jawfishjunky
Aquarium Advice Regular
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- Aug 26, 2006
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Hi,
thanks for all info on original thread. Its getting close to the time to pull the trigger on getting new gear and some new issues have arisen.
Originally I was going to merely transfer an established 2 Year 65 Gallon reef to a 120 with the same simple DSB, live rock and HOB skimmer method that had been so successful on the 1st tank.
The reputable Marine Biologist at the LFS (I trust and respect him) is advising that I upgrade to a reef-ready tank with a sump-refugium. He says this is much prefferable for larger volume tanks.
I always wanted to do this but $$$$-wise its a stretch for us. Also----use tap water.
Will my original idea work just fine, or will the benefits of the upgraded system be dramatic enough to make me glad I made the investment.
Im still a relative newbie with a very successful 2 year "dirty" type eco-system.
Please give me as much detailed description as you can tolerate. If my old simple set-up will be just fine I`d just as soon save the bucks and complication of the upgrade.
I gotta pull the trigger soon.
peace and thanks!
thanks for all info on original thread. Its getting close to the time to pull the trigger on getting new gear and some new issues have arisen.
Originally I was going to merely transfer an established 2 Year 65 Gallon reef to a 120 with the same simple DSB, live rock and HOB skimmer method that had been so successful on the 1st tank.
The reputable Marine Biologist at the LFS (I trust and respect him) is advising that I upgrade to a reef-ready tank with a sump-refugium. He says this is much prefferable for larger volume tanks.
I always wanted to do this but $$$$-wise its a stretch for us. Also----use tap water.
Will my original idea work just fine, or will the benefits of the upgraded system be dramatic enough to make me glad I made the investment.
Im still a relative newbie with a very successful 2 year "dirty" type eco-system.
Please give me as much detailed description as you can tolerate. If my old simple set-up will be just fine I`d just as soon save the bucks and complication of the upgrade.
I gotta pull the trigger soon.
peace and thanks!