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Hey guys. Things have been going great. I've had no casualties from my CUC yet (knock on wood), and the clowns I picked up two weeks ago are sweet as well! I've picked up a few frags over the past couple of weeks, including some zoas, a Euphyllia frag, and a candy cane. What I came to ask you...

The bulbs aren't even a year old yet. I'm going to try dosing 1/8 tsp. K2SO4 more often now and see if that helps. Does it matter exactly how even the 1/8 tsp. is I'm measuring out? Because I think I might be dosing more than that whenever I do 1/8.. but that wouldn't cause my plants to be...

55 Gallon tank, lights are sitting right on top. I'm having issues with all my plants in terms of growth rate. The only one I'm having success with is the Red Tiger Lotus surprisingly... my substrate is eco-complete. I'm using dry ferts: 3x a week Plantex CSM+B, and 3x a week 1/2 tsp. KNO3 +...

Hi, I've noticed that my plants have been growing rather strangely. Some are fantastic but others are growing with holes in them while others aren't growing at all. I've recently purchased HC to try out, and it's been dying off the past few days. But why? I have a 4 bulb T5 fixture. 2x54w 6700k...

Hey guys. I think I'm going to add a pair of clownfish today. I want a pair, and I read that clownfish can sex-change? If this is true, can I just get two clownfish from the store and they'll definitely pair up?

Can I start dosing calcium to promote some coralline algae growth and prepare my tank for some corals in a few weeks?

Well, I went to my LFS yesterday and watched them check my water for me with the true API saltwater tests. Ammonia read zero and nitrite did too, with only a small trace of nitrate. I had a feeling something was wrong with MY tests when I did them, because there wouldn't be ammonia if there's...

Hello, my water test results from today are: Ammonia .25ppm, Nitrite 0ppm, Nitrate 0-5ppm: I couldn't decide on this one. The orange color on that test was so faint and close to yellow (0ppm) I had to put it as in between. Phosphate was 0ppm, pH was 8.4 and the salinity was 1.022. What do I do...

Also, since my calcium is at a pretty low level, can I start dosing additives or will it affect the kH too much? I'm not sure about what to do there.

My lights came in today. They're pretty sweet. My question is how should I run the timer? I'm thinking 12pm-10pm actinic, 1pm-9pm 10000K, and then 10pm-2am LED. Is this a good idea or should the 10000k be the first bulbs to turn on? Please give me some input on this. Also, still haven't had a...

I'm going to say around a day. They are really sensitive fish.

Nope :P Haven't had an algae bloom. Is that something I should be concerned about? My first fish will definitely be a pair of Clowns.

Awesome. When would I be able to add some fish?

So when I check my water tomorrow and I have 0 ammonia and nitrites I can change some of my water? Does that mean the cycle is done then?

Alright. Where am I in my cycle though? How much longer is it going to be? What do you think about the brown algae bloom not happening yet?

Hey there. My tank has been up and running for about two weeks now. I took some readings last week (1/16) and they were: pH 8.2, Nitrate 0, Phosphate 0.5, Calcium 180, Ammonia .5, kH 10 degrees (179), Salinity 1.023. I also took some today: pH 8.4, Nitrate 5, Phosphate 0, Calcium 200, Ammonia...

Would this work with the 24" AquaticLife Fixture?

Gotcha :) As for the HOB filter I have, should I run it without the carbon as the tank is cycling? I don't think this filter has any cartridges for something other than carbon so it would be fine if it's just used for flow? I'm not sure what I have to do for that.

Why exactly can I not add the sand first? Is the Coralife a not-so-good fixture because it doesn't have individual reflectors? I have the exact same AquaticLife but the 48 inch version and planted tank bulbs. The light from it is great. I guess since you pointed that one out to me that would be...

Well I went to the story yesterday and got a few things to get me started. I bought 2 bags of sand, reef crystals salt, and some RO/DI water. I'm going to get the sand and water in either today or tomorrow. Can I just mix the salt water in the tank since there's nothing in it yet? Saturday I'm...