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I think I'm gonna go get a couple at the LFS tonight, just to be #badass. The hidden reef had some golds the last time i was there.

If you add more than you need there aren't any negative effects. Here's the BRS calculator. I don't know how accurate it is. http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/reef-calculator. BRS page says to replace carbon every two weeks.

That's actually normal. There's a lag time between the ammonia dropping and nitrites being produced. It takes time between the bacteria absorbing the ammonia and the nitrite bi-products that follows. It shouldn't take more than a week.

There are outfits in California that sell live rock that is immediately harvested from Pacific reefs like Indonesia and Fiji and that rock will have the most normally occurring and diverse life from those regions. If you like the look of Gulf rock there are outfits in Florida, like Tampa Bay...

The vast majority of folks I know change it every 30 days. I haven't read what the science is on that - how long it takes to exhaust carbon - it's probably worth looking into. I'm sure the company's that sell it have a spin.

I don't think it matters from a functional point, which means you can't go wrong either way. I'd put it in the config that's most aesthetically pleasing to your eye - if there is a distinction.

Just hang in there, you're good. The nitrate turn goes quickly so you're still within the parameters. Every cycle is different.

I've found that the straight yellow, the straight blue and the blue yellow tails have mostly peaceful personalities in our experience. We haven't kept any of the black and white varieties.

I was just thinking that in the old days, being for me the 90s and then for a bit of the new century, the majority of folks cycled their tanks with damsels and as a result kept damsels in their tanks. We have at least two damsels in each of our tanks, and in fact have a pair of yellow tails...

Wow Lostinthe dark I love people in this hobby that know what's best and aren't afraid to be derogatory about it, cool

Thanks a lot for the offer.:listening_headphone I need a 55 standard footprint to fit it, it's a built in space.

think i found one, possibly

I'm looking for a 55 gallon with side panels that aren't tempered and can be drilled. It doesn't have to be perfect. I figure someone has one that's lying around. There may be a sticker on the underside that says whether the glass is tempered. If the sticker says that just the bottom panel...

I've been testing a wp-25 on a 55 gallon and a wp-40 on a 90 gallon. I like a lot of turbulence. I'm finding that they are both doing an adequate jobs in thoe sized tanks - I'm running them at full blast in Wave 1 mode - but I kind of wish each one had a bit more power. So I put the wp-40 in...

If you want to put two damsels in there to run the cycle I'll take them from you it's done if you don't want them.

It's dead rock now, so it needs to be cured before putting into a running system, or it can be used to cycle a new system. If you put it in a system after that's done it's suggested you should mix it with live rock. If you succeed in getting good live rock that has diverse life apart from...

You're fortunate that your still planning and have options. IMO the system water should be at least double the capacity of the display tank. It's good to plan the display tank around the sump and fuges rather than the other way around. It's similar to farmers first building the barn before...

Once you get re-settled, get a UPS and run a heater and powerhead through it. This has saved our system several times from breakers kicking off.

The stock tanks are 48" x 32" so they wouldn't fit under. I have two, one on top of the other with 2 feet of space above each.

I'd suggest at minimum two 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank piped together, one as the sump the other as a fuge.