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Originally Posted by PhoenixFla The key elements in the cycle are Ammonia and Nitrites. Both are quite toxic to fish. Once your tank is cycled the Ammonia will be converted to Nitrites and then Nitrites to Nitrates. If there is any Ammonia or Nitrites then there should be no fish. Hubby is...

Originally Posted by PhoenixFla did you purchase "live sand" No. Should we have?

Originally Posted by ruaround water perameter... Amonia, NitrIte, NitrAte, pH, specific gravity or salinity turnover is how many gallons per hour are your powerheads and mechanical filtration moving... Oh, OK. Well, as far as the perameter, hubby does all that testing. He stays on top of it...

I'm guessing the LFS stands for "Live Fish Store"?

Originally Posted by ruaround how old is the tank??? - Brand new. Set it up last weekend. Added Cronis and Hermit Crabs 2 days ago. what type of lighting??? - 15 watt hood light what are the corals??? - purple mushroom coral and star polyps what are your water perameters??? - Not sure what...

My husband and I have just started our new saltwater aquarium (20 gal high) with 3 green cronis and 3 hermit crabs (added 2 days ago). Obviously, still cycling. We also have a couple of live rocks. Base is crushed coral and sand. Someone has offered to give us some purple mushroom coral and...