Recent content by chriskuke

Thanks Melosu, that actually helps me alot. Roka the light is a generic brand and made in China. Thanks for your help with the filtration questions too. I did alot of research and went back in to quiz the guy at the LFS and he told me my set up would be fine for what I want to do and that I...

Nice tank Melosu, that's pretty much what I'm looking for. The light I'm looking at has 2-250W Metal Halide bulbs, 4-54W actinic bulbs and 6 LED blue moon lights as well as a fan. Would that be a comparable set up to yours? My tank is shorter than yours in length but quite a bit deeper I...

I'm not quite sure what corals i'd have. A variety. I don't want to limit it too much but I also don't want to go all wild and crazy with it either.

Hi All, I read in one of the articles lighting should be between 4-6 watts per gallon. The LFS said between 6-8 watts per gal. I'm researching for a 120gal reef tank, which by these calculations is alot of watts. I'm looking at a T5/MH combination light with blue led night lights, it is 730...

Anybody else with ideas involving a skimmer?

Hey Roka, Are you serious about only using filters and no skimmer. How's that work? Lot's of extra work?

I'm new to the site. Or fairly new. I've done alot of reading and looking through different sponsors stores. However some of the lingo and abbreviations are a little confusing to a newbie. I have a 120G tank that I'd like to convert to salt water. It is fresh water now. The canister filter I...

Hi All, I'm new to the site. A friend recomended me. I currently have a 120Gal (48"L X18"W X 31"H) freshwater tank and would eventually like to convert it to saltwater. I have an Ehiem 2217 Filter, a Jager 200W heater, 32W 48" light. What would would I need to change over to salt? I've...