Melissa716
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hi everybody, I'm new to the SW world and could really use some advice and suggestions. First of all, I think all of you experts donating your time on this site is just great, and very conscientious.
But I digress, here's the setup. I have just purchased a 100 gallon aquarium setup for a killer price at this Ontario, Ca location : SoCal Aquariums - Aquariums. Got the 100 tank for $200 and the deluxe pine stand for $165, saw his ad on craigslist FYI for IE people. Here's what I have so far per LFS suggestions, planning on having coral & fish & starting fishless cycling tomorrow:
used overflow, refugium filter system w/ a protein skimmer.
Rio 20 Hyperflow 1290GPH & a Maxi-Jett 1200
216 Watt 10,000K T5 white, w/ an actinic blue & 8 led moon lights. (Prob 2 of them?)
Refugium Mineral Mud
Still Need:
Start out with 20 lbs or so of live rock? Or should I start with base rock, do the fishless cycling and then add LR?
How much live sand?
Should I use purified water & sea salt, or is water from the lfs better? or a combination?
How many watts of light optimal for a 100 gallon tank? 250-400?
Any suggestions...
Here's a link to the lights I'm getting : Omni T5 Lights
Please let me know if Ive missed anything obvious, I have the heater and ammonia and am getting the test kit. Thanks in advance.
But I digress, here's the setup. I have just purchased a 100 gallon aquarium setup for a killer price at this Ontario, Ca location : SoCal Aquariums - Aquariums. Got the 100 tank for $200 and the deluxe pine stand for $165, saw his ad on craigslist FYI for IE people. Here's what I have so far per LFS suggestions, planning on having coral & fish & starting fishless cycling tomorrow:
used overflow, refugium filter system w/ a protein skimmer.
Rio 20 Hyperflow 1290GPH & a Maxi-Jett 1200
216 Watt 10,000K T5 white, w/ an actinic blue & 8 led moon lights. (Prob 2 of them?)
Refugium Mineral Mud
Still Need:
Start out with 20 lbs or so of live rock? Or should I start with base rock, do the fishless cycling and then add LR?
How much live sand?
Should I use purified water & sea salt, or is water from the lfs better? or a combination?
How many watts of light optimal for a 100 gallon tank? 250-400?
Any suggestions...
Here's a link to the lights I'm getting : Omni T5 Lights
Please let me know if Ive missed anything obvious, I have the heater and ammonia and am getting the test kit. Thanks in advance.