Newbie To Salt Water Aquariums

[jparcell]

I'm new to the saltwater too but i'm finding out it's not a good idea to try short cuts. I tried cheap hang on filters and I'm now replacing them with a sump and overflow so I wasted a lot of money on the other filters. A good skimmer is definitly a good idea too. I was use to just rushing through things with my freshwater tanks but you really can't do that with salt. The live rock was the biggest surprise for me, it cost a fortune!

 

[Tank2379]

? What are you talking about?

 

[jparcell]

sorry that went to you I was replying to the newbie that was asking about filters

 

[Tank2379]

No worries....

 

[Tank2379]

Frag Update 04.26.09

Here are a Few Pictures of some Frag I picked up along the way.

Blue Zoanthids

Deepwater Japanese Zoanthids

Frog Spawn

These are a Few For now.... Hope you like.

 

[neilanh]

Very nice!

 

[Tank2379]

More Frog Spawn the ones on the bottom are green with Purple Tips.. I am in the middle of picking up a Frogspawn that is Purple with Green Tips. More to come later with that one for now enjoy these for now and more.

Acropora/RBTA in the back ground

Green Slimmer

Red Acan Lord

And a Side View of my Tank

 

[pat8you]

nice looking corals.

 

[Tank2379]

Thanks... I have some more stuff I just have to upload them to Photobucket. Also the RBTA that was in the back ground move toward the from right underneath the Acropora so I move the Acro to the back.

 

[Tank2379]

Bump

 

[Tank2379]

Armour Of God

Onyx looking out his RBTA

African Blues

Birds nest

 

[mdaniel2882]

SO I can add Live Rocks 1.5-2 LBs is that Per gallon Casue I gallon of water weight 8.34 Pounds How much does a normal Tank weight with the rocks? I just asking I don't want to put a Hole in the floor

The 1.5 - 2 lbs is a great starting point. my rock is VERY pourous and if I put 75 lbs in my 55 there would be hardly any room for fish. Think of it as surface area. If your rocks are mostly air then you don't need as much weight. the 60 lbs I have in my tank cover most of the back wall and come about three quarters of the way up the tank.

 

[Tank2379]

That comment was made about a year ago.... But I hear ya. I only have about 58Lbs of LR in my system now I have up graded to a 72 Gallon Bow Front.

The 1.5 - 2 lbs is a great starting point. my rock is VERY pourous and if I put 75 lbs in my 55 there would be hardly any room for fish. Think of it as surface area. If your rocks are mostly air then you don't need as much weight. the 60 lbs I have in my tank cover most of the back wall and come about three quarters of the way up the tank.