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Yea dude turn the lights on. The lights off method is pretty much for fish.

Originally Posted by jdinger29 Hello all, great work here! I am restarting in the hobby but still have some burning questions from my last (quite succesful) tank. I had a terrible aipstasia problem... It never really caused any problems with my live stock but I just didn't like looking at...

Originally Posted by badboy1 At what stage in my tank setup would I add a clean up crew, after the addition of live sand and live rock? After your tank has finished its cycle.

I do 10% on my 46 gallon weekly. Most people do 20% changes every 2 weeks. Depending on your bio-load you might be good with 10% weekly.

Originally Posted by lkb3493 be gentle I am still a newbie.... This may seem obvious to most but on one side of my tank I have this huge piece of live rock that is shaped like a cavern with lots of little spots to hide etc... I bought some base rock and put it on the other side of the tank to...

Originally Posted by Saltwater8 ***) . Sweet rock work!! ***)

Originally Posted by BabyB thanks is there anything i can further do about it levels, clearness, will my fish be ok (2 f per clowns, dw lion ) It will clear up on its own. If your levels are out of whack, do another water change. Maybe 20% this time and see how that turns out. Your fish will be...

Originally Posted by BabyB k so alk and ca shuld be test Yes. check your PH also. When i first started using the purple up it threw my ph off slightly. With the amount you added i would check. Good luck.

Originally Posted by BabyB my fish (now ex) lady told me to put a cap full per ten gal for the first week or so and i havent added it in this tank at all WOW! Overdosing. Its 1 capful(5ml) per 50 gallons. I would definitely test.

Forgot about that part. MY BAD! You should be ok. But just to be safe i would test anyway.

Originally Posted by BabyB yes i shook it up befor i used it, and i put about 3 cap fulls in there. i didnt know i didnt need it at the time so i was trying to use up some stuff i have, i really wish i knew i didnt need it that stuff is expensive I hope you have a 150 gallon tank if you dosed...

Yes its a nice setup. What size tank is it for? I had the 36" dual satelitte and i upgraded to the 36" Sunpod with 2 150w hqi. They make good products.

Purple up is supposed to cloud the water. It clears up for me completely in about 30-45 mins. How much of it did you put in? Did you shake the bottle before dosing?

Originally Posted by Laxzach I am very new to this hobby and am looking forward to my wonderful tank. I know patience is the key to a successful tank but when do you think my tank could hold a clown or other fish? I have 70 Gallon tank 6lbs LR 38lbs BR 80lbs sand about 250watt light More LR is...

1.4 lbs of red sea salt will make 5 gallons of RO water at 1.022. I use this salt. I usually get 1.025 with that amount in 5 gallons. I guess it depends on the temperature.

Originally Posted by fighting0 Thanks for the responses so far! :) I know there will be a 2-4 Week cycle period, and patience is the key. I've been floating and posting on these boards since about 2002 (I forgot my last username, but I think it was squirTTboater, not sure). Everybody out here...

You need to either drop in some uncured live rock or a raw uncooked shrimp to kick start the cycle. Dont add the ammonia detox anymore. Your tank has to cycle starting with a spike in ammonia. Good luck. Do lots of research.

I put green seaweed on a clip everyday and my yellow loves it. When i feed my other fish frozen food he grabs some of that too.

Very nice!! I cant wait to make more room in my house so i can upgrade. Keep the pics coming and good luck with the set up.

Take a look at the Marine Technical Concepts HSA-250. They have an in sump and external. They make great products. I have their skimmer and it works great. And they are located in Jersey.