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I'm just starting up a future 55gal reef tank with 110 lbs SD and 10 lbs LS. While I'm waiting to upgrade my ligts to PCs before I buy my LR, (which will take 2-3 months before I can get either) should I get a small cleaner crew to help the LS grminate the SD? or should I just wait and put the...

I was told by the LFS that Tropic Marin salt's best to use if you have LR/corals. I was going to get Instant Ocean. Which would you recommend for reef tanks? Also on (Tropic Marin Bio Calcium) Does this have all the calcium/Iodine you need for your LR, corals, etc? It said 1 scoop per gal a...

I'm just getting set up for a future reef tank and want to get my arsenal of supplies for potential problems 1st. Since algea is a common problem, what are the best additives to use that wont hurt the reef and it's critters? I heard the magnetic scrapers work wonders. Is this true and if they...

I'm just starting up a future 55gal reef tank with 110 lbs SD and 10 lbs LS. While I'm waiting to upgrade my ligts to PCs before I buy my LR, (which will take 2-3 months before I can get either) should I get a small cleaner crew to help the LS grminate the SD? or should I just wait and put the...

When I order my 60+ lbs of LR for my 55gal, can I get premium cured LR and have it be OK if I put it in while my tank is cycling? Will everything die on those rocks? If so, why get premium and not base? If I get premium and stuff dies, will it ever grow back? Will putting either cured or...

Please tell me if this is right and help answer a q. Just a last minute check.. When I set up my tank, I'm going to put 100lbs rinsed Southdown sand in first, fill up with reg tap water, mix in salt and additives, then let heat up and run with filter going for a few days, then put 20 lbs of LS...

SKIMMER: I was going to get my skimmer after my tank cycles because I thought you shouldn't use it while the tank's doing this. However, I just read that if you have LR you should skim like crazy while cycling. You do? Why? I wanted to wait to get my skimmer because I was still debating on...

I think I made a monumentally bad mistake. I'm getting ready to set up my tank and found out that I may have to wait. Here's my problem... Lights: I have 2 18in hoods that hold one reg fl bulb each. I thought I could get 50/50s to keep at least keep 60 lbs of LR alive in a 55gal tank...

While I was at the LFS, I was asking about additives to make your tap water safe and what's good to promote a heathy tank with LR, LS, and other critters. I'm told to use tap water conditioner- premixed with top off water. This removes Chlorine, Chloramine, Copper, Lead, and Zink. Is...

I'll be starting my 55 gal tank up soon. This will have 150lbs Southdown with 20lbs LS placed over that. That will be topped off with 50-80 lbs of LR. I'll be getting two 18in 50/50 lights. When do I need to get a cleaner crew, especially for the bad algea when it starts to form? What and how...

I'm starting up my tank this weekend! Here's my q: I want a 4in DLSB in my 55gal reef tank. From what I hear on this forum, that's great! My delema however, rests with the LFS people. They say my bed should be only 1/2 to 1in thick because the bacteria/critters only live in the top 1/2 inch...

Where oh where can I find these little suckers? Are two 1200s to much for my 55gal tank? I'll have mostly just LR anf LS for the first few months. After that, I plan on adding a just few little corals and maybe 3-4 small fish- don't know what type of corals/fish yet. (I'm also upgrading to a...

Thanks for all the advise you guys have given so far! I feel like I'm being a major burden asking all these qs. I do read you know, I've just got all these qs!! Anyway, I think having some pictures (not just diagrams)of various peoples tank setups (incl sumps)would do wonders. I'd like to see...

This may sound stupid, but is a deioniser a machine like a filter, or is it an additive? If it'sa machine, what do they go for? Can't you just use an additive to make tap water safe? (aside from adding salt of course) Thanks for the input!

Can someone please send me websites that have easy to understand DIY sump directions? Thanks!

What's the dif between a Denitifier and a Deioniser? This is going to sound stupid, but are both of these machines or additives? Aren't these both used to help "age" the replacement water making it safe before you dump it into the tank? I know the Denitrifier takes out phosphates, ammonia...

For those of you who have sucessfull sumps, can someone help me out and make some money in the process? Since you obviously way more knowlegable about sumps, could I pay you for the supplies and labor to make me one? If you tell me what type and size container to get, I'll get that to minimize...

I'm sooooo happy!!! I told you I'd find someone else with Home Depot snubbing me the way they did! The Dover, NH Agway (an animal feed store) heard about my delema and within minutes, changed her order that she made a few days ago to SD sand for ME! One pallet of this will come in this Friday...

What's the dif between a Denitifier and a Deioniser? This is going to sound stupid, but are both of these machines or additives? Aren't these both used to help "age" the replacement water making it safe before you dump it into the tank? I know the Denitrifier takes out phosphates, ammonia...

I want a Berlin turbo skimmer for a 100 gal tank. Shouldn't the rating for the skimmer be for a 100 gal if I have a LR reef and a LDSB? It should only be double the tank rating for a FO tank right?