Recent content by Red Beard

I am just now in the process of setting up my first SW tank. I live in an apartment so I couldn't go to big, but wanted to go big enough to have a variety of fish, so I have my 55g long with a 20g sump. This should keep me going for a while, untill I move out of the apartment. Then maybe I will...

Setting up my 55gal long with 20 gal sump. Just wraping up my leak test....I have a video showing my setup on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9cHHwRJvF8 . Mind you it does not have the powerheads, skimmer, or heater. Let me know what you think....any suggestions are more than...

Just wraping up my leak test....I have a video showing my setup on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9cHHwRJvF8 . Mind you it does not have the powerheads, skimmer, or heater. Let me know what you think....any suggestions are more than welcome.

I'm noobish, but at my LFS, I was told that bringing in water can cause inaccurate results through heat gain/loss, light exposure, ect...might want to invest in a decent test kit, as you will be testing your levels in the future as you add stock and on a regular basis.

OK, I thought I might be a bit heavy...lol...but suprise suprise, the LFS clerk thought I would be good (I think I trust you guys more). So after looking again, I would drop the tang, the anthia, and maybe the dottyback. I want to keep 3 chromis, because I believe they are "schoolers." I will...

Starting a 55g Fowlr (possibly future reef) with 20g sump. I plan to have about 40-50 lbs of live rock. This is my stocking list, in order of how I would stock them. Going by the rule of thumb I heard of 1 in. of fish per gallon....(if this is true) (Adult...

O.K. This has me scratching my head. I am setting up a 55g fowlr (future reef) with a 20g sump. The sump is not drilled, no bubble trap, has 3 sections; 1) intake with filter/drip tray/maybe live rock in future 2) decent size area for protien skimmer/heater 3) section for return pump The...

Hi everyone! I'm the new guy, I have been reading so many of the threads on here for help/inspiration on my new tank, so I had to join. First off Thank You! This is my first tank, and I can use all the help I can get. I am setting up a 55g FOWLR, probably going to reef in the future. I have...