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Yes as you have read my 180 is up and running!!!! It has been a long journey but it is finally over! I had to wait for our new room to be ready, and for my sump/fuge to get built, now all is hooked up and the raw shrimp is in!!!! Now all I need to do is wait for the cycle more waiting. But that...

Just getting some frustration out, along with asking for a little advice. I have been beating my head against the wall trying to figure out a good stock list. want to go reef but I am wondering now if that is best. Everytime I think have figured out a good combo of inverts or fish, nope won't...

I was wondering if I should add chaeto to my fuge for the inittial set up, or after the cycle?

Looking for live rock/sand, and or chaeto. the farthest I am willing to drive is Largo. I also have a 55gallon tank stand, and canopy(no tank it is now a sump/fuge) for sale to best offer, or trade. It is a light oak stand. I will post pics soon. Also for fresh water I have an air pump, and...

I am going to put all base rock in my tank and cycle with a shrimp. When the tank cycles and finishes I want to add live rock that is cured already. So the question is after I add the rock how long should I wait until I add the CUC, or can I add all at the same time?

I was looking at the 20g tank kits in Wal Mart and was wondering if the filters that come with them will do well for a QT tank. It looks like everything is for fresh water just not sure. If I should buy seperate, what filter would be best to use? Also how strong of a powerhead should I use if...

Hey Joe! Hope all is well for you on this Memorial day. I asked you earlier about the bleach method, just wondering how long it should soak for, a day or two, or more? Thanks!

I was wondering if it is possibe to cycle with just base rock and live sand, and then add live rock after the tank is cycled, so that I can preserve the hitch hikers on the live rock. I have aragonite sand and I may put a deep sand bed in the fuge, can I put a thin base of aragonite and then a...

I have 200lbs of base rock, it has sat in a box on a shelf for several years, needless to say there is no algae, nothing at all on it. Should this be safe to just spray off to get the dust off, and put in the tank, or should I bleach it? If bleaching shoukd be done how much bleach should I use...

I am about to mix my first ever batch of salt, and realized there are no instructions on how many cups per gallon to use. I bought the Tropic Marin Pro Reef. Does anyone use this brand that can tell me about how many cups per gallon to use to get 1.025 or 1.026? Thanks in advance for any info.

Well I am finally going to start my first fill up for my 180 , Just want to check an what is best for temperature before I continue, it will be a reef so I am not sure if that changes how high or low the temp should be. So what is the best temperature to stay at?

Just double checking on this because I am not building my sump/fuge, someone else is for me, and I want to make sure that they are doing this the right way. Where is the skimmer supposed to go, before or after the fuge? because I think they put it before the fuge. I may have a deep snad bed in...

Ok, I asked this in the newbie section and got one response (again thanks prime311) I need some more info on CUC and did not hear from anyone so I figured I would move my question here, so here we go... I was going to cycle my tank then add some clowns, then later after the it is more...

Well I asked this in the newbie section and got one answer (by the way thank you prime311 for your response) anyway I wanted some more info and needless to say no responses, so I figured I would move it here, so here we go... I want to get a false perc. or 2 for my first fish. I was not sure if...

Well I wanted to run this by you all to see waht is best, I am on a trip right now but as soon as I get back I hope to set my tank in motion . My sump fuge should be finished and as long as my Uncle has the time I should be able to get things going within 2 weeks (hopefully less). So here is the...

Weil I was thinking about purchasing some live rock form this site later on and I was reading the hitch hicker ID forum, and not so sure about live rock anymore. I saw the post on the Cirolanid Isopods, and that freaked me out. I looked them up on google and found this guy who had captured or...

I am going to be using a sump/fuge that is a converted 55 gallon tank. My question is what is best to use in the fuge, and should I break up some live rock to use where I would normaly put bioballs in the sump, and if so it would need to be lighted correct? should I put a whole live rock in the...

I looked on the live rock live sand section on this web site and it told me for a 1" sand bed I need 70lbs of sand, my lfs told me that seems too small of an amount for a 180. I bought 80 lbs of aragonite and when I read that it says 1lb per gallon. So what is the prefered depth I am not going...

Like the title says I have a 180 and it will be a reef tank, I was going to use 2 powerheads one on each side of the tank, question is, should I use more and what size powerhead is best for this set up? Also what are the good brands to use?

Can you mix salt in the D/T when you fill up the first time?