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Great thread, lots of awesome pics of cool fish!

The snowflake will not bother your corals but may try to eat your inverts, if you have any. Snowflakes can certainly be aggressive when they do not have enough territory. This is not the case in your tank. It may bother the darts but all of the other fish will be fine.

Give us some info about your tank. Size? What is in it? Filtration? Flow? Live rock? Levels?

You could always find a nice acan or mircomussa that has a brilliant red to it. Then though, you will be paying more than the flame hawk. Even some red mushrooms could add a nice splash of color to your tank, though.

Originally Posted by srfisher17 Was this a spotted sweetlips? There are many things that could have happened; the trip from the reef to your tank isn't easy. I sure wouldn't replace this fish. They are really an "expert only" fish, need huge tanks, and will eat about anything; other fish &...

Originally Posted by reefraff LED's are getting there but the price is still too inflated. I would wait at least another year. There are enough systems out there now that real world long term results should start trickling in. The were already quality issues with PFO's LED units and with PFO...

Originally Posted by joe____17 The videos were all common sense stuff retail employees would know already. It's funny, most retail employees do not know ANY of the common sense stuff. Like the others said, just be glad you have a job. There are many who do not and are having trouble making...

Originally Posted by HOBrien Ok so I have came up with a tentative stocklist for this tank and would like some opinions on it. 1x Vlamingi Tang (already have) 1xTransitioning Bird Wrasse (already have) 2x Ocellaris Clownfish 2x Orange Skunk Clownfish 2x Flame Hawk 1 or 2x Fisheri Angel 1x Blue...

I would say that your tank should be okay with twice a week feedings, unless you notice your fish getting thin and caved in. What do your nitrates sit at? Could you afford to increase feedings if you wanted to?

It may not be so much an issue of the QT tank, but an issue of healthy fish. Have you gotten all the fish from the same place? Were they all eating before you got them? I would not rush the quarantine period. This is an important period. However, how do you have your QT set-up? Could it be...

Marine ich can definitely have the symptoms of what you are describing. Is it possible to post a picture?

Hm, it has all the characteristics of lymph but it is black. I don't think I have ever seen black lymph before.

The angel should be fine with the other fish you have. Nothing really aggressive to worry about. May get a little harassed by the clowns, but nothing detrimental.

Looks like you are off to a good start so far. The green algae appears to be nuisance algae, but nothing a few snails won't help clear up . Those clowns are so tiny! I would probably look to add some more live rock to keep your tank stable as you add more livestock to it.

Not much at this point since the tank is so new. I would probably just let the tank establish itself some more. Possibly do another small water change in a few days. What kind of water are you using? What kind of salt? How long do you let your new water mix/aerate before adding it to the tank?

That is definitely enough flow. You are turning your tank over at least 30 times per hour, which is excellent. How is your kH and other water levels?

I leave my chemi-pure in a full month without any issue at all.

Yes, although, in many situations, it is also the ignorance of the store employee, instead of the self-interest for the sale. In the end, the consumer always needs to be educated, I agree. If the store really wanted to make a "good sale," they could have taken Heli-Boy and said, "Well since you...

Wow, I am glad you are okay as well! Do you have any grudges with anyone? Seems so strange that nothing came from it. Maybe they thought you were someone else.

That's a very good deal then! You gotta figure another $80 for a new bulb, and maybe another $40 for new PCs. So the real cost is $295. Still, you are saving about $300-$400 on the light fixture by buying it used.