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I have a 55g FOWLR setup with about 70 lbs of LR that's been established for about 2 years now. I have the original lighting that came with my tank....i'm pretty sure they're just cheap florescent lights. My question is, what coral/anemones can I have without upgrading my light?

I think it's aiptasia but not like other pics I've seen online and in other tanks. If I stick anything close to any of these creatures...they retreat back into the live rock...but the pic with the longer tree-root lookin thing...the root doesn't move, just the harry somethin that comes out of...

I have a 55g that's been established for over a year now, with 2 percs, a clean shrimp and a chromis. I had a diamond goby that was bigger than normal i'd say, about 4 inches and ate constantly! Well my diamond goby died about 2 weeks ago...i'm guessing due to lack of food. With this sleep...

1st Question: Does all forms of lifeform need to be acclimated into a new tank? I'm about to buy some turbo and mexican turbo snails for my 55g. I heard that i wouldn't need to acclimate because the snails can take in water whenever they want to vs. a fish that's always breathing in water...

I just got a USED Kent Maxxima 4 Stage RO/DI unit from a friend only to find out that I don't have the faucet adapter and one of the 3 glass canisters has been broken off the unit. It also doesn't have the pressure guage or purity monitor which new models come standard with. What is necessary...

i have 1 false perc with a blue/green chromis and a diamond goby with a cleaner shrimp in my 55g that has been up for atleast 8 months. I bought a regal tang about 4 or 5 months ago that had ich that infected my false perc...so they both died b4 i could use hyposalinity on them. My question...

Without listing all my parameters(cuz i'm lazy) if I have 1 false perc clownfish that has been in my 55g for atleast 6 months but his mate died about 2 months ago....is it okay to put another false perc clownfish in with the survivor or will there be trouble? Thanks

Do you need to have a refractometer to do hyposalinity or is it okay to use my plastic hydrometer to test salinity?

My 55g has been up and well for about 4 or 5 months now. I have 2 false perc clowns, 4 chromis, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 diamond watchman goby and 2 emerald grabs and 6 turbo snails. All the fish BUT the regal tang has been in the tank for atleast a month to a month and a half with no problems of...

Came home from porking the.....anyway I saw my cleaner shrimp chillen as usual on one rock, I look behind the tank to see how much my new goby has moved the sand around and I see....another shrimp!!! :thinking: They shed i'm guessing! How often will they shed and should I take it out or...

It looks like it could be black algae of some sort but nothing on the hitchhiker sticky looked anything like this. I can list my parameters of the tank if necessary. thanks

Today I'm going to get some hermits and snails possibly a cleaner shrimp for my 55g for cleanup. What inverts do you recommend for a 2 month(maybe 3) old tank? Right now I have 2 false perc clowns, nothing else. What steps should I take to introduce inverts to the tank. Is it the same for...

I've read the emperor angel "needs" a 100g home to live in. I have a 55g with about 75 lbs of LR with 2 false perc clowns. Will an emperor be a waste of money or is there a good chance for an emperor to do well in your opinion? thanks all! Oh and I'd get the smallest one possible once i was in...

I'm interested in getting some nicer/stronger light for my 55g. I can't afford MH and I've heard good things about power compacts. Right now I have 2 24" canopy lids that came with lights that just don't do the tank justice. The theme for the tank is Fish Only With Live Rock but i'd like to...

Which do you think is more essential for a 55g FOWLR(fish only with live rock) and why do you think one is more important?

I have an Advantage 2000+ UV Sterlizer, fresh outta the box that doesn't seem to be working. I read the instructions as carefully as possible as it says, "After all connections have been made, turn pump on. Well....I sure as hell don't see anything to "turn on" it has a freagin power...

ordering first pair of clowns in the next few days. what recommendations can you guys/gals give me for helping the fish adapt to their new 55g FOWLR home? I know how to "float" the fish in the bags for atleast 20 mins before introducing them to the tank. I need to leave lights off for a...

Used the shrimp to cycle my 55g, it looked like a shrimp for about 4 or 5 days.....exploded into a cacoon-lookin ball and now has almost completely vasished. Is it okay to leave the very little remains in the tank for my first fish or should I discard the remains? It will be a FOWLR tank. :)...

while cycling...will there be any effect from not keeping my salinity around 1.024? since i'm doing water changes every couple of days it seems like i'm just wasting salt. would it be okay just make sure I have stable salinity b4 having any livestock?

i've read almost every water thread on this site and don't remember reading anyone having an established tank using brita water or water that originally was outta the tap and used a water filter of some sort on their tank. If there's very little difference in distilled and spring water I...