If You Are New to Reef Central, Introduce Yourself Here!
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nelsonkearstin
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Good luck! There's alot of knowledge here! I'm new myself
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I used to keep freshwater but I have recently purchased (used) a 72 gal bow front oceanic brand aquarium. Its missing somethings and I want to get advice on what I am going to need to put it all back in working order.
I pretty much have the tank, lid and lights. I plan on building a stand that matches my furniture I have. The tank has the open ports on the bottom with a shielded black piece that rises up for filtering into a tank that sites in the stand. I have never had one like this so just want to get advise on what I will need
Thanks
Terry
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Hello All
I used to keep freshwater but I have recently purchased (used) a 72 gal bow front oceanic brand aquarium. Its missing somethings and I want to get advice on what I am going to need to put it all back in working order.
I pretty much have the tank, lid and lights. I plan on building a stand that matches my furniture I have. The tank has the open ports on the bottom with a shielded black piece that rises up for filtering into a tank that sites in the stand. I have never had one like this so just want to get advise on what I will need
Thanks
Terry
TaylorNguyen
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New to the hobby,
New to the hobby,
Hi, my names Taylor, I'm a full time college student just recently joining the hobby. About one week in as of today. I have a 20 gallon nuvo nano, just waiting to add fish and coral. Looking forward to learning a lot from this forum.
New to the hobby,
Hi, my names Taylor, I'm a full time college student just recently joining the hobby. About one week in as of today. I have a 20 gallon nuvo nano, just waiting to add fish and coral. Looking forward to learning a lot from this forum.
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Hello my name is Scott and my wife and I are new to coral reefs but not to the aquarium hobby. We have been in the hobby for almost 20 years. We have had multiple freshwater tanks including several African and Central American Cichlid tanks as well as a saltwater tank (fish only no reef). About 10 or 12 years ago after having our first child and building a house we realized we didnt have the time to keep our tanks healthy so we tore everything down and gave it all away. We recently set up a 55 gallon african Cichlid tank in our martial arts school and thats all it took. We're hooked again! We just set up our first coral reef tank last weekend which is why I joined this great forum. My biggest challenge will be realizing that while I have years of experience with freshwater chemistry and fish knowledge I have little experience with salt water and absolutely no experience with coral reef tanks. I make assumptions sometimes based on my previous knowledge and I've made some bad decisions already. But thats why im here. To learn and share. mI'm glad to be part of this community.
Scott
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Hello my name is Scott and my wife and I are new to coral reefs but not to the aquarium hobby. We have been in the hobby for almost 20 years. We have had multiple freshwater tanks including several African and Central American Cichlid tanks as well as a saltwater tank (fish only no reef). About 10 or 12 years ago after having our first child and building a house we realized we didnt have the time to keep our tanks healthy so we tore everything down and gave it all away. We recently set up a 55 gallon african Cichlid tank in our martial arts school and thats all it took. We're hooked again! We just set up our first coral reef tank last weekend which is why I joined this great forum. My biggest challenge will be realizing that while I have years of experience with freshwater chemistry and fish knowledge I have little experience with salt water and absolutely no experience with coral reef tanks. I make assumptions sometimes based on my previous knowledge and I've made some bad decisions already. But thats why im here. To learn and share. mI'm glad to be part of this community.
Scott
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Hi Reef Central! My name is Ryan and I'm a total newbie when it comes to saltwater. I'm looking to get started with a FOWLR 60 gallon tank. I've been researching and trying to learn how to start.
Seems like the first steps are to fill the tank with RO/DI water, live sand, live rock, powerheads, protein skimmer, etc. and then cycle it. I'm considering dry rock, but am not sure how long it would take to get this ready. I've purchased a RO/DI filter, powerheads, but am still not certain on the live sand and rock. Any suggestions to get me started in the right direction would be helpful!
Thanks so much and this forum looks like a great resouce!
Seems like the first steps are to fill the tank with RO/DI water, live sand, live rock, powerheads, protein skimmer, etc. and then cycle it. I'm considering dry rock, but am not sure how long it would take to get this ready. I've purchased a RO/DI filter, powerheads, but am still not certain on the live sand and rock. Any suggestions to get me started in the right direction would be helpful!
Thanks so much and this forum looks like a great resouce!
Hi,
My name,e is Anaz, I am from Sri Lanka.I have been rearing and breeding Discus fish for almost 5 years ..and I thought that was a great accomplishment ..only until I stumbled upon this forum.Breeding discus appears to be child's play compared to Saltwater!!...
What drives me is mainly the challenge and learning new things.I have already read a lot pf posts and stickies and am enjoying the wealth of informatiom.My hope is to someday accomplish captive breeding of difficult marine fish. I also find the members to be courteous and polite to each other.
Thanks a lot in advance and hope to learn from all of you.
My name,e is Anaz, I am from Sri Lanka.I have been rearing and breeding Discus fish for almost 5 years ..and I thought that was a great accomplishment ..only until I stumbled upon this forum.Breeding discus appears to be child's play compared to Saltwater!!...
What drives me is mainly the challenge and learning new things.I have already read a lot pf posts and stickies and am enjoying the wealth of informatiom.My hope is to someday accomplish captive breeding of difficult marine fish. I also find the members to be courteous and polite to each other.
Thanks a lot in advance and hope to learn from all of you.
nelsonkearstin
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Are the dry rocks "dead"? Or dry "live" rocks? From what I've gathered, to start the cycle you need bacteria some way or another. Dry dead rock could be ok with live sand (I'd buy a couple good live rocks too to mix with the dead so you do have a start to some good bacteria) there are ways to cure or "cook" the rock. Search "dry rock in aquariums"
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The dry rocks are dead (BRS Reef Saver rock). I'm planning to get a few live rocks from my LFS to seed dry rock. I'm looking at getting a HOB Reef Octopus protein skimmer. Do I need to have that up and running when cycling the dry/seeded live rock? Thanks for the help!
nelsonkearstin
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I'm no scientist and have not delt much curing rocks personally. I can tell you,
Are you going to have a filter along with the skimmer? The skimmer in my opinion will not be needed so much at the start. Skimmers remove bad stuff to help nitrate and what not but, it also removes some good things you'll need to establish your ecosystem (curing your rock). If filter, look at what media they say to use while curing. Will there be fish soon? If not, your not going to have excess food or poop ya gotta get out which is where the skimmer comes in handy. You do have to seed your rocks somehow if your going with dead. go to that website I told you about earlier for that, as a start. it's dated info but that's where you have to start to know what to look into. Me at least. They're curing the rocks in tubs with heaters and circulation. Now think bout having your tank set up with the rock. Much better than a tub I'd say... I'm just learning about what bacteria and nutrients I'm wanting in my tank. (I'm in a sticky spot wit my tank) Once you get going, everything's easier to understand.
Look into curing your rock if your not going with live. Grab some live to mix in. Everyone's system runs different. There's really no straight answers when it comes to aquariums. None that ive found. Many different opinions. Things not tested. Things tested but getting different results. Pin head who think they know it all that give you bad advice to make a sale (lfs). I'm sure you know what I'm talking bout if you've been researching.
All you'll find Is, don't over feed! Have good circulation! Have a good skimmer! Have lights you need! Blahh blahh blahh it's like ok, tell me what to get! Haha it won't work that way.
Here on the forum you'll hear many views. And lots of suggestions but you have to take it all with a grain of salt.
in my opinion, your golden now , set everything up, give it some time. Again, give it some time! Nothing perfect happens overnight. Your building an ecosystem.... then it gets fun. That's when you'll have the wonderful algae blooms and wierd organism you can't get rid of. At some point yell at yourself for doing something stupid in the past you didn't understand at that time. It will happen. That's why this hobby is so fun and intriguing.
Learn the basic how's whys of everything u put into that tank! and before you know it, you'll have a beautiful thriving eco. (Take notes, that's the only way to stay sane when you start to read different info. Then it's like ***. Where's my straight yes or no?! Do and dont?!
Sorry for the book. I love this hobby. I Get a lil passionate. You haven't even started yet!!!
Are you going to have a filter along with the skimmer? The skimmer in my opinion will not be needed so much at the start. Skimmers remove bad stuff to help nitrate and what not but, it also removes some good things you'll need to establish your ecosystem (curing your rock). If filter, look at what media they say to use while curing. Will there be fish soon? If not, your not going to have excess food or poop ya gotta get out which is where the skimmer comes in handy. You do have to seed your rocks somehow if your going with dead. go to that website I told you about earlier for that, as a start. it's dated info but that's where you have to start to know what to look into. Me at least. They're curing the rocks in tubs with heaters and circulation. Now think bout having your tank set up with the rock. Much better than a tub I'd say... I'm just learning about what bacteria and nutrients I'm wanting in my tank. (I'm in a sticky spot wit my tank) Once you get going, everything's easier to understand.
Look into curing your rock if your not going with live. Grab some live to mix in. Everyone's system runs different. There's really no straight answers when it comes to aquariums. None that ive found. Many different opinions. Things not tested. Things tested but getting different results. Pin head who think they know it all that give you bad advice to make a sale (lfs). I'm sure you know what I'm talking bout if you've been researching.
All you'll find Is, don't over feed! Have good circulation! Have a good skimmer! Have lights you need! Blahh blahh blahh it's like ok, tell me what to get! Haha it won't work that way.
Here on the forum you'll hear many views. And lots of suggestions but you have to take it all with a grain of salt.
in my opinion, your golden now , set everything up, give it some time. Again, give it some time! Nothing perfect happens overnight. Your building an ecosystem.... then it gets fun. That's when you'll have the wonderful algae blooms and wierd organism you can't get rid of. At some point yell at yourself for doing something stupid in the past you didn't understand at that time. It will happen. That's why this hobby is so fun and intriguing.
Learn the basic how's whys of everything u put into that tank! and before you know it, you'll have a beautiful thriving eco. (Take notes, that's the only way to stay sane when you start to read different info. Then it's like ***. Where's my straight yes or no?! Do and dont?!
Sorry for the book. I love this hobby. I Get a lil passionate. You haven't even started yet!!!
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If You Are New to Reef Central, Introduce Yourself Here!
Hey everyone, new to reef central and to the hobby. Over the last three months I have been getting everything together to start my first reef tank. Started out by purchasing a 40b as my display tank and a 20l as my sump. As of today, my stand is build any waiting for me to stain it. Hopefully over the next month or so it will be up and cycling. Just wanted to stop in and say hello.
-Brian
Edit: The below question has been answered. Thanks for the help.
Oh and just wondering if any mod or seasoned user could help me with a quick question. I attempted to post a reply post on an aquascape thread showing pictures of what I've done. If I log into the website and go to the tread, I can see the post but it does not seem like anyone else can. Any thoughts?? Threads posted below...
Tips and Tricks on Creating Amazing Aquascapes http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2217633
Hey everyone, new to reef central and to the hobby. Over the last three months I have been getting everything together to start my first reef tank. Started out by purchasing a 40b as my display tank and a 20l as my sump. As of today, my stand is build any waiting for me to stain it. Hopefully over the next month or so it will be up and cycling. Just wanted to stop in and say hello.
-Brian
Edit: The below question has been answered. Thanks for the help.
Oh and just wondering if any mod or seasoned user could help me with a quick question. I attempted to post a reply post on an aquascape thread showing pictures of what I've done. If I log into the website and go to the tread, I can see the post but it does not seem like anyone else can. Any thoughts?? Threads posted below...
Tips and Tricks on Creating Amazing Aquascapes http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2217633
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Thanks a bunch for the help/advice. I'm trying to take it slow and not do anything too detrimental!
I wasn't planning on any additional filtration, will this be needed? It seems like once the reef is growing, etc. that it should provide enough filtration on it's own. But again, total newbie here. I've read some posts where people still have a mechanical filter and some say it's not needed. Trying not too invest too heavily to start in case this proves to be more work than I have time to commit.
nelsonkearstin
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The majority of successfull reef keepers have sumps and or refugiums I think. This is where they can "make" they're own filtration as far as I'm concerned. so yes I have read about vearing away from filters and I would assume that's why they don't have one. But, they have something. If you have no sump, refugium, or filter, I don't understand where you could ensure good bacteria. I feel it's very risky to assume everything would go good in the tank and even more riskier with that skimmer cuz it's removing things. To be honest all I have in my cannister is a pack of carbon for water clarity and my bio balls with like 3 pieces of foam... from what I've read cannisters, if not tend to regularly, will cause problems because the carbon/foam/other materials, get dirty or full of "bad" after doing their job in the cannister. If not cleaned, it will release debris back onto your tank.Thanks a bunch for the help/advice. I'm trying to take it slow and not do anything too detrimental!
Why don't you start a new thread so we can get off the Intro thread? You could even name it "total newbie needing help" haha if you do I believe you'll get more responses from others. Not just me. Or name it, newbie...filter vs skimmer.. get straight to your questions..... people search thread titles to learn info bout them so you want clarify what ya want.to talk about and it'll be useful for you to look back at in some years and see where you've come!
nelsonkearstin
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Go check out the trending convo, I think u may see my point on filtration....
nelsonkearstin
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If your apart of premier reef too, and you look into the clowns and anemone thread. I've got my 1st thread in there. Lots of aquarist where very very helpful and they've given me lots of info. Good starting info! I'm now happy I can go back and read my thread anytime. Mines, "help!! Is this ok?" Haha wit pics of my lil nem all shriveled and green.
Saltwaterwill
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Hello everyone this is will, this is my first post...i have a 30 gallon reef with no mechanical filtration other than live rock/live sand filtration, had a 75 gallon saltwater tank but downgraded because im getting rid of the 75 gallon stuff in intention of upgrading to a 150. Started this hobby since last year November and i love it, so much to learn and so much to experience, i like the challenges that it has and keeps your mind busy in a positive way. I am thankful there is a site like this where we can share and learn much knowledge. Thank you
Mizerooskie
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Greetings, everyone. New to RC and the hobby.
I've always wanted a SW tank, but due to space and lease constraints, I've been limited to small planted FW tanks over the last 5 years or so.
A new housing situation is on the horizon and my goal is to start draining my bank account into the hobby (with a 200G+ FOWLR to start) by the new year.
I think I've got a pretty good plan in place, and am just looking to soak up as much information as possible before I get started. I've already learned a ton from RC just lurking (especially from the "Setting Up" compendium).
Hopefully, I'll be able to share my progress (whenever it begins) with the community here.
Cheers, and I look forward to pestering the more experienced with questions!
-Mike
I've always wanted a SW tank, but due to space and lease constraints, I've been limited to small planted FW tanks over the last 5 years or so.
A new housing situation is on the horizon and my goal is to start draining my bank account into the hobby (with a 200G+ FOWLR to start) by the new year.
I think I've got a pretty good plan in place, and am just looking to soak up as much information as possible before I get started. I've already learned a ton from RC just lurking (especially from the "Setting Up" compendium).
Hopefully, I'll be able to share my progress (whenever it begins) with the community here.
Cheers, and I look forward to pestering the more experienced with questions!
-Mike
Hello everyone, nice to meet you all. I have always been interested in this hobby, but never had the time or the luxury to afford it, until now. I am taking my time and reading alot of articles and books to get familiar with the necessitates needed to begin this journey. So far, I only purchased a 90gal tank with a stand and gradually build a FOWLR system. I look forward with chatting with you all and more than likely asking alot of questions.
Newbie to saltwater.
Newbie to saltwater.
Hi all my name is Robert started a 150 gallon reef system a year & bit ago for the most part I have had good success. I have 30 gallon sump with a Quiet One 6000 return pump, 220 Coralife Protein Skimmer, 3 Korilla power heads on a Red Sea wavemaster pro unit, running T5 HO lights.
Newbie to saltwater.
Hi all my name is Robert started a 150 gallon reef system a year & bit ago for the most part I have had good success. I have 30 gallon sump with a Quiet One 6000 return pump, 220 Coralife Protein Skimmer, 3 Korilla power heads on a Red Sea wavemaster pro unit, running T5 HO lights.
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