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Appreciate the advice, I'll give that a shot and pick up a test kit for Mg. Currently using Hanna checkers for the other parameters.

I haven't tested the Mg yet, but I'll add it to my list. You're right about the placement, one of my chalices is on a ball and it doesn't seem to be growing much, but the other one is on a flat disk and it's doing better. Thanks for the help, I'll try to bump up the alk. That brings up another ...

I've got a couple of chalice corals in my tank, and to be honest, they don't seem to be growing much. I've got them with some montipora digita and a frogspawn, and those guys are thriving - growing fast. But the chalices, which I've had for about a month now, seem to be stuck at the same size. My ...

Thanks heaps for the info, really appreciate it. I'm still thinking about whether to go marine or stick with freshwater, but all this is helping me heaps to make a decision.

no havnt had copper in the tank.
so iv got the tank, how do i go about setting it up for marine use and what equipment do i need that's different to what i had for tropical fish?

thats great thanks for the advice, i've been posting here to make sure i'm on the right track and getting the right info before making the commitment. i'll be heading down to the fish shop either tomorrow or the day after to see what they have to say and then do some more research. i've got a 6 ft ...

i've just looked at the label and it only said common lionfish, i'm from Australia so we don't have a huge variety to choose from here

Hey there,

So I've had freshwater aquariums in the past, but my boyfriend's really keen on starting up a tank and he's fallen head over heels for this lion fish we saw at an aquarium. Initially, I was like, no way, saltwater is a no-go, but the more I think about it, the more I reckon we could give ...