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    I was told a really long time ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, "before you take on a project or hobby you should read everything you can get hands on". I recommend you read at least a few books on reef keeping and salt water aquariums before you get too far into this hobby. Here is a thread I started to figure out good books to read. http://www.wamas.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=21553 I have found that it is wise and less expensive to learn from others experiences and mistakes. This is particularly true with the expense portion, I have recently change my sump and pumps in order to account for a poor design that did not consider microbubbles created from fast and turbulent flow in the sump. I was very disappointed to say the least. Also, I started my tank just 6 months ago and I still consider my tank young. Your tank is still in an initial cycle period. This is a very important period of time for your tank. The reason for this is that your tank is a small ecosystem that requires both "oxygen using" aerobic and "non oxygen using" anaerobic bacteria to control waste products called ammonia, nitrite, and nitrates. These substances must be removed from the water since ammonia, nitrites, and only HIGH levels of nitrates is NOT compatible with life in your tank. As your system matures the bacteria grow to meet the supply and demand of waste products your tank. This can take a very long time. Once your tank has reached a stable point or balance the water quality will improve along with frequent water changes and effective protein skimming. Anenomes require this excellent water quality to survive in capativity. This also is especially important since you have a 12 gallon tank. Another phrase you should remember is "The solution to pollution is dilution". Your 12 gallon tank does not have the water volume to dilute out waste products or other potential problems and as a result it requires tremendous care and patience to prevent catastrophic results. Some test kits you should consider getting are as follows

    1. pH, 2. Ammonia, 3. Nitrite, 4. Nitrate, 5. Phosphorus, 6. Calcium, 7. Alkalinity, 8. Magnesium. I would consider getting Salifert brand.

    Hope this helps. John Yauger

    LFS recommendations?

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    BRK is the best. Johnny and his staff can help you with anything. ou are just around the corner from me if you need anything just drop me a line. John yauger

    Purple Up

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    In my limited experience with reefing I have realized that good things happen slowly and bad things happen quickly. You may be better off just letting nature take its course instead of using an additive that may just be a placebo or worse yet cause harm to your reef and fish. Just my 2 cents. John yauger

    Antiguan's 200 Gallon Tank Build

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    are you planning to get a oceans motions 4 way for the closed loop. If so make sure you get the 1 inch omni flex nozzles. .75 nozzles will not allow the 4 way to function properly. I highly recommend the 4 way since in my closed loop system in the 180 the 4 way pushes the flow about 1 inch above the water surface. John Yauger

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