needmorecowbell
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Madcrazyroyboy said:Don't do reef till you are experienced with salt fish first..
I disagree with this completely. She has done freshwater for a while now I'm sure, and during the cycle shell know everything she doesn't know right now. I'm sure she knows the basics, and the more complex stuff doesn't really need to be known when your first starting. It's not like shell be adding tons of sps at first, it will probably be a few zoas, then maybe a shroom, the easier things.
It's good to do some live rock, a lot of base. It makes it less likely youll get a nasty hitchhiker, you won't deal with having to buy pure ammonia, and it will help seed your tank. It will make you tank look really white with a few dark pieces though, but that fades after 3 months. I did a 1:4 ratio.