no it's not 20 of salt, about 7 or 8, the rest is fresh,,i still keep a few fresh tanks,a 55 with a pair of angels and about 30 fancy guppies, i've only had corals for a year and a half now,and all softies,
i'm right on the newhampshire border in amesbury, mass.,, not 20 years in salt, 20 years keeping fish, 7 or 8 salt and a little over a year with corals,,,TONS to learn still!
any good pet stores up your way? sand is cleared up! gotta take some pics real soon, i was so close to buying a 180,in the end i went with the 120 because i could never move the 180 myself while i can manage the 120 barely lol.:rollface:
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12659970#post12659970 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by yellowsubmarine
new here not newbie:smokin: lol
but i'll give you a run down on the setup anyhow,
120 gallon reef ready.29 gallon sump, coralife superskimmer{i run it real dry} 120lbs of liverock,half an inch of sand that tapers to just a dusting towards the back,260 watts compact flourescent with moonlights{2 175 watt halide fixtures and 14000k bulbs are on their way} for flow theres two 500 gph mag pumps in the sump and 2 hydor koralia's in between the overflows{i forget what they are rated at,pretty impressive though} filled it with ro/di water, i use reef crystals,oh and theres a fluval 405 on there running right now to clear up the sandstorm i made..24 hours and its still a bit cloudy
the thing i'm most psyched about is that i can finally in good conscious keep a tang! maybe even 2!
:rollface:
i borrowed a dolley from work to get it in the house.getting it on the stand was a little hairy... i put it on it's side,tipped one end onto the stand,picked up the bottom and slid it.theres a lip on the stand that the tank sits in,that was the hardest part.i was able to stand on a footstool and lower it for the last inch rather than dropping it. i wouldn't recommend it.but in a pinch it's possible. though for the record my back hurt for days after!
thanks for the concern, it's actually 2 returns and with the koralia's it's pretty brisk in areas while low in others,i spent some time watching the microbubbles while my skimmer was breaking in and there is good flow throughout the tank, not sps flow but i like softies anyhow,,
