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55 gallons reef tank (mostly live coral and fish) - 55 gallon with some coral and fish. but still looking for advice, things are doing okay but not growing so much

Submitted By: MARYLOU on 03/04/2008

Photo Caption: 55 gallon with some coral and fish. but still looking for advice, things are doing okay but not growing so much

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55 gallons reef tank (mostly live coral and fish) - JUST STARTED IN OCT. 2007

55 gallons reef tank (mostly live coral and fish) - have lots of soft corals,leathers and a few hard coral. still learning though

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State: Indiana

Country: United States

Description: JUST GETTING STARTED WITH MY CORALS AND LOVE THEM. I'M STILL LEANING BUT THEY ARE MORE INTERESTING TO ME THAN THE FISH. GET REAL CORAL. FIND A GOOD FISH STAORE AND THINGS WILL REALLY GO FROM THERE.

Advice: FIND A GOOD PET SHOP THAT SPECIALITY IS SALT WATER FISH

Fish Kept: 3 CLWN FISH 3 DANSILS, SAIL FISH TANG CORAL BEAUTY ANGEL FISH, SIX LINE WASSIES,FLAME GOLBY,2 EMERAL CRABS,3 PEPERMINT SHRIMP AND SOME RED LEG CRABS ,SCOOTER BLENNY, CLAM, AND SAILS

Corals/Plants: DEVILS HAND, BRAIN CORAL, MUSHROOM LEATHER AND SOME I CAN'T REMEMBER THERE NAMES

Tank Size: 55 gallons

Quote: I LOVE MY FISH

About Yourself: really looking for good advice. good the ph and calcium right. i'm adding iron, and some purple up to get the purple algie going. the temp is 74. it seems that everything is living but not growing so much.

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Add more light, more flow, paint the stand and canopy a darker color for better overall view, and start siphon the sand with each water change because its too dirty with algae buildup and your tank will look great. It's what I did to mine after advice.