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Unread 02/24/2011, 09:42 PM   #3876
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Diy reefer

Hi,
New to the hobby and have a 45 Hex tank, a DIY wet/dry sump 30g total 15g wet, 2.5" live sand, 3 -5 gallon buckets of live rock. Been up and running for a month now. have 1 damsel currently for a week now. Any good plans for a protein skimmer? I would like to stick one in my sump.

Thanks - I'll post picks of the setup next time.


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Unread 02/24/2011, 09:45 PM   #3877
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Hi,
New to the hobby and have a 45 Hex tank, a DIY wet/dry sump 30g total 15g wet, 2.5" live sand, 3 -5 gallon buckets of live rock. Been up and running for a month now. have 1 damsel currently for a week now. Any good plans for a protein skimmer? I would like to stick one in my sump.

Thanks - I'll post picks of the setup next time.


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Unread 02/25/2011, 08:59 AM   #3878
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Hello all, I was a reef aquarium owner back in the day. I have not had one in 10 years. But my wife and I are getting back into the hobby...

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Unread 02/25/2011, 10:55 AM   #3879
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Replacing the used 90 gallon I bought 4 years ago with a brand new 120 reef tank. Very excited My Maroon Clown pair, porcupine puffer (baby) and Starry Blenny are in a 30 gallon holding tank while the new home cycles.


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Unread 02/25/2011, 07:45 PM   #3880
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Hi Everyone

I'm a newbie to the aquarium setting, but have been wanting a saltwater tank for years. My name is Chris, Im 25 and my tank has been going for a little over a month now. I heard of this site through my local pet store where the guys are awsome and have been so helpful. Well I picked up a 30 gallon tank I have the basics--filters, heater, hydrometer, test kits all that good stuff, but heres some of the main stuff

Live Sand
26 Lbs of live rock
T5 coralife blue/white Lighting System

After the tank was going for about three weeks I added two small Damsels (blue, 3 striped) its been a week now and they are doing great. I test the water every few days right now cause I want to make sure everything goes smoothly and its always been good, keeping the water at 78 degrees right now. With such a small tank Im looking to keep the two Damsels and add 1 Percula Clownfish, and one Bi Color Dwarf Angel Fish I think that will be it for fish even though I would like two clownfish. What do you guys think? oh and I want to put a couple snails and one peppermint shrimp and eventually a tiny bit of coral.

P.S. My tank has been up a month now, when should I do my first water change the fish have been in there a 7 days and are doing great, all my level are excellent. but not sure how much I should change out and when is a good time to do the first water change. *Yes I will be using RO DI water


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Unread 02/25/2011, 10:43 PM   #3881
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Hello all.
My name is Tony. Just starting out in the reef aquarium hobby. Have been nervous to set up a reef tank. Been wanting to do it for a while, so here we go...

Just picked up a biocube 29 gallon. Starting out with Caribsea live sand and around 20 pounds of live rock. Actually just got done setting it up tonight.

Is 20 pounds of liverock enough. Was thinking of adding more in the near future. Water is really cloudy so the final placement of the rock is complete yet.

Also just ordered a media basket and fuge basket from intank to upgrade the stock filteration system. not sure what media to use.

Any advice would be appreciated..


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Unread 02/25/2011, 10:45 PM   #3882
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Welcome Gunny. Semper Fi.


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Unread 02/25/2011, 11:43 PM   #3883
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Hello Reef Central!!!

Hello everyone! Name's Ian and I am a total noob (and will mess up more than thrice!) to this beautiful hobby. I have only a month's worth of saltwater experience and that is with a 5 gallon tank (which only has a filter, fluorescent lighting, 9in LED cabinet strips, and a 15 watt heater. Life: 6lbs of live sand, 6lbs of live rock, 2 snails, 2 hermit crabs, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 clown fish, 1 bubble tip anemone, and a little 1in coral that i have no idea what is.) I know, how could I do this?!!! So small, and what was I thinking with the anemone with insufficient lighting?!!! Well, I am learning now. I now have a 30 gallon ( 36"L X 12"W X 16"D ) and am looking forward to setting it up along with the knowledge and guidance of everyone here on Reef Central. And just to let everyone know, to the best of my knowledge, every living thing in my 5 Gallon SEEM to be ok. Sorry for the bad iPhone pics.


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Unread 02/26/2011, 03:22 AM   #3884
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Hello everyone, My name is Victor and I am taking a leap from freshwater to SW. I have been waiting and researching for a while and got a great deal on a used set up from a coworker. I have a 125g tank with 2 250w 14k MH and 4 65w 420nm/460nm lighting, 30 gallon sump/refugium , 150-200 lbs of lr, protein skimmer fir $700. I have kept freshwater for the last 6 years and am really looking forward to getting my tank going. Currently I am in the process of sanding the varnish off of the stand and canopy to stain it . I will be posting pics soon. I am unsure of what types of corals , fish , etc. I will be keeping but I guess thats what I will be looking into while my tank is cycling.


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Unread 02/26/2011, 08:48 AM   #3885
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Hi there! I have used this site a bunch for research. Seems like a great place. I have my tank specs in my sig. Chicago area.


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Unread 02/26/2011, 10:44 AM   #3886
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i am new to this . i have a 55gal FWLR 9lbs of live sand . 25 lbs of LR and 9 fish and a cleaning crew. now i do all my own water tests and do water changes every 2 weeks .but i am looking to understand my tech specs. like how many gals is my wet/dry slump tank if its H 14" x W 8" x L 18" with bio balls...


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KH 11,PO4.25,Ca 540mg (every 3 weeks water changes is lowering it),NO2 & NO3 0,NH3 2.5, PH 8.4 and SG 1.022

Current Tank Info: 55gal F0WLR. Overflow to Wet/Dry 10 gal sump with Bio-balls.64 WPG . 2 O.clown fish. 6 cromis. 1 yellow tang .1 diamondback goby. 7 red turbo snails. 3 blue leg hermit crabs. 1 Lg. hermit crab With 78 lbs of LR and 60 Lbs. of LS.
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Unread 02/26/2011, 01:15 PM   #3887
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Hi there all, UK Reefer here

Great to be on this amazing forum, i am currently in the process of setting up my first Marine tank.

Look forward to speaking with you all!


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Unread 02/26/2011, 02:09 PM   #3888
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Hey everyone. My name is Owen and I am new to the hobby. I decided on a 72g pre-drilled bow front tank as a "starter tank". There are plenty of great posts on this forum to get information in aiding my startup. I'm excited about getting started. Thanks everyone for all the great information.


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Unread 02/26/2011, 08:08 PM   #3889
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Hey,
I went out to buy a beach cruiser, came back with a slightly used Bio Cube 29 With JBJ K-2 Viper clap on lamp With stand/ 399$ Could I pass that up? LFS guy was awesome too, which was one of the main reasons I bought from him. I've been meaning to get into the hobby for some time now, been reading a lot, but just couldn't scrape enough dough together till now. So, I got the tank, sand, and mixed in my own saltwater mix from the tap. Day one, letting the cloudy water clear. Only salt and sand at this point. I need to find out a good live rock retailer that does not charge an arm and a leg - if online, reputable too because shipping and selection of pieces would be sight unseen.

I plan to keep posting, so i may start a new thread to journalize (is that a word? spell check didn't catch it..) my journey into this hobby.[IMG]
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Unread 02/26/2011, 08:10 PM   #3890
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Hola

Hey,
I went out to buy a beach cruiser, came back with a slightly used Bio Cube 29 With JBJ K-2 Viper clap on lamp With stand/ 399$ Could I pass that up? LFS guy was awesome too, which was one of the main reasons I bought from him. I've been meaning to get into the hobby for some time now, been reading a lot, but just couldn't scrape enough dough together till now. So, I got the tank, sand, and mixed in my own saltwater mix from the tap. Day one, letting the cloudy water clear. Only salt and sand at this point. I need to find out a good live rock retailer that does not charge an arm and a leg - if online, reputable too because shipping and selection of pieces would be sight unseen.

I plan to keep posting, so i may start a new thread to journalize (is that a word? spell check didn't catch it..) my journey into this hobby.

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Unread 02/27/2011, 01:17 PM   #3891
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Hello Everyone! I am new to RC and the hobby, and this is my first post!

Tank Information:
Display Tank: 150 Gallon (Extra High) Glass Aquarium (Drilled with Overflow)
Refugium: 40 Gallon Refugium With Baffles (Spillover Into Media with Bioballs - Flows Into Sump)
Stand/Canopy: Custom Built Black Stand & Canopy

Lighting:
Display Tank: Two CoralVue 250Watt 20,000K Metal Halides (Mogul Base) - Runs 10 Hours/Day
Refugium: One Current 24inch 24Watt 10,000K T5HO & One Current 24inch 24Watt 450NM Actinic - Runs 14 Hours/Day
UV Sterilizer

Filtration:
Display Tank: Live Sand & 180 Pounds Live Rock (Fiji & Atlantic Live Rock)
Refugium: Live Sand with Cheato Algae, Copepods, and a few Snails
Filter Media with BioBalls
Octopus Reef Protein Skimmer (In Sump)
Current UV Sterilizer (Can't remember the wattage offhand)

Circulation:
Two MaxiJet 1200 Power Heads with 2100g/h Upgrade Kit
Return Pump (In Sump) with Return Outlets (Can’t remember the model or specs offhand)

Heating:
Two Visi-Therm VTX 300Watt Heaters (In Refugium)

Current Inhabitants:
Two Yellow Tang
Two Tank-Bred Orange & White Ocellaris Clownfish
Two Tank-Bred Black & White Ocellaris Clownfish
One Blue Tang
Four Peppermint Shrimp
Assorted Cleanup Crew: Hermit Crabs, Snails, Red Serpent Starfish, Crabs (Emerald, Porcelain, Decorator)
One Long Tentacle Anemone

I am looking forward to learning a lot on this site and hopefully making some new friends in the hobby!

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David


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Unread 02/27/2011, 06:15 PM   #3892
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hey guys. totally new to the marine keeping, i have an 80 gallon aquarium thats been going for around 12 months now, before that i had kept tropical fish for over 12 years.


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Unread 02/27/2011, 08:12 PM   #3893
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No more fish for me I am just gonna wrk on earning my tank . I love this hobby not for tha colorful fish or type of fish . But cuz it never ends . I love jus watching with a cigar and drink in hand. So now I will slowly add 15 to 20 lbs of LR Maybe a skimmer and new lighting for frag in 2012 lol . But are my tanks stats safe . I think so but hey I am a newbie what do I knw


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KH 11,PO4.25,Ca 540mg (every 3 weeks water changes is lowering it),NO2 & NO3 0,NH3 2.5, PH 8.4 and SG 1.022

Current Tank Info: 55gal F0WLR. Overflow to Wet/Dry 10 gal sump with Bio-balls.64 WPG . 2 O.clown fish. 6 cromis. 1 yellow tang .1 diamondback goby. 7 red turbo snails. 3 blue leg hermit crabs. 1 Lg. hermit crab With 78 lbs of LR and 60 Lbs. of LS.
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Unread 02/27/2011, 09:17 PM   #3894
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Hello all....just getting back into the hobby and am trying to soak up as much info as I can by reading the posts on this forum. Any and all advice will be taken, some with a grain or two of salt (bad pun, I know). Introduced a few crabs this weekend....so far so good! Hope to add a few of these soon --> !


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Unread 02/28/2011, 03:12 AM   #3895
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Hello there! It seems I've been seduced by the reef bug.

I've done freshwater for ~15 years or so, and currently maintain a 90g planted tank. Looking forward to playing aquatic garden with a new and wildly expanded color palette

Just starting the planning stages of the first reef, so it'll be awhile before I can *really* participate, but in the meantime I look forward to absorbing as much of the huge amount of knowledge here as possible.


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Unread 02/28/2011, 03:39 PM   #3896
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Hi, new to this forum.............got a new tank getting built (500gal) hope to post some pics and get some advice obn stocking it from the members here.........


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Unread 02/28/2011, 07:10 PM   #3897
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Hello everyone, I'm new to the community and to aquariums in general. I bought a 240g acrylic tank yesterday with a stand, canopy, a 1/15hp dolphin pump, and some associated equipment that I will post later. I'm looking forward to learning everything I can from the experienced members of the forum!


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Unread 02/28/2011, 07:45 PM   #3898
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new from alabama

Just getting started in the saltwater tanks,1-38 gal reef tank and one 12 gal nano.


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Unread 02/28/2011, 08:09 PM   #3899
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hello everyone i'm Nick and new to reef central and to salt. i just got my first tank 55gal andamhoping to start cycling soem rock and sant tuesday night.We will see how that goes. i'm looking for any advice i can get on lighting i havea4 bulb t-5 fixture and any help on which protien skimmer ideas.


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Unread 03/02/2011, 06:10 PM   #3900
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