No cyano

Odd question to ask but here goes.. I have a 1 year old 40g system which is bb I've been running leds seeing 100-200 part on most of the corals (mixed coral) everthythings been healthy though I've not seen a lot of growth at all and wondering if my light intensity is to low. Reason I ask is I've never had cyano which usually is a sign of to much light or a balancing act of. Am I off on this on?

Anemones starfish and shrimp?

I have an aneomone tank with a couple bubble tips, a Percula clown, and a linkia starfish. I'd like to put a shrimp in as well. I had peppermints and a pistol in before but a brittle star that I recently got rid of ate almost everything but the anemones and the clown.
Any fun shrimp that will definitely get along with everything? I'm considering cleaner shrimp because I have them in another tank and love them but I've seen mixed reviews about putting them with anemones because they may steal food or pick on them.
Thanks for any help!

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I am going to add a phosban 150 reactor to my 30 gallon system and I would like some advice on just how much rowaphos to use for best results.
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Best Nano fish

I'm new to saltwater aquariums and was wondering what fish do best in the nano aquariums.

Endless Reef

I am just curious to hear input on this notion I have on the use of one way mirrors on the front and side glass of the aquarium and a mirror in the back. Wouldn't that create and endless reef appearance? Has anybody seen anything like this? Also, I don't know how it would affect lighting.

Cloudy Water

Hello again TRT,

I have had a cloudy tank now for about 3 weeks. It looks very milky and it has got a lot worse. I believe it is a bacteria bloom. I did a 50% water change last week and it cleared it up for a little bit but my LFS and from what I have read says that it won't help as they reproduce way to fast. I was out of town Sunday-Tuesday and when I came back yesterday I can't even see the back of my tank it is so milky. The fish are not acting like it is affecting them. I increased the oxygen by pointing the powerheads to the surface in the tank as I read that the bloom decreases the oxygen. I'm just not sure how much longer this is going to go on or if there is anything else I can do to help it along. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas please let me know what I can do to get this under control. My tank has been up since December and it is 36 gallon bowfront with HOB Skimmer. I added HOB filter for carbon(which I clean out daily) to see if it would clear it up but hasn't touched it.

My husbandry consists of weekly 10% water changes, and I blow the rocks off it a turkey baster and siphon the sand with each water change.

Parameters are..
Ammonia,Nitrites, and Nitrates are all 0
PH is 8.2
Cal is 340
Mag is 1050
KH 9

I know Mag and Cal is low. I am switching from instant ocean to reef crystals.


Thank you for your time!