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Ooops-note to sharks-can you change my "should skimp out on lights" to SHOULDN'T SKIMP OUT ON LIGHTS! Ha ha, it's 3:30 and after lunch at work, I'm exhausted and missed a couple of letters. Okay, back to sleep at my desk. later gators doug

Hey-Yeah you can put the sand on top but in no time the sand will start creeping to the bottom and your cc will be on top eventuealy. If money is no object and you still have time rip that cc out and put a couple 20 pound bags of Natures Ocean in there. I mean, cc will work but in the long run...

Hey friend-Well first thing is don't ask the people at ***** for help. I don't know, just don't think they know much except to make money. Well let's see where should we start: 1) Your filter-If you're going to go reef a canister may not be your best idea. Reasoning is because they do produce...

Sure. Some people use turkey basters to shoot food at them. I'm not sure there will be much to see with the corals that you were talking about though.....but by all means go for it. peace doug

Well-the only thing I can tell you or help you with is make it sturdy. That's all. The rest is up to you. That's what makes buying LR so much fun. The options are endless. Justkeep moving them around until you like what you see. But then again a week later you might want it another way. I...

Nope-don't have to feed them. They have the single celled organisms inside them that help feed them.....zooxanthellae. They provide added nutrients to help feed the corals and to keep them healthy. A strong light is needed to keep producing and keep these creatures alive. Sometimes food may...

Blue-try it, get another one and see if they'll pair off. If they pair off they're great to watch. I have a 55 and I have 3 in there. The twins and the old guy......the old guy paired off with one of the twins. They hang out together all the time. peace doug

Get a clown to go along with the anenome. That's what I would do. I have a ten gallon mini with a clown and blue damsel. Keep it small, very small. peace doug

Hey gang-A lot of people are doing away with an undrgravel filter. A possible problem could be that there is a lot "gunk" build up under the gravel filter and causeing some ammonia spikes. Sometimes if something crawls under there (and things do) it could be sitting there and decaying. If...

Hey-A great coral to start out with are star polyps. I got a green colony as my first a couple of years ago. The reason why I say to get these first because if you put them in some movement of water they will grow very quickly, with enough light that is. When the colony gets bigger you can...

LFS's have the "razor blade on a stick" so I like to call them. Sell'em for like 6 bucs. Best investment money can by. Where can you get something for $6 in this hobbie that works so good? peace doug

Does garlic hurt reef tanks? Use it as a supliment in the food. That's how I cured mine about a year ago. Soaked his food in garlic juice for a couple hours. peace doug

Hey gang-jimi's right. That stuff is really light and goes everywhere in your tank. I didn't have a problem dumping it my 55 reef. I have the right hand section partitioned off with my LR. I dumped it in the corner, very low to the bottom of the tank and ripped the bag open enough to get my...

A dsb is what is reccomended for a reef tank these days. I have 80lbs of NAture's Ocean Live sand and it is fantastic! Not to mention there barely a cycle time. Well, I cheated and used some media from my mature tank. peace doug ps-expensive but well worth it!!

Hey gang-I'll follow up, take all the cc out of there. I did it in thirds as well. Worked like a charm. Here's what I did: Bought 4 20lb bags of Nature's Ocean Live sand. Came home and removed 1/3 of the cc. Put up a little partition so the cc and sand wouldn't mix. Added on bag of Natures...

Hey guys-My opinion which isn't worth much, go get another 20 lbs or so of Nature's Ocean Marine Live Sand. No critters, just bacteria. Real live sand with critters you would have to get from your LFS or a friend's tank. I used the playsand and didn't like the look of it myself. I went and...

Hey gang-This post could be deemed unnecessary but I wanted to plug SWF for a second. I ordered my Big 20 Bonus Pack clean up Crew and got the free 20 blue-leg hermits when I ordered a clean up package. Everything was there and alive and well. I'm reading the bags that they all came in, now I...

Johnny-If I go ahead and get the horseshoe package I'm going to throw them in my FOWLR tank with my Lion. I'm not going to put them in my reef. I heard that they do get blown around a lot by the Pheads. I have a great LFS that has some fantastic LS that I feed everyone in a while. Just to...

Hey gang-It's time to even out my clean up crew. Some have passed on (actually eaten) that already exist in my tanks. I'm looking to add to my janitors. I have a 55 gal. reef (80 pounds LR) and a 75 gal FOWLR (Volitan Lion will and always will be the only inhabitant in ref to fish) Now the...

I only have experience with fiji rock. That's what I use. I think fiji is the best for tanks because it is less dense then others (I think). This allows more room inside the rock for the "good" bacteria to grow and flourish. I also think it looks the nicest when put in the tank. Lots of...