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What esle do I need for my saltwater tank2007-11-24 23:41:34

I have a 55 gal, fish only tank 1/2 full of live rock. I have 260watt power compct light (blue/flurecant). For fish I have 2 ocilarius clowns, 1 clown trigger, 1 niger trigger, 1 yellow tang, and 1 neon gobby. I also have 2 sand sifting stars, 1 chocolate chip starfish. some turbo snails, a holloween hermit crab, and 2 emeral crabs. I have live sand. I have a fluval 303 filter and 2 power heads. Is there anything else I need to get to imporve the water quality of my tank?

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if you can afford it get on ebay and get a complete overflow system with protein skimmer. the skimmer is very important for your inverts. and the overflow filter is imo the best filter you can get. watch your inverts with you clown trigger they are by far my fave. but nice (somewhat) when small but turn into monsters as they grow and a clown trigger GROWS. if you dont have any get some blueleg or scarlet reef crabs. arrow crabs are awesome for your live rock but your triggers will think there awesome as well.

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salt!

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first - how long have you had the tank up and going? any problems? we have had 3 salt water tanks in our house. i would suggest some kind of chemical balance - we had to do alot of research and ask questions to get what we needed - each tank has its own set of problems - check with a fish specialty store - the major ones - like petsmart are unreliable resources - to our experience. Plus - I can't think of the name off hand but there is a "food" you give the live rock - my husband would know - it is his baby - it is a liquid chemical it help it grow!

Good luck and ALWAYS ask lots of questions to who ever you ask - everyone has their own way of doing it - find one that works for you ad good luck!!

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live rocks? u need good lighting and chiller.