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    Help me get started with my recent adoption of an abandoned reef tank.

    I am sorry reefing community for wasting your time, as for the owner of the tank, just all of a sudden drew out of a deal he already made with me, I am feeling as if I have had the the whole month I've spent with nothing but asking questions and getting replies but I am really hurt from this...
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    Help me get started with my recent adoption of an abandoned reef tank.

    Well the quantity and types of cuc I'll be getting, are going to be sufficient for the algee growth in a 125g
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    Help me get started with my recent adoption of an abandoned reef tank.

    Also am I completely out by thinking they'll repopulate if they're fed a consistent algee source?
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    Help me get started with my recent adoption of an abandoned reef tank.

    Okay, he's changed the desk on me now, 200$ for the tank and all the equipment, and 200$ for the RODI, so the change is that now there's no fish going with it, so I'm planning a clean up crew, add I'm talking to a local fish supplier, and he is telling me this isn't enough...
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    Help me get started with my recent adoption of an abandoned reef tank.

    Well, it appears I am in a little too deep over my head, I have located a guy in my local reef group, messaged him, and he is willing to sell me a 220 gallon tank that has everything, all the fish, lights and a sump and a refugium, all of this for 400$ (300$ usd!) All I need is a return pump or...
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    My tank

    Far right you have what is called a black phantom tetra.
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    Help me get started with my recent adoption of an abandoned reef tank.

    He said his lights had a built in fan and were really valuable
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    Help me get started with my recent adoption of an abandoned reef tank.

    Friday May 19th, Went to the local used fish out of home store guy, and I was trying to quote everything out, he said I'd need two power heads for each side of the tank, (60$) a big one for a mixing bucket (10$) two thermometers from him, one for the mixing bucket and one as a back up in the...
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    Help me get started with my recent adoption of an abandoned reef tank.

    Thursday May 18th, Have completely cleared all substrate, salt and love rock stuck to the bottom, and have just finished a 14hr soak of 100gallons of water to 4L of vinegar and now it is sitting full of just tap water to rinse the vinegar out.
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    Help me get started with my recent adoption of an abandoned reef tank.

    I really don't have any knowledge of whether this is a tempered glass tank or not... I was thinking an over flow would a way more sustainable method?
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    Blue hippo tang

    Why would you make your tank deeper that 2 feet it's such a long reach all the time ?
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    Help me get started with my recent adoption of an abandoned reef tank.

    Someone is selling these lights on my classifieds, I know they say 10 gallons, but I have seen people with two different lights attached on two different ends, would this work for my 100 gallon?
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    Help me get started with my recent adoption of an abandoned reef tank.

    Okay! I have been super busy this weekend and it took me quite sometime until I got some time, anyways I have just finished scooping out all the substrate so, go me! And I was thinking about sifting through and taking the large bits of gravel out along with the glass marbles, just leaving the...
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    Help me get started with my recent adoption of an abandoned reef tank.

    So last night I have taken the bleached coral and some of the substrate down to a point where it's solid to the bottom of the tank,so I let it soak out over night. Thinking it will break down and be soft by the time I get home. Then I should be able to scoop out some more. Also, will the seals...
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