scubadan206
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I hope the tank is drilled. If not DO IT before you get it wet. Would have saved me lots of time.
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I hope the tank is drilled. If not DO IT before you get it wet. Would have saved me lots of time.
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LOL Decided that I was going to start 2014 right and begin my first adventure into the world of reef tanks!!!
After growing up around freshwater tanks and having 4 tanks total in my apartment (1 75 gallon, 1 38 gallon, 2 10's) I think it's safe to say I have a special love for the aquatics and cannot wait to get a house so I have more tank room! hahaha
I've converted my 38 gallon brackish tank to a full saltwater in a matter of 48 hours. Emptying the tank, cleaning drying and packing away the rocks, clean the glass. Add sand, add salt water, add live rock. It's been an adventure and was a crazy 48 hours. I couldn't be happier with how everything's going so far!
I'm excited to learn lots more from this forum!
Cheers!
LOL Decided that I was going to start 2014 right and begin my first adventure into the world of reef tanks!!!
After growing up around freshwater tanks and having 4 tanks total in my apartment (1 75 gallon, 1 38 gallon, 2 10's) I think it's safe to say I have a special love for the aquatics and cannot wait to get a house so I have more tank room! hahaha
I've converted my 38 gallon brackish tank to a full saltwater in a matter of 48 hours. Emptying the tank, cleaning drying and packing away the rocks, clean the glass. Add sand, add salt water, add live rock. It's been an adventure and was a crazy 48 hours. I couldn't be happier with how everything's going so far!
I'm excited to learn lots more from this forum!
Cheers!
I felt the same way when setting up mine as mentioned above. However, it's really important to be patient because things will start dying fast if anything goes wrong. I've lived around freshwater setups for a long time as well and this is completely different. I would suggest getting some blue leg hermit crabs and maybe a small cheap coral after a few days of waiting. I tested my water a few times and made sure all the levels were good before I did and everyone is still doing pretty well after my first week.
Thank you for the advice though. Much appreciated!clewisgsu99
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The site was recommend to me by a couple of people here to soak up all of the your knowledge. Just finished painting my stand and the back of my 75 gallon tank blank. I have cats so i am customizing the top of tank with glass. I have decided to go with black sand and now trying to decide on led lights. Should i spend the money on the IT2060? I think i need two for my 75 gallon tank.
New to ReefCentral
The site was recommend to me by a couple of people here to soak up all of the your knowledge. Just finished painting my stand and the back of my 75 gallon tank blank. I have cats so i am customizing the top of tank with glass. I have decided to go with black sand and now trying to decide on led lights. Should i spend the money on the IT2060? I think i need two for my 75 gallon tank.
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Hi Im Brian Ive had fresh water tanks since I was a kid and recently just purchased my first stab at a reef tank.
I went with a 60 gallon Innovative Marine all in one tank . I'm using an IM skimmer. 20lbs of live sand and @100 lbs of Fiji live rock.
2 Aqua illumination Hydra led lights with the AI wireless controller.
The tank was set up on New years eve.
I'm very much looking forward to promoting a nice mixed reef tank. I stumbled upon this site, and an glad I did. Have been reading a lot and learning a lot in the last few days via all the various forum posts.
New to Hobby
Hi Im Brian Ive had fresh water tanks since I was a kid and recently just purchased my first stab at a reef tank.
I went with a 60 gallon Innovative Marine all in one tank . I'm using an IM skimmer. 20lbs of live sand and @100 lbs of Fiji live rock.
2 Aqua illumination Hydra led lights with the AI wireless controller.
The tank was set up on New years eve.
I'm very much looking forward to promoting a nice mixed reef tank. I stumbled upon this site, and an glad I did. Have been reading a lot and learning a lot in the last few days via all the various forum posts.
wet pet
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New to Reef Central.
Hi everyone,
My name is Jake I live in the frozen tundra they call Minnesota. I am new to forums but saltwater fish are my hobby. I have 2 tanks
Tank: 1 fish only Panther Grouper,Clown Trigger,Starry Trigger,Porkfish,Yellow Tang,Snowflake eel,dogface puffer. This tank is a 125g drilled all glass with a sump and t5 lighting.
Tank 2: Is a reef 65 gallon bow front all glass. Fish are Powder Blue Tang,Filefish
Clown,yellow damsel,picture wrasse,zoo colony,mushrooms,and bubble tip, cleaner shrimp,turbo's and snails.
A little about me and this hobby. We'll I started keeping fish tanks about 15yrs ago. It was kind of a trial and error type of deal for a while there but a couple of things I figured out were the bigger the tank the less work it is. The other think I figured out is how important a forum like this can be. Say I go to LFS and ask a question chances are that question could vary from LFS to LFS for that matter from person to person. I have read many books on fish keeping,I have also helped many people set up tanks in the past.
New to Reef Central.
Hi everyone,
My name is Jake I live in the frozen tundra they call Minnesota. I am new to forums but saltwater fish are my hobby. I have 2 tanks
Tank: 1 fish only Panther Grouper,Clown Trigger,Starry Trigger,Porkfish,Yellow Tang,Snowflake eel,dogface puffer. This tank is a 125g drilled all glass with a sump and t5 lighting.
Tank 2: Is a reef 65 gallon bow front all glass. Fish are Powder Blue Tang,Filefish
Clown,yellow damsel,picture wrasse,zoo colony,mushrooms,and bubble tip, cleaner shrimp,turbo's and snails.
A little about me and this hobby. We'll I started keeping fish tanks about 15yrs ago. It was kind of a trial and error type of deal for a while there but a couple of things I figured out were the bigger the tank the less work it is. The other think I figured out is how important a forum like this can be. Say I go to LFS and ask a question chances are that question could vary from LFS to LFS for that matter from person to person. I have read many books on fish keeping,I have also helped many people set up tanks in the past.
Hi,
David here, after reading tons and ogling at the ifs for 2 years I bought a reef set up off Craigslist. 120g tank, 80-100lbs live rock, yellow tang, tomini tang, blue tang, 3 yellow tail damsels, tons of Kenya trees and several good size toadstool leathers. Its been 3 months and so far all is well. No sump, aquamedic hang on skimmer, power heads and tunze wavemaker.
According to seller its been running 5+ years and he is totally lazy, food and top off tank with tap water. So that is what I have been doing for 3 months but with a few water changes,
I just got an RO unit (both major ifs said that is all I needed for my water). I did a 17%water change today.
I will be looking for help and have been reading this site, everyone seems really nice and helpful. I look forward to getting to know some folks here. As well getting some ideas/recommendations on where to go from here... I want color all of this coral is beige.
Thanks
David here, after reading tons and ogling at the ifs for 2 years I bought a reef set up off Craigslist. 120g tank, 80-100lbs live rock, yellow tang, tomini tang, blue tang, 3 yellow tail damsels, tons of Kenya trees and several good size toadstool leathers. Its been 3 months and so far all is well. No sump, aquamedic hang on skimmer, power heads and tunze wavemaker.
According to seller its been running 5+ years and he is totally lazy, food and top off tank with tap water. So that is what I have been doing for 3 months but with a few water changes,
I just got an RO unit (both major ifs said that is all I needed for my water). I did a 17%water change today.
I will be looking for help and have been reading this site, everyone seems really nice and helpful. I look forward to getting to know some folks here. As well getting some ideas/recommendations on where to go from here... I want color all of this coral is beige.
Thanks
Apollomedtec
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new to hobby
new to hobby
I am from Connecticut. I have been out of the hobby for a long time but i am now finally going to set up a 880 gal tank and additional sump system. starting from scratch. Hope to learn a few thing from some of the veterans and those with large systems. I is difficult to find this type of information, and it can be very costly to make mistakes with this size system.
Any Qualified Advice is welcome!
Ray
new to hobby
I am from Connecticut. I have been out of the hobby for a long time but i am now finally going to set up a 880 gal tank and additional sump system. starting from scratch. Hope to learn a few thing from some of the veterans and those with large systems. I is difficult to find this type of information, and it can be very costly to make mistakes with this size system.
Any Qualified Advice is welcome!
Ray
New member from Virginia Beach
New member from Virginia Beach
I am from Virginia Beach, VA. I am brand new to the salt water hobby, although I have been keeping fish for almost 2 years now on the freshwater side. Everything from African cichlids to South American biotope planted tank and almost everything in between. I just recently got my hands on a 50g corner tank that needed resealing so I got it very cheap. I fixed it up and resealed it and decided to make it my first salt water tank. I decided to do a FOWLR for now. I just got the water in and the equipment set up and got a few pieces of live rock(approx 30lbs) and a bag(20lbs) of live sand. In the process of getting some more live rock and i still need a heater, although its only at 72*. I plan on getting a HOB skimmer once its cycled. Maybe in the future I will do a sump, but for now this is what im workin with.
New member from Virginia Beach
I am from Virginia Beach, VA. I am brand new to the salt water hobby, although I have been keeping fish for almost 2 years now on the freshwater side. Everything from African cichlids to South American biotope planted tank and almost everything in between. I just recently got my hands on a 50g corner tank that needed resealing so I got it very cheap. I fixed it up and resealed it and decided to make it my first salt water tank. I decided to do a FOWLR for now. I just got the water in and the equipment set up and got a few pieces of live rock(approx 30lbs) and a bag(20lbs) of live sand. In the process of getting some more live rock and i still need a heater, although its only at 72*. I plan on getting a HOB skimmer once its cycled. Maybe in the future I will do a sump, but for now this is what im workin with.
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Good news everyone!,
I am taking my hobby to the next level, I have had a planted freshwater aquarium for little over a year and decided I want to go marine. Already off to a shaky start, picked up a new 55 gal tank, turns out it's tempered glass. So that makes any kind of drilling impossible. However I won't let that get me down, it's only a minor hiccup. Currently waiting for my new aquarium stand and RO/Di system to arrive.
I am taking my hobby to the next level, I have had a planted freshwater aquarium for little over a year and decided I want to go marine. Already off to a shaky start, picked up a new 55 gal tank, turns out it's tempered glass. So that makes any kind of drilling impossible. However I won't let that get me down, it's only a minor hiccup. Currently waiting for my new aquarium stand and RO/Di system to arrive.
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New to reefing but seem to have a decent idea of what im getting myself into. Nice to meet all of you. Reef central has been a place where I have gathered a ton of my information, truly an excellent knowledgeable database.
Long Island and Rhode island Novice
New to reefing but seem to have a decent idea of what im getting myself into. Nice to meet all of you. Reef central has been a place where I have gathered a ton of my information, truly an excellent knowledgeable database.
thorden
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Hi all! I've been following the forums since I started my tank a month ago.
I've got a supercool LFS, that I've been getting my advice from.* I kinda want a Second opinion on some of the advice I've been getting.
It's not that my LFS is trying to sell me a bunch of stuff I don't need, it's the opposite.
Right now I have a 35gal tank with a hanging filter, a 150 Watt heater, a bank of LED lights, 10 lbs of live rock, 1 bag of aragonite sand, 7 hermit crabs, 7 Snails, and two paired clown fish.
My question is should I get two powernheads ? Also, should I get a protien skimmer ?
I've got a supercool LFS, that I've been getting my advice from.* I kinda want a Second opinion on some of the advice I've been getting.
It's not that my LFS is trying to sell me a bunch of stuff I don't need, it's the opposite.
Right now I have a 35gal tank with a hanging filter, a 150 Watt heater, a bank of LED lights, 10 lbs of live rock, 1 bag of aragonite sand, 7 hermit crabs, 7 Snails, and two paired clown fish.
My question is should I get two powernheads ? Also, should I get a protien skimmer ?
Hello, Ed here from Baltimore! This forum has been a great resource so far and im sure it will be even more useful as i live and learn all there about this hobby. I was given a 210 gallon tank, a 30g sump and skimmer from lifereef, along with the pumps and some plumbing. so, starting big! but, taking it one step at a time.
Hey guys! I'm new to the hobby and I'm in the works of setting up 40g breeder reef with a 20g sump/refugium. This by no means will be complete any time soon as I am a pretty broke guy and want things done right the first time. I've been skimming this site for awhile now and I love it. I do have one quick question though, I plan on drilling my tank for a internal overflow and i am confused on how to know how far down I need to drill the hole for this???? I'm sure it's mentioned on here somewhere but I couldn't find it. Thanks a bunch guys and I look forward to being a long time member of this site!
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