Starting a new 29 gallon tank

[kingsord0]

I am going to set up the tank on tursday or next monday. I have a few quetions.

1. Would a bubble coral be ok?
2.Where is a good spot to get live rock?
3.How long should i let the tank cycle?

I hope someone can help me.

 

[BenH98]

1 - it depends on a lot of things... mostly your lighting setup. It should be fine with 130+ watts of PC lights. You should also research and find out what kind of flow it likes.

2 - at your local LFS, or from a friend who has an established setup

3 - it depends... just keep testing ( i did every other day until it was done) and when you see your ammonia and nitrites at 0, you can start to add a clean-up crew and move from there. Don't add your "bubble coral" until the cycle is complete!

 

[Phong33]

1. That depends on what you have for lights
2. I'd go to your LFS to get some. You can order if online but shipping cost will be a pain.
3. That is dependent on your system. every tank is different. but around a couple of months

What are you planning on keeping in there?

 

[Phong33]

LOL, the exact same post at the exact same time

 

[BenH98]

Great minds think alike

 

[kingsord0]

I have an Eclips twin lamp system for the lights. Would that be ok for the bubble coral?

 

[Phong33]

Not exactly sure what that setup is. What kind of blubs are they and how many watts?

 

[kingsord0]

here is my tank

i have a eiclips 2 or 3 system

i will not be geting coral

 

[youpey]

i had a 29 with the eclipse lid. the filter in the lid is not nearly enough, plus with that lid you will find it difficult to get a hang on the back protein skimmer. once the lid broke (lighting unit) i replaced the lid with a glass lid and dual light strip with 10,000k daylight and actinic bulb. i also have a fluval 304 filter, and i wasnt even using the eclipse filter.

 

[kingsord0]

the filter is a Marineland BIO-Wheel

 

[kingsord0]

This is the BIO-wheel in the tank

This is a whole tank picture

 

[Kabuto]

Best thing I bought for my 29g was a HOB refugium. If I got to redo my lighting I would go with T5 lights. The only problem is not many make 30" light fixtures, so you have to either make a canopy or purchase a PC fixture like an Orbit from Current USA.

 

[bertoni]

The lighting is only 30 watts total, which is very dim. I use 110 W of PC lighting for soft corals. The bubble coral probably won't do well with your lighting. You might be able to grow some mushroom corals.

The bio-wheel filtration methods are often avoided in reef setups. I ditched the one in my Eclipse 12g. You could use live rock instead.

 

[kingsord0]

i will not be geting any coral

what should the Ph be?

 

[mott768]

I got the odyssea 24" 130 watt and it fits my 29 gallon 30"L tank I got for $80 at www.tfjpetcenter.com or you can check www.bigal.com for the coralife 30" I think its the same wattage as the 24"

 

[bertoni]

The pH for the tank should be somewhere around 8.1 to 8.4 during the day. Sorry, I missed the part where you said no coral. Sigh.

 

[kingsord0]

i would get coral but i don't have the buget(80$ for fish and stuf).

 

[kingsord0]

here is my new fish

and here is how the rock is setup

 

[theatrus]

Did you add those 3 fish at once? :mad2: :eek2:

 

[megatsea]

hob refugium

hob refugium

Kabuto, I also have the eclipse 29 gal for a year now....what refugium did you put on your eclipse?
I have softies ,2 percs, serpent,cleanup crew, 40lbs LR ,20 watts each marine glo daylight and actinics....
But, I have the original filter and bio wheel....will it harm the tank if I take out the bio wheel?
Thanks,
M