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In addition to Thomas (the great wisdom barrel he is)...each salt mix is different...as we have recently found, each batch within the same brand is different...i may use more to mix to a given sg then someone using a different salt.

The rubbermade trashcans work great. There are two types and they are both called "Roughneck". There is a more rubberized plastic one, and a more plastic type one. The more plastic one is the better for me. I have gone through 3 of the other type and they all three ended up leaking water from...

Also from airwaterand ice besides the typhoon (great product as well), a dual home/reef setup...comes with everything you need for that awesome tasting RO water for the family...coffee is splendid with it. In any case.... The more stages you get the better. A good unit will come with an...

RO/DI all the way...specially with the amount of water you probably use..only way to fly...at the minimum..a DI standalone unit.

How are you acclimating the inverts? What are you using for substrate?

Crystal Sea. Thomas you say you rinsed it out on the deck and left it there to dry? Any chances of any foriegn stuff getting in there while it was drying...like a neighbor spraying Malathion 50 or something?

Mine is in the basement nxt to my sumps...dont know where I would put it if I were in an apartment...dont know where I would put my sumps either...probably is best I dont live in an apartment...

I think I will rush right out and buy some IO salt...no wait...I stopped using that after the third bucket because I thought it sucked...and that was over a year ago... That is some nasty residue there Thomas. And that was out of the killer batch you made? Wow. It really stinks how we become...

When you say you clean it daily...are you removing the stuff from the tank completely? Or is there stuff floating in the tank after wards? Phosphates even at low levels can cause algae problems. Are you using RO/DI with your water changes? There are several different ways to attack micro...

CC is fine in a refuge...coral skeletons are pretty much calcium and buffer quite well...as for the pods...they do well in CC or sand...I have noticed with the pods though...in the CC they are in and out, around and over the CC pieces.

It will be cured when your amonia is back at 0.. and not a moment before hand... Keep it circulated, heated to about 82-84, and change the water every two-three days... You may even run an airline into the curing container...

I am confused as to what particular difference it would be if it were a freshwater angel or a marine angel...can someone explain this difference to me please?

What kind of water are you using?

I believe they are LED's not LCD...

If you let it setup for a while and do its own little cycle it would be fine...but then whatever fish you have could be in it for a few weeks and could stress them out.

Oh and the 200 pounds of sand I got was 118.00 shipped to my door.

The sand I pointed you to is not live sand..it is non-live. Dry and of various sizes...you would get sand similar to this type and then seed it with actual live sand from this site. I put 200 pounds in my 90, came out to about a 5-6 inch bed, then seeded it with the 25 pound live sand deal from...

If getting rid of your fish is a viable option...yes. Then before adding any back...get your live rock and everything in which you think may disturb the water chemistry finished before you get anymore. Many LFS's will give you a credit or even buy the fish from you. Take your time with all of...

Also..now that your cycle is for the most part completed...you need to get your nitrates down...do some water changes with RO/DI.

You need to consider a QT of some sort...their aid during emergencies is invaluable...