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JPfish · 07-11-2002, 10:14 AM

Thanks! I am planning on getting enough live rock as to not overload the system (how much would that be?) and I am planning on adding corals, anemonoes, and having maybe around 5 fish, clowns, yellow tang and others. I'll be installing a protein skimmer this weekend and adding the water (acquired at fish shop) as well as Instant Ocean salt before adding the substrate which will consist of 1/2 Carib Sea Live Sand and 1/2 regular fine crushed coral. Once I have the water and salt going, the guy at the more trusted shop told me to run the Emperor filter(without cartridges) & my Rio 1400 powerhead on the bottom of the tank and and my protein skimmer for a few days to make sure all the salt has been well dissolved. At this point I'm to add my substrate and around 4 weeks later I'm to add my live rock. This is my game plan so far, please advise if I'm on the right track as I'm a BEGINNER! THANKS! please remember this is for a 55 Gallon setup! oh_no