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how would you advise I start stocking the tank ? I was of the thinking of starting with hardy shrooms, polyps, soft corals etc . Could you provide a sketchy time line.. of how to go about stocking/upgrading ? viz.Improve lighting, water flow now. Buy a kit to test alakalinity .. start...

I just set up my first tank, a 20G nano that is in its second week of cycling. My salinity,temp, pH are OK, but ammonia is around 0.5ppm and nitrates are around 10 (mg/L?). I do not have a power head and have 2 35watt CFL spiral bulbls. I have a cluster of red mushrooms on my live rock, which...

I have 2 35watt halogen bulbs. Do you think the red slime is algae too ? Also would you say I need a power head?

Re: My first saltwater setup[ pics in picassa] I am having trouble adding pics. Here is the link to my picassa album. If someone can tell me what sort of shrooms and anemones I have. And what is the green and red covering on my rocks, I would be most thankful...

Can not add pics Hello Mods ... How do I add pics to gallery? Why can I not add pics uploaded in picassa ? Please delete the last 2 posts.

Mnat, that store is kind of far from me, but thanks again for the input. Why would you say that rock in a store is better than the rock from a private hobbyist ? I am not doubting your judgement, just curious to know the thought process. Also what do you keep in your aquarium ? I am planning...

Does anyone know if the powersweep power head is would be adequate ? The hobbyist I bought my LR from had an old hydor nano for sale, I really liked the low wattage and the magnetic attaching mechanism. How much water flow should I aim for? Called up aquatic obsessions and they said they would...

Thanks again for the many suggestions. I will contact aquatic obsessions once they open. I got my self around 18 more pounds of LR [ adding upto a total of 23 pounds in my tank] from a hobbyist in Bergen county following a craigslist advert. [Will post pictures later]. Some of it had a red...

Thanks for the inputs. The tap water filter was an attempt at cutting down cost of buying RO water. Here's a list of things it would filter out. My filter is in the last column: http://www.purwater.com/manuals/PUR_Filter_Comparison.pdf I really want to add Live Rock. Would you know of an LFS...

After 3 yrs of 3 aquariums in fresh water, I have decided to try my hand in Saltwater. My 20G became available and that's where I have setup shop and I have tonnes of newbie questions. But first I would want to ask if something needs to be done to my setup. Equipment Tank Size: 20 Gallon Age...