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I have a blue damsel, I was about to add more fish but I was waiting to make sure the damsel would live? Do you suggest investing in the ca and alk tests?

It is only 2 months old...this is my first tank, I have not tested for Ca or alk, my lfs told me I only needed to test for Ammonia, Nitrit and Nitrate and pH.(This does not surprise me they have dupped me many times in the last 2 months) I just finished cycling. I have Nitrate at 20 and the rest 0.

I just checked my levels and my pH dropped from 8.2 to 7.8 in two days!!! What can I do to get in back up???

You should only have one mexican turbo for every 20 gallons. I nstead of having that many MT get one of them and about 10-15 of the smaller snails. I ahve a 20 gallon and that is waht I have right now and they are doing a great job. Also I have 10-15 blue legged hermits which help quite a bit.

Wow, you got an awesome deal!!!! Good luck!!

Originally Posted by seannmelly Lighting depends all on what kind of corals you want to keep. I don't believe there is such a thing as "purple" lighting. If you went with power compacts, you would have day light bulbs(which are white) and actinic bulbs(which are blue) Okay so I am VERY new...

I was thinking about making my tank a reef tank and the lfs was talking about lighting and prices in which I understood nothing they said. I know I heard purple lighting and that the one with the purple light was the best....and it is $200.00 for a 20 gallon tank???? What should I look for in...

thanks for the help...

If the hermits did die do I need to take out the dead one because I can't find them or would the live ones take care of it? I did a 10% water change this morning...forgot to mention it above...how long should I wait to test the water again?

clowns do swim funny, they are quite entertaining to watch but I do belive they need a friend. Ever since I got my second one they have not left eachothers side.

We started our tank about 2 months ago. It is 20 gallons, 8 pounds of live rock, filter and protein skimmer. We tested our water weekly for the first 4 weeks and by the 4th week it had seemed to have cycled, I had .25-.50 ammonia which then by the fourth week had gone to zero as did my nitrite...

oh and how soon can I add an emerald crab???

I have a 20 gallon tank that has only had the fish in it about three weeks. I have two false perculas, purple pseudochromis and a blue damsel. I also have 10 blue legged hermit crabs and one mexican turbo snail. How soon until I can add a cleaner shrimp? How soon for a starfish?

Thanks, i am really new at this. I check compatability and all of them are the same size and he is the only one of his shape. I read that there should only be one of his type. Well I hope he does well, he is beautiful.

a little over 36 hours. not long at all.

I have a 20 gallon tank and am very new to fish let alone saltwater fish. I had a blue damsel first as my guinea pig to make sure my water was safe. He survived and did great I then added two false percula clowns and a purple pseudochromis. The clowns are doing great and the blue damsel is also...