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The test solution is the same but cards are different, Ammonia test does look cloudy with salt water.

Thanks all. Went to nslfs today came home with, 3 white tulip snails, 10 nassarius, 4 conchs, and 1 astria. came so close to getting a sand siffiting star fish but was able to resisit. Fish still eating good, water test still good, alge still doing real good. Have also ordered two M/J 1200 to...

Sent my daughter after some snails this am, Has luck would have it owner left for vacation, grandmother running store, did not know any snails I had on list, many snails there she just said she was to old and did not care to learn the trade. tomorrow I will go to a not so local store and see if...

yau'll are great. Maybe tomorrow I can send someone to pick-up some snails if not I will go myself. Know telling what I will come home with, will try to restrain,, can't promise

So maybe tomorrow 5 or 10 snails would be OK?

Thank Biff as always your knowledge is most welcome. What do you think I should get as a cleaning crew? When should I think about adding additions? I try to not be impatient but it's hard to wait.

Feeding frozen brine shrimp, all ate good today, firefish seem a little shy but seem to be coming out of hiding as time passes. What else do I need to take care of these fish? I just want to do the best that I can do with what I have.

Thanks all!! I like for lights to be on, just don't want to over do it. As of yet all I have In the tank is live rock and live sand and three fish I brought home from a lfs last night, 2 firefish, and 1 Scoffer Blenny. Water Test look good, amonia =0 nitrite=0 nitrate=5ppm. I hate to admit but I...

I added live rock to my tank over a week ago looks good alot of cool stuff growing on it. I was just wondering how many hours per day should the lights stay on? Right now I run them 6 hours. Thanks.

Thanks all! As of yet all I have is base rock in tank. Skimmer on the way. Live rock and sand near future. So I get my s/g to desired level 1.025-1.026 and maintaine that level with good fresh water for evaperation, and salt water for water changes?

I know that this is a basic question but I am still a newbie. I added salt to my newly set-up tank, about two weeks now. When getting close to filling the tank S/G low added another cup salt S/G out of range. Since then I have added several gallons of make-up fresh water still the salt content...

Thanks yau'll are great! BTW I just recieved and installed a t5 retfo fit to the canopy, looks great, real bright. Unfortuntly I ordered two but only one would fit. How much light is needed for live rock? How many hours per day? How long should I wait before adding criters? So many ??? and so...

Thanks Yote I will look them up, thats about 90 mins from me but could be worth the drive. Also how hard is it to cure uncured rock? Would a plastic container such as a new stoarge bin on the back pourch with a power head work? Salt water of course. Hope I don't ask to many basic questions, but...

Thanks for the advice. I live close to Atlanta if anyone has any suggestions on a good FS.:Cheers:

Thanks All. I understand a little more now. I was also wondering if it would be wise to to purchase sand/live rock online, and if so any recomendations on a good vender. My LFS's seem somewhat limited on there resourceses. At any rate it will be a couple of weeks before I will be ready to make...

Thanks I wasn't sure if the store was trying to make a sell are if this was really the best for my tank:Cheers:

I am starting a thirty gallon reef tank. I was wondering, how deep the sand bed should be. and if I should add sand and live rock at the same time? I am planning on useing about 25 lbs base rock, and and about 30 lbs live rock, with a live sand substrate, The person at the LFS said that I should...

Thanks as always your experience and input is most welcome. The coralife super skimmer seems like it would best fit my budget. With so many brands and and adds out there it is hard for a newbie like myself to make the right choice. I do want good equipment, at the best value. Thanks, Mark.

T5s sounds like the way to go. Thanks for your replys. I think that I will get two retro fit kits from marine depot. The tank is 36" long x 12" wide x 16"deep so two 36" kits should fit well in the canopy. Also need a good protien skimmer would prefer one to mount in sump. The sump is 17x9x8"...

I am planing on buying lights for a 30 gallon in the near future. I was leaning toward an aqualife 150watt metal hilide, 130 watt cf, moon light combo. I have heard some good things about the T5s and I am thinking why not? What are the pros and cons? This is my first saltwater tank and I plan on...