Recent content by Keedee

So we've been thinking about re-doing our floors sometime soon and thinking about it, it'd probably be a better idea to postpone the tank until at least after that gets installed. So until that happens there probably be won't be much progress. Once that's done thought I'll return to this thread...

Awesome! thanks, I'll do that.

So, I went to the lfs today and just checked out their marine selection to get some ideas for what exactly I want to stock the tank with eventually. Also tested the 100w heater that came free with the tank and it words well (though it needs a bit of scrubbing still). Scrubbed off all the...

Okay, perfect. So getting two of these wouldn't be too bad. I saw some other lights that were something like 500-900$

Okay, for lights I was looking at these (or this kind of thing): TaoTronics TT AL09 Dimmable Coral Reef Tank Light LED Aquarium Light 120W 55 3W | eBay But I can't really figure out how many I'd need to support corals in a 55g

Okay, makes sense. Thanks!

Okay, thanks! Also is there any major difference whether I do a hob overflow or drill holes?

Stupid question, how can I check if they're tempered?

Also when I was cleaning it out today I noticed a 'Tempered glass, do not drill' sticker on the bottom of the tank. Does this mean I can't do a sump? (because from what I gather about sumps you need holes in your tank, correct?)

That would be a lot easier but for me the fun part is starting a tank from the bottom. It's going to be slow progress but it's just what I personally enjoy :)

That's what I thought too. I'm heading over to my local lfs tomorrow anyway for my other tanks so while I'm there I might as well ask their opinion on lights since they have a bunch of good looking reef tanks I figure they know what they're doing with the lights.

treemanone2003 - yeah that makes sense. I'll be sure to test that when I test the heater today. (Though as Ingy said I'm probably going to have to replace them anyway) Ingy - So if I were to go LED what kind of wattage should I be looking for (to support corals but not mushroms) - and I've seen...

Hi there! So right now I have four freshwater tanks on the go and was just given an old 55g tank (for free!) - so I decided, why not use it as my first salt water tank. Now, I don't really know much about setting up a salt water (though I've got a couple good books) and this tank needs some...

At the moment I have the fifteen-ish, 1 month old fry in a 10 gallon. I figure I should move them soon so they wont be stunted? How big should the tank be?

Okay, thanks. I guess I'll have to look into getting a bigger tank!