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I think the perfect salinity is the salinity you are able to establish and maintain in a constant state...

RO/DI would be best...DI would be sufficient as it removes what you need removed from an aquarium environment. It is why Kent sells the DI unit..and charges a pretty penny for it. Most RO/DI units come with a mixed bed resin cartridge for the DI. Mine did as well, and I have since replaced it...

Your large water change probably disturbed the bio filtration of your tank. Water change frequency and quantity is a heavily devated issue among hobbyist. Smaller, more frequent changes are less stressfull on the inhabitants and bio filter. In regards to your possible ich...why would you think a...

The difference in the playsand is what people look for. Most HD carry the Quikete playsand...the southdown is aragonite, the other isn't.

Gotta get the nitrites down. Nitrite is deadly for marine life. Once it is at 0, the system is (or should be) operating properly.

I have an uncle who lives there in Missoula.

What part of MT you live in? I loved it out there.

Most soft corals and some LPS corals do not require very intense lighting such as halides. I would think at a minimum would be PC's and/or VHO's though.

Each coral type requires a different intensity of lighting. You need to try and balance out the different types of lighting with the different types of corals you aim to keep. As with my scenario...I don't want any SPS corals..so I am not looking into any metal halide lights. If that changes...

If you are cycling...wait until the nitrite is down to 0...give a few days after that and then do your water changes.

That is the problem I had here in CT. So I ordered it from purearagonite com...

I would think it has to do with the environement they originate from and blending in. As an example...look at a redspotted hawkfish quickly, his lines running up and down his sides will blend in with the light rays rolling on the bottom of the ocean.

Give your advice and let it be...your friend will do one of two things..listen and follow you, or listen and follow the LFS...at which point it would be your friends ordeal...not yours. Sometimes people need to fail to succeed and there isn't really anything anyone can do for them until they...

Lighting can encourage some life on the rock to grow..i.e..algaes and such. Circulation, elevated temp's will also aid in curing times.

Not only do they stand behind their livestock...they will issue you a claim number which is good for over a year that I know of. I sat on mine for about 13 months and finally cashed it in on my next order...not a problem. Now if we can just get them to keep their stock levels up...we would be...

Bubbles occur all the time in the wild...as mentioned, most do not use them in a marine environment due to the slat build up. Your algae problem is a common problem in the marine tank. Various nutrients, poor circulation, inaqeduate lighting all can contribute to it. Hair algae is a very...

AirWaterand Ice dual home/reef set... 189.00 with the 75 gpd upgrade. 5stage drinking, 6 stage reef. Comes with faucet, tank and all hardware. Guy has been in business for some time now and is responsive to any problems.

Stagnate will mean death to the living creatures in the sand...circulate and keep to temp...keep an open lid for air.

Reading, reading and readin, gaining knowledge from several different sources, prior to starting...

How were the new fish acclimated?