My 29 gallon tank

[GSMguy]

i suggest going and getting as much live rock as possible even rubble which is cheap like 2 dollars a pound is fine coraline growth is nice but it really only takes hold after a few months

 

[badgers034]

Ok, I am probably going to just do my original plan. I dont want to spend alot of money on LR. The PVC pipe doesnt really bother me now. How long do you think it will be before I get rocks covered in corraline, and that pipe covered in corraline?? I was thinking 6 months to a year.

 

[GSMguy]

my tank has never sat without being moved for over a few months but i would say many months 6 to 8 until you have a good amount it takes years to get those sweet 2mm thick slabs of it

 

[GSMguy]

what are you planning for lights

 

[badgers034]

Current Nova 24" T5 fixture. I am probably going to get it this weekend. I know T5 is useless without individual reflectors, and I am going to get them later on. I am hoping to originally do some easier low light corals to get a hang of things before I move on to the harder, more light demanding ones.
Here is a link to the light I am planning on getting:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=12772&N=2004+113175

 

[GSMguy]

nice i like that light you can make individual reflectors t5s are nice

 

[BCreefmaker]

you sohuld pick up a few pounds of LR that has more coraline then what you have now even if it does cost a little more... when i got my LR some peices were half covered in coraline.

 

[GSMguy]

my girlfriend made me pick out all purple peices i thank her now

 

[badgers034]

nice i like that light you can make individual reflectors t5s are nice

Yea, I would have rather have gone with the Tek Fixture, but IMO too much money. Would I be able to keep LPS under this light??

you sohuld pick up a few pounds of LR that has more coraline then what you have now even if it does cost a little more... when i got my LR some peices were half covered in coraline.

Yea, that is what I am going to do this weekend.

my girlfriend made me pick out all purple peices i thank her now

LOL. "Get the pretty purple ones."

 

[badgers034]

GSMguy, can you post some pictures of your 29G reef?

 

[GSMguy]

tank shots

tank shots

it is too difficult to post on reef central and until they "Get the net" and make it easier all i can do is link you to my webpage for my pets there are links at the top of my page to all the different pages here you go i have had a variety of lights i now have two 175watt bulbs in anticipation of the new 50 gallon some of these pics are under a 30 inch current powercompact and some of them a 14k mh and some two metal halide one 10k one 14


tank shots tell me what you think

 

[GSMguy]

older shots

older shots

older shots

 

[GSMguy]

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[GSMguy]

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[badgers034]

Nice pictures. how many fish are in your 29?

 

[badgers034]

And hows that mandarin doing?? Does he eat prepared foods??

 

[GSMguy]

too many fish in my 29 i have 2 goldmaroonclowns 1 scooter blenny a potters angel and a spotted hawk i am moving it all into the 50 gallon any day now
unfortunatly the cover came off my maxi jet an took the mandarin from me he ate cyclops and brene and baby brine

 

[badgers034]

Nice. I am eventually going to get a 40 Breeder. (by eventually I mean, about 1-2 years down the line). The 29 will be my learning tank so I can get the hang of things. Can you suggest a good skimmer that I dont need a sump for and is reliable, effective, yet not alot of money?

 

[GSMguy]

i did allot of reasearch i think 40 br is overrated the tank that is really slept on it the all glass 50gal its 36x18x18 im cycling mine now

 

[LionfishFinatic]

ok i was gonna go Nova but i was convinced not to. here is my thread on T-5's and a couple more in there. try looking on reefgeek and get either the 4-24watt HO unit or the 2-24 watt retrofit kit. here are some of the links.
ReefGeek
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=956305