hardware specs for clown/anemone tank

[jscarlata]

Well i did the first water test today and it was a good success, and as strange as it sounds, everything worked exactly how i planned it, go figure! Need to re route some thj ga in the sump for bubble mgmt, then do the perm plumbing. Looks like an order to Marco rocks will be done Monday! Very psyched
More pics soon

 

[hypnoj]

Live rock, protein skimmer, sand, and Metal Halide. Or other strong lighting.

That's my pick anyway. Works for me since I first started. But I'm no expert. But my Clown's may beg to differ.

Drip kalk for top off water and dose a buffer once in a while if test say so. And keep calcium about 400. And make sure your tank has aged quite some time and is past the algae stage first.

Why would you have Kalk in your ATO? Isn't kalk mainly for calcium and to stabilize your pH? Anemone's don't require much calcium I'm sure. It seems like you'd be over-loading the tank everytime you dumped kalk into it. Any thoughts from anyone?

 

[jscarlata]

He doesn't mean all the time, just when it's low or according to the tests. I will have other lps and maybe even some Sps depending on the lighting and how the tank runs so I know what he means. How long do the powdered mixes last? I have Kalk and buffer but they are both 15+ years old, still powdered and white

 

[jscarlata]

Hey all major update, the tank is ready to cycle, I'll be brewing some RODI water tonight and mixing my ESV tomorrow. Let me know what u think








Ended up getting a used Bermuda aquatics 3 series skimmer w/mag7 pump. I also have one tunze 6055 and have another lined up. Got a new ph probe from brs and a new refractometer from saltwatercritters.