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dennis thanks for the idea but i aint looking to spend a grand on lights..im sure there great but i can do without the clams if thats what i need...can anyone else come up with a cheaper solution? thanks

thanks reef..so u r basically saying i might as well upgrade if i want a healthy reef tank?man i wish i still had my 125...i feel like im so limited with a 55..but ill make the best of it and imsure there is alot i can do with it..i thought it would be cheaper to maintain but a 125 fowlr is def...

u dont need a fish u just need something to create waste and fish poop is waste..but u can also use cocktail shrimp to make that waste..i guess if u have enough lr the die off creates waste..but my rock was from my old tank and the rock has been out of water for about a week so i dont think its...

i love the hawaiian black..a lfs always had one but he was huge and cost an arm and a leg..but if u have a dark trigger already then u might wanna mix it up a little bit...tough decision. good luck

i know that water isnt good enough to cycle a tank but i just got it to help start things out..like i said the last tank i had was a 125 and im not sure how i cycled it but i had it running great for about 3 years with no problems..so i know something about the hobby..just never had a small...

hey i have a 12gal nano that im setting up this week..i use to have it for small seahorses but i moved and had to give them back..but im ready to set it up again..it is a nano cube..i just tested the pump and it broke so im ordering a new pump for it..is an 80gph pump good enough for a 12 gal...

hey lion crazz..i once had a fuzzy lion..they are really cool..are they reef safe?

also i never was able to get any inverts so im pretty new to them too..what should i get? how many snails and hermit crabs? maybe a small starfish and some shrimp? i really like the porcelain crabs. How long should i wait to get them? After the cycle is done?Thaks alot to eveyone who helps.

ok cool thanks..i will check them out...yeah im not getting any coral or anything delicate for a few months..im gonna make sure im fully cycled and stabilized before i get anything like that..im in no rush..i always had agressive large tanks..not to sure what to get for a 55gal community...

ok thanks thats all i needed to know..well not really., I have no experience in lighting so can someone help me out with the bare minimum(cheapest) lighting i need for an anenome and maybe a clam and some coral. Like what wattage do i need? I have a 55gal tank..THanks alot

do anenomes need special lighting? I have a flourescent fixture can i buy a certain tube for them or do i need MH? Thanks.. PS i dont have an anemome yet so dont worry, just trying to get some info before i buy.

ok cool..how many cocktail shrimp needed for a 55 gal?

Hi i have had a 125 gal tank for a few years but recently moved and just set up a 55gallon today. I have about 30lbs of LR from my old tank and about 50lbs of ls(the bagged kind). I used some of that cycled water u buy at the store also..I forget how i cycled my 125 but i think i just had large...

thanks..i actually have been a member here for years but moved about 6 months ago and had to get rid of my 125gal due to the weight of it cause i moved to a condo on the 7th floor.so i setup a 55gal. And i forgot my username and since then have a new email so i had to get a new account here...

Hi i have had many FOWLR tanks in my life but never had anything that required special lighting. I would like to have some coral and maybe clams or something. I have a 55gal tank that i just started today. I have a flourescent fixture is there any bulbs i can get to use for corals or do i need a...