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MN. Reef crzy
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Yeah, i live in rapids, but work in hibbing and chisholm on a daily basis. Tell us some about your system.
Home_Depot
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I am from Bemidji .
And yes tell us more about your set-up. And don't think there is a dumb question because there is no such thing.
And yes tell us more about your set-up. And don't think there is a dumb question because there is no such thing.
GoingPostal
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Int'l Falls checking in! Welcome to the MN forum, are you all alone in Chisholm or anybody else there into saltwater?
HI AGAIN;
I DO NOT KNOW OF ANYONE IN CHISHOLM THAT IS IN TO SALTWATER. I HAVE BEEN DOIN THIS FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. I HAVE A 30 GAL BIO-CUBE WITH THE STANDARD LIGHTING AND PUMP. I ADDED A SAPPHIRE SKIMMER TO IT AND TOOK OUT THE BIO BALLS. I HAVE ABOUT 30LBS LIVE ROCK AND 2 BAGS OF LIVE SAND. HAVE A FEW CORALS AND MUSHROOMS. I HAVE A PERCULA CLOWN, A GREEN CHROMIS, A FIREFISH GOBY AND A CLEANER SHRIMP, ALONG WITH SOME HERMIT CRABS AND SOME SNAILS. I HAVE A 75 GAL TANK AND STAND WITH A CANOPY, BUT WANT TO SELL TANK SO I CAN BUY ONE THAT HAS AN OVERFLOW. THER IS SO MUCH TO LEARN WITH THIS HOBBY AND I HAVE MADE MY SHARE OF MISTAKES. HARD TO FIND LIVSTOCK AROUND HERE, THE LFS DOES NOT HAVE MUCH. :fish1:
I DO NOT KNOW OF ANYONE IN CHISHOLM THAT IS IN TO SALTWATER. I HAVE BEEN DOIN THIS FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. I HAVE A 30 GAL BIO-CUBE WITH THE STANDARD LIGHTING AND PUMP. I ADDED A SAPPHIRE SKIMMER TO IT AND TOOK OUT THE BIO BALLS. I HAVE ABOUT 30LBS LIVE ROCK AND 2 BAGS OF LIVE SAND. HAVE A FEW CORALS AND MUSHROOMS. I HAVE A PERCULA CLOWN, A GREEN CHROMIS, A FIREFISH GOBY AND A CLEANER SHRIMP, ALONG WITH SOME HERMIT CRABS AND SOME SNAILS. I HAVE A 75 GAL TANK AND STAND WITH A CANOPY, BUT WANT TO SELL TANK SO I CAN BUY ONE THAT HAS AN OVERFLOW. THER IS SO MUCH TO LEARN WITH THIS HOBBY AND I HAVE MADE MY SHARE OF MISTAKES. HARD TO FIND LIVSTOCK AROUND HERE, THE LFS DOES NOT HAVE MUCH. :fish1:
MN. Reef crzy
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Brad, where do you go. Animal House, in hibbing does not have much at all and a even bigger lack of knowledge in this field.
Home_Depot
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Why don't you just drill the 75 and make the overflows I did that on my old 75 and worked out great,unless you want to sell it and upgrade. just a thought.
MN. Reef crzy
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home depot, did you drill the bottom of the tank, was it tempered glass? I have always been scarred to do it i heard the bottoms can just shatter.
IT IS TEMPERED GLASS. I COULD JUST SET UP AND RUN AS IS, BUT I DO NOT WANT TO SEE PUMPS AND SKIMMERS, ETC... ANIMAL HOUSE IS NOT AT ALL A HELP WITH ANYTHING WHAT SO EVER. ONE DAY THE GUY WAS ADDING SALT TO THE TANK AND POURING IT OVER ALL THE LIVESTOCK, NOW I THOUGHT THAT WAS NOT GOOD TO GET UNDISSOLVED SALT ON ANYTHING. THEIR PRICES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF TOO. NEXT THING TO BUY IS AN R/O WATER SYSTEM, GOING TO SUPER 1 TO BUY IT BY THE GALLON IS GETTTIN OLD. HOW BIG OF SUMP WILL I NEED FOR THAT 75, IWAS THINKIN 20 GAL.
Beaner3
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Ely MN here. There is a pretty cool LFS in Cloquet, Underground Aquatics. Jim has some great corals and livestock there. World of Fish in Hermantown isn't too bad either, a little spendy though. I have never been to Animal house in Hibbing so I can't comment. There is a great reef club that has random meetings in Duluth, good group of people with a cache of knowledge.
Home_Depot
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I drilled mine in the back for the reason you said ,it was tempered bottom. It is really easy to drill so if you want it done I could do it for you if I ever get over there or if we have a meeting over that way .
MN. Reef crzy
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Oh i see how you did it, i was wondering. I was thinking you went through the bottom, and yes, animal house is lame, i agree. Pet north, the owner in rapids name is adam, he always helps me out.
GoingPostal
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The lady in Side Lake?
MN. Reef crzy
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lol, small world. I was in duluth today and went into fish world and someone in ely made them a real nice frag propogation tank out of 1/2" acrylic cast. He said next week they will now officially be selling frags of sps, and lps. Today they had a few different acropora, millis, clams, and tons of fish and softies and my favorite was chaeto. For something that is close to me i sure am glad what direction they are going with there store. I made it out with a clam and chaeto, i ordered my kalk reactor to try and control some parameters and than i will be going strictly to lps and sps. I will have a ton of softies if anyone wants to try and do some trading. I could frag alot of the bigger colonies.
GoingPostal
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What kinds of softies?
MN. Reef crzy
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mushrooms, bubble tip, kenya trees, polyps, ricordia, etc. lots of stuff.
