arrrgh too much information!

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by sheamurai

ya, I figured...nobody ever suggested not using a skimmer here, lol.
Still researching the anemone vs frogspawn issue tho...seems like frogspawn are easier to find...there's someone parting out a 20gal tank right now and has frogspawn for sale...my tanks not ready!!! OY!

LOL don't worry about that. Theres always someone selling corals on here. One will come along when you're ready.

One thing about the CUC, start slow and only get a few critters to start with. When I speak of a CUC I think of snails and hermits. Most of the others are there for show only and don't really do as much as snails and hermits do (in my opinion anyways). If you start out with a couple of snails and a couple of hermits, chances are, when they've done all their dirty work of cleaning up algae and such (which will be there once the tank gets going) you want to make sure that you have enough to sustain them. Lots of people start out with a large group of snails and hermits, only to find that they die off after awhile due to starvation.

I'm also of the mind that hermits are a pain in the butt. All they ever did for me was eat my snails. Currenly I only have snails in my tank and they get the job done just fine

Also with your HOB filter that you're running floss in, be sure to keep on top of that and change out the floss often (ie weekly or so). Filter sponge and floss can often harbour nitrate producing bacteria which can skew your parameters and make it difficult to keep some corals.