baby steps, your asking alot at once, and there is so much to be discussed
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I plan on eventually getting some corals, one anenome maybe two if I can not sure
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good luck keeping both in the tank, and where you want them
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do I need the calcium, hard water, phosphate tests?
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no need for the hard water test, you need Ca, dkH, Mg, NO3, PO4
also the secondaries are Sr, NO4, Si, B just to name a few
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My metal halide I bought used, the light has a blue tint to it, should it be white? and the T8 bulbs be blue, what is recommended for lighting?
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buy new bulbs, the old ones are unknown as to how good they are. most bulbs only last upto 12 months, the t5's are better
the k-value is the color, some recommend 10k, but it all depends on the corals housed and the par ratings and personal preference
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The pet store sold me PURPLEUP they said it helps with coraline algea, do I need this now or is it too early to add stuff to the water?
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dont waste your money, good water quality will take care of that
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last question for now, It looks like one of my emrald crabs died, a friend of mine said he thought the same thing of his emrald crab, but a couple days later is popped back up and he realized the crab had molted. So I dont know if the crab molted, or if it died by chance. So im not sure if I should be worried about the tank, or if it just happens.
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unknown, my guess it molted. nothing in this hobby that happens fast is good
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I was pretty sure that because the levels for the water were good that I could ad some cleaners, but hopefully I havent jumped the gun, thanks
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no offense, but you probably did
how old is your tank? what is your lighting? what is your filtration system? and pics would help