need any chemicals in new reef tank?

[gabbys125reef]

I am setting up my 125 gal reef tank (please see my sig. below) Do I need any chemicals in it to operate correctly? Everything is reading ok by testing. How do I make my live rock purple?

 

[q]

To get coraline algea (purple rocks)you need to have calcium and the proper alk levels. You should be checking these levels allready as you are putting together a reef tank.
Looks like a good set-up. I would like to see a pic of your lights if you can get them on the web.

 

[burnnspy]

I recommend getting rid of all pads and filter media from the canister before it turns into a nitrate factory.
BurnNSpy

 

[gabbys125reef]

man is this an expensive hobby. Just got back from the pet shop and spent $350 on 3 SMALL corals and a bunch of chemicals and testers. a few crabs and a starfish all for the sand to be mixed up.
burn, please explain what you mean that I should remove from my filter to avoid nitrates.
thanks!

 

[donna2933]

I use Mark Weiss Reef Vital DNA to add more coraline algae to my rock and it works great. Have been using it for about 2 years.
Donna

 

[cruzan277]

You should try to get your corals aquacultured, in other words raised in an aquarium, there alott hardier there is one place I ordered 12 and they sent me 16 because the messed up my order(did not ship on day specified) My corals are doing great and I am new to reef tanks. All polyps are extending to the sky. I am not sure whether i can put urls on this site so if your interested just say so and I can email you url. Also might save you some money. There about $11.00 a piece plus shipping.

 

[generik]

cruzan,
I didn't see your email address anywhere, maybe I am blind
please email me info about the aquacultured coral, I don;t my LFS takes that into consideration. I had to explain what a skimmer was to them yesterday.

 

[gabbys125reef]

please send me the site my email is 1gabby@charter.net
I really need to know what corals to add with a relatively new tank set up

 

[jimlssc24]

Cruzan277,
Can you Give me you e-mail address so that you can give me the URL of were you got your corals.
Thanks Jim

 

[burnnspy]

Gabby, check out my website for basic reef
info.
Its explains in detail my knowledge on filters also.
BurnNSpy