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10-24-2011, 10:07 AM
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And I start!
So today I am adding water and getting started. If you want to know what I am starting with just ask. I am very excited to talk and learn about what I can do and how I can do it.
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10-24-2011, 10:08 AM
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What sized tank and filtration system are you going with?
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10-24-2011, 10:12 AM
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My tank is 55 gallons I have a coralife 65 skimmer a fluval 405, a Marineland magnum 350 filter and two powersweep 228 power heads and a UV steralizer, 90,lb of sand and 50lb of base rock to start with. What do you think?
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10-24-2011, 10:14 AM
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Quote:
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My tank is 55 gallons I have a coralife 65 skimmer a fluval 405, a Marineland magnum 350 filter and two powersweep 228 power heads and a UV steralizer, 90,lb of sand and 5lb of base rock to start with. What do you think? |
I'm definitely not a veteran in this kind of thing but it sounds solid to me.
I am still trying to figure out WTH is going on with my wet/dry filtration system, haha.
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10-24-2011, 10:17 AM
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I don't know anything about them. But I am sure that there is lots of people in this sight that know what you are going thru
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10-24-2011, 07:57 PM
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Water mixed and in the tank. Power heads and heater on sand is in. Should have rock in the next two days than I can start my cycle.
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10-25-2011, 08:15 AM
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Water has cleared already. I didn't fill up the tank so there is room for my rock as soon as it comes in. I still have 30lb of live sand but was thinking of waiting till I get the rock in and then start my cycle. Any thoughts?
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10-25-2011, 08:54 AM
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I think it looks excellent! lol Love the lighting, I like blue myself. 
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180g- Mostly BIG fish and some coral. ~80g Nuvo- My coral tank with "happy fish"~ 90g- FOWLR Not the not happy type of fish~ 125g- Freshwater Malawi Cichlids ~10g- Nuvo- The refugees from the Ich of '18
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10-26-2011, 12:26 AM
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Added 30lb of live sand, now the tank is milky again.
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10-26-2011, 01:39 PM
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UPS is scheduled to deliver my rock from reef cleaners by the end of the day tomorrow. Water is still milky, can I add the shrimp today? And the rock tomorrow after work.
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10-26-2011, 04:24 PM
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Yep, you can start when youre ready.
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180g- Mostly BIG fish and some coral. ~80g Nuvo- My coral tank with "happy fish"~ 90g- FOWLR Not the not happy type of fish~ 125g- Freshwater Malawi Cichlids ~10g- Nuvo- The refugees from the Ich of '18
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10-28-2011, 12:37 AM
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Ok got my rocks, shrimp in the tank I guess I will need to start a new thread this one seems to be dead!
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10-28-2011, 01:41 AM
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nope, just pile on the pictures
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10-28-2011, 10:14 AM
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50lb from reefcleaners will add to tank on Sunday, hopefully the water will be clear by then.
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10-28-2011, 10:23 AM
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I love reefcleaner rock, it's so porous and nice. make sure we get pictures once its in the tank.
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10-28-2011, 10:27 AM
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I will, three days now with milky water from adding 30lb of sand. Annoying
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10-28-2011, 02:56 PM
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I will, three days now with milky water from adding 30lb of sand. Annoying
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Hmmm...what kind of sand did you use? That could be why, but I'm sure it will clear up eventually.
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10-28-2011, 03:00 PM
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I first put 50 lb of natures ocean substrate .0 and it was clear after 24 hours. I then added the 30lb of natures oceans live sand.
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10-29-2011, 12:04 AM
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Ok, so it has been three days since added the last 30lb of sand and my water is not getting clear. What should I do? Change water or just give it a few more days?
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10-29-2011, 12:07 AM
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Do you have any filtration running?
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180g- Mostly BIG fish and some coral. ~80g Nuvo- My coral tank with "happy fish"~ 90g- FOWLR Not the not happy type of fish~ 125g- Freshwater Malawi Cichlids ~10g- Nuvo- The refugees from the Ich of '18
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