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Sorry for making ya'll feel bad.It's a new board and i was just maybe getting a wrong vibe.Thanks very much for helping me

Originally Posted by sepulatian I am very sorry if I made you feel like I was judging you. I certainly am not. I am trying to help you make good choices for your tank. You can get a clown fish if that is what your son wants. With proper planning you could have a pair of clowns host an anemone...

Originally Posted by REEFER545 Yeah, I am curious too. I think I can speak for SEP adn myself when I say take the damsel back for credit. IF YOU CAN CATCH IT> LOL Yeah i know their hard to catch and thats why i only got the 1 .Just something for the kids to watch until i get the $$ and the...

Originally Posted by sepulatian I think you should add another smaller filter to the other side. A Penguin 350 is not all that big. You want at leat 7 times turnover. Check the GPH of the 350. 55 x 7 = 385 GPH. Check your manual on the 350. For flow, you want at least 10 times turnover. That is...

Originally Posted by sepulatian That is good! It is always best to plan ahead. I first bought the 400 to run in my 55, it barely pushed the water halfway across the tank. I then used it in my qt, it wasn't good enough. I run a 600 in my bucket, but it is a 46gallon trash can (I have 2 qt tanks...

Originally Posted by sepulatian I don't even keep a 400 in my 20 qt. I use a 600 in there. I use a 1200 and a 900 in my 55, blowing opposite directions. Use the 400 in your mixing bucket. I bought it today.I'm thinking i'll buy another one and put on the other end.I wasn't sure how much it...

Originally Posted by sepulation You cannot keep an anemone with the lights that you have, nor any type of corals. Please take a look at the reef section of this board for ideas on corals, anemones, and the lights required for what you would like to keep. Standard lighting is not good for much...

Thanks! My plans are to upgrade to T5's or MH's but that won't be for a bit.It was a established tank set up for quit sometime.We bought and moved it yesterday.It has 50lbs or so of LS and only 10lb LR.I'm hoping to buy atleast 20lb more LR come pay day. What about Gorgonians?They seem very...

O.K. we have 2 very large hermit crabs and 1 small.We added 1 damsel and my son bought a very small starfish.Other than that we're open.We do only have fluorescent lights though.My 2 year old loves nemo.So i know we'll need 1 or 2 clowns.I'm needing ideas on what fish,inverts,coral and anemone...

Sorry DH is Dear husband.I'm using lingo from other boards It's an established tank we bought from someone.It's 55gallon with 50lbs LS and 10lbs LR.

Originally Posted by renogaw looks like you did a mini cycle. did you keep your rock wet while doing the change? the cyano may keep coming back again and again and again if you don't fix the reason you have it. Yes the LR and LS were is a big bucket with water for the move. We bought the tank...

O.K. DH and i got the 55 gallon up lastnight.It has 50-60lbs LS and only 10 of LR.Lastnight when i set it up i tested the water and here is what we got. Ammonia 1 PH 7.8 Nitrate 10 Nitrite 0 Now they are Ammonia 0.25 PH 8.0 Nitrate 20 Nitrite 0.25 Which is better than the 10 gallon i've had the...

Need advice.It has the LS and some LR with it.Advice on setting up please.I don't want to kill the LS or rock.Do i just mix the water as usual? or what?

https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=285758

Mine are huge so i have to pay $3-4 each for mine

Here is a new one https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=285626

I have 2 and their just to big for this aquarium.So i was thinking of selling one.Their fairly large and very nice looking.If i can get my camera to work i'll take a picture.Not sure what to charge for these.Not even sure if anyone would want one.Just throwing this out their LOL!

I just finished reading this post https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=127007 and it was very informative.Go check post #9 and that should help you out

Originally Posted by 1journeyman Patience... I know it's just been so long and i don't want them to die I'm just doing everything you guys tell me too.

Originally Posted by 1journeyman Water changes will not slow the cycle and they will lower bad compounds like Nitrite. You have been my biggest helper so far.I did a 3/4 water change earlier today.Hopefully that and the little bit of LR will help.What else do you recommend?Moving them isn't an...