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Don't buy premixed...unless you're bling$$. It is very easy & waaaay cheaper to just mix your own. The only reason it would be a pain if you do want to spend more is going out to buy it every time you need it. If you can't afford an R/O unit you will have to buy distilled or R/O water from a...

I too was thinking that the shrimp might be overkill....I don't want the ammonia spike to be so great that it harms the live rock...if that's possible? So if I want to just "feed" the tank what would you suggest I use? Thanks:)

Coming here is a great start. Two great books to start off with are "The New Marine Aquarium: Step-By-Step Setup & Stocking Guide" by Michael Paletta and "The Conscientious Marine Aquarist" by Robert Fenner. They are both excellent & most recommended for a beginner. The first I mentioned really...

I started my cycling a couple of days ago. I have a 46 G and added 50lbs of Marshall Island live rock and 60lbs of new (not live) Caribsea aragonite reef sand. The live rock was fully cured but I had it shipped 2 day so there probably was some die off. The rock smelled "good" however & didn't...

Well said Mister T That book helped me out so much. The best thing you can do is research & read alot. There is alot more that goes into SW tanks than I ever dreamed of. I have too kept FW tanks since I was a kid and SW is a whole nother ballgame.

Here are my first pics of my first SW tank! Its a 46G Bowfront, 50 lbs Marshall Island LR, 60 lbs of sand, 4x 96W PC lighting. Only been running a few days. What do you think?? Can't wait until I get get some fish in there:) Hope this works with the pics...I haven't done this before

Today I came home from being away for the weekend & my tank was 89 degrees. Luckily right now there is nothing in it but the water. I removed the hood for a while & put a small fan blowing across the top of the water. Since this morning my tank has gone all the way down to 79. The little fan...

Ok...i get it. Thanks everyone.

ok..got it Now I'm not trying to fight the issue here...I would much rather take my time & do everything the right away. Just trying to get an understanding of all of this. But from what I understand, I thought that zoos & shrooms are supposed to have negligible impact on your bio-load. Is...

what do you mean by dump & recycle?

Yeah...I think you told me that a few weeks ago. Someone else had told me that you could start adding zoos & mushroom polyps right away. So I was confused. Not to mention I see these people showing pics of their tanks at like 3 months and they all sorts of stuff in there. Are they jumping...

What would you recommend to be my first few corals in my setup? I am currently in the cycling process now. How long is a safe anount of time to wait after my tank is established until I should start adding some easy corals?

Is there anything that wouldn't do well under this type of lighting?

I got the 36" Current USA PowerCompact Orbit 4x96 watt SunPaq w/ Lunar Light (382 Watts total) for my 46 G bowfront... How much light is too much light for some of the lower light corals like mushrooms & zoos?

lighten up snailheave

I live in KC as well. Just moved here from Chicago about 8 months ago.

If you go to Hagen's website you can download the manual for the 304 in pdf format...real easy.

Ok I have seen some pics of the eggcrate on this forum. What material is it typically made up of? Is it hard to cut? The eggcrate doesn't interfere with the lighting in anyway does it? What fish are some of the common jumpers?

I am a newbie This maybe I dumb question... I just bought a 46G Bowfront & my lighting is now on the way. I went with the Current USA PowerCompact Orbit 4x96 watt SunPaq w/ Lunar Light. Ok, so my tank came with a hood & the standard crap lighting. I obviously need to do away with the hood to...

I am a newbie looking at purchasing the Current USA 36" Outer Orbit 1x150W 10K HQI-MH 1/ 2x96W Dual Actinic & 4 Lunar Lights for my 46G Bowfront tank. Is there anything I can't keep in my tank with this lighting system? I know watts don't mean everything but the output on this unit is 342W.