off the charts) Trate - >50 (off the charts) I'd say this was the peak of my trites, how long do I have...

I've gotten to know a guy from a lfs for the last year or so, and he has given great advice. I went to a reptile show to sell a male albino burmese python (If I sold him I'd get about $200), and he offered me a trade, and this is what it is: A MH/Flourescent/Actnic light combo, 175 watts of...

2 raw shrimp have been in my tank since monday and are now almost completely dissolved, should I add a couple more after they are gone? There are lots of little black dots in my sandbed up against the glass, will they go away over time?

Do you have to cycle your qt tank? I have my 10g qt set up now with water from the display from before I started cycling it.

I added ls from the ocean on Sunday (tons of amphipods!) and added 2 raw shrimp Monday. Today the (first ever) readings are: Temp - 80F PH - 8.2 Alk - Normal Amm - >1 ppm Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 0 SG - 1.0216 with IO hydrometer, making it 1.0236 Now for the long wait... *edit* Would it be a...

Which type of plants do you recommend putting in my fuge after I am cycled? It will have about a 3"-4" ls bed.

I updated my profile to list my planned fish/inverts/wish list, any suggestions?

Should I add the plants to my refuge before or after the cycle?

We have a lot of people asking the question 'What do I need to start a saltwater aquarium?' so I think that we should have an article that has a list of required/recommended things for different setups. There could also be recommended equipment/brands. That way when someone asks, we just send...

Here is the fish plan for my 55g FOWLR (to become reef): 1 yellow watchman gobie 2 maroon goldstripe clowns 1 yellow tang Would that max me out, or could I add another small fish?

Some people say 2 times a day, some people say once a day, some people say once every other day... which is best? I remember someone saying that they feed every other day, but clips nori in the tank every day.

Blast! I had this whole post typed out, then clicked 'back' from the preview... so here I go again. I took some pictures of the overflow, sump, and wet/dry filter my dad and I made. Not including the Mag 7 return pump, it costed us $25. It runs about 600 gph and is virtually silent except a...

Okay, so I have a 55g FOWLR tank and I want to make a DIY PC light strip. I checked out www.ahsupply.com and saw that I could either get two 22 inch long 55w strips for a strip having a total of 2 WPG ...or... I could get two 22 inch long strips that hold 2 55w lights each making it a total of...

I.e. shrimp, crabs, starfish... snails?

Just curious.

Can any invertibrates survive in the company of a Picasso Triggerfish, Dwarf Lionfish and an Eel (havn't decided which kind yet)?

What is the best lighting (type, brand, watt) for a 55g FOWLR?

I read somewhere that you could use LR rubble instead of bio balls in a wet/dry system. Does anyone do this? Pros, cons?

I want to set up a 55g FOWLR and would like to get these fish so far: Dwarf Lionfish - Docile Semi - Carnivore Porcupine Puffer - Docile - Carnivore Dwarf Angelfish - Semi - Herbivore / Carnivore Eels - Semi - Carnivore Yellow Tang...