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  1. melaniecm

    Newbie in need of direction

    1. Get a sump or refuguim (sp?). What's the difference??? a sump is where you can put equipment like skimmers and heaters in and add some extra water body and filtration and a refugium is basicly to grow plants and pods undisturbed but also adds extra water body and bio filtration, if im not...
  2. melaniecm

    Anemone

    it depends on which clownfish you have, i have a pair of ocellaris clownfish hosting in a bubbletip anemone which has survived a couple mistakes in my tank. this is a list of clownfish and their host anemones: http://www.aquariumresource.com/clownfish.php
  3. melaniecm

    What is cycling?

    I wrote a step by step aquarium setup guide that includes cycling, it should help you out: http://www.aquariumresource.com/setupguide.php
  4. melaniecm

    live rock??

    live rock is usually used to start a nitrogen cycle in new tanks, im assuming yours is new? i wrote a step by step setup guide, maybe itll help: http://www.aquariumresource.com/setupguide.php if your tank isnt new then yes, it has to be cured before you put it in there unless your tank is...
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    simple lightning questions

    to put it simply: 1. actinic lights are said to promote photosynthesis in corals, they're really not necessary as far as i know, but they make your tank lights a more appealing colour. 2. i beleive nm stands for nanometer
  6. melaniecm

    Brand New to Saltwater, Have a few questions! Thanks

    ive got some simple info on my site: http://aquariumresource.com/?nr=0 id just post it here but theres a few diff pages lol, it covers step by step basic setup and supplies without having too many words.. should help you out!
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