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I want to stock my 55g tank with fish and stuff, need help on what goes best. I want a community of fish. I also want things for day and night and cleaners. Can anyone help? My level are at: Hydrometer: Between 1.021 &1.022 pH: 7.8 Nitrate: 0 on both tests Ammonia: 0 My Lights: 3 Bulbs Daytime...

Originally Posted by 1journeyman I would scoop it all out and go with one or the other. I'm a fan of sand myself, but that's up to you. Sand is better habitat for critters. Better at buffering water Better at natural filtration Easier to care for if done correctly. (You need to make sure you do...

Originally Posted by 1journeyman Either will work, a combination is difficult. CC will collect detritus and must be vaccuumed out. Sand, on the other hand, needs criters to properly clean it. A combination of the two can't really be cleaned properly by either method. So should I try and take...

Originally Posted by 1journeyman Wait, back up. Let's discuss substrate for a moment. Tell us specifically what you added. Sand and crushed coral can be a very bad combination. Welcome to the forums, btw! I have both. Not live sand. One of the first things I read said to use crushed coral, so...

Originally Posted by watson3 So three bulbs or two? Three

Originally Posted by TeresaQ Hi and welcome. first you need to decide if you want a community or aggresive tank. fish only with live rock or reef. for comunity. you could get 2 clowns firefish goby royal gramma some type of sand gobie and a couple of small clown gobies. add a couple of cleaner...

Originally Posted by watson3 Please tell us what specifically your levels are at..What kind of lighting system do you have ..Filtration system? The clowns will go fine once you decide which kind, but the Regal Tang (Dory) is pretty much a no go in a 55.. My level are at: Hydrometer: Between...

For christmas I got the family a 55g tank. We started by putting sand and crushed coral in it. I have also got some live rock and dead coral in it. I have started doing this in Dec and now it is Feb. All my levels are ok and I want to start adding fish and things but don't know where to start...