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It sounds like you are getting ready to rush things, almost always a bad choice. Capturing your fish and putting them in a bucket for an hour will be lots of stress on them, for little or no gain. Fish can tolerate nitrates, how high are they? Were the fish suddenly introduced to these...

A pump and heater will exhaust many UPS's in 15 minutes or less. I think this is an area where you have to simply open your wallet for true peace of mind. The Yamaha's get great reviews... I was considering buying this in the near future...

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That must have been tricky. How did you heat it, on the stove???

The more fish you add, the more time, work and expense (salt, reactor media, etc.) you will incur. I would add a few corals, the ones you would like to keep the most. Add additional fish slowly. When you find you are having problems maintaining low/undetectable nitrates and phosphates, you...

The Tang and clowns will grow larger if fed properly, and produce a decent bio-load all by themselves. If you want to keep corals, you'll want to understock fish to improve your chances of success. More fish = more feeding = more nitrates/phosphates and fluctuating water quality. Keep...

And get a protein skimmer if you don't have one already. Aim for one that is rated for at least a 200 gallon tank or bigger.

Depends on the fish. Different fish have different bio loads, space requirements, and compatibility issues. It's a nice size tank, so you can possibly have quite a few in there... depending on your choices. As mentioned already, you should not add many at once, especially to a tank only 6...