hey RC, my names Graham, as my username implies. Im new to the hobby, gettin started on my tank. I Currently have a 90 gallon Oceanic and a 55 gallon ( that i will be using as my sump/refugium ) Im in the process of building my stand and aquiring the rest of my equipment. I have a Marineland LED light strip, koralia evolution 1050 powerhead and marineland 4500 submersible pump. Still shopping for a protein skimmer. Im also still in the stage of learning and planning but hope to have the tank going by this summer. ( if my wallet will permit ) One question i have is will that Marineland light strip be strong enough to sustain a full-blown reef system? 10,000K white, 460nm actinic blues. 2610 lumens.
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battousai622
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Hey everyone =] I have a 12g Nanocube with the nanotuners led lights.
ReeFMarinE
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Hello
Hello
New to the forum, I have kept fish for sometime and am fairly new to the reef scene and love it currently have a mixed reef 40 gal and cycling a 100 gal as we speak. Thanks and Hello everyone !
Hello
New to the forum, I have kept fish for sometime and am fairly new to the reef scene and love it currently have a mixed reef 40 gal and cycling a 100 gal as we speak. Thanks and Hello everyone !
Idragslots
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Hey all new to the board, I just started a sw tank Fri and am eager for info. I started a Biocube 14 and have live rock, live sand and aged water in it. Where the bioballs were supposed to be I was told to put rubble in it so I did. I am looking for any and all info and hope to find a club in the St. Louis area. I have been interested in starting a reef tank for a long time so I finally took the plunge.... after 50 years HA! Anyways looking forward to reading and learning... check back with you all later... Todd
New to Reef Central
New to Reef Central
Hey guys, new to Reef Central but not new to the hobby. Experience in FOWLR tanks for 5 years or so. Looking forward to getting to know a lot of you and hopefully gather some important information as I venture in to reefing. Best of luck to everyone!
New to Reef Central
Hey guys, new to Reef Central but not new to the hobby. Experience in FOWLR tanks for 5 years or so. Looking forward to getting to know a lot of you and hopefully gather some important information as I venture in to reefing. Best of luck to everyone!
Stercus Accidit
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Hello all,
Completely new to the hobby and to RC. I have lots of reading to do and lots and lots to learn. Just starting to setup a 55 gal on a budget for now, want to see how far I can push a budget setup.
SA
Completely new to the hobby and to RC. I have lots of reading to do and lots and lots to learn. Just starting to setup a 55 gal on a budget for now, want to see how far I can push a budget setup.
SA
BubbleCoral024
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Hi
Hi
whats up fish peeps. im matt and im an 18yr old senior in high school. im extremely new to fish. Not even any experience in freshwater. but im very smart(atleast i say lol) so i hink i can pick up this saltwater thing pretty quick with ALOT of google, and alot of reefcentral. my girlfriend was the one to get me started in this and now we own 14g biocube a month later. but i think alot of the success(so far) is just because the use of the biocube. i looked at it and easily started to set it up. 3 weeks and 1 day later, we have 6-7lbs of LS and 8lbs LR. and a few little critters. that are doing well in my opinion. i just wanted to say that im excited to be in this hobby!
Hi
whats up fish peeps. im matt and im an 18yr old senior in high school. im extremely new to fish. Not even any experience in freshwater. but im very smart(atleast i say lol) so i hink i can pick up this saltwater thing pretty quick with ALOT of google, and alot of reefcentral. my girlfriend was the one to get me started in this and now we own 14g biocube a month later. but i think alot of the success(so far) is just because the use of the biocube. i looked at it and easily started to set it up. 3 weeks and 1 day later, we have 6-7lbs of LS and 8lbs LR. and a few little critters. that are doing well in my opinion. i just wanted to say that im excited to be in this hobby!
TheFrugalReefer
New member
Hi everybody..
Hi everybody..
Hi, my name is Rachael. I live in the Sacramento area w/ my husband, Tim. We've got a fairly new-to-us 180 gallon reef going (bought a 5 year mature system). It's my & my husband's first BIG tank. we kept freshwater for years & years, then tried saltwater for awhile about 10 years ago. We're now getting back into it & boy have things changed!
I also have a 28g Nanocube that was a full reef, but after a horrible crash is currently a FOWLR with some never ending issues. First aiptasia...now cyano. *sigh* We're working on it, though!
I look forward to making friends, making trades, and learning the more "technical" aspects of the hobby. :wave:
Hi everybody..
Hi, my name is Rachael. I live in the Sacramento area w/ my husband, Tim. We've got a fairly new-to-us 180 gallon reef going (bought a 5 year mature system). It's my & my husband's first BIG tank. we kept freshwater for years & years, then tried saltwater for awhile about 10 years ago. We're now getting back into it & boy have things changed!
I also have a 28g Nanocube that was a full reef, but after a horrible crash is currently a FOWLR with some never ending issues. First aiptasia...now cyano. *sigh* We're working on it, though!
I look forward to making friends, making trades, and learning the more "technical" aspects of the hobby. :wave:
pyroboy1der
Member
Well.. I've been reading around here for several months already and I figured it was time for me to actually POST something. I've been sort of a off and on fish keeper in the past. I had a cold water tank through most of high school, and picked up a betta about 5 months ago. Within a few short weeks that guy had upgraded tanks 3 times from a 1 gallon bowl to a 3.5g acrylic tank with led lighting. That's all it took to get me bitten by the bug and I started researching what it would take to run a saltwater setup. At first I was thinking about doing a FOWLR but the attraction to coral was just too much. But, Enough about me. On to my tank.
HARDWARE
TANK
14 Gallon Oceanic Biocube
LIGHTING
Stock Biocube Power Compacts
Stock Biocube LED Moonlights
FILTRATION
Bioballs (Intending to remove BioBalls and use Chaeto in the very near future)
Purigen
Chemipure Elite
10-20 LBS Cured Live Rock from a Local Reefer
CIRCULATION
Stock BioCube Return Pump
250 GPH BioCube Circulation Pump
HEAT
50W Aqueon Submersible Heater
COOLING
DIY Dual 60mm Cooling Fans in Hood
SUBSTRATE
10lbs Crushed Aragonite
LIVESTOCK
FISH
FireFish
Ocellaris Clown
CUC
CORAL
Purple Zoanathids
Button Polups
Jasmine Polyps
Green Rhodactis Mushrooms
Frogspawn)
Orange Montipora Cap
Xenia
Candy Cane Coral
Kenya Tree
Orange/Red Zoanathids
Green Palau Nephthea
I started up my tank only a little over a month ago but I was lucky to be able to pull my Live Rock out of an established tank and get it into my tank within an hour so my cycle was done in only about 3-5 days. I really lucked out and there is a great Reef Society in my area that does monthly meetings and almost all of the corals that I've picked up have come from them. I really recommend finding a group in your area and get talking with them. It's amazing what you can learn from local people "this place is good, this place is bad, he has good stuff but watch out for flatworms" etc.
HARDWARE
TANK
14 Gallon Oceanic Biocube
LIGHTING
Stock Biocube Power Compacts
Stock Biocube LED Moonlights
FILTRATION
Bioballs (Intending to remove BioBalls and use Chaeto in the very near future)
Purigen
Chemipure Elite
10-20 LBS Cured Live Rock from a Local Reefer
CIRCULATION
Stock BioCube Return Pump
250 GPH BioCube Circulation Pump
HEAT
50W Aqueon Submersible Heater
COOLING
DIY Dual 60mm Cooling Fans in Hood
SUBSTRATE
10lbs Crushed Aragonite
LIVESTOCK
FISH
FireFish
Ocellaris Clown
CUC
CORAL
Purple Zoanathids
Button Polups
Jasmine Polyps
Green Rhodactis Mushrooms
Frogspawn)
Orange Montipora Cap
Xenia
Candy Cane Coral
Kenya Tree
Orange/Red Zoanathids
Green Palau Nephthea
I started up my tank only a little over a month ago but I was lucky to be able to pull my Live Rock out of an established tank and get it into my tank within an hour so my cycle was done in only about 3-5 days. I really lucked out and there is a great Reef Society in my area that does monthly meetings and almost all of the corals that I've picked up have come from them. I really recommend finding a group in your area and get talking with them. It's amazing what you can learn from local people "this place is good, this place is bad, he has good stuff but watch out for flatworms" etc.
mssvp
New member
Hey guys ...new to RC, name is Kevin... just started my new reef setup with help from longtime RC members who happen to be family. Glad i joined ... so here's the list of equipment ive started out with.
- 150gl Deep Dimension cornerflow tank
- Profilux 3 Ex
- Reef Octo XS250 skimmer
- AI SOL Blue 2xmodules ( deciding on adding ati 4 bulb T5 HO lights- not sure though, going to try the LED's to see how they perform with sps corals).
- Looking for pumps/sump and a money tree.
keep you posted when i find that last one:lolspin:
Moving into new home by the end of October , so planning has begun on plumbing setup. Exciting times!:bounce3:
- 150gl Deep Dimension cornerflow tank
- Profilux 3 Ex
- Reef Octo XS250 skimmer
- AI SOL Blue 2xmodules ( deciding on adding ati 4 bulb T5 HO lights- not sure though, going to try the LED's to see how they perform with sps corals).
- Looking for pumps/sump and a money tree.
keep you posted when i find that last one:lolspin:
Moving into new home by the end of October , so planning has begun on plumbing setup. Exciting times!:bounce3:
New member old tank
New member old tank
I am new to the reef central community i made an account a long time ago but am just now becoming active. I have a 92 gallon bowfront mixed reef tank ill start a tank thread soon I hope as its just in early stages have had it for around 2 years used to be fowlr.
New member old tank
I am new to the reef central community i made an account a long time ago but am just now becoming active. I have a 92 gallon bowfront mixed reef tank ill start a tank thread soon I hope as its just in early stages have had it for around 2 years used to be fowlr.
jason10012
New member
Saying Hello
Saying Hello
Just a quick hello to all the fellow reefers on this site. I am currently setting up my first tank and although this is my first post on the site I have been reading posts for quite some time now and this site has been very helpful as I move forward.
Saying Hello
Just a quick hello to all the fellow reefers on this site. I am currently setting up my first tank and although this is my first post on the site I have been reading posts for quite some time now and this site has been very helpful as I move forward.
LeoLionFish
New member
Hello Everyone
Hello Everyone
Hello RC...I am new to the hobby (1 year experience) and I am getting an aquarium delivered tomorrow!!! Whoop Whoop!! If anyone lives in the Murfreesboro / Nashville area please pm me as I will probably need LOTS of help putting this together! I will start a thread on my build ASAP with tons of pics for everyone to see. I am very excited like a little boy on Christmas Eve!!
Hello Everyone
Hello RC...I am new to the hobby (1 year experience) and I am getting an aquarium delivered tomorrow!!! Whoop Whoop!! If anyone lives in the Murfreesboro / Nashville area please pm me as I will probably need LOTS of help putting this together! I will start a thread on my build ASAP with tons of pics for everyone to see. I am very excited like a little boy on Christmas Eve!!
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