Recent content by dufreneh

Full tank pics here

Full tank pics here

Thanks for replying. I have been using this tank to practice and get a little experience under my belt. In the 90 gal, I will have live sand, live rock, powerheads and skimmer. I did a water change about two weeks ago and everything went well. I didn't rinse the filter though... I just let it...

I set up a 20 gal tank 8 weeks ago. While it was cycling, my wife, bless her, bought me a Butterfly fish and a Clown. At the time, The tank was only two weeks old. Both fish did great for 6 weeks until this past weekend. I noticed they weren't eating and were at the top of the water seemingly...

Thanks fishfreek. I'll keep that in mind. Seems like boardsurfer is confused with a Gergia avatar and a location of South Carolina. :lol:

Thanks for the help. I think I'll go with the PC 4x65 type of fixture. At least for the first year or so, I'll be keeping fish, live rock and inverts. I will be building my own canopy so if I decide to get SPS, I'll add some MH bulbs later. No problem because I'll be taking my time with this anyway.

I'm about to start setting up a 90 gal tank. After starting it as a FOWLR tank, I will eventually make it a reef tank. I was reading "The Simple Guide to Marine Aquariums" last night which kind of confused me. From the book: "A 55-Watt PC actually provides more light intensity than a 110-Watt...

I have a 29 gal freshwater tank on a wrought iron stand that needed to be moved because of remodeling. I emptied the water to about halfway and carefully slid it over across the room. Not that I would do that again but the stand was very sturdy. Also, the stand is 25 years old. I can agree...

I have a 29 gal freshwater tank on a wrought iron stand that needed to be moved because of remodeling. I emptied the water to about halfway and carefully slid it over across the room. Not that I would do that again but the stand was very sturdy. Also, the stand is 25 years old. I can agree...

I'm still new at this, but I read many times not to use tap water for a saltwater aquarium. I elected to haul 20 gallons of distilled water from the grocery store. This might be cumbersome for a 90 gal tank. RO may be the way to go.