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Help - bought fire angel Thursday and this morning it was laying on it's side on the bottom of tank. Water conditions are okay. There are no outward signs of infection, injury, etc. Up until this morning it has been swimming around - even ate a little the first day. Any suggestions on what I can do?

I have 55 gallon started June 15 with 35 lbs live rock. I was gone for 7 days and I'm wondering if I could have missed the cycling. I tested before I left and NH4 was .25, Nitrite was 0. When I returned, Nitrite was 3.0, NH4 0, and Nitrate 40. Did I miss the NH4 and Nitrite spikes while I was...

I have all the test kits except calcium. Already have a protein skimmer - Red Sea Prizm. For lights, right now I just have what came with the tank. I know I'll need to purchase a lighting system for corals - I'm looking into that now and I'm sure I'll have questions about that!! Thanks again.

Thanks, all. I looked at hirocks - nice option. I also looked at article on building own rocks - my husband would get into that. What would you recommend as far as the initial clean-up crew?

Hi everyone. Just set-up my 55 gallon tank. Want a reef tank. I have 35 lbs of cured live rock added last Thursday. I've done a lot of reading/research and am confused - lot's of opinions out there!! First, should I be running my protein skimmer? Should I be doing major water changes during this...