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Do you mean cycle? In my opinion you should not cycle a new system with fish. Some live rock is really all you need.

The algae can use the blue light, just not as well as yellow light. The advantage of blackout is the algae will die back rapidly. The down side is all the nutrients the algae sequestered and all the nutrients it normally consumed will be in the water now instead of in the algae.

First one is some type of Sponge. The second looks like Bryopsis.

Generally speaking, algae is a nutrient issue, not a light issue.

that makes it difficult. If you turn off all water circulation you can lay paper towels on top of the water and they will soak it up.

Do you have a skimmer?

This Nudibranch probably came in on a coral you acquired. Odds are good that it feeds on that coral, and only on that coral. From the coloration and gill pattern I'd guess it feeds on some type of soft coral.

An oily surface could mean that your protein skimmer isn't operating at its best efficiency.

Although Tomini are generally smaller than the Kole, they are open water swimmers and need some space to "open up". The Kole are the most territorial Tang so do not have the need for as much open water. My opinion of course.

I'm so happy you are taking this as us sharing experience and knowledge. We really just want you to have the best chance of success possible. It is such a rewarding hobby... if you are patient and have an open mind. :cool:

On your temperature - One weakness for reef animals is that they do not tolerate change very well. I would suggest you set your heaters to 78.6 or above so the temperature doesn't drop so much at night and is more stable. Just FYI, 1.022 is not the salinity, it's the specific gravity. I only...

People, the minimum tank size is not a magic threshold where all of your size problems disappear. It's the Minimum. That means you are going from insufficient water volume to the tank WITH THE LEAST CHANCE OF SUCCESS. Of all the scenarios don't pick the one that has the least likely chance of...

If you're not going to try again for a while you probably don't need more help. However, Salinity, Temperature, Alkalinity, and Calcium are all very important. Have you been testing these parameters? They are important for all of your saltwater animals, not just the Anemone.

A Kole Tang is appropriate. Not the hardiest Tang though. The Niger is definately not appropriate for a 55 in my opinion. Two Clownfish of the same species are an excellent choice. Just don't get two females.

I would suggest browsing pictures and see what appeals to you and then ask the owners of the tanks you like lots of questions.

Can you list all of your water parameters fo us? This should ALWAYS accompany questions about animal health.

Snails, clams, oysters, Limpets. Sessile and slow moving animals mostly. There's probably at least a dozen different species all being sold as "Bumblebee" so it's impossible to say what species oyu have. Well, impossible for me anyway.

I think that's a terrible idea. Why would you not wait until your new system is running and stable, like May or June.

I agree with Imforbis regarding the Maroon Clownfish. It needs to be relocated. Maroons typically claim an area of about 9 square feet and their territory and will fight to the death to protect it. The Percula (possibly an Ocellaris?) will clain an area of about one square foot. Much more...

A Niger normally wouldn't bother anything larger than an Amphipod. Being in a smaller than ideal tank will sometimes affect their personality though.