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I thought you could keep some leathers like toadstools and flower leathers under less than MH lighting. My LFS has had a 75g tank which has been up for 4 years with lots of soft corals and nothing but 3 40 watt flourescents.... They recommend this to their customers and they still get lots of...

This seems to be one of the most confusing parts of the hobby. First off you need to decide what type of corals to keep. If you go with low to moderate lighting. (for your tank 4 40 watt std flourescents half actinics) you could keep stuff like mushrooms and soft corals, some of the hardy...

Yup clowns start out as all males and the dominant one turns female. I have seen pairs for sale and these would be your best bet. Another way is to get two little juvenile clowns (in most species about an inch or so) and let them determine dominance. The male will stay smaller than the...

I have observed my cleaner and camel shrimps catching food intended for the fish. Plus my camels seem to eat stuff in the substrate. Also I sometimes directly feed them with sinking marine plankton sticks. Crustaceans come from all over the tank for that stuff. [This message has been edited...

I like damsels. I have a 75 gallon reef tank with 5 yellowtails. They chase each other around and leave all other fish alone. In fact my white faced tang scatters the damsel school by swimming fast through it. If you like your Dominos buy more. Just be sure to add other fiesty fish in. No...

I dont think measuring fish levels by inch per gallon is a hot idea. Instead add 1 sp. of fish biweekly or longer and monitor fish aggression and water quality before you put anything else in. If fish are eating provided food and are not killing each other add more until the tank seems full...