Not sure how much help you will get here. I highly recommend dropping a post at humble fish and reef which is a site specializing in fish disease and fish quarantine. @Humblefish but not sure how active he is here.
No personal experience, sorry. Some good people over at humblefish & reef that I have seen discussing actively to help others set one up on their tanks if you want another forum option if you can’t get in person or support here. This site isn’t very active outside of selling.
Dave, did you open a claim with your own insurance company? Your insurance will then handle it with the other insurance through subrogation. We had to do this with a contractor who cut a pipe and flooded our house. The company tried to point blame at us but after 3 years our insurance company...
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-start with live rock, not dry rock
-let your tank fully cycle before adding any livestock
-quarantine all fish or buy from qt vendor before adding to the tank
-take it slow
Just make sure all fish are healthy as you’re adding them. Disease is a major issue in the fish trade and adding one sick fish can wipe out your entire stock. I never quarantined a fish until it happened to me and won’t ever again add a fish without proper qt. You are starting out right by...