GobeGuardian
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Hey im Cody and I have been working on my 90 gallon mixed reef build for about 2 months. I will have a build thread up soon enough.
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My In Home Sea
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Hello Guys ...Im Kesha! Im new to this Hobby I was give my first Large 180 a few months ago as a gift so Im now starting to purchase all the equipment .. So I love to hear form you guys on what to buy.
Because I have no Idea .. maybe alittle but dont like to buy twice at these prices
Because I have no Idea .. maybe alittle but dont like to buy twice at these pricesPagodasrevenge
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Hi, I'm Jeremy and I'm just getting back into the hobby. I have two tanks that I plan to set back up, a 55g and a 10g. I plan on a FOWLR and hopefully I will be satisfied and stop there, lol. Its been 8 years since I moved and tore both tanks down. Wish me luck and thanks in advance for all the advice you will soon be giving me.
paxthemax89
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Hello everyone. I've had a saltwater setup for the last 1.5yrs. I've always had freshwater tanks but I wanted something different so I went with the saltwater. I am origionaly from Michigan but now I live on the outer banks due to my job in the USCG.
My tank is as follows:
Hardware:
75g tank w/eshops overflow, 20g tall sump, rio return pump, coralife needle wheel protein skimmer, 2-150gph powerheads, 1-700gph circulation pump, 48" pc light bar with 2 50/50 65w power compact bulbs (new 716w fixture on order).
livestock:
2 maroon clownfish (only 6-7mo old, not sure if goldstripe or not), coral beauty angel, sailfin tang, blue hippo tang, lawnmower blenny, red spotted sandperch, cleaner clam, emerald crab, asst red and blue leg crabs, cleaner shrimp, asst snails, leathers, purple mushrooms, polyps, birdsnest, green bubble tip anemone, asst zoos.
I am done adding fish and I plan on adding just coral from now on. I am not sure what the gallon per fish ratio is and I dont want to overload with fish. With corals I plan on sticking with the soft corals with the exception of birdsnet. I'm just not a big fan of the hard corals. I will have some pics up later on this week. I thought having the fw with the plants was a good time but watching the corals grow and watching how a sw tank grows gives me more enjoment than my freshwater ever did. I look forward to talking to you in the future.
Mike
My tank is as follows:
Hardware:
75g tank w/eshops overflow, 20g tall sump, rio return pump, coralife needle wheel protein skimmer, 2-150gph powerheads, 1-700gph circulation pump, 48" pc light bar with 2 50/50 65w power compact bulbs (new 716w fixture on order).
livestock:
2 maroon clownfish (only 6-7mo old, not sure if goldstripe or not), coral beauty angel, sailfin tang, blue hippo tang, lawnmower blenny, red spotted sandperch, cleaner clam, emerald crab, asst red and blue leg crabs, cleaner shrimp, asst snails, leathers, purple mushrooms, polyps, birdsnest, green bubble tip anemone, asst zoos.
I am done adding fish and I plan on adding just coral from now on. I am not sure what the gallon per fish ratio is and I dont want to overload with fish. With corals I plan on sticking with the soft corals with the exception of birdsnet. I'm just not a big fan of the hard corals. I will have some pics up later on this week. I thought having the fw with the plants was a good time but watching the corals grow and watching how a sw tank grows gives me more enjoment than my freshwater ever did. I look forward to talking to you in the future.
Mike
IndoorReefer
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Hi my name is Marie. I've been in the hobby since 2005 and I've had everything from a 7 gallon nano reef to a to what I now call a huge mess.
I have a two car garage I've turned into a lab. Two 50 gallon Rubbermaid stock tanks I use as frag tanks lit by 2 250 watt MH. They drain into a 100 gallon Rubbermaid stock tank with a RDSB and a Reefflo Dart. Then I have a 55 gallon rr aquarium draining into another 100 gallon RMST with another RDSB, which is where I am keeping my non reef safe friends. This tank is connected to another 100 gallon RMST right next to it, where i keep one large angel. This tank is connected to large skimmer. It doesn't stop there the 7 gallon nano is still up and running strong. It houses 2 Perculas and an anemone, and I have a 29 gallon nano reef with a Clown Tang and some corals. PLEASE HELP! I have had a brand new Oceanic Ultimate 140 since 2008. For this setup I also have a large ProClear Refugium with a ProClear 600 Impact Skimmer, a Mag 1800, a Mag 1200, and a Coralife Duel 250 MH lighting system. All brand new still in the box. I also have another empty 125 gallon aquarium with an exterior overflow system. I guess what I need is an opinion on how to turn this mess into a nice neat system. I would like the display in the house but I only have enough room for the refugium and skimmer underneath the tank. In the garage though I don't have to use the ProClear refugium, which I consider small. I can use one of the 100 gallon RMST, connect the frag tanks, more water ect. I would just empty the 7 and 29gallon nano cubes into the 140. I'm thinking of using the 55 as a QT and the 125 and the other 100 gallon RMST for my non reef safe inhabitants. Please feel free to comment and give opinions. Would love a diagram if possible. I've also been readind alot that a good T5 system is just as good or even better than a 250 MH system. Any thoughts?
Thanks for your time.
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Hi my name is Marie. I've been in the hobby since 2005 and I've had everything from a 7 gallon nano reef to a to what I now call a huge mess.
I have a two car garage I've turned into a lab. Two 50 gallon Rubbermaid stock tanks I use as frag tanks lit by 2 250 watt MH. They drain into a 100 gallon Rubbermaid stock tank with a RDSB and a Reefflo Dart. Then I have a 55 gallon rr aquarium draining into another 100 gallon RMST with another RDSB, which is where I am keeping my non reef safe friends. This tank is connected to another 100 gallon RMST right next to it, where i keep one large angel. This tank is connected to large skimmer. It doesn't stop there the 7 gallon nano is still up and running strong. It houses 2 Perculas and an anemone, and I have a 29 gallon nano reef with a Clown Tang and some corals. PLEASE HELP! I have had a brand new Oceanic Ultimate 140 since 2008. For this setup I also have a large ProClear Refugium with a ProClear 600 Impact Skimmer, a Mag 1800, a Mag 1200, and a Coralife Duel 250 MH lighting system. All brand new still in the box. I also have another empty 125 gallon aquarium with an exterior overflow system. I guess what I need is an opinion on how to turn this mess into a nice neat system. I would like the display in the house but I only have enough room for the refugium and skimmer underneath the tank. In the garage though I don't have to use the ProClear refugium, which I consider small. I can use one of the 100 gallon RMST, connect the frag tanks, more water ect. I would just empty the 7 and 29gallon nano cubes into the 140. I'm thinking of using the 55 as a QT and the 125 and the other 100 gallon RMST for my non reef safe inhabitants. Please feel free to comment and give opinions. Would love a diagram if possible. I've also been readind alot that a good T5 system is just as good or even better than a 250 MH system. Any thoughts?
Thanks for your time.
Swerve's Reef
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Hi, welcome to reef central
Scffvariable
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Hi my name is Adam. I have been out of SW for about 15 years and for my 40th birthday the wife said I could set up a new tank.
I found a great deal on CL for a 14g Biocube and started on my new adventure. We also have an 8mo son that just loves to watch the fish whenever we go places with tanks! I have the tank set up with rock and it is cycling now, should be done by the end of the week. Looking to keep 2-3 small fish and some of the easier corals at first.
I have found some great info here and thought it was time to say HI :beer:
I found a great deal on CL for a 14g Biocube and started on my new adventure. We also have an 8mo son that just loves to watch the fish whenever we go places with tanks! I have the tank set up with rock and it is cycling now, should be done by the end of the week. Looking to keep 2-3 small fish and some of the easier corals at first.
I have found some great info here and thought it was time to say HI :beer:
Hello my name is steve... I was really into saltwater about 4 years ago... decided to go to college and I had no time at all for the hobby so I had to give it up... now I'm about to be finished completely with school and have been missing it... so in a couple month... (after june-july) I'll start a tank.. right now just doing research when I can (between papers and clinicals)... thanks in advance for everyone's knowledge..
seamcintyre
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Hello everyone my name is Chris. First off let me give my appreciation for the wealth of knowledge on this site, it's just fantastic. I've been keeping large freshwater systems for years now and about four months ago I was compelled to set up a reef so did a complete overhaul on a 240G acrylic I have 8x2x2 and it has been up and running for a little over two months now. I'll start a thread and posts pictures here in the near future.
Thanks again
Thanks again
Rakkah
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Hello everyone. My Name is Kevin and I'm begining the 4 month project of starting my first reef setup.
I'll start a new thread about the setup and progress once something significant comes along but here's the plan.
60g Cube for the main tank, 25g display refugium next to it. 31g capacity sump below it with a skimmer. Homemade stand, to be built, to support and encase it all. RO/DI & 35G resiviour unit in the basement with plumbing running straight up to the sump for easy and effecient water changes.
Working with a local salt water specialty store to coordiate everything, purchase all of the parts and aid in the assembly.
The more I look around here the more Ideas i keep getting, however I only have so much room so I can only do so much.
Best of luck to everyone else starting out and I'll see you in the threads.
I'll start a new thread about the setup and progress once something significant comes along but here's the plan.
60g Cube for the main tank, 25g display refugium next to it. 31g capacity sump below it with a skimmer. Homemade stand, to be built, to support and encase it all. RO/DI & 35G resiviour unit in the basement with plumbing running straight up to the sump for easy and effecient water changes.
Working with a local salt water specialty store to coordiate everything, purchase all of the parts and aid in the assembly.
The more I look around here the more Ideas i keep getting, however I only have so much room so I can only do so much.
Best of luck to everyone else starting out and I'll see you in the threads.
Hello RC my name is Rob and I had a 110 gal. saltwater fish only tank back 15 years ago. I have just started getting back into the hobby just recently. I have a 90 gal. reef tank that is about 3 weeks old. I am looking forward to getting started with my corals and fish.
djarchitect
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Hi everyone, my name is Dave and I am from Upstate NY. I have had saltwater and freshwater tanks in the past but have not had a tank up in like 15 years. I am looking into a 55 gallon now to start saltwater again. Hopefully will have the tank in the next week or 2
Hi everyone! New reefer here. Been lurking for a while before i put my tank back together. Little about me, Im military, had my tank up for a few years with fish only, took it down when i PCS'ed to San Antonio, Been sitting in garage for 5 years. Pulled it out to clean it for sale and decided to put it back together.
This time i decided to plunge into the live rock realm and see how it goes.
So far tank has cycled with 123 lbs of live rock. (tail end of Diatom Bloom) Just added a few snails this weeken to keep the alge down...
Anyways Hello and greetings from San Antonio!
This time i decided to plunge into the live rock realm and see how it goes.
So far tank has cycled with 123 lbs of live rock. (tail end of Diatom Bloom) Just added a few snails this weeken to keep the alge down...
Anyways Hello and greetings from San Antonio!
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jacobsenranch
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Not new to reefing but new to RC!
Not new to reefing but new to RC!
Greetings,
Well like it say's in the title Im not new to reefing but I am new to the site. I have been in the hobby for about a year now. I currently have a 40 gallon breeder SPS dominated tank due to living circumstances but my last tank was my 90 gallon LPS dominated tank. I am also currently the president for the Chico Reef Club. I am absolutely obsessed with reefing and hope to make a living at it some day by running a massive coral farm and selling cheaper corals to help keep divers off of our wild reefs.
Not new to reefing but new to RC!
Greetings,
Well like it say's in the title Im not new to reefing but I am new to the site. I have been in the hobby for about a year now. I currently have a 40 gallon breeder SPS dominated tank due to living circumstances but my last tank was my 90 gallon LPS dominated tank. I am also currently the president for the Chico Reef Club. I am absolutely obsessed with reefing and hope to make a living at it some day by running a massive coral farm and selling cheaper corals to help keep divers off of our wild reefs.
Nano.tanker
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Hi All~
I've been in the hobby for about a year and a half now. Just joining the forum now. lol.
I started off my saltwater experience with a 3gal Picotope for JBJ. Realized fairly quickly that I needed something way bigger! I wound up with a JBJ 29 cube. Nothing fancy. It had the PC bulbs so it was pretty basic. That has been going for just over a year now.
I currently run an Aqua C Remora skimmer and a sock in the 1st compartment for my filtration. I have 2 black clowns, a tribal blenny, cleaner shrimp, peppermint shrimp, some orange ricordia, many zoo colonies, green hammer, yellow candy cane, white torch, alien eye favia, neon GSP, green apple monti cap, and a pink birdsnest.
After running this AIO, I have learned so much of what I want and how it should be done. Honestly, the AIO has been a good learning experience but would never own one again. Not enough space to work on them easily imo.
I started a new project last month. I picked up a custom acrylic 50gal reef ready tank from TruVue. I have been building a custom stand & canopy for it and it's almost done. I have a Trigger Systems 30 elite on order and plan on running an SRO XP1000sss skimmer. Also, I'll be getting some live rock from Liveaquaruia and will be using Tropic Eden's reeflakes with a DSB. I'm planning on getting a Apex at some point too. For lighting & flow, I've picked up a Ecotech Radion and 2 MP10w ES.
My build thread will be posted in a few days. Hope to get some good advice on things and see some feedback from the build.
Glad to be a part of this forum. Everyone has been helping me for the past year so now I'm finally starting to post stuff I've learned too!
I've been in the hobby for about a year and a half now. Just joining the forum now. lol.
I started off my saltwater experience with a 3gal Picotope for JBJ. Realized fairly quickly that I needed something way bigger! I wound up with a JBJ 29 cube. Nothing fancy. It had the PC bulbs so it was pretty basic. That has been going for just over a year now.
I currently run an Aqua C Remora skimmer and a sock in the 1st compartment for my filtration. I have 2 black clowns, a tribal blenny, cleaner shrimp, peppermint shrimp, some orange ricordia, many zoo colonies, green hammer, yellow candy cane, white torch, alien eye favia, neon GSP, green apple monti cap, and a pink birdsnest.
After running this AIO, I have learned so much of what I want and how it should be done. Honestly, the AIO has been a good learning experience but would never own one again. Not enough space to work on them easily imo.
I started a new project last month. I picked up a custom acrylic 50gal reef ready tank from TruVue. I have been building a custom stand & canopy for it and it's almost done. I have a Trigger Systems 30 elite on order and plan on running an SRO XP1000sss skimmer. Also, I'll be getting some live rock from Liveaquaruia and will be using Tropic Eden's reeflakes with a DSB. I'm planning on getting a Apex at some point too. For lighting & flow, I've picked up a Ecotech Radion and 2 MP10w ES.
My build thread will be posted in a few days. Hope to get some good advice on things and see some feedback from the build.
Glad to be a part of this forum. Everyone has been helping me for the past year so now I'm finally starting to post stuff I've learned too!
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