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I have been been making my own food for years. Use whatever you can find as long as it is fresh. Clams, mussels, shrimp, fish fillet, nori, pellets, and anything else I have around. Your biggest thing to learn is when to add what to get the size food you would like. For what you pay for a...
seems like you are off and running, just take it slow (as by your thread doesn’t seem like you have a problem with that LOl)
Add a couple fish slowly. Do you have a quarantine tank? If not you should set one up. As for test kits that’s a pretty personal choice everyone has there own preference...
I have been using reef crystals for years and I haven’t seen any salt related problems.
I believe the only difference between IO and RC is the alk and cal is higher in RC