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having 20 years of freshwater tropical under my belt i have to say that the cycle in a freshwater tank isnt nearly as bad as a saltwater tank if there even is one at all... there is no live rock, no nothing to cause a cycle so the only ammonia in the tank is coming from the fish you are cycling...

no im really not... i run topless, even though i have a custom cut lexan lid... also the case it is in has venting holes on top and i havent attached the front yet... add to that the fact that my AC keeps my room at like 64 when i leave it on for more than an hour or so and it stays between...

no aggression other than the pairing playing that they do... its pretty awesome actually.. there is a thread on RC (if the search ever works) where it explains the behavior so you dont get scared.. so far so good..in fact the big one actually showed the submissive move to the little one after...

it is a torch and i wouldnt mind at all.. give it a month or so for the new heads to seperate fully and id gladly get a trade going on... its already doubled in size since i got it...

here he is...

MY JUVI ONYX IS HERE... TODAY IS A GOOD DAY... PICS TO COME..

^^ that also might explain the slight loss of color, im sure the zoaxanthelia affect the color seeing as most corals are almost see-through..

really you only need about 1 lb per gallon.. thats the general rule of thumb..

cant... i live in a residence hall.. nowhere to put it.. lol... plus wayyyy too expencive.. thats why i got a 5 gallon. i can move it if the power is going to be out more than a day... walmart sometimes carries them...

^^ someone didnt read all the wya to the end.. sorry sadie, i know how that can be... i had to give away my oscars after they outgrew their tank and it sucked..

battery operated air pumps to keep water moving... water changes regularly (every couple of hours depending on temps) should be fine without lights for a day or so, heat may be an issue depending on how hot it gets in your house without AC.. can you tell i have some experience with this...

there is an option there for a 50 or 70 watt metal halide for 39 dollars more... i suppose that might work, but you will need to get the appropriate bulb to get the right wavelengths

its going to have a hang on back overflow like the one on Melev's 29 gallon tank on his site... www.melevsreef.com someone is supposed to make it for me.. the 10 gallon is maybe a foot below the 5 gallon, not a lot.. but it is 4-5 feet to the left of it... if i notice it is not pumping...

you can get a new one at a decent price from the guy at illuming.com - hes got a 150 watt 14k setup for 185 shipped if u mention his RC thread.... thats where i got mine and im extremely satisfied with my growth since then..

so im not a newbie, but this is a newbie question... So i am setting up a 10 gallon fuge for my 5 gallon tank... lol crazy... i have it filled up 3/4 of the way with fresh saltwater, 10lbs of arag-alive agragonite, and one medium sized fiji liverock (about 4-5lbs)....i wanted to smash it...

i dose that in my display... the 10 gallon will get it too eventually.. the 10 gallon is actually a fuge/grow out tank for the 5.5... im hooking up a HOB overflow and running water between the two... so itll be around 13 gallons of water volume between the 2 and itll share everything.. i cant...

i treat with nano reef part A and B... 2 drops per gallon per day... and it has calcium, iodine, etc... they are growing, but a little too slowly for me... i noticed the torch was attacking them though, so they are pushed as far to the left side as possible now, and the torch has been moved and...

got some new LR for my fuge and look what came attached....

ditto what sadie said.. if they are in there for any lengthy period of time good luck adding any other fish or even catching them to get them out... they are mean and smart.. lol

maybe its just from that store... im sure if they were being discontinued all together we would have heard about it...