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OK, I do have a variety of corals, only zoas and soft though. Should i move them down in the tank at all? And i keep my actinics on for 10 and 12ks on for 8. What should i start my new lighting schedule at?

CHanging from a 4x60w PC fixture to a 2x250w MH and 4x54w T5 fixture today and wanted to know if there is anything special i have to do, rather than just simply swapping and turning them on?

Whats the best way of getting rid of CYano Bacteria? Im starting to turn out the lights for a few days, see if that helps. My skimmer gets pretty nasty after only 3 days, if that has any relation. Just need to find the source of the problem and need some pointers.

what if i took a powerhead out of the main tank and put it in the QT for 7 days, do they need a light at all? Also, what about feeding them?

Ya its been set up for about 8-9 weeks now. Nitrates were at 5 or 10. phosphates were also low around 0. going to test again tomorrow. Also is it fine to put the clowns in a 5 gallon bucket of saltwater with no light? And should i add the antibiotic to the QT bucket?

Did two fresh water dips each at 3 mins, parasites came off in the FW, and the clowns are looking great. One has calm way down and the other is still kinda freaking out. Tried feeding them with some brine shrimp and garlic, but they didn;t seem to want any. Was feeding them dried pellet food for the first 3 days, oops, didn't know any better. Likely this was the cause, which made their skin not as resilient?

Ok. What about my second procedure for the clowns? Sound reasonable?

How do I get rid of it?

also, is this good algae? Coralline?

Ok so these are the only fish in my tank. Rose City told me to do a fresh water dip, for 4 minutes, gave me malachite green to put in my small container for the duration of the fresh water dip, and then said to put them back in my main tank as they are the only fish. Does this sound right? plan B: what if i fresh water dipped them, put them in a quarantine tank thats 1.021 in salinity a little lower than 1.023 and do a 25% water change in the display tank, add some malachite green to the main tank, then place them back in the main tank. Does this sound better?

Noticed some white spots and bumps on my clownfish this morning and one of them has moved out of his normal spot and is now more towards the surface of the water by the powerhead. is this ich? what should i do?

Have had some live rock in the fuge for awhile now, and figured it's time to put some macroalgae's in there. What kind's do i need, and where can i get some?

thought i would share a night pic of the tank with the old actinics on. Notice our "heart" cave. Think it looks pretty good for a first tank. And notice the clowns in their spot on the left which they never leave.

bump, $175!

is this a type of anemone that a clown would host? or is it just a mushroom? Im confused

Noticed some of my soft corals expelling some sort of purple stringy stuff. what does it mean? if anything...

wow thanks for all the suggestions! Looks like im gonna try to get a Wrasse next week sometime.

Could i get both a lawnmower blenny, and midas? Also, its either a yellow tang or blue hippo, right? not both? I think my next fish would be some sort of wrasse, so i could watch it zip around the rocks. Should i let the Clownfish settle in a little more before adding another fish?

Hmm interesting that MANY people have tangs in even there 25-30 gallon tanks, and no reported problems. And its also interesting to find them in 55g in most stores.

i eventually want to have a 150-200g in the next few years.

I have a 55g tank.

Does anyone have a few suggestions as to a few fish who complement eachothers behavioral patterns? Also, am interested in some fish that "zip" around the tank and are quick, clowns get boring. Maybe a fish that likes to occupy darker areas such as the cave i created with some live rock. So really just some entertaining fish.

Its the APL kit, i think its APL or some other three letter acronym starting with an A, id have to look. I just have all soft corals and a few mushrooms

I keep testing my Phosphate at around 0.5 ppm and Nitrate at either 5.0 or 10.0 ppm (If im reading it correctly). Are these values acceptable?

Selling my lighting fixture (http://www.bigalsonline.com/productDetailsPage.mtw?productId=10112001) Asking $200.