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General question... What should I have in my 110 gallon tank to make sure it stays healthy. One web site recommended the following: 25 Scarlet Hermit Crabs 45 Mexican Turbo Snails or Margarita Snails 65 Dwarf Red Tip Hermit or Dwarf Zebra Hawaiian Hermit That sounds like A LOT of creatures...!!!

Ok here's the update. I brought the rocks that I bought from SWF to my local fish place and they told me that they should be fine to put in the tank. Reasons (1) They didn't smell (2) It was a new tank so it would just cycle the tank... In they went - the only thing I should have done more...

Well...here's what I got. The sand came in double heavy duty plastic bags. It had water - just enough to keep everything wet. The rocks - well - they also came in double plastic bags and they also were "wet". Just a bit of water sloshing around to keep them wet. My concern is that there are...

I got an Email from SWF who said that I should be fine just putting them in....I'm sure they say that because if everything get's screwed up I can always buy new stuff from them....hahaha..(joking)

Well thanks all for the quick and thorough responses. Rock comes in a few days - keep my fingers crossed. Let's see if I can get a reef tank working in this concrete jungle.... Thanks...!

All, I have read conflicting advice on this board about live rock. Some people say it must be cured in a trash can, heater, etc...others say you can put it right in. I have a new 110 gallon reef tank (about a week old) with 100 pounds of rock that I purchased with the tank. I ordered more rock...