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I'm going to do a water change shortly, I'm just waiting on getting my vac back from a friend of mine. But other than that, is there something else I could do to help get the ammonia levels down? Also, what about my Nitrate levels? It seems like 20ppm is awful high. What should I aim for as far...

Hi, I'm not sure which section I should be putting this in, but anyways, here goes. I've been starting a new tank recently, and I've just started adding fish. I cycled it for about 6 months with just live rock and sand. Through the whole cycling process my water parameters were as follows: pH...

The place that I get all my reef equipment/live rock/etc only has 2 different types of live rock, and I don't think it's cured live rock (I'm assuming? I'm new to this, so I don't fully understand the whole concept). Since I don't have any livestock yet, I've just been putting the rock straight...

Originally Posted by mie Looking good, You need a background. I thought about getting a background for it, but I plan on having most of the back covered in corals/live rock. So if I do opt for a background, it'll likely just be a plain blue or black BG. I didn't wanna get anything that would...

Hey everyone, I'm a new member on here, I just started putting together a reef/fish tank. Nothing much so far, but it's coming along fairly nicely. It's a 4 foot 90 Gallon, with a 20 gallon sump. So far all I've got is the plumbing, etc. Hooked up, and 40 lbs of live sand/ 30 lbs of live rock...

Great, thanks again for all the info. Now I've got a nice starting point to base my livestock list from. Now it's time to dip into the bank account and get started haha. I'll start another thread detailing my progress soon, so I can keep you guys posted on how my tank starts to shape up. Anyone...

Okay, sounds good. Thanks again. I had a feeling that list would still be pretty good with a Volitan. Most of the people that say you can't put them in with reef/other fish/etc. Also don't back up their statements with any knowledge or reasoning. I've read that they are quite peaceful, and...

Thanks for all the help on this BTLDreef. That seems like a pretty decent starting point, as far as the Dwarf Lion goes, from what I've seen of them so far, they don't really have the attraction I'm looking for (clearly they aren't nearly as impressive as the Volitans). I realise that if I were...

Anyone care to take a stab at creating an example stock list that I could work from? Just to give me a basic idea. I'm basically looking to get a decent amount of colourful/exotic looking fish (incl. a lionfish as my showpiece as I've mentioned before), with a few inverts (I like spiny urchins...

Originally Posted by colbalt60 i feel that you would be better served as a fish only with live rock for your system. this is only my opinion. Care to elaborate on this a little? I've heard a fair bit of success stories from people keeping lions in reef tanks.

Originally Posted by BTLDreef Hi Congrats to you for finish your cycling, always a good feeling. I've listed a lot of comments throughout your quote underneath, my comments appear in red. When you're ready to start adding things to your tank, start with some cheap inverts first, hermits...

Hi, I'm pretty new to this, and I've just recently finished cycling a 90 Gallon, 4 foot tank. I've got a 20 gallon sump underneath with a live rock refugium. I've got some questions about adding livestock to my tank. As the title of my post says, I plan on this being a mixed, reef/fish aquarium...