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Hi Anthony! Thanks for the welcome and comments. I have found Mike to be very helpful and agree he is a nice guy. I am looking forward to going back to get my first frags. I am holding out until after I get back from vacation in a few weeks.

Oh well then, it looks like I am back to 20%. On such a small tank it is the difference between 2 and 4 gallons, so either way it is really just one bucketful. I have and ro/di unit already, so I am good there. Too bad it takes so damn long to make water. Says it is rated for 100 gallons...

Thanks for the advice on feeding. I will go with that and see what happens. Also good to know about the water changes. Ten percent is easier than 20! Finally, my current tank is a 20 gallon high.

Sorry for the second post. I have a question about water changes. I have always been religious and a firm believer that they are critical - but that was based on my 40 years of freshwater experience. This is my first real saltwater tank. Do I do the same routine - 20% once a week? Also the...

Hello Again. Had a busy weekend with my tank. Went to see Mike in Parsippany and got about 18 pounds of live rock a dozen snails (I think Nerite - they have stubby conical shells) to get things going. Based on his advice - that the rock I bought has been in his system for awhile and was...

My first time starting a reef tank by myself. My daughter started and gave me a pico 2.5 gallon tank for my birthday a few months before Sandy, but I lost everything in the blackout that followed. Finally got my nerve up to start my own. So far I have filled the tank with water (have ro/di...