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I have been told on here that it is 8-10 times an hour you want to turn over the water in your tank. SO for a 55 it would be 550. Don't forget to look at the pump because there is flow rate loss for every so far vertical you go. Good Luck.

I am new to this and not sure. How long did you wait between your amonia being zero and adding fish? Is there any die off on the rock? what is your ph and ak? Are any of your fish sick? I am hoping a shark will jum in and help you out here. Good luck and keep us up to date

Alot of people have battary powered air pumps for back up. you can use an ups for power back up or a generator. I am new to this so I am sure others will have better opinions. As for two pumps as a back up I haven't heard anyone say anything about it but I am sure someone on here has one and...

Turn Over should be 8-10 times an hour. I use the Bio-Rocker and I like it. So your pump should be a min of 1250 gph that is figuring for loss as the water is pushed vertical. On the pump it should show loss for height. Hope it helps. If i am wrong someone will correct me. But that is what I...

The Consiqensist Marine Aquarist by Robert Fenner is a great book. I would also have to agree a smaller tank is harder to take care of and limits you on the type of fish you can have. Alot of the more colorful fish get big and need a big tank. On average it is one inch of fish for every three...

I know everyone on here say Anemones are hard to get to thrive in home tanks. They take alot of light. What type of VHO? How many total watts? What type of bulbs? How much are you looking to spend? I believe you are going to get varing opinions on the lighting issue. Alot are going to suggest MH...

Awsome!! Great way to hide those stands. Congrats...

Shipping would cost you a fortune for a tank. You could use that money towards a new tank. I heard there in NY the classifieds have a ton of tanks. You can look online too. Try searching for selling aquarium. Have you looked at your local LFS? Or have you looked into building your own? Just my...

I use it on my tank and no carbon. I have not needed to replace it yet. it has only been two weeks. just remember to rinse it good otherwise your tank will look like coffee. I rinsed mine well but saw someones tank who didnt ouch.

Depends on the type of corals you want to keep. You can diy hood fairly easy. Try a search at google for diy hood. Also look around here there are some older posts with links to other peoples sites on here that have done diy hoods. Someone with a 55 gal that has done a hood help him out here. As...

Depends on the type of tank you want. do you want an all glass tank or a plywood tank with a glass front. do a search at google for DIY aquariums. you will find everything out there plus try searching these forums and you will find alot. there are alot of ifs to your question so the more info...

From what people have told me you want to turn your water over 8-10X an hour. So a min of 550 gph but you have to look at your pump to see the loss for vertical height and figure that in. But sounds like you have the right idea. I am sure a shark will jump in and correct me if I am wrong or back...

Longer and shallow is always better easier for circulation and lighting also I have heard lots of people on here who have tried the hex tanks complain about getting lighting to fit. Lighting is very important with a reef tank I have learned that over and over again as i read and with my own...

Most people on here will tell you to go with a straight LS setup but is the CC what they call argonite in otherwords is it as fine as sand. If so and the fact it has been setup for a year it is live. to an extent a shark will be better to explain the differences. If you go with LS it is really...

What about the heat of the lights being that close together? Curious because I am building a light fixture for inside my hood and was only going to go with 4 72" URI VHO 50/50 lights but if I can fit more all the better would like 6 or 8 if i can. I have 24 inches to work with.

That sounds about right to me. I mean it does not have to be done all at once but i figured if I am going to do it i am going to do it right the first time.

I know i paid up to $10 a # for some of mine. But i was giving her a break if she bought 700# then they might have given her a good deal.

Think of it this way.. 700#s LR @ $3=$2100 now we know if she doesnt want anything to do with it she paid more cause she contracted the lfs to set it up and most lfs charge at least $1 a gallon for setup. glass or acrylic. she probully didnt shop around she just hired someone to do it. I mean...

Cool idea definatly post some pics sounds great...

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