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Just say NO to Damsels. They are evil lil jerks and once you wanna add something else, it will just kill it. You're better off just to let it cycle with the LR only.

This is why I have never gotten into the all-in-ones. I really like my peicemeal 10 gal.. This is mainly bc if something goes to heck in a handbasket, I can just replace the problem peice and not figure out what to do with everything while I'm doing the returning tank and waiting for the new...

konp- have you given "the kid" cyclopeeze yet? It's great fun... my fish and inverts flip the heck out over the stuff. Just get a smidge sliced off the block and use a dropper to add tank water to it. Then feed the kids from the dropper. It's funny... they go pretty nuts.

I keep mine at about 1.026. By what I've read, 1.024-1.028 is the best range for coral bearing tanks. FOWLR can handle a bit lower. For a 29 gal. tank, weekly WC's would be great. You will probably find you can push it longer. I would be testing your water regularly to determine how...

I think that you're off to a good start. As far as stocking goes, I think a green clown goby http://www.reefpedia.com/index.php/Green_Clown_Goby or a yellow clown goby http://www.aquahobby.com/marine/e_Gobiodon_okinawae.php would be good. Also, hermits would be fun. And of course you'll...

What size is the tank?

Just ignore it for now. Keep up with your WC's and if it lasts more than 2 weeks, you might not have enough flow. Otherwise, remain calm, it's just doing it's thing. And be prepared for some cyano (red slimey stuff) after that till everything stabilizes. If you see cyano, up your flow to...

So, would you go with a fixture or DIY a canopy, etc...

gonna be a 20L. The corals are zoas, mushrooms, GSP, Yellow Colony Polyp, a hammer, and a chili. Currently I have a Coralife Quatt 96W on my 10gal. but the bulbs lose spectrum after like 6 months, so I want something else. I've been looking at going to T-5 HO's 4-24W setups with half 10K...

I dunno bout that. Have you ever tried crochet? How about darning? Bc if it pulled, you'd have to darn it... and I'm not doing that for sure.

I think the cost depends on what you plan on keeping. I don't use a PS and when I tried it, it didn't really pull out much. I would highly recommend making an HOB fuge with an Aqua Tech 30-60 from Walmart. I think it cost about $30. And then the Koralia powerhead I have had on my 10 for...

I have the small CF on my 5 gal. hex nano. It's ok for zoas and mushrooms. And the GSP seems happy too. Anything more needy and you'll probably need to swap it out.

I still haven't replaced the skimmer... goodness grad school is taking a lot of time. I'm lucky if I get my water made and WC's done every 2 weeks right now. Anyone wanna do my accounting HW for me? As far as this tank goes... the green hair has somewhat overthrown the tank governance...

not bad looking.

A good gift for that friend you have that REFUSES to do WC's.

Another choice is the Coralife 20 watt 50/50 CF. I modded my hex-5 hood to hold it, so I think you could do the same with a standard 5 hood.

Biggest question is how long has the tank been up and running. If for 2-12 months, then it's normal. Increase flow and it will probably go away with regular WC's.

Decent clean up crew. But be careful with the hermits. Some types are notorious snail killers. Also, you might add some nassarius snails or something like that to keep the sand turned a bit.

Being an owner of multiple hexes that have been SW converted at one time or another, I also suggest getting a standard 10 gal. at Wally world. Hexes are nice for their footprint and with a FW tank, they can be workable, but they are darn challenging to get into to fix coral placements, or just...

Samman, crushed coral can cause nitrate issues later on, keep an eye out. Chas, I would say you moved rather quickly from setup to fish. It might work out, it might not. It depends on how long the rock had been curing at the LFS. Mine cures the rock for weeks b4 selling it and I live close...