100 gallon reef build

[Zactheninja]

Good news guys.

We're getting closer.
Mag drive and sand got here today, really fast shipping from marine depot btw.

I'm still waiting on Steve from reef rocks to get my rocks going...the ups guys damaged it.

 

[Zactheninja]

I'm a week or two away from setting up now.

 

[Khij159753]

Sweet! Exciting!

 

[Zactheninja]

Sweet! Exciting!

Ikr.
I've been waiting to set up for months and I'm glad that I'm almost to the beginning of the beginning lol.

 

[Khij159753]

Haha your cycle will make you very impatient.

 

[Beengirl]

Haha your cycle will make you very impatient.

Yeah, it's so exciting to get it all and set it up and get everything going and the rock looking good.....then nothing for a long time. It's a great time to research fish, though. And rearrange your rock, like 20 times. Lol.

 

[Khij159753]

Yeah idk why but my cycles never last very long. Between the 3 cycles I've done the longest one took 2 weeks. Haha

 

[Beengirl]

Yeah idk why but my cycles never last very long. Between the 3 cycles I've done the longest one took 2 weeks. Haha

Wow! You did get lucky. My 55g took a month, and I used all LR and LS. The 30g only took 11 days cuz I seeded it with media from my 55g filter.

 

[Khij159753]

Haha i get some used sand and or water and the LR I get comes right out of another tank that's in use all from my lfs the owner always hooks me up

 

[Beengirl]

Haha i get some used sand and or water and the LR I get comes right out of another tank that's in use all from my lfs the owner always hooks me up

Well, ya know what they say- "it's not what ya know, it's who ya know." Haha. Helps to have someone hook ya up!! Lol

 

[Zactheninja]

Would a 200 watt heater be okay or do I need to use a 100-150 along with it?

 

[Zactheninja]

And could I go ahead and spread the sand?

I'm kinda curious how much more ill need, I have about 40 pounds.

 

[Khij159753]

Yeah you can spread the sand idk about the heater.

 

[Zactheninja]

Okay.

And anyone know about the heater?
I know nothing about heaters, I just usually use a larger one.

 

[Zactheninja]

This sand is really sweet.

40 pounds went really far but I'll grab some more for good measure.

I can tell its been in the ocean, shells and stuff all over.
Really white, I would recommend reef rocks for sand...can't tell you about the rock yet lol...

I'm thinking a blue background will be nice.

 

[Khij159753]

I got a blue background on my 29 and I like it

 

[Zactheninja]

Got a lot done today.

Got my overflow and returned plumbed and got my background installed.

 

[Beengirl]

I like the blue- similar to what I have on my 55g reef. Looks really nice!!

 

[Zactheninja]

Thanks!

I can't wait to get it going soon.
Last things I need are a refractor meter and my base rock.

 

[Elmo1287]

Some of its kinda Jerry riged as you can tell I have a filter bag in my return plus bio media and a biological air filter three baffles which lead too my LR and sand plus a clean up crew of hermits and two snails and a chocolate chip star about to get some cheato ordered online then another baffle which leads to my last filters that where on my old fish tank that just add bio media on them about to remove them and add a 150gallon protein skimmer my tank is only 120gallons