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I would start out with the FO at first but with a twist. Add about a pound of live rock to every 5 gals. of water, it will help maintain water quality, and provide a natural food source for many of the fish you might keep. If you plan to go reef put agronite sand on the bottom at 1-1 1/2 lbs...

If you are using good live rock you will not want to disturb the substrate much if at all because there will be so much life introduced from your rock that they will keep it clean. You may want to add hermit crabs or a fish that will keep the top free of detritus. A good hardy fish for that is...

From what i have read there is one speacies that eats corals. They range in size from about 1/2" to more than a foot. Most are benign and actually good for your sand bed. If you really want to get rid of them crabs and shrimp are good but if your tank is not over stocked and you can aand one or...

Let us see a 75 gal. tank try 10-15 lbs. to activate a sand bed that is 1-1 1/2" deep.

Has anyone ever used Kent salt and lost most if not all your fish? At the prompting of the owner of a lfs I switched from instant ocean to Kent, and wtih in three water changes over the next month and a half all the fish except one (yellow coris) died. They all displayed the same symptoms, a...

I have read that flowerpot corals might have a need for iron, so you may want to try an additive with iron in it. Also you may want to look at www.garf.org they have lots of info on the care and propagation of many different corals. Good Luck!