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My first creature I put in my tank is a flame scallop. He happily found his spot and anchored himself to a rock. Today I bought a horseshoe crab. He wandered over towards my scallop and the scallop started clapping, I thought the horseshoe was done for. He somehow managed to get away...

Added a single blue chromis to my 55g today, along with 10 turbo snails and 10 blue legged hermits. VERY excited about my first fish, but hoping he warms up to the tank soon. He hid all day long behind my largest rock, and I came home after class tonight to find him tucked away in a nice...

So I met up with a guy today to get red of my Anemone, and he had a nice bag of Xenia Elongata cuttings for me. They are a beautiful purple/blue/green and they wave in the current like you wouldn't believe. I'm very excited! My only concern is.....how long do they usually take to "grab hold"...

Yesterday a good friend of mine got very angry with his powerful anemone. The little guy ate a few of his "pride & joy" fish. He decided he didn't want it, and quarantined it to his fuge. Then he called me. My tank has been setup for a few months now, and I recently added a flame scallop...

Hey everybody! :mrgreen: I haven't logged on in awhile, due to school and work and the day-to-day bs that we're all too familiar with. But I've finally had some time to work on my tank! And last night while I was browsing Facebook, I saw a post by my buddy who was offering up two red flame...

Long story short, I am new to the hobby and just got a 55gal that is under construction as reef tank. I bought a Tek Light 4x54w grow light for it. My single concern with this is my location. I live in South FL......A lot of bad things go on down here. A LOT. The local sheriff's office...

How much sand is too much sand? I had around 25 lbs of live sand in my 55 gal and it was by no means enough. I added 40 lbs of Bio-Activ Live Aragonite yesterday but some of my rocks are almost completely buried, and if I turn on my powerhead the whole sand bed starts kicking up and...

to a 55gal that is already full of water. No fish/corals as of now, just live sand & live rock. But I need more sand. Can I add a bag of CaribSea Live Aragonite Sand? If so, do I just unplug my powerhead & skimmer and pour it on in? Trying to think of the best way to do it. EDIT...

Alright so a little background info... I've had this tank setup for about 2-3 weeks now. It's a 55 gal and my first saltwater tank. Right now I've got live sand, about ~30 lbs of dry rock and a 5 lb piece of live rock to seed, and an AquaTop CP-12 Powerhead @ 1,321 gph. (I know I need much...

:sfish: Well, not exactly a new one. I picked up a used CPR BakPak 2 today for $50. It has the stock pump (for now) which is a Rio+ 600......should that be sufficient in a 55 gal? I just got it a few minutes ago but I'm busy all day until class so I'll be setting it up tonight. It looks...

:frustrat: My 55 gal has been cycling for about two weeks now, I filled it with pre-mixed saltwater from the LFS and started with 30 lbs of live rock. (I'm waiting on my job to re-open it's doors so I'm strapped for cash right now which is why I just wanted to seed all the rock I had with a...

Bit the bullet today and ordered the Sunlight Supply 48" Tek Light [4x54w] It's going on my 55 gal and I am really excited for it to get here! Will post pics and a review :D

So I got rid of my Deep Blue SolarMax H.E. 2 for about $50...... Time for a new light for my 55 gal. My price range is <$350 and I've been looking at two in particular. -The first is a Sunlight Supply Tek 48 inch, 4x54w T5 fixture. No bulbs included. -The second is a Deep Blue...

Just a quick briefing... About a week ago I bought a 55 gallon tank, stand, t-5, powerhead, and canister filter in a package deal that included live sand & live rock and a jug with 5 gallons of saltwater. For about the past 3 days I've had around 5 gallons of saltwater sitting in the tank...

Reef Octopus BH-2000 -Hang-on-Back -Rated for 125 gal. -500 gph pump (external) My current setup is a 55 gallon FOWLR setup (predator tank)......I have no fish yet but I'm cycling my water. I want the best pump money can buy. The goal here is to keep the tank as clean as possible. Any...

I recently bought a package deal and it came with live sand. The sand has been removed from water for 2 days now but is still very, very moist. I just cleaned the tank and I'm getting ready to fill w/ saltwater. Should I reuse the live sand (along with my live rock) or throw some new sand in...

Let's say, theoretically, that I have a 240 gallon tank. I go out in the Atlantic and catch myself a juvenile Florida Spiny Lobster. Keep him alive in my livewell on the boat. Carefully transport him to shore. Will he survive in my tank?

Hello all, I'm new to this site & also new to the hobby of saltwater tanks. Just today I decided to buy myself a 55 gallon aquarium, a cascade pump, a powerhead, and a light/moonlight. I got everything as a package deal used (about 2 months old.) I am going to pick it up tomorrow and I am...

I'm new to this site & new to the hobby. I've currently got a 20 gal long (30 in. by 12 in. by 12 in.) that I'm preparing to set up a live reef in. Just introducing myself :D