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You will want to test magnesium also.

Originally Posted by vtfishies hate to be the bearer of bad news lol but some people have fish with jumpin needs.. i have a glass cover. and a diamond goby with a death wish....and all tanks ive see that are reef ready have had covers..anyways some people dont like them some people do..having a...

I thought I explained all of this to you the other day. Maybe someone else. But you should not use glass covers over your tank. Reguardless of the light you are useing. The glass covers hold the heat in your tank. You will have other thing producing heat in your tank other than just your...

here is a picture of a "sun polyp" coral. As mentioned before, yours doesn't look to healthy. These should be fat and plump around each head. They are usally pinkish in color when healthy. The sad part about these is once they start going down hill, they usally don't recover.

The picture look as if they are sun polyps to me also. I realize your LFS told you they were star corals. But I think the reason you can not find info on "star coral" is because that is not the proper name for them. And everyone scratches their hear wondering what you are talking about. I do...

It is a good idea to paint the inside of the canopy, but not for reflecting light. For that you will need to get reflectors to do that. The reason to paint the inside of the hood is to protect the wood from moisture. If you don't seal the wood properly the wood will absorb too much moisture...

If you have your house closed up, and the furnace running that will help get the heat up in the tank. If you think it may be one of your pumps, either from the maxi jet or the skimmer. Go one by one and turn one off for a day, see if it brings the temp down. If it didn't, then plug that in...

If you just want to change your freshwater set up to a saltwater. And you are only wanting to go with a fish only with live rock I will tell you the basics. You can keep your tank, lights, and your Rena XP2, I would however add a second one. I know your tank isn't reef ready and I am not going...

Another point you need to consider is, Most of the perc clown you get now days are captive breed. That means they were born in someone tank, raised in a tank. Most clown fish breeders do not keep anemones in the tanks with the small fry. The reason I am telling you this is because so many...

Good choice not to want another tang with the same body shape as the yellow. It is not a good idea to mix tangs from the same family. Which ever you choose, keep in mind the tangs are very territorial. and the yellow will not be happy with another moving into it territory. So when you get...

On a standard 75 gallon tank, one that is 4 ft long, the 150 watt really wont give you the penatration needed. A 150 watts is really intended for a tank that is only about 16inches deep. With a 75 gallon you really should be looking at 250 watts. That will give your tank enough penatration to...

Red gorgonia is very hard to keep. It is really not for new hobbyist. Mushrooms are good, and there are several different colors, red, green, green hairy, blue/purple. Featherdusters are also a good choice, they have brown with white, brown w/ yellow. and some of the harder colors to find, but...

No glass over the tank. none, nada, zippo, It is not a good thing in saltwater. The white plastic is all that is needed to protect fish from jumping out of the tank. If you want a canopy over your tank, that will work fine. A great many people used them. I would have gone that route also, but...

The white plastic stuff is eggcrate. You never should cover your tank with glass covers. That inhibits gas exchange. and lets the tank heat up. Egg crate is the best thing to keep over your tank if you have fish that may jump. My light are just metal halides, no actinics, I dicided not to use...

Well a lot would depend on your lighting and your experience. If your lighting is very good,(Metal halides or a lot of T-5's), you could do an anemone. If not, just stick with the mushrooms. You can get ricordia mushrooms that are more colorful, but they need descent lighting.

Ok, I took some quick pics to show you what I am talking about. This is how I decided to deal with potienal heat issues. Now some people have builb canopies, and keep thier light in there. With that type of setup up it is a little trickier to keep the heat down. Now I said trickier, not...

Yes, the heat from metal halides is very hot. But as I said, if you leave enough open space between the lights and the tank, and fan can easily blow the heat away from the tank.

The two clowns will be alright. You could also put some mushrooms, or toadstool. Look for low light softies.

I have to say, that I know two stores that do drip. Those are the better stores. The tanks and everything in the store is very well cared for. But I have to also say I know of 3 others (used to be 4) in the area that just float. There the fish usually look crappy. Most look like they have...

Expect to spend a bit, this before you even put your first fish in. The equipment will vary greatly depending on what you want to keep in your tank, and the quality of the equipment you purchase. A skimmer can run you anywhere from $99 bucks to $500 for a decent one. and some can even run as...