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This is my first try at a reef tank. It's a 90 g tank with a pair of g3 radions. Been running 6 days now. I already added a few chromis...but they haven't been real happy. I haven't had much luck with light program yet..they may be a little smarter than I am..
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The first is the most memorable!! Hope all goes smoothly.
Welcome to the community!
 

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Looks nice.
Did you cycle the tank?
If you have no corals yet you can turn your light way down.
 

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This is my first try at a reef tank. It's a 90 g tank with a pair of g3 radions. Been running 6 days now. I already added a few chromis...but they haven't been real happy. I haven't had much luck with light program yet..they may be a little smarter than I am..
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Welcome to R2R, and a great tank size to start.

As mentioned above, you can turn down the lights, in fact for the time being you can turn them off, unless wanting to watch the fish, this will cut down on possible Algae problems as you tank cycles and grows.

The Chromis might be beginning to have issues with Ammonia build up, especially if the tank is not cycled, or there is not mature filter material or rock from another tank. I would suggest if you have not already got one, purchase an API test kit from Petco or somewhere similar, preferably your LFS (Local Fish Store). Also see if you can get a bottle of FritzZyme TurboStart 900 Saltwater, or Dr. Tims bacteria to add to the tank. This will help with the cycling of the tank and ammonia build up.
 

Freshwater filter only or is it? Have you ever used an HOB filter on a saltwater tank?

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