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I also got the TDS meter. Probably not 100% necessary, but nice information to have.

If it's already cured LR, you need at least *some* biological matter to break down...

Well, I am a beginner at this. But here is some information provided to me by an enthusiast I really respect - who I think really seems to know his stuff. This was the reason I did what I did: I'm not raising this as a point of contention, because as it has been mentioned so many times on...

I'll take some in the next day or so. And I would like to make a quickie clarification. I didn't reject your advice or john and dawn. I am keeping the carbon packs in the filter, so chemical filtration continues. Additionally, I am saving the foam pads, and may indeed run them from time to...

Oh and my strategy is to not do any changes until my water stabilizes, FWIW.

Get some biological matter in the tank to get that cycle going. I had a lot of different advice, just like you. (You have to learn how to filter responses on internet forums... what I do is count the number of responses - the one that comes back most frequently is the one I go with, though...

Plus check out this really wierd looking worm. I found it buried deep in the coral. My wife called it a "Penis Worm" cause of the little helmet-looking thing, my guess is that is some sort of burrowing device or possibly its mouth, which is one reason I didn't futz with it too much. I put...

I was even able to pack the slide where the floss used to go. Turns out the frame for that sponge held live rock just fine.

Took the bio rings and the floss... OUT, and put the live rock IN. :) Sweet!

As a starter who is having issues with water from the tap... take my advice and buy the RO/DI water. If I had, I would be a lot farther along and would have far fewer issues that I still need to fix. That, and buy an RO/DI filter. I ordered mine yesterday. In the grand scheme of things, they...

I tested my water again this morning, and I am still concerned about the pH level. While I thought my tap water pH was actually high (which had me confused as to why it would now be low), I actually tested it straight from the tap as well, and turns out it is low. (7.6) I have managed to...

Follow up question... in order to get the damsel out, I am literally going to have to take the tank apart. Is the potential problem truly worth that degree of effort? Just had to ask. After all, the CUC is going to need food soon, right? And really, it was a very small fish. Less than an inch...

Thanks J&D, I will look into that species.

Skip... just so ya know, I *was* listening... I bought one. However, it didn't come with temperature correction tables, and I don't have a beaker for it, so my readings with it are probably about the same as wth the deep six.

Sorry... "CUC" ?? Can't find an abbreviation definition.

Yeah I saw that in the phishy package... the sea cucumbers in a newly established tank didn't sound like a super idea to me, but what do I know, I'm just a noob. :) I *do* want a banded coral shrimp... can I make him the crew boss or should I wait?

There really isn't much shrimp. It's probably comparable to the fish. Maybe a bit less. I got a really small one. :)

Here's a critter question... Based on my lighting, can I please PLEASE PLEASE keep hammer coral? I used to have one of these in my old tank way back when and it was beautiful. As memory serves, the clownfish even snuggled into it just as if it were an anemone...

I have read a bunch of threads on this forum dealing with choosing the "cleaning crew" which will be the first animals I place in the tank after it finishes cycling. There are a lot of conversation beginnings, but no follow-ups. i.e., I can't tell what worked and what didn't work. Since this...

Yeah, so I am discovering. However, I turned the two aqua-clear heads down, and moved the wavemaker to the top. I think it will be okay. I got a little carried away, but I got my information from this board. I think it will work out.