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nitrates must be EXTREAMLY HIGH to do any sort of damage like he said check everything, including alkalinity and calcium. If your alkalinity and calcium is low then your fish will die all the time. Everytime you change the water you lower the alkalinity and calcium so remember to add more

Originally Posted by puffer32 and the CC isn't reef safe. Hope this helps i learned that the hard way, $200 bucks in coral down ze drain

Originally Posted by psusocr1 there alot of time and money but nothign beats the look on people faces when they see it... and when people say" wow i never knew they made a fish tank that big"! i never did know they made them that big rofl. i only have 2 150s so thats just as good as yours =P

I dont have a backing because mine was made for it to be seen at all angles

Originally Posted by puffer32 What is your lighting? Most hard corals, especially sps need MH or T5's. also how are your alkalinity and calcium levels

I just use soft water. Im waiting for me to get a cover before i use R/O the reason is, it evaporates 1.5 gallons a day =((

Its very simple. Its like molting, when there old crown gets too clogged/damaged/old then it drops it off then closes its tunnel so it can be protected until it grows a new crown

I just buy it. Because I tryed doing it my self and it was VERY VERY VERY percise. Plus I forgot to add more alkalinity.

Originally Posted by onyxclown clowns are fairly easy!!!! so i hear there easy if you can get them to lay eggs. If I were you go for mollies. YES I KNOW THEY ARE FRESH WATER but If you accilmate for 3 hours of slowly adding saltwater it will do fine

I would make sure that the tank isnt tempered glass because if it is the enitre thing WILL shatter. So make sure its not

for 300 a minimal of $2500 For the tank stand filter and skimmers lights ECT costed my friend $3600 not includeing any sand, fish, live rock

Originally Posted by XoXoX Yes, thats whats making it go crazy. I'd just let it go, it will calm down (as long as you don't add anymore stress coat). You could do a water change if it really bothered you, but I wouldn't. Do you have RO/DI or are you using tap water? Um no, thats how the protien...

What kind of research (if any) have you done?? First off your suppose to wash the sand and if its live sand DONT WASH IT. Because that kills the bacteria making it dead sand =)). Your suppose to put the sand THEN the water. Not the water first.

Depends on you. If you have a bad filter 1 inch a gallon If you have an adverage filter 2 inches a gallon if you buy a good filter (ones made for 75-100 gal tanks) 3 inches per gallon. If your going to go 3 inches per gallon then I suggest you do weekly water checks and every 2 weeks do a 25%...

Iv raised shrimps before. How does this work? 1. Turn off fliter (duh) 2. use my brine shrimp net and catch as many cleaner shrimps as possible 3. Try feeding the other fish (I only have 6 other fish so eating wont be too much of a problem) The part I need help with is where do I put the srimp...

I have a choclate chip. They are very very hardy. And if you would like I can give you mine for free because im making it a reef tank. So if you want it please pm me

Originally Posted by xDave Maybe he's just trying to help. most likly.

Ok I got a 2 month old reef tank. And Iv got half of the reccomended cleaning crew and half the amount of live rock needed. It is a 150 gal. tank. I bought a cleaner shrimp and when I got home I notice she had A TON of little greenish white eggs. WHAT DO I DO?? What short of breeding holder...

turns in the corner fines and cleans VERRRY GOOD. But if you dont use glass make sure you dont hit the sand because if the sand gets stuck on the mag float it will scratch

Sorry to hear that somthing simlar happend to me, I moved my fish to a diffrent tank (forgot to aclimate them...duh) and within 2 minuites i lost 113 fish quit tanks for a year then decided to start a 150 saltwater and a 55 freshwater