ZacksFlowerhorn123
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I have an Octopus hob hb100 protein skimmer, 3 koralia powerheads; 1050, 1400, and 425; a hob marineland 350c penguin filter, and 32 lbs of cured live rock with lots of coraline algae on them. I plan on getting a total of 75lb of live rock. (IS THIS ENOUGH EQUIPTMENT FOR FILTRATION?
SOO I WAS THINKING can iput live rock ruble and chaeto algae on one side of the filter, and carbon on the otherside? What lighting would i need going into that little filter??
I WANT TO MAKE A SUM BUT DONT KNOW HOW!nor do i have the money for it.
If i did this with the hob filter. It would filter the same as a sump right?
Also do i need a uv sterilizer? Im thinking an 8 watt uv but how long should it be on each day?? (i can set it to a timer i think) and whilst feeding the corals it would be off.
I dont use ro-di water.. I fill my water change water from the tap and put declohrinator in it. With salt of course. My top offs are taken from a drinking water purifier thing my parents have. So would a uv unit help prevent the algaes from growing do to the tap water i use.
And lastly im stmbling over what fish and inverts i can have.. I have 1 feather duster an 1 true percula. Can i add some shrimp? What kinds of shrimp??? I want a blue or yellow tang which ive been told a 55 is the bare minimum(some say 200 gallons but idk) i also like blennies and gobies.. And s7ggestions on a goby or blenny? I like the lawnmower blenny.. How about turbo snails? How many of those should i have?? Or should i not have any if i have a tang?? How many hernit crabs?? Or shuld i not have any if i have a blrnny or goby?? Thanks for any help and the tank is cycled with 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, safe nitrate, 8.2 ph,420 calcium, safe alkalinity, 1.921 gravity, and yeah all the othertests were fine too
Ohh and my lighting is going to be a 6 bulb fixture with a built in timer, ballast hooks, 3 12k and 3 actinic bulbs with 20 led moonlights. And my tank temperate is 76 degrees F
SOO I WAS THINKING can iput live rock ruble and chaeto algae on one side of the filter, and carbon on the otherside? What lighting would i need going into that little filter??
I WANT TO MAKE A SUM BUT DONT KNOW HOW!nor do i have the money for it.
If i did this with the hob filter. It would filter the same as a sump right?
Also do i need a uv sterilizer? Im thinking an 8 watt uv but how long should it be on each day?? (i can set it to a timer i think) and whilst feeding the corals it would be off.
I dont use ro-di water.. I fill my water change water from the tap and put declohrinator in it. With salt of course. My top offs are taken from a drinking water purifier thing my parents have. So would a uv unit help prevent the algaes from growing do to the tap water i use.
And lastly im stmbling over what fish and inverts i can have.. I have 1 feather duster an 1 true percula. Can i add some shrimp? What kinds of shrimp??? I want a blue or yellow tang which ive been told a 55 is the bare minimum(some say 200 gallons but idk) i also like blennies and gobies.. And s7ggestions on a goby or blenny? I like the lawnmower blenny.. How about turbo snails? How many of those should i have?? Or should i not have any if i have a tang?? How many hernit crabs?? Or shuld i not have any if i have a blrnny or goby?? Thanks for any help and the tank is cycled with 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, safe nitrate, 8.2 ph,420 calcium, safe alkalinity, 1.921 gravity, and yeah all the othertests were fine too
Ohh and my lighting is going to be a 6 bulb fixture with a built in timer, ballast hooks, 3 12k and 3 actinic bulbs with 20 led moonlights. And my tank temperate is 76 degrees F