fishyfoofoo
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Jul 10, 2007
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I'm new to this site and also relatively new to the hobby. I have a 55 gal reef tank that I started about 10 months ago. I have a few questions that I keep getting different answers to depending on which fish store I go to. I figured I should ask the masses.
1. I have been told by one store that it is good to do the water changes as often as once a week to keep the water quality high and that this would be good for my fish. Another store said that was way off, and that I should not even do it more than every three weeks. This store also said to not clean out my filters with in the sink and to just squeeze them out in the water that I take when I do my change. They said that it was better to keep some of the stuff in the filter to help maintain the ecosystem. Any ideas on this?
2. I have a 48' 65 watt 4 lamp dual satellite lighting system made by Current. This is what the store suggested to me when I told them I wanted to build a reef tank. I am feeling stupid now because I think my lights can't handle certain things that I want in my tank, like frogspawn and clams... I don't want to have to buy a whole new lighting system if I do not have to. My questions are 1. is this light sufficient for some hard corrals, namely the ones I mentioned and 2. if this is not sufficient, is there a less expensive way to use the light system I already have to set it up to support hard corrals? ( like can I just put more powerful bulbs in my system?)
I think this is enough to ask in one post. I have other q's but I think this post is getting very long. Thanks in advance for any help you may offer.
1. I have been told by one store that it is good to do the water changes as often as once a week to keep the water quality high and that this would be good for my fish. Another store said that was way off, and that I should not even do it more than every three weeks. This store also said to not clean out my filters with in the sink and to just squeeze them out in the water that I take when I do my change. They said that it was better to keep some of the stuff in the filter to help maintain the ecosystem. Any ideas on this?
2. I have a 48' 65 watt 4 lamp dual satellite lighting system made by Current. This is what the store suggested to me when I told them I wanted to build a reef tank. I am feeling stupid now because I think my lights can't handle certain things that I want in my tank, like frogspawn and clams... I don't want to have to buy a whole new lighting system if I do not have to. My questions are 1. is this light sufficient for some hard corrals, namely the ones I mentioned and 2. if this is not sufficient, is there a less expensive way to use the light system I already have to set it up to support hard corrals? ( like can I just put more powerful bulbs in my system?)
I think this is enough to ask in one post. I have other q's but I think this post is getting very long. Thanks in advance for any help you may offer.