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thanks everybody got to go for now.

lordofthereef Ive got the same problem here, there is one local lfs that handles sw and reefs,I could ask four people the same question and get four different answers.

lordofthereef , where are you from?

Thanks broomer. I only have one small damsel,two small polyps, one piece of live rock about 2 or 3 months old and one about 3 weeks old. Does live rock need to cycle? also having trouble finding a test kit for phosphates.

this is real stupid , but what screen do i hang out at to read my replies faster I seem to have to keep going back and forth from the message board to my posted topic to see replies.

Hey lord of the reef, I from small town monmouth county near Asbury Park

Thanks Hondo, the tank has been running since september,started out for fish only,everything perfect till one of my kids decided to feed them one day. Had to dump everything and start over, one damsel and rock survived (I think).The rock started growing tube worms on 40 watts of light. the lfs...

thanks, I think i have the tests covered I am getting a little bit of amonia and working on getting the calcium higher. how fast can i raise calcium and how often can i change the water for the ammonia problem?

I think i figured out that my tank is growing lots of greenish,brownish hair algea.Its all over the crushed coral bottom, and started taking over the live rock that i have. How do I get rid of it?

salinity is about1.021 don't know about calcium,phosphates and alkalinity currently i'm not using a power head but do own one. where should I place it in the tank?and what is a dsb anyway?

thanks for the reply. tank was set up for fish in august. the tank has cycled. water quality ph 8,ammonia 0,nitrites 0,nitrates about 25

I have a 55 gal.tank,about 20 lbs. of live rock, a smart light-135 watts,blue & white bulbs,berlin skimmer,air pump operated and an eheim power filter. water quality is fine one small damsel. just added polyps the other day,looked great first day but not since.do polyps need food? since I got...