PaulieFish
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Well I hope the fw people I met dont kill me! I am currently in the middle of breaking down my 45g freshwater planted tank, so that I can setup my new tank. My new tank is going to be a slow start up, and might not actually be set up for a couple of months.
I am going to be getting a 75g tank i think the dimensions are 48x18x21 or something close to that. It is a stand 75g tank. My sump is going to be a 30l.
My Plan:
Well since I have bills to pay and cant go dropping around a thousand dollars right away, I am going to be slowly setting up this tank. I feel this is beneficial because I hear patience is a key. The first thing I am going to do is try to get a protein skimmer (maybe a octopus or something similar), a quiet one 3000 for my sump, 2x powerheads around 900 gph or more, and either a mighty mite RO/DI unit or something better depending on price. After I can set everything up with that in it I am planning on getting some substrate (think its algorite or spelled something like that). And some live rock. Then well, let it cycle.
For this tank, I know its not needed but I feel I am going to let this cycle for around a month or two. I want to take things slow seeing this is going to be my first saltwater tank.
I have been doing a ton of research and these 1-2 months will be give me time to do a lot more!
My plan is to slowly get more things before I add fish and coral. I want to get a good amount of live rock in there before even getting fish. And well, saving up for a lighting system is going to be my top priority after I get everything setup.
What do you guys think?
Paul
I am going to be getting a 75g tank i think the dimensions are 48x18x21 or something close to that. It is a stand 75g tank. My sump is going to be a 30l.
My Plan:
Well since I have bills to pay and cant go dropping around a thousand dollars right away, I am going to be slowly setting up this tank. I feel this is beneficial because I hear patience is a key. The first thing I am going to do is try to get a protein skimmer (maybe a octopus or something similar), a quiet one 3000 for my sump, 2x powerheads around 900 gph or more, and either a mighty mite RO/DI unit or something better depending on price. After I can set everything up with that in it I am planning on getting some substrate (think its algorite or spelled something like that). And some live rock. Then well, let it cycle.
For this tank, I know its not needed but I feel I am going to let this cycle for around a month or two. I want to take things slow seeing this is going to be my first saltwater tank.
I have been doing a ton of research and these 1-2 months will be give me time to do a lot more!
My plan is to slowly get more things before I add fish and coral. I want to get a good amount of live rock in there before even getting fish. And well, saving up for a lighting system is going to be my top priority after I get everything setup.
What do you guys think?
Paul