Newbie question for all the xperts..

[DSMawd21]

first of all i apoligize for the newbie questions..... i am new to the hobby as of about 2 months...i have a 25 gallon setup and i was wonderin if anyone has any diagrams of how to setup a wet/dry system and sump and whatevere is needed... i dont knwo how but i reaslly want to read up on all this so when i upgrade its easy and i know what im doin any info would be great thanx...

 

[masson]

http://melevsreef.com/what_sump.html

 

[Evolley1]

I'd suggest posting where you live and seeing who lives by. If there is someone close by go and check out their setup. It's easier to see first hand.

 

[schiavonir]

Can you tell us more about your objectives? What are you going to keep in the tank? Just fish? (FO) Fish with Live Rock (FOWLR)? Or a full-blown reef?

What do you have in the tank now?

 

[DSMawd21]

well i have a 25 gallon now with aLR and a snowfalke eel and a cleaner shrimp and hopefully buyin some fish on friday...and yes hopefully at the ned of the summer i want to buy a 50 to 75 gallon tank ...and yes i am goin for a reef setup with corals and what not alos...

 

[johj26]

i think your eel is going to be having shrimp on friday

 

[pk1]

Well a wet/dry is not the optimal set up for a reef tank, the bio balls harbor detritus, and allow nitrates to build up in your system. You should look into a protein skimmer instead....

Patrick

PS. the snowflake eel will probably eat the fish also.

 

[DSMawd21]

he small right now about 7-8'' and the shrimp is cool with him and i dont mind if he does eat him he was like 8 bucks... now my other question was i saw a nice tank for sale a corner tank. it is a 36 gallon i was wonderin what would be the best and cheapest skimmer and sump pump ...and where could i get those or is anyone sellin theres..?

 

[pk1]

Well, I am actually. I have an old trickle filter, about the size of a 10 gallon tank, I converted to a sump, with an overflow box--and a AquaC Urchin in sump model protein skimmer. This was used to run my 55 gallon reef, that I retired when I put up my 180. This link show the sump:
http://www.proclearaquatics.com/wetdry.html
and this has the skimmer:
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...Product_Code=AQUAC-URCHIN&Category_Code=AquaC
And a Mag 7 return pump:
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...en=PROD&Product_Code=MAG700&Category_Code=MAG

This system is basically plug and play. I'm looking to get 250 for it all. Let me know if your interested.

Patrick

 

[DSMawd21]

thanx my when my ****in taxes come in damn soo long....also today i put in a arrow head crab...i love him he was already eatin a bworm in like a day a big one tooo i was like ***....