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Thanks, This is great information , cycling for marine is a bit more involved then FW (which I am used to). I really love using live rock, it is really neat seeing all the little "critters" that come with it. Almost as interesting as the fish themselves.

Am setting up my first S/W tank, and am considering my stocking options. Can 4 ocellaris be kept in a 55g? I want to get two black/white, and two regular. If I buy them as all juveniles, will they typically form two pairs at each end of the tank, or will I just end up with 1 female and three...

I'm one of the new people who might get confused. ( and that was before the urine talk) I'm not confused about the cycle, it is the LR that gets me. Is "cured" LR meant to be used in established tanks, and "uncured" in new setups? If I am setting up a new tank (soft cycle), should I get...

Thanks again everyone. Will look into bumping up to a 75. I'm sure I'll be posting some more questions as I start to buy equipment and get things setup.

I'm not sure how to filter it. Was thinking just a HOT skimmer and live rock/ power heads. Been reading that canister/wet dry cause problems in the long run and it is better to "K.I.S.S." Am also kicking around a sump. Not sure which way to go. Any input would be great

A quick question about set up. Again I think I'll am suffering information overload about setting up the new tank. I am planning on just the live rock, substrate, a few good power heads and a heater. Is there any other equipment you can suggest as necessary? ( I would like to keep it simple)...

Thanks for all your advice. One of the reasons my son wants to try marine, is we spent about 20 mins watching small hermits and some shrimp just crawling around the rocks in the tank at a local doctors office. He didn't even really care about the fish. So I really want to keep the hermits. I...

First lets start with the Bioload we want. This will all be stuffed into a standard 55 gallon glass tank. Around 80-90 lbs of live rock 4 x farm raised False Percula clowns (Amphiprion ocellaris) 1 x Royal Gramma (Gramma loreto) 5 x Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni) 5 x Blueleg Hermit...

Hello, I am a freshwater veteran, however I have not kept seriously in about 10 years. Now my son is starting to get me back into the hobby. We are going to try a saltwater FOWLR tank. (with some inverts) I have been reading thru all the great posts and advice on this and other sites, and to...