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12/15/2010, 06:33 AM
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50g new to this
I just bought a 50 g tank from a friend it has a bio wheel filter what else do i need to purchase to start off a salt water tank any good recomondations on brand or where will help
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12/15/2010, 07:04 AM
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Reefaholic
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Carmel, IN
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Bio Wheel is pretty useless in SW and not something that is of much use in a SW tank. Are you wanting to keep coral? What is your lighting? Time for you to do some major reading
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12/15/2010, 07:13 AM
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i want to start off with fish and live rock them maybe move to coral i have the stock light right now
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12/15/2010, 08:48 AM
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12/15/2010, 08:59 AM
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Reefaholic
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...And that is a great place to start. Read, Read, Read in the beginning and that's a good amount of material to read. In my first year I read about 5 books on the hobby. I've since just lurked around RC and read a lot of advice and a lot of articles....
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INDMAS President Check out my tank in the Large Tank Forums, "A Reefaholic's 1000+ Gallon Mixed Reef System Build"! Current Tank Info: 600 Gallon DT, 140 Gallon Grow Out Tank, 125 Gallon Sump, 90 Gallon Fuge, 200 Gallon Fish QT, 15 Gallon Frag QT |
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12/15/2010, 09:06 AM
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Will Fielitz
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Patchogue , long Island
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+1 on the reading, it will save you money in the long run. lol Belive me. Also dont be afraid to ask any questions, you may have.
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I can never figure out why my wallet is empty. But my tank sure is awsome looking. Current Tank Info: 300G DD reef tank, 100g sump 40g breeder set up as a refugium, C-skim skimmer, , 2 165w LED and t5 setup, BRS reactor for carbon and GFO. Fish: lawnmower blenny, 12clowns, Watchmen golby, FoxFace, Yellow angle, 6line wrase. |
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12/15/2010, 09:38 AM
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You'll need: that thread, lights, heater, 1 lb of live rock or dryrock live rock combo per gallon, plus 1 lb per gallon aragonite sand, a skimmer, a sump tank, a downflow, a return pump, skimmer pump, an autotopoff unit and pump and reservoir (old bucket) and lights adequate for what you want to keep. The sump, while not 100% necessary, is a 99% really good idea, on that scale. It holds all equipment, adds volume, and provides a place to safely dump chemicals that should not land on fish and coral, plus a place for a refugium (green tank) to supply small live food and further oxygenate and purify water.
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Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%. |
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12/15/2010, 09:39 AM
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And
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Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%. |
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