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I am just about ready to start adding specimins to my tank and form every post I have read aeveryone is talking about powerhead and protein skimmers. I have a 55 gal tank with 20 pounds of live sand, 40 pounds of live rock an emperor 400 pump and another slightly smaller pump that cam with the...

I have found myself in the same predicament as you since I am slo beginning my tank. Everyone I have talked to has told me that live sand is the best way to go since it provides a great breeding ground for your benefical bacteria. Also there are several fish and inverts that you can buy that...

I don't mean to probe into your personal life but I have a buddy who has a tank the same size as your and I am also looking for any advice I can get expecially from another OKIE. :)

Where are you from in Oklahoma????

I have just run a test of my ammonia and trites and trates and all of them can up at nearly perfect levels. My gravity is fine and for the past week to two weeks I have had 3 button polyps and several feather dusters living fine in my aquarium and they all have actually grown. I have also had...

I have a 55 gal tank with 2 hang on filters equipped. With the power head runnign I would think I have ample circulation in my tank. But on the top of my pwerhead there is a small hole in which I can place a hose to provide air to be pumped in with my power head. Do I need to run this extra...

The button polyps in my tank are still living despite my high ammonia and nitrite and nitrate levels, shouldn't they be dead. Also I have noticed a brown dust like substance gathering on my sand and on the tops of my live rock, what is this?ALso the visibility in my tank has begun to decrease...

My polyps didn't die, I guess reef rat was right, about a half hour after I posted my letter he stood back up and began feeding again. I was not purposly putting inverts in my aquarium since I figured they would die, I was just trying to add more live rock and they were attached to it.

I have just started my marine tank. I have an emperor 400 filter equipped with old media cylinders that are already bacteria filled. I also have another large filter running and a powerhead. My tank is 55 gallons equipped with about 40 pounds of live rock and 20 pounds of live sand. I have 2...

I just recently purchased 17 pounds of live rock that contained several button polpys. One of the polyps was rather large and an interesting addition to my aquarium. I have just begun the cycling process in my aquarium and my ammonia levels are still moderatly high. Just a few moments ago the...