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your first mistake was using cc you should have used ls or at the least aragonite type of sand

live rock and live sand will do the trick, it's all you need

snails don't eat coraline algae, it's just the certain areas of the lr dying off, unless you have urchins they eat coraline algae

its not worth it unless you have a huge tank plus it's easier to dose your tank with a calcium buffer

tronic and acura heaters are a good quality heater for the price

glass is a lot heavier than acrylic pick them up if there is a diff. in weight that will tell you

your best bet are the built in overflows, they aren't that much more expensive they never come apart and they look that much better, plus you canput it as close to the wall as you want it

yep, i can never get away from my tanks, ohh thats right i work at an lfs, a job full of tanks, and my baby a 150 reef with 280lbs. lr and over 1500 in corals, damn now thats a job

if you cant get it to go away you may want to look into buying a uv sterilizer

phytoplex is ok for more of the green colored corals, but the kent chromaplex is the best you can get if you have more red and pink colors, it naturally brings out the color and is far better than dts

thats about average for 55 or 65 watt pc, if its the full hood version, its a lot cheaper to order off the internet and buy a electrolyte kit

put a ball valve on the return side, and adjust your overflow the intake box that is in your tank is as low as you can put it

i disagree with keitho, putting one 175 mh on a 30 gal tank is just plain stupidity, and no you couldn't do sps either, you probably have a 30 long so would buy a 4 by 96 watt power compact retro fit kit and build a hood for tank, and 2 actinic and 2 daylight, actinic in back and daylight in...

almost every dwarf angel is reef safe with caution, they may pick at polyps in smaller tanks but as tank size increases the less you have to worry

80% of any tangs diet should be greens, caulerpa and frozen greens from lfs