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[snowking_141]

Hi I am new to the sight and wanted to intrados my self to all of you here at Reef Central.
My name is Ray I live in Maine I am any Auto Tech so I don't have a lot of money but I love the hobby. I have 1001 problems already. Witch I will get to in another post. But this is what I have and what my master plain is.



I have a 55 gallon tank with

60lbs of live sand
60lbs of live rock
2 Rio power heads 600 and a 800
200 watt heater
Coralife Lunar Aqualight 4x65
and 2 hang on filters Aqua Clear 110 and a Aqua Clear 50

I don't have the room for a sump but I would like to and a Protein Skimmer.


The Coralife Super Skimmer 220 is the one I have been looking at.


Master plain
load 55 gallon tank with as much live rock as possible so the WIFE won't get to ugly when I HAVE TO BUY a bigger tank. I mean she won't want me to waste all that money on rocks.Just to have them all die because the tank is to small.

 

[nmprisons]

for a tank that size, a protein skimmer is really as close to a necesity as you can get.

 

[snowking_141]

What brand of test kit is best? I am currently using Sera kits.

 

[PrivateJoker64]

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Check the Used Equipment and Drygoods forum for used skimmers and lights. Lots of them are usually available as someone upgrades their system.

 

[dcombs44]

I've heard lots of people like salifert test kits, but they can be pricey.

 

[snowking_141]

The Sera kit's $10-$20

I like my lights whats wrong with them?