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Diatoms are usually the result of silicates in the water you're using. Do you use RO/DI for water changes and top-offs? If so, then keep up the good work. If not, then strongly consider buying an RO unit or purchasing RO/DO from a place like Wal-Mart. Diatoms are normal, but poor water quality...

wait until your tank has fully cycled (ammonia = 0, nitrites = 0). by the sound of your numbers, this could take about 2-3 more weeks at least. then perform a 20% water change to reduce your high nitrates. it may take a while for the nitrates to come down...you may have to do a series of 10-15%...

So, the nitrogen cycle runs like this: ammonia --> nitrite --> nitrate. The goal of the initial cycle when setting up a new tank (reef tank in my case) is to grow up enough nitrifying bacteria to deal with the ammonia that is introduced to the tank via fish waste or decaying food. How do you...

Anyone have a 36" Orbit Power Compact light fixture for sale?? E-mail at mjd0717@yahoo.com

I am upgrading my current tank up to a reef tank. Tank size is 29gal. Does anyone use this lighting?... 2x65 Watt Current USA PowerCompact Orbit Fixture. Another option is the Coralife 96w Power Compact. The price for both seems good...and a power compact is what I want. I'm looking to keep some...

I have a fully cycled 29gal reef tank with 25 lbs of live rock...now i'm looking to start to add some organisms. I want to hold off on fish for a little while so i'm thinking of purchasing 10 turbo snails, 10 emerald crabs, a cleaner shrimp, and some hermit crabs. Is this a good move? What is...

Thanks everyone for your input. Greatly appreciated!!

Do you recommend that I put down more sand? Or is 2.5" enough?

I am about to put my first LR into my 29gal tank. For the time being, I am ordering 50lbs. Besides propping the base rocks up on PVC (or something similar) about my sand bed (~2.5"), any suggestions on arrangement of the LR to maximize its effectiveness and beauty?

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How should crabs, snails, and stars be fed? Do they require special feeding?

I'm interested in breeding clownfish. I have a 30g established tank with no fish (live rock and invert only). I'd like my first fish to be mating clowns. Any suggestions on where to purchase clownfish and if it's possible to buy an established pair of clowns? There are so many vendors (online...

OK sweet thanks...do you recommend purchasing the live rock from this site? And once I get it, does live rock require acclimation? - i have read contradicting things about this.

Originally Posted by Dogstar ??????? size of tank ? water RO/DI or tap ? Lights, MH PC VHO ? Watts ? PH gph ? filter Type sump, hot ? sand LR how much ? Is it cycled ? 30 gal tap water vho 110W not sure about gph canister filter not cycled yet

My next step was going to be live rock...how much is recommended for a 30 gal? i know patience is key so most likely I will test the ammonia to assess the biological filtration?

I am a beginner building a small reef. From what I've read, I have all the necessary equipment. On a site like this, I figured people would enjoy telling me how to start. I don't like just following the formula given in a book or two...I'd like to get input from real people. So, I've got the...

I am a beginner building a small reef. From what I've read, I have all the necessary equipment. On a site like this, I figured people would enjoy telling me how to start. I don't like just following the formula given in a book or two...I'd like to get input from real people. So, I've got the...