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    Good idea or bad idea?

    Hello everyone! I am in the process of starting a reef tank, I've been doing tons of research on an affordable way to start. Someone on craigslist is offering a 40 gallon cube tank, with the sump, equipment, coral and live rock for 400. He is selling an entire 1700 dollar system for 400. Does...
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    Fish ID

    Hey everyone! I just got back from a trip in cancun, and I had the opportunity to go snorkeling in Akumal, which if you don't know is a large and beautiful beach with a reef not so far off. I found 2 fish that I could not ID, I have checked websites and local museums in the Akumal area, but...
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    Quarantine procedure. Good or bad?

    Hello everyone! I am new to reefing and im in the process of cycling a 75 gallon. As soon as i see all the parameters are okay, ill start adding fish and coral, but first i was wondering if my quarantine procedure was okay or if it needed work. The quarantine procedure is below: Buy fish Drip...
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    Trace elements and alkalinity...

    Hey everyone, So I have been planning the corals for my first reef, a 44 gallon custom tank. I was wondering if I would need to dose anything to keep my trace elements up. The corals will be the following SPS & LPS Montipora undata Purple and green hammer coral Soft Corals Kenya tree Pulsing...
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    Hello!

    Hello everyone! I am a teen Chicago aquarist (on this site with my parents approval). I am new to the forum and hoping it will provide information. I have been keeping freshwater tanks for a few years now, and think its time to get a reef! Sometime in the summer ill be getting a 29 biocube, so...
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