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ZenGuitarGuy · 09/25/2016, 10:32 AM

Hi everyone. I'm new to this board, although I've been lurking and reading for a long time LOL. I'm researching and getting stuff together for a 65G FOWLR, which will be my first saltwater tank. As this comes to fruition, I'll post details on my profile.

I have been following posts in the New To Hobby and DIY forum mainly, so far at least. So much information; this is a great site! Martin.

jmike0311 · 09/27/2016, 09:58 AM

Hello all. My name is Mike. I have been reading posts on RC for some time now (about 3 years) but have not been very active about posting. I have been in the hobby, who am I kidding, I've been addicted for about 10 years now. I started with a 29 gallon tank and made all the rookie mistakes. I have since had everything from a 14 gallon softie reef to a 250g FOWLR. Currently I have my 14 gallon softie and am about to (January hopefully) start a 120g mixed reef build. I would like to say that I am grateful to all who have taken their time to share their knowledge in these forums and look forward to asking for input and advice as I proceed with my next build!!

Cheers and Happy Reefing
Mike

Bowzer · 09/28/2016, 11:14 AM

I'm "new" to the reefing community, and by that I mean I've played around with it for 5 years but only in the past year really dedicated a significant amount of time and money into the hobby, and I'm loving it! I have:
75g tank
25ish g sump
Tunze auto topoff
Vertex alpha 200 protein skimmer
Waveline 12000 DC pump
Apex controllers
Tunze 7095 controller
Tunze 6095 propeller pumps
Theiling automatic roller mat
Giesemann Aurora LED T5 hybrid hood light
AquaAurora Chiller
Apex DOS dosing pumps
Denitrification system (homemade)
RO system with 60 G reservoir

https://goo.gl/photos/fAzqDjnnnYo7rnMV8

I was out of town for a month and needless to say something went haywire, everything died, tank got over run by algea. It's been about 2 months now, water quality is perfect, salinity perfect, zero nitrates and phosphates, calcium and alk back to reef levels. Algae still exist but the snails, emerald crabs, and tang are working on those daily and I'm seeing an improvement every week.

It is currently stocked with a yellow tang, pink anthias, hippo tang, purple firefish, emerald crabs, bubble anenamone, long tentacle anenamone

Corals include some zoanthids, and a few others but I don't remember what they were called... Any help is appreciated!

I had a flame angel and two other purple firefish, but they disappeared, I'm assuming they died but I never saw the bodies...

Any suggestions for my tank? Any questions?

The biggest accomplishment I can say about my tank, and probably the most unique is the denitrification system. Keeps my nitrates at zero.

tp1298 · 09/28/2016, 01:35 PM

Hey I'm TJ and I'm fairly new to salt water fish. I currently have a 75 gal salt water fish only tank but i am looking into transforming that into a salt water reef tank. Before doing that i was wondering if anyone had any tips, advice, or anything about that... i currently have a clown triggerfish, raccoon butterfly fish, and a porcupine puffer. i know these are not good reef fish so ill be changing alot...

gary1218 · 09/29/2016, 06:40 AM

Hi Reef Central. GARY here. I'm in the Buffalo/Rochester, NY area.

Brand new to reef tanks. I've kept fresh water tanks in the past, mainly discus and german blue rams. Currently I'm in the dart frog hobby with several tanks of breeding adults, mainly thumbnail species.

I've always had a fascination with reef tanks. I thought I would log onto the forum here and start checking out what it takes to set up a tank and properly maintain it.

I'd be curious if there are any experienced hobbyists in my area that wouldn't mine my stopping by your place to see your tank setups and to pick your brain a little.

Thanks!

luis55277 · 09/29/2016, 02:41 PM

hi i recently started a 10 gallon saltwater tank. i elected to start with 11 pounds of reef saver rock and 10 pounds of dry sand. i bought the saltwater and tested the salinity at petco(it was adequate) i have a sun sun jvp-110 wavemaker, a preset aqueon heater (50w) rated for 20 gallons, and an aqueon quiet flow 10 rated for 20 gallons,

s7even · 09/29/2016, 10:17 PM

Hi! I have been out of the reef for about 12 years. I used to have a 55 gallon tank that started as FOWLR that transitioned to a reef tank. I ended up moving and sold the tank.

I am starting over with a Red Sea Reefer 425xl! I noticed the technolgy has changed and am excited to get started. Wish me luck!

Jeff4777 · 09/29/2016, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s7even

Hi! I have been out of the reef for about 12 years. I used to have a 55 gallon tank that started as FOWLR that transitioned to a reef tank. I ended up moving and sold the tank.

I am starting over with a Red Sea Reefer 425xl! I noticed the technolgy has changed and am excited to get started. Wish me luck!

Good luck, have fun!

yarr · 09/30/2016, 04:31 AM

Hi Everyone,
I've recently dug up my RC login details as I am planning on getting back into the hobby after a long time away. We've just bought a new house and finally have the room to set up our 6x2x2 display again. I live in Australia so it will be an interesting endeavour I'm sure.
I learnt a lot of lessons the last time (2006-2008) I had the system up and running and am spending a lot of time updating my knowledge and reviewing my equipment and plumbing requirements.
I'll likely start a build thread to update on how its all going, ramble on about things and seek advice.
I look forward to moving ahead and cant wait for the feedback you guys have.

jaffa14 · 09/30/2016, 07:51 AM

Hi everyone,
I have been keeping marine fish since 1971 but my experience of a reef system is zero. I have kept various easy inverts over the years but nothing difficult. I have decided to bight the bullet and convert my existing Deltec Tank of 320 gallons into a reef tank. My first job is to upgrade the lighting probably Maxspect Razor leds and also install Maxspect Gyre pumps to increase water flow. This convertion will take time as money is tight and adding various other essentials for a successful system do not come cheap.
I look forward to reading the vast array of helpful hints and tips provided by all the bloggers and I'll drop in from time to time with updates.

Mike

schnebbles · 10/01/2016, 08:31 AM

Brand new!!

I have a 40b freshwater planted tank wanting to convert to salt.

Went to a reputable store yesterday to look around and get advice. The closest places to look are at least an hour drive for me so that makes it hard.

Kathy

tamanning · 10/01/2016, 08:54 AM

I have been working on my tank for close to a year so I am still sort of new at this. I love my tank. It is a 48 inch 55 gal mixed reef. I have a 30 gal sump. 45 lbs of live rock 70 lbs of sand 50 fine capped off wit course crushed coral. my return pump is 400 gallons per hour I made my overflow out of a Tupperware container and clear pvc tubing. I'm using a 200 micron filter sock and a no name skimmer rater for a 150 gal sys. I am making a phosphate reactor. the I am waiting for the gfo to arrive. My lighting sys. is by aquaticlife and is a 4 tube t5ho currently equipped with 2 actinic 1 6.5 growlight and 1 10k. I have 4 little fish. 1 clown two cardinals and 1 cleaner blenny. My clean up crew consists of 14 red legged hermits I put 120 cerith snails in the tank and sump but it is hard to keep count of them. I have 2 Mexican turbos a coral banded shrimp and a emerald crab. I can't keep zoas something is taking them off of the rocks and eating them. but my other corals seem to be doing well. does anyone have an idea what might be eating my zoas? Thanks.
Tim

new_reef_friend · 10/02/2016, 08:20 PM

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to introduce myself and get any tips or advice you have to offer!

I have a used 55 gallon long tank. I didn't have a lot of faith in the used stand it came with so I did a DIY stand out of 3 columns of concrete blocks and 2x6 planks across the top and base. I've got 60 lbs of live sand and 50 lbs of rock. I will most likely pick up a few more pounds of rock from the LFS. I have two heaters rated for 75 gallons and one powerhead rated at 850 gph. I have a second one coming. The HOB skimmer I have (eshopps) isn't working as I expected so I have another one on the way.

Is there anything I'm missing? I know a sump is usually recommended but I don't think at this time it is feasible. I believe I need to do a 15% water change about a week into getting the tank running and test the water periodically until the cycle has completed?

Thanks for any help and advice!

turbo4603 · 10/03/2016, 09:32 AM

Hello all in RC!!! Used to have a 120 reef tank running t-5 and refuge with a close-loop system. 12 years later, I feel as if the hobby has changed a lot and i think i'm ready to restart the journey. Was part of 3reef forum back then but we were always pulling threads from you guys so i figured id join and reorient myself amongst you all. Planning on starting a small humble 32 gal LED bio cube to get my feet wet (hopefully not literally) and then figuring out a larger more diy setup for the future.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

mgarciah · 10/03/2016, 10:33 AM

Hi, I loved reef tanks since I was 15 years old, but never have one, now Im 50! and for my birthday my wife and son gave me a 135 Galons reef tank, beautiful!!, but my wife on her "try to do her best" filled the reef with corals, fishes and stones, sadly that beatiful setup came to disaster in just 2 or 3 weeks, the guy who sold her the tank never showed up again, water started to turn bad an all fishes died, I was trying to read and learn fast but it was late, only one red shrimp survived, after that and without worries of any living organism in my tank I started to learn, My wife asked me to sale the tank and I rejected that idea at once, first I bought an Apex system with PH, and ORP probes, there I found that my ORP was 135!!! which looks pretty low, then I setup my change water station for which I bought a 35 galon tank, I installed a water pump inside and made a recycle pvc tubing to mix water and salt (using tap Water, more on this later), I read that a guy who mixed the salt in 5 minutes filled its tank and all fishes died, I learned that salt and water molecules mixed together correctly after 5 or 6 hours of mixing and until water came sparkling clear, with that setup I started my tank again and everything started to looks much better.
I bought a test kit and found that my nitrates were around 30ppm which was way high, I kept changing water but no results, after 5 or 6 changes without changes I tested my Tap water and there I found that I got 30ppm!! I guy from a local store recommended me to buy a biopellets reactor but I decided to go RO/DI, now my tank has ORP over 400, fishes are happy and coral are growing like never before, sorry to write all this details but it may help someone who is interested to start into this amazing hobby.

Joey_bananas420 · 10/03/2016, 12:07 PM

Just started my membership thought I'd say hello. Been in the hobby roughly a year I have a 40 broader mixed reef with a tall 37 gallon upstream Refugium 20 long sump. Using two Kessil 160w's over 40 and 20k metal halide over upstream. Running three reactors off a manifold with bio pellets, Gfo, and carbon. Growing dragons breath in the upstream and chaeto in the fuge in sump. I'm always reading post and forums on here figured I should start an account looking to join any clubs in the Hampton roads area of VA.

Ryan.Wagers22 · 10/04/2016, 06:21 PM

Hey guys I'm new to the saltwater world. I have a 30 gallon nano reef setup so far and am stoked to be adding coral! Currently have candy apple zoa, pink zoa, pink mushroom, and green star polyp. Tanks mates include Picasso trigger, clown and hippo tang!

charlieo71 · 10/04/2016, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnL

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charlieo71 · 10/04/2016, 07:37 PM

hi every one I'm new to this site so please be patient . just want to know I'm thinking of getting a bigger tank i have a old 75 gal which is currently leaking I'm looking at the reefer tank by red sea is that a good tank if so please let me know what size i should get

newbcube · 10/06/2016, 08:21 AM

Hello All!

New here and jsut getting started in the saltwater hobby. Recently received a 75gal DT with a sump from a relative. Should be receiving my return pump in the mail soon and plan to water test everything with tap water (don't have RO yet). The tank also has some left over residue on the glass that water and paper towel can't seem to get off, and the sump has some left over thicker residue. What is a good way to clean this stuff off without putting my tank at risk in the future?

DarkSkyForever · 10/06/2016, 08:49 AM

Joined a few months ago, never posted here. I've been researching reef tanks since I was 10, started my first one four years ago. My first tank was a 10g nano, now I'm running a 45g rimless.

mysticobra · 10/06/2016, 09:26 PM

Not really new here. New to posting.
Been a lurker here for close to a dozen years.
My name is Richard.
Have had a reef tank for close to 30 years.
Just swapped my last reef tank of 16 plus years to a brand spankin new E Max 260.
And boy is that thing beautiful. I must say that.
Lots of good information here.
Thanks all.
Richard.

9campbec · 10/07/2016, 12:29 PM

Hi Everyone,

My name is Chris and im new to the hobby and RC, i joined earlier this year just didnt have time to post on here just yet.

filmpnk · 10/07/2016, 11:55 PM

Hello everybody I'm Christie from Los Angeles. I was an experienced FWT enthusiast many years ago when living in NC and always dreamed of the day I could afford the time and expense of managing a thriving SWT. Still deliberating on the size I will finally go with, as I reside on the 2nd floor of a 90 year old building. Leaning towards 75/80. Glad to be here

Frankybv · 10/08/2016, 02:42 PM

Hey every one, I’m returning to the hobby after a good amount of time, an everting has change significantly over the years, anyhow, today my sump finally arrived, after three months of struggle with the LFS. For obvious reasons they didn’t give me any schematics on the final setup. I have a protein skimmer, carbon, GFO and biopellet reactors, new 2016 apex system with all the probes, “DOS system” for dosing, calcium and ALK, also the usual return pump, ATO, thermostat.

Hey every one, I’m returning to the hobby after a good amount of time, an everting has change significantly over the years, anyhow, today my sump finally arrived, after three months of struggle with the LFS. For obvious reasons they didn’t give me any schematics on the final setup. I have a protein skimmer, carbon, GFO and biopellet reactors, new 2016 apex system with all the probes, “DOS system” for dosing, calcium and ALK, also the usual return pump, ATO, thermostat.

I´ll really appreciate any advice on how to put all this together, were to mount what, and if you suggest to use one of the chambers for a fuge, even with the biopellets because I already have some LED grow lights installed over this area to do the reverse cycle, (this may increment the life in the bio media).

Hey every one, I’m returning to the hobby after a good amount of time, an everting has change significantly over the years, anyhow, today my sump finally arrived, after three months of struggle with the LFS. For obvious reasons they didn’t give me any schematics on the final setup. I have a protein skimmer, carbon, GFO and biopellet reactors, new 2016 apex system with all the probes, “DOS system” for dosing, calcium and ALK, also the usual return pump, ATO, thermostat.

I´ll really appreciate any advice on how to put all this together, were to mount what, and if you suggest to use one of the chambers for a fuge, even with the biopellets because I already have some LED grow lights installed over this area to do the reverse cycle, (this may increment the life in the bio media).

I´ll really appreciate any advice on how to put all this together, were to mount what, and if you suggest to use one of the chambers for a fuge, even with the biopellets because I already have some LED grow lights installed over this area to do the reverse cycle, (this may increment the life in the bio media).

09/25/2016, 10:32 AM	#9851
ZenGuitarGuy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London, ON, Canada Posts: 145	New from London, ON Hi everyone. I'm new to this board, although I've been lurking and reading for a long time LOL. I'm researching and getting stuff together for a 65G FOWLR, which will be my first saltwater tank. As this comes to fruition, I'll post details on my profile. I have been following posts in the New To Hobby and DIY forum mainly, so far at least. So much information; this is a great site! Martin.

09/27/2016, 09:58 AM	#9852
jmike0311 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 59	New-ish to RC Hello all. My name is Mike. I have been reading posts on RC for some time now (about 3 years) but have not been very active about posting. I have been in the hobby, who am I kidding, I've been addicted for about 10 years now. I started with a 29 gallon tank and made all the rookie mistakes. I have since had everything from a 14 gallon softie reef to a 250g FOWLR. Currently I have my 14 gallon softie and am about to (January hopefully) start a 120g mixed reef build. I would like to say that I am grateful to all who have taken their time to share their knowledge in these forums and look forward to asking for input and advice as I proceed with my next build!! Cheers and Happy Reefing Mike

09/28/2016, 11:14 AM	#9853
Bowzer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 2	Hello everyone =) I'm "new" to the reefing community, and by that I mean I've played around with it for 5 years but only in the past year really dedicated a significant amount of time and money into the hobby, and I'm loving it! I have: 75g tank 25ish g sump Tunze auto topoff Vertex alpha 200 protein skimmer Waveline 12000 DC pump Apex controllers Tunze 7095 controller Tunze 6095 propeller pumps Theiling automatic roller mat Giesemann Aurora LED T5 hybrid hood light AquaAurora Chiller Apex DOS dosing pumps Denitrification system (homemade) RO system with 60 G reservoir https://goo.gl/photos/fAzqDjnnnYo7rnMV8 I was out of town for a month and needless to say something went haywire, everything died, tank got over run by algea. It's been about 2 months now, water quality is perfect, salinity perfect, zero nitrates and phosphates, calcium and alk back to reef levels. Algae still exist but the snails, emerald crabs, and tang are working on those daily and I'm seeing an improvement every week. It is currently stocked with a yellow tang, pink anthias, hippo tang, purple firefish, emerald crabs, bubble anenamone, long tentacle anenamone Corals include some zoanthids, and a few others but I don't remember what they were called... Any help is appreciated! I had a flame angel and two other purple firefish, but they disappeared, I'm assuming they died but I never saw the bodies... Any suggestions for my tank? Any questions? The biggest accomplishment I can say about my tank, and probably the most unique is the denitrification system. Keeps my nitrates at zero.

09/28/2016, 01:35 PM	#9854
tp1298 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 1	Reef Tank conversion Hey I'm TJ and I'm fairly new to salt water fish. I currently have a 75 gal salt water fish only tank but i am looking into transforming that into a salt water reef tank. Before doing that i was wondering if anyone had any tips, advice, or anything about that... i currently have a clown triggerfish, raccoon butterfly fish, and a porcupine puffer. i know these are not good reef fish so ill be changing alot...

09/30/2016, 07:51 AM	#9860
jaffa14 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 1	reef newby Hi everyone, I have been keeping marine fish since 1971 but my experience of a reef system is zero. I have kept various easy inverts over the years but nothing difficult. I have decided to bight the bullet and convert my existing Deltec Tank of 320 gallons into a reef tank. My first job is to upgrade the lighting probably Maxspect Razor leds and also install Maxspect Gyre pumps to increase water flow. This convertion will take time as money is tight and adding various other essentials for a successful system do not come cheap. I look forward to reading the vast array of helpful hints and tips provided by all the bloggers and I'll drop in from time to time with updates. Mike

09/29/2016, 06:40 AM	#9855
gary1218 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Western New York Posts: 1	Hi Reef Central. GARY here. I'm in the Buffalo/Rochester, NY area. Brand new to reef tanks. I've kept fresh water tanks in the past, mainly discus and german blue rams. Currently I'm in the dart frog hobby with several tanks of breeding adults, mainly thumbnail species. I've always had a fascination with reef tanks. I thought I would log onto the forum here and start checking out what it takes to set up a tank and properly maintain it. I'd be curious if there are any experienced hobbyists in my area that wouldn't mine my stopping by your place to see your tank setups and to pick your brain a little. Thanks!

09/29/2016, 02:41 PM	#9856
luis55277 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 24	hi i recently started a 10 gallon saltwater tank. i elected to start with 11 pounds of reef saver rock and 10 pounds of dry sand. i bought the saltwater and tested the salinity at petco(it was adequate) i have a sun sun jvp-110 wavemaker, a preset aqueon heater (50w) rated for 20 gallons, and an aqueon quiet flow 10 rated for 20 gallons,

09/29/2016, 10:17 PM	#9857
s7even Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 19	Hi! I have been out of the reef for about 12 years. I used to have a 55 gallon tank that started as FOWLR that transitioned to a reef tank. I ended up moving and sold the tank. I am starting over with a Red Sea Reefer 425xl! I noticed the technolgy has changed and am excited to get started. Wish me luck!

09/30/2016, 04:31 AM	#9859
yarr Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1	Hi Everyone, I've recently dug up my RC login details as I am planning on getting back into the hobby after a long time away. We've just bought a new house and finally have the room to set up our 6x2x2 display again. I live in Australia so it will be an interesting endeavour I'm sure. I learnt a lot of lessons the last time (2006-2008) I had the system up and running and am spending a lot of time updating my knowledge and reviewing my equipment and plumbing requirements. I'll likely start a build thread to update on how its all going, ramble on about things and seek advice. I look forward to moving ahead and cant wait for the feedback you guys have.

10/01/2016, 08:31 AM	#9861
schnebbles Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 475	Brand new!! I have a 40b freshwater planted tank wanting to convert to salt. Went to a reputable store yesterday to look around and get advice. The closest places to look are at least an hour drive for me so that makes it hard. Kathy

10/01/2016, 08:54 AM	#9862
tamanning Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Orlando Fl. Posts: 5	Hello! I have been working on my tank for close to a year so I am still sort of new at this. I love my tank. It is a 48 inch 55 gal mixed reef. I have a 30 gal sump. 45 lbs of live rock 70 lbs of sand 50 fine capped off wit course crushed coral. my return pump is 400 gallons per hour I made my overflow out of a Tupperware container and clear pvc tubing. I'm using a 200 micron filter sock and a no name skimmer rater for a 150 gal sys. I am making a phosphate reactor. the I am waiting for the gfo to arrive. My lighting sys. is by aquaticlife and is a 4 tube t5ho currently equipped with 2 actinic 1 6.5 growlight and 1 10k. I have 4 little fish. 1 clown two cardinals and 1 cleaner blenny. My clean up crew consists of 14 red legged hermits I put 120 cerith snails in the tank and sump but it is hard to keep count of them. I have 2 Mexican turbos a coral banded shrimp and a emerald crab. I can't keep zoas something is taking them off of the rocks and eating them. but my other corals seem to be doing well. does anyone have an idea what might be eating my zoas? Thanks. Tim

10/02/2016, 08:20 PM	#9863
new_reef_friend Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 4	New to Reefing Hey everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself and get any tips or advice you have to offer! I have a used 55 gallon long tank. I didn't have a lot of faith in the used stand it came with so I did a DIY stand out of 3 columns of concrete blocks and 2x6 planks across the top and base. I've got 60 lbs of live sand and 50 lbs of rock. I will most likely pick up a few more pounds of rock from the LFS. I have two heaters rated for 75 gallons and one powerhead rated at 850 gph. I have a second one coming. The HOB skimmer I have (eshopps) isn't working as I expected so I have another one on the way. Is there anything I'm missing? I know a sump is usually recommended but I don't think at this time it is feasible. I believe I need to do a 15% water change about a week into getting the tank running and test the water periodically until the cycle has completed? Thanks for any help and advice!

10/03/2016, 09:32 AM	#9864
turbo4603 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Miami Posts: 3	Hello all in RC!!! Used to have a 120 reef tank running t-5 and refuge with a close-loop system. 12 years later, I feel as if the hobby has changed a lot and i think i'm ready to restart the journey. Was part of 3reef forum back then but we were always pulling threads from you guys so i figured id join and reorient myself amongst you all. Planning on starting a small humble 32 gal LED bio cube to get my feet wet (hopefully not literally) and then figuring out a larger more diy setup for the future. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10/03/2016, 10:33 AM	#9865
mgarciah Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 3	Hello from Costa Rica Hi, I loved reef tanks since I was 15 years old, but never have one, now Im 50! and for my birthday my wife and son gave me a 135 Galons reef tank, beautiful!!, but my wife on her "try to do her best" filled the reef with corals, fishes and stones, sadly that beatiful setup came to disaster in just 2 or 3 weeks, the guy who sold her the tank never showed up again, water started to turn bad an all fishes died, I was trying to read and learn fast but it was late, only one red shrimp survived, after that and without worries of any living organism in my tank I started to learn, My wife asked me to sale the tank and I rejected that idea at once, first I bought an Apex system with PH, and ORP probes, there I found that my ORP was 135!!! which looks pretty low, then I setup my change water station for which I bought a 35 galon tank, I installed a water pump inside and made a recycle pvc tubing to mix water and salt (using tap Water, more on this later), I read that a guy who mixed the salt in 5 minutes filled its tank and all fishes died, I learned that salt and water molecules mixed together correctly after 5 or 6 hours of mixing and until water came sparkling clear, with that setup I started my tank again and everything started to looks much better. I bought a test kit and found that my nitrates were around 30ppm which was way high, I kept changing water but no results, after 5 or 6 changes without changes I tested my Tap water and there I found that I got 30ppm!! I guy from a local store recommended me to buy a biopellets reactor but I decided to go RO/DI, now my tank has ORP over 400, fishes are happy and coral are growing like never before, sorry to write all this details but it may help someone who is interested to start into this amazing hobby.

10/03/2016, 12:07 PM	#9866
Joey_bananas420 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 54	Just started my membership thought I'd say hello. Been in the hobby roughly a year I have a 40 broader mixed reef with a tall 37 gallon upstream Refugium 20 long sump. Using two Kessil 160w's over 40 and 20k metal halide over upstream. Running three reactors off a manifold with bio pellets, Gfo, and carbon. Growing dragons breath in the upstream and chaeto in the fuge in sump. I'm always reading post and forums on here figured I should start an account looking to join any clubs in the Hampton roads area of VA.

10/04/2016, 06:21 PM	#9867
Ryan.Wagers22 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 1	Rookie to saltwater Hey guys I'm new to the saltwater world. I have a 30 gallon nano reef setup so far and am stoked to be adding coral! Currently have candy apple zoa, pink zoa, pink mushroom, and green star polyp. Tanks mates include Picasso trigger, clown and hippo tang!

10/04/2016, 07:37 PM	#9869
charlieo71 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: mineola ny Posts: 3	hi every one I'm new to this site so please be patient . just want to know I'm thinking of getting a bigger tank i have a old 75 gal which is currently leaking I'm looking at the reefer tank by red sea is that a good tank if so please let me know what size i should get

10/06/2016, 08:21 AM	#9870
newbcube Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 25	Hello All! New here and jsut getting started in the saltwater hobby. Recently received a 75gal DT with a sump from a relative. Should be receiving my return pump in the mail soon and plan to water test everything with tap water (don't have RO yet). The tank also has some left over residue on the glass that water and paper towel can't seem to get off, and the sump has some left over thicker residue. What is a good way to clean this stuff off without putting my tank at risk in the future?

10/06/2016, 08:49 AM	#9871
DarkSkyForever Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 92	Joined a few months ago, never posted here. I've been researching reef tanks since I was 10, started my first one four years ago. My first tank was a 10g nano, now I'm running a 45g rimless.

10/06/2016, 09:26 PM	#9872
mysticobra Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 32	Not really new here. New to posting. Been a lurker here for close to a dozen years. My name is Richard. Have had a reef tank for close to 30 years. Just swapped my last reef tank of 16 plus years to a brand spankin new E Max 260. And boy is that thing beautiful. I must say that. Lots of good information here. Thanks all. Richard.

10/07/2016, 12:29 PM	#9873
9campbec Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 16	New to the hobby Hi Everyone, My name is Chris and im new to the hobby and RC, i joined earlier this year just didnt have time to post on here just yet.

10/07/2016, 11:55 PM	#9874
filmpnk Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Hollywood Posts: 1	New to RC! Hello everybody I'm Christie from Los Angeles. I was an experienced FWT enthusiast many years ago when living in NC and always dreamed of the day I could afford the time and expense of managing a thriving SWT. Still deliberating on the size I will finally go with, as I reside on the 2nd floor of a 90 year old building. Leaning towards 75/80. Glad to be here

10/08/2016, 02:42 PM	#9875
Frankybv Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 4	Hey every one, I’m returning to the hobby after a good amount of time, an everting has change significantly over the years, anyhow, today my sump finally arrived, after three months of struggle with the LFS. For obvious reasons they didn’t give me any schematics on the final setup. I have a protein skimmer, carbon, GFO and biopellet reactors, new 2016 apex system with all the probes, “DOS system” for dosing, calcium and ALK, also the usual return pump, ATO, thermostat. Hey every one, I’m returning to the hobby after a good amount of time, an everting has change significantly over the years, anyhow, today my sump finally arrived, after three months of struggle with the LFS. For obvious reasons they didn’t give me any schematics on the final setup. I have a protein skimmer, carbon, GFO and biopellet reactors, new 2016 apex system with all the probes, “DOS system” for dosing, calcium and ALK, also the usual return pump, ATO, thermostat. I´ll really appreciate any advice on how to put all this together, were to mount what, and if you suggest to use one of the chambers for a fuge, even with the biopellets because I already have some LED grow lights installed over this area to do the reverse cycle, (this may increment the life in the bio media). Hey every one, I’m returning to the hobby after a good amount of time, an everting has change significantly over the years, anyhow, today my sump finally arrived, after three months of struggle with the LFS. For obvious reasons they didn’t give me any schematics on the final setup. I have a protein skimmer, carbon, GFO and biopellet reactors, new 2016 apex system with all the probes, “DOS system” for dosing, calcium and ALK, also the usual return pump, ATO, thermostat. I´ll really appreciate any advice on how to put all this together, were to mount what, and if you suggest to use one of the chambers for a fuge, even with the biopellets because I already have some LED grow lights installed over this area to do the reverse cycle, (this may increment the life in the bio media). I´ll really appreciate any advice on how to put all this together, were to mount what, and if you suggest to use one of the chambers for a fuge, even with the biopellets because I already have some LED grow lights installed over this area to do the reverse cycle, (this may increment the life in the bio media).