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My water has finally gotten to perfect conditions! It's been a Long Cycle... pH 8.2 - SG 1.0235 - Nitrates 0ppm - Nitrites 0ppm - Ammonia 0ppm I went to my LFS to get the pair of black clowns I had been wanting since I started my tank and have them test my water as well. The kid working there...

I have an API SW Master Test Kit, which really doesn't test everything needed to monitor & maintain a healthy reef. It only tests High Range pH (7.6-8.8 or so) Nitrates, Nitrites & Ammonia. I have trouble reading the color charts vs. the color of the liquid in the test tube. Direct Sunlight...

I am planning on picking up a pair of black clownfish (I don't know the species' Latin Name) and my tank is far to new to even attempt an anemone. What would be a few different types of soft corals that the clowns will host? I don't trust the LFS enough to buy what they recommend... They just...

Let me start off by saying, I am NO EXPERT. I am new to Salt-Water. I had a LOT of questions about starting a SW Reef Tank and the kind folks here were Extremely helpful! I condensed many of my questions/answers & other things I have learned so far into this post. This thread is intended to...

Okay. I have a 125 gallon tank w/ a 30 gal Sump. I have filled it with 100-110 lbs of dry rock, filled it with RODI then added my Instant Ocean Salt to get 1.020 Specific Gravity, then added 120 pounds of dry sand, after the cloudiness of the water cleared up from adding the sand, I added 2...

I washed my Dry Rock in the bathtub with the Hand-Held Shower Spray head that has a hose on it so I could rinse them really well. I spent about 5 minutes spraying each rock from all angles. I used warm to hot water to rinse them off. I had a ton of fine powder & debris in the bottom of the...

I bought a 125g Tank & stand from a friend for $150. It has a *can't think of the name* DooHickey to create a current in the water, a Filstar XP4 (which I just bought new filter media for ($103), I didn't want to use old stuff that was in it despite his assurances that it would be ok... The tank...