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New tank set-up

New tank set-up

I just got into this about 2 1/2 months ago. I now have a 90 gallon reef and fish tank any suggestions as to how to keep the water levels correct? I just added the Koralia 4 powerhead to increase the flow in the tank to help keep the red slime algae away that is in the picture below.

Here is everything that I have so far:
Nova Extreme Light (6 bulbs) 48" 324 total watts (3-54 watt 10,000°K 3-54 watt 460 nm actinic)
Turbo Twist 18 Watt UV Sterilizer
Coralife 125 Super Skimmer
Current Prime Chiller
Hydor Koralia 3 850gph Powerhead (2)
Hydor Koralia 4 1200gph Powerhead

80 pounds of rock
1 Green Ricordea Coral
1 Orange Ricordea Coral
Polyp Coral
Star Polyp Coral
Pink Long Tentacle Plate Coral
Green Long Tentacle Anemone
22 blue leg hermit crabs
3 brown leg hermit crabs
4 Mexican red leg hermit crabs
12 nassarius snails
1 Emerald Mithrax Crab
9 Peppermint Shrimp
1 skunk cleaner shrimp
1 Diamond Goby
1 Six Line Wrasse
1 Algae Blenny
1 Sailfin Tang
1 Blue Tang
1 Yellow Tang
2 Oceallaris Clown
1 Royal Gramma


aquarium_083108.jpg
 
Re: New tank set-up

Re: New tank set-up

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13349099#post13349099 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ddjd13
I just got into this about 2 1/2 months ago. I now have a 90 gallon reef and fish tank any suggestions as to how to keep the water levels correct? I just added the Koralia 4 powerhead to increase the flow in the tank to help keep the red slime algae away that is in the picture below.

Here is everything that I have so far:
Nova Extreme Light (6 bulbs) 48" 324 total watts (3-54 watt 10,000°K 3-54 watt 460 nm actinic)
Turbo Twist 18 Watt UV Sterilizer
Coralife 125 Super Skimmer
Current Prime Chiller
Hydor Koralia 3 850gph Powerhead (2)
Hydor Koralia 4 1200gph Powerhead

80 pounds of rock
1 Green Ricordea Coral
1 Orange Ricordea Coral
Polyp Coral
Star Polyp Coral
Pink Long Tentacle Plate Coral
Green Long Tentacle Anemone
22 blue leg hermit crabs
3 brown leg hermit crabs
4 Mexican red leg hermit crabs
12 nassarius snails
1 Emerald Mithrax Crab
9 Peppermint Shrimp
1 skunk cleaner shrimp
1 Diamond Goby
1 Six Line Wrasse
1 Algae Blenny
1 Sailfin Tang
1 Blue Tang
1 Yellow Tang
2 Oceallaris Clown
1 Royal Gramma


aquarium_083108.jpg
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wow--in two and a half months---you might be going a little too quickly here

the tangs you have ---the sailfin and the blue will out grow the 90 gal in about a year

are you monitoring the ammonia and nitrates still?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13367118#post13367118 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by PolyAnna
is this forum only for saltwater
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yes, but there are alot of us with fresh water experience so

[welcome]

anyways and how can we help
 
yes, but there are alot of us with fresh water experience so
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Thats for drinking I think.

Anyway I think you should save some money on fish and buy some more rock, about another 80lbs.
Have a great day.
paul
 
First I have to say tha this is truely an amzing forum, ive been doin some crusin around to see whats what and damn, you guys got it goin on, Now to my situation, first off my name is ken, and i've been keeping fish for quite some time now, mainly frshwater aggressives, as an active member on a couple other forums, I have ben met with great animosity for wanting to go salt. I just picked up an Oceanic 144GL half round with stand and canopy, and i need your guys help. What Im looking to do is set up a fish only withlive rock, and i could use any suggestions, well as far as evrything goes, substrate, lighting, type of sump and so on. I have had salt water tanks before, a long time ago, undergravel filter, sub par lighting and so on, from what i see on this forum, things have come a long, long way and I've been outta the loop for some time now. Anyway thanks you in advance for any info or advice given.
 
Hi Kendog
<img src="/images/welcome.gif" width="500" height="62"><br><b><i><big><big>To Reef Central</b></i></big></big>

Try this for starters First Newbie Corner Article and then follow the following months <b><a href="http://reefkeeping.com" target="_blank">Reefkeeping Magazine</a></b> for more info.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13461923#post13461923 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WaterKeeper
Hi Kendog
<img src="/images/welcome.gif" width="500" height="62"><br><b><i><big><big>To Reef Central</b></i></big></big>

Try this for starters First Newbie Corner Article and then follow the following months <b><a href="http://reefkeeping.com" target="_blank">Reefkeeping Magazine</a></b> for more info.
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Welcome back Tom--you have been missed

some of us have been trying to help out here but nothing beats the help from the Waterkeeper

Scott
 

Waterkeeper
Wait a minute, Wait a minute. Where have you been?
I hope everything is OK.
I diden't get any feedback from you so I stopped feeding my fish, the water all dried up and everything croaked. I now put turtles in my tank :confused:
 
thanks waterkeeper for the first step, but for some reason i cant find the next article and so on, i got the link to the mag, but cant find the next article in the newbie corner series
 
Hi, just wanted to say this forum is the best one i have found with regards to saltwater aquariums. very informative stickys for us beginners.

Im currently still doing my homework on the subject, but hope to buy my 1st nano tank soon:rollface:
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13470557#post13470557 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BlacKMaRK
Hi, just wanted to say this forum is the best one i have found with regards to saltwater aquariums. very informative stickys for us beginners.

Im currently still doing my homework on the subject, but hope to buy my 1st nano tank soon:rollface:
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[welcome]

besides watekeepers new to the reef thread/ articles you might want to glance at this also(a mere shadow of waterkeepers efforts but he was one of my mentors so I feel free to advertise it on his thread;) )
http://www.reefcentral.com/wp/?p=346
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13464117#post13464117 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Paul B

Waterkeeper
Wait a minute, Wait a minute. Where have you been?
I hope everything is OK.
I diden't get any feedback from you so I stopped feeding my fish, the water all dried up and everything croaked. I now put turtles in my tank :confused:
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We call that soup in Canada, Paul:lol:
 
Paul,

I bet the bailout bill won't include UGF manufactures as they are alive and well thanks to your support. :D

Cap,

You pushing for a sticky? ;)
 
thanks for the links h20keeper, ill try and post up some pics this weekend of the tank im gonna be seeting up, also i was wondering if you had any links you could point me to for diy salt water sumps, ive made several for fresh, but from what ive seen, there are different requirements for a salt h20 sump, thanks again in easing my evolution into keping salt water fish
 
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