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If you get a pendant and hang it from the ceiling you will hang it so it would be about 12 inches from the top of the tank.This will give plenty of room to feed the fish, and work on the tank without burning your arm. This will also be enough room for a fan to blow the heat away from the tank...

Look at the top of the tank. What is the lenth across the top? This is the lenth of the T-5 lights you want to get. When shopping for T-5 lights, look or ask the place you are dealing with, if the reflectors behind the T-5 bulbs are one reflector for the whole light, or indivial reflectors...

I am not sure about frogspawn, but since it is very simular to a hammer, I would say the feelers will start to disappear, not small, but kind of mushy then gone. and the body which is a skeliton type will be easly seen, My hammer did that once, it may be stressed. Did you check your water, alk...

Looks pretty good. If there is a LFS in the area that will sell RO/DI water, I would get that, if not, then go to wal-mart and get the RO out of the machine they have there. It is a Culligan machine, That water is not as good as the RO/DI but will do. Then I would look into a RO/DI filter...

400 watt MH is way more than enough for a 55, even a 75. make sure to place them at least 12 inches above the tank. With lights that strong and such a small water volume, those tank will heat up quickly. I would also suggest a fan. As a note, in general a MH bulb will cover a 2 foot area...

Welcome back, if your 65 is reef ready I would definatly go with an ASM, maybe the G2, the coral life SS is a hit and miss. I had the smaller one, I didn't care for it much. It seems I and quite a few others have had issues with it going nuts and just filling, and filling with water, then...

I will look up information about LFS in your area, If you want you can email me at mandarin_watcher at yahoo.com, I will send you the infor you need.

I'm thinking a scout fish is suppose to be a damsel. It sounds like your LFS wants you to cycle your tank useing a damsel. This practic is cruel, and most hobbist don't like that mentod, it is not needed. You will know you tank is ready to support fish by your test reading. Don't worry about...

I thinking they wouldn't have to add anything, that anemone being in the tank for a few days, not feeling well might have been enough to start the cycle, and no, it is not a good idea to cycle your tank with an anemone, but it am just thinking. Anyway, I agree, get the poor anemone out of there...

I am thinking you might want to give the rocks a good scrubing before you put them in the tank. Nothing major, just take a wirebrush NOT the real hard one, and just do it in the saltwater that it is in. Just go over it to try and get as much of the hair alge off. shake them to shake off any old...

In the past I've tried to tell the people that isn't going to work, but unfortanatly they look at me, and say the guy that owns the store says it is ok, and he must be an expert. Lucky for me, I've found a good one now. this kid really knows his stuff, and doesn't care if he makes a sale...

as far as any equipment you may want to keep, I would give a good vingar cleaning, They will come out like brand new. That should be ok until you set up again. The tanks, it is hit and miss, my 180 sat empty for two years before I bought it, then empty another 9 months. I never had a...

the way I understand it, the K rating doesn't effect the strenght of the light exactly. . You have the lighting spectrum, it goes from very yellowish, like your 5500K or 6500K, to whiter like the 10K, little more bluer is the 14 and 15K, and then the bluer yet is the 20K. So picture the light...

I kind of think your LFS told you those would be fine, because they figured you would buy them from him and the anemone. Thus two sells. Your anemone will stay alive for a little while, maybe a month, two or six. But don't mistake staying alive, for thriving.Unless the water is bad, the...

I will tell you a conversation I heard while at a LFS just a little while back. I normaly don't deal with this guy because he is a total creep!! But I needed some dry goods, and didn't feel like driving 40 miles just to get a few things. While in there talking to one of the kids that work...

I would say get him out and back to the Live Fish Store, but it may be to late already. If your tank has only been set up for a week, it is very unlikely that it has gone thru a complete cycle already. And then adding your live rock, there was probley some dieoff on the rock (from...

When I set up my first tank, I had and arrowcrab for about a week. Then one morning I came in to find him sitting on a rock eating my fire shrimp. I don't spend $35.00 on lunch for anyone or anything. He had to go. He was very easy to catch, too busy munching on the fire shrimp to care what...

I would not risk it either, You can put the anemone where you think it should go. But in the end the anemone goes where it wants to. Alot of anemones like to be in the sand where they can bury its foot deep and latch onto the glass on the bottom. They have nice little T-5 and some MH setups...

your salinity should be 1.025, You should pick up some tests, it is something you should do regularly. Whenever you have a problem, we need to know what your levels are. Saying levels are good doesn't really help us help you. I've been to LFS stores that use tap water, and thinks nothing of...

Is you LFS testing for ALK, calcuim, salinity. ph, on top of the amonia, nitrates, and nitrites. If you are having trouble keeping snails, then your salinity is probley off. As suggested before, don't trust your LFS 100%. They are in business to make money, your money. and too many don't care...