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OoBubblesoO · 02/11/2010, 09:02 PM

Thanks Michael

I'm so excited to be a part of this forum!~~~ YAYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

easydoesit · 02/11/2010, 11:42 PM

Hello reefers!
I'm new to the community and to the hobby. I just started a 50 gallon in January about a month ago. Things are going great in my tank so far. I just added a green BTA and he's hiding under a rock so I worry about him, but hopefully he'll show his face soon. You'll see me throwing all kinds of questions out here soon enough. For now I just wanted to say hi!

Michael · 02/12/2010, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by mikediamo

ok i have everything but how do i set up the two koralia 2 one facing each direction on a timer to make it go one way then the other? one near top one near the bottom? isn't 600gph gonna make a vortex?

start off with one at the back pointing to the surface, you can add the other if the water movement seems slack, any of the sides will do for starters, whilst the tank is in its early stages theres plenty of time to experiment

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Michael · 02/12/2010, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by easydoesit

Hello reefers!
I'm new to the community and to the hobby. I just started a 50 gallon in January about a month ago. Things are going great in my tank so far. I just added a green BTA and he's hiding under a rock so I worry about him, but hopefully he'll show his face soon. You'll see me throwing all kinds of questions out here soon enough. For now I just wanted to say hi!

well hello back at you, unfortunately unless your an experienced reefer and have experience keeping BTAs yours wont fair well, the tank is a month old and probably not ready for a nem yet, they need pristine water quality and light, it can take 6 months or longer for the water to get to nem levels, if you are a beginner then it may be wise to find a buddy with an older tank or take him back to the store for a while until your water gets to the standard required, im not criticising at all, just trying to help, hope he does ok, good luck and welcome to the forum

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nate21887 · 02/12/2010, 02:04 AM

hey just stumbled upon your site. Im a total newbie to the hobby. Just acquired a 120g tank i plan on errecting in the coming weeks as i just moved into a new place. i am goin with a FOWLR then hopefuly graduatin to a reef sometime next year. As my screen name depicts the name is nate and i look forward to picking all your brains.

Michael · 02/12/2010, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nate21887

hey just stumbled upon your site. Im a total newbie to the hobby. Just acquired a 120g tank i plan on errecting in the coming weeks as i just moved into a new place. i am goin with a FOWLR then hopefuly graduatin to a reef sometime next year. As my screen name depicts the name is nate and i look forward to picking all your brains.

hi nate welcome aboard, a 120 is a nice size, congrats, and keep us up to date by starting a tank build when you can

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BiGGSUk · 02/14/2010, 09:26 AM

Hi everyone,

Im new to this Forum but have browsed has a guest for ages..

I thought it was about time I joined lol.

My Names Tony im based in London Uk And Im quite new to the hobby only been doing it for a 24months or so,, and i'm completly hooked, still loads more to learn.....

Im now on my 3rd Tank I started off with a juwel180 that didnt last too long I quickly realised I needed a bigger tank for what I wanted to keep Tangs etc.

Heres a Pic of it

My second Tank dont know the name of it was around 98 uk Gal with a sump

Heres a pic -

And finally my current Tank The Dimentions of it is 54Lx28Hx26W According to the volume calculator works out to around 640L 141 uk Gal...And the sump is around 35 uk Gal.

Here's a pic

Sump -

Look fwd to learning much more from you guys........And contributing to the forum.

Cheers.

Michael · 02/14/2010, 10:22 AM

hi tony, mike from gloucester uk here, welcome to the forum, the tank looks superb, im quite jealous, welcome again

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Agua · 02/14/2010, 11:23 AM

Hello everyone,

I've been lurking around for the last few months, and thought it was time to finally register! I'm a beginner reefer. I've done freshwater for some time, but I felt it was time to make the jump to saltwater. I started out with a little BioCube, but I felt it was time to move on something more exciting.

I spend almost all of my time at home at my desk, which is really more of a table. I'm building a custom tank (59" x 9" x 16") to fit the dimensions of the desk. It's going to go along the back. The tank is about 30 gallons. In addition, I have a 15 gallon sump with a 55lb 8" deep sand bed, a skimmer, and calcium and phosphate reactors. It's all powered by a 1200gph pump. Lighting is two 30" pc fixtures with 50/50 65w bulbs, for a total of 260 watts. The tank is going to be mostly SPS. Fish will be a pair of Ocellaris clownfish (tank-bred), a yellow watchman goby, and a Kaudern's cardinal (tank-bred). They will be added in that order.

I will be adding about 20 pounds of live rock initially. I am concerned that the width of the tank (8" interior) will lead to problems down the road, so I am considering a man-made dry rock background with special spots for SPS to be mounted.

All in all, I expect it to be a fun adventure! The size of the tank and the narrow width make for an interesting challenge, but I'm pretty sure I'm up for it.

BiGGSUk · 02/14/2010, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

hi tony, mike from gloucester uk here, welcome to the forum, the tank looks superb, im quite jealous, welcome again

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Thanks Alot for the warm welcome mike...I'll start a Tank progress thread soon,

Has there's still alot more things I need to do, Hood etc..

Mandy28 · 02/14/2010, 12:33 PM

Hello everyone, i am new to this forum.. i have had my 29 gallon bio cube for alittle over 2 years. its been a fish only tank and i would like to start adding coral and other things to it but i have never added any supplements to the tank since i set it up. anyone have any suggestions to what i should use? thanks

ATP123 · 02/14/2010, 02:15 PM

hi,
I started this hobby back in may 2009. I jumped into reef tanks without even knowing what to do. I found this deal on craigslist for a 125 gallon island tank (with livestock) for $500 (even includes GHA lol). I was shocked by the price and quickly called the owner. Due to jumping in without knowledge, we lost a lot of fishes and a few corals, but we learn along the way and now, everything's doing great.
From this

to this within less than a year

mytankobsession · 02/14/2010, 05:46 PM

well im new to the whole forum thing as well as salt water but im truly addicted now and am wanting to learn eveything i can i have a mix of sps lps clams feather dusters crabs and fish to list or break it down my tank is 55 gallons with one frogspawn one finger leather one fancy neon toadstool one acan lord one bubble coral one kenya tree one colt coral one colonie of acro wich i just propagated because it fell and broke tip off

i also have two small frags of acro wich are beauts in my opinion i have tons of zoos and mushrooms of differing varieties one large gonieporea and alveoporea dont know if i spelled those right

also have a plate coral of some kind not sure what it is and a favie brain some clove polyps star polyps and assorted other stuff any information on any of the stuff i listed would be appreciated also tried to upload pics and kept saying missing security token?any ideas thanx all looking forward to hearing from you

Aquarist007 · 02/14/2010, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mandy28

Hello everyone, i am new to this forum.. i have had my 29 gallon bio cube for alittle over 2 years. its been a fish only tank and i would like to start adding coral and other things to it but i have never added any supplements to the tank since i set it up. anyone have any suggestions to what i should use? thanks

I would suggest you monitor the calcium, magesium and alkalinity for a while as you add the coral. Depending on the type of coral you are adding and how quickly then the demand might be accomplished by weekly water changes with a quality salt mix.
At the point it does not then you might want to start with a two part dosing regime such as B- ionics two part

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Aquarist007 · 02/14/2010, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATP123

hi,
I started this hobby back in may 2009. I jumped into reef tanks without even knowing what to do. I found this deal on craigslist for a 125 gallon island tank (with livestock) for $500 (even includes GHA lol). I was shocked by the price and quickly called the owner. Due to jumping in without knowledge, we lost a lot of fishes and a few corals, but we learn along the way and now, everything's doing great.
From this

to this within less than a year

wow--great progress in one year
thanks for posting the pics of your tank

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Aquarist007 · 02/14/2010, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mytankobsession

well im new to the whole forum thing as well as salt water but im truly addicted now and am wanting to learn eveything i can i have a mix of sps lps clams feather dusters crabs and fish to list or break it down my tank is 55 gallons with one frogspawn one finger leather one fancy neon toadstool one acan lord one bubble coral one kenya tree one colt coral one colonie of acro wich i just propagated because it fell and broke tip off

i also have two small frags of acro wich are beauts in my opinion i have tons of zoos and mushrooms of differing varieties one large gonieporea and alveoporea dont know if i spelled those right

also have a plate coral of some kind not sure what it is and a favie brain some clove polyps star polyps and assorted other stuff any information on any of the stuff i listed would be appreciated also tried to upload pics and kept saying missing security token?any ideas thanx all looking forward to hearing from you

As a suggestion join www.photobucket.com
From there upload your pictures to an album you create
Copy and paste the "img" code into your posts on here

Once we see some pics we can help you out better

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biggraham · 02/14/2010, 07:16 PM

I have a 65 Gal Tall Reef/Fish tank. I've had a SW tank for about 5 years. I just got serious about it, over the last 7 to 8 months. I have a 15 gal fish tank sump, but want to change to an acrylic sump w/refugium. Whenever I get the room, I will move up to a 100 gal tank. I can't wait for that day.

I really like a lot of pictures & ideas that I've seen on here.

Here is a picture of my tank.

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ATP123 · 02/14/2010, 08:02 PM

I do have some regrets about buying my tank. I was being a little cheap and figured I could remove the algae easily. I could of gotten a full tank about the samesize for about 1000+ at that time, but I got this one. Ended up spending a few thousand upgrading everything.

Genaro · 02/14/2010, 08:22 PM

Hi to all my name is Genaro and i want to know if you can help me chose a lighting for my 55 gl reef. i have a single Mh double 10 k and i have a 660 to add two more super actinis or aqua sun or 50-50.any ideas? i just want a soft coral tank able to keep xenias, leather,hammer. i thank you much

mthomp · 02/14/2010, 11:11 PM

Hello everyone,

Just started putting together a tank for the first time a week ago.
55gal hoping it all goes well. My LFS suggested your forums so i thought id register and check it all out as i go.

BadSquishy · 02/15/2010, 12:11 AM

Hello Everybody,

Last summer, I found a scratched up fifty gallon acrylic and cf light at the local salvation army for $30 and couldn't stop myself. My wife knew better but let me buy it anyway. I kept SW fish back in the '70's and I guess I never really shook the addiction - but now there are corals not just fish - things are much worse.

Long story short - I ditched the 50 just after Christmas and upgraded to a 115 gallon glass - surprise, my wife didn't leave me - and now my kids joining in and feeding this obsession.

115 gallon.
Remora Pro HOB skimmer.
Odyssea 4i Canister filter.
2 - 175 gph power heads feeding a home built reverse flow under gravel plenum.
Mangum 250 HOB - mircon filter 24/7.
Kent 150 phosban reactor.
4x54w T5 - 2 actinic, 1x10K 1x18k
Odyssea 36w UV.

(2) skunk cleaners.
(1) Regal Tang (Dori - sorry)
(1) powder blue
(2) my yellow tang Daryl and his brother Daryl
(1) cinnamon clown (Krusty)
(1) Goby gillis - a mandarin dragonette
(2) blue devils -
(1) Domino Damsel (Michael - blanket died.)
(4) Green chromis
(1) False percula clown (Nemo - sorry again)

(1) Green bubble tip
(25) astrea snails
(8) tonga snails
(4) turbo snails
(10) small (tiny) blue legged hermits.

(1) yellow goniopora (Cupcake)
(1) purple goniopora (Baltar)
(1) green goniophora
(1) elegance coral
(1) hammer - bought for cheap - LFS thought it was dying - my son said it could be salvaged - doing well.
(1) branching frogspawn
(1) torch
(1) long tentacle plate coral.
(1) colony of button polyps
(1) colony pink xenia
(1) colony star polyps
(1) small favia
mics small button ployp frags.

(1) crocea clam (clamentine - chowder)

Aquarist007 · 02/15/2010, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadSquishy

Hello Everybody,

Great setup--looks fanstastic
---so now the question is How can you help us

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Aquarist007 · 02/15/2010, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mthomp

Hello everyone,

Just started putting together a tank for the first time a week ago.
55gal hoping it all goes well. My LFS suggested your forums so i thought id register and check it all out as i go.

Glad to see some wisdom coming from an LFS

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Aquarist007 · 02/15/2010, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Genaro

Hi to all my name is Genaro and i want to know if you can help me chose a lighting for my 55 gl reef. i have a single Mh double 10 k and i have a 660 to add two more super actinis or aqua sun or 50-50.any ideas? i just want a soft coral tank able to keep xenias, leather,hammer. i thank you much

what's the total wattage of your bulbs. Lps and soft corals can do very well in the range of 3-5 watts per gallon.

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Aquarist007 · 02/15/2010, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATP123

I do have some regrets about buying my tank. I was being a little cheap and figured I could remove the algae easily. I could of gotten a full tank about the samesize for about 1000+ at that time, but I got this one. Ended up spending a few thousand upgrading everything.

I am curious on the few thousand you had to spend upgrading everything---what did that consist of??

BTW
We all upgrade our original equipment and the tank is the least costly of upgrades

02/11/2010, 09:02 PM	#1951
OoBubblesoO Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 26	Thanks Michael I'm so excited to be a part of this forum!~~~ YAYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE __________________ ~ Here fishie fishie!!~ Current Tank Info: I have a 40 gallon tank...it's actually my bf's but i love it more :)

02/11/2010, 11:42 PM	#1952
easydoesit Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: West Branch, MI Posts: 46	Hello reefers! I'm new to the community and to the hobby. I just started a 50 gallon in January about a month ago. Things are going great in my tank so far. I just added a green BTA and he's hiding under a rock so I worry about him, but hopefully he'll show his face soon. You'll see me throwing all kinds of questions out here soon enough. For now I just wanted to say hi! __________________ Enjoy the simple things Current Tank Info: 50g starter reef

02/14/2010, 09:26 AM	#1957
BiGGSUk Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: UK - London Posts: 6	BiGGS-UK Hi everyone, Im new to this Forum but have browsed has a guest for ages.. I thought it was about time I joined lol. My Names Tony im based in London Uk And Im quite new to the hobby only been doing it for a 24months or so,, and i'm completly hooked, still loads more to learn..... Im now on my 3rd Tank I started off with a juwel180 that didnt last too long I quickly realised I needed a bigger tank for what I wanted to keep Tangs etc. Heres a Pic of it My second Tank dont know the name of it was around 98 uk Gal with a sump Heres a pic - And finally my current Tank The Dimentions of it is 54Lx28Hx26W According to the volume calculator works out to around 640L 141 uk Gal...And the sump is around 35 uk Gal. Here's a pic Sump - Look fwd to learning much more from you guys........And contributing to the forum. Cheers.

02/14/2010, 10:22 AM	#1958
Michael NTTH Rookie Help Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gloucester, England,UK Posts: 7,808 Blog Entries: 6	hi tony, mike from gloucester uk here, welcome to the forum, the tank looks superb, im quite jealous, welcome again *To Reef Central* __________________ Don't be afraid to ask questions, we in the new to the hobby are here to help you [For My Tank Spec,Photo Album,Articles and website, click on my name] MY Very Kindest and Warmest Regards , MIKE Current Tank Info: I have a 92 gal Corner Tank, and way too many pieces of equipment to list really, (proud member of the reef central corner club)

02/14/2010, 05:46 PM	#1963
mytankobsession Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: palmer alaska Posts: 2	hi every one well im new to the whole forum thing as well as salt water but im truly addicted now and am wanting to learn eveything i can i have a mix of sps lps clams feather dusters crabs and fish to list or break it down my tank is 55 gallons with one frogspawn one finger leather one fancy neon toadstool one acan lord one bubble coral one kenya tree one colt coral one colonie of acro wich i just propagated because it fell and broke tip offi also have two small frags of acro wich are beauts in my opinion i have tons of zoos and mushrooms of differing varieties one large gonieporea and alveoporea dont know if i spelled those rightalso have a plate coral of some kind not sure what it is and a favie brain some clove polyps star polyps and assorted other stuff any information on any of the stuff i listed would be appreciated also tried to upload pics and kept saying missing security token?any ideas thanx all looking forward to hearing from you

02/12/2010, 02:04 AM	#1955
nate21887 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: ohio Posts: 1	hey just stumbled upon your site. Im a total newbie to the hobby. Just acquired a 120g tank i plan on errecting in the coming weeks as i just moved into a new place. i am goin with a FOWLR then hopefuly graduatin to a reef sometime next year. As my screen name depicts the name is nate and i look forward to picking all your brains.

02/14/2010, 11:23 AM	#1959
Agua Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 31	Hello everyone, I've been lurking around for the last few months, and thought it was time to finally register! I'm a beginner reefer. I've done freshwater for some time, but I felt it was time to make the jump to saltwater. I started out with a little BioCube, but I felt it was time to move on something more exciting. I spend almost all of my time at home at my desk, which is really more of a table. I'm building a custom tank (59" x 9" x 16") to fit the dimensions of the desk. It's going to go along the back. The tank is about 30 gallons. In addition, I have a 15 gallon sump with a 55lb 8" deep sand bed, a skimmer, and calcium and phosphate reactors. It's all powered by a 1200gph pump. Lighting is two 30" pc fixtures with 50/50 65w bulbs, for a total of 260 watts. The tank is going to be mostly SPS. Fish will be a pair of Ocellaris clownfish (tank-bred), a yellow watchman goby, and a Kaudern's cardinal (tank-bred). They will be added in that order. I will be adding about 20 pounds of live rock initially. I am concerned that the width of the tank (8" interior) will lead to problems down the road, so I am considering a man-made dry rock background with special spots for SPS to be mounted. All in all, I expect it to be a fun adventure! The size of the tank and the narrow width make for an interesting challenge, but I'm pretty sure I'm up for it.

02/14/2010, 12:33 PM	#1961
Mandy28 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1	Hello everyone, i am new to this forum.. i have had my 29 gallon bio cube for alittle over 2 years. its been a fish only tank and i would like to start adding coral and other things to it but i have never added any supplements to the tank since i set it up. anyone have any suggestions to what i should use? thanks

02/14/2010, 02:15 PM	#1962
ATP123 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 15	hi, I started this hobby back in may 2009. I jumped into reef tanks without even knowing what to do. I found this deal on craigslist for a 125 gallon island tank (with livestock) for $500 (even includes GHA lol). I was shocked by the price and quickly called the owner. Due to jumping in without knowledge, we lost a lot of fishes and a few corals, but we learn along the way and now, everything's doing great. From this to this within less than a year

02/14/2010, 07:16 PM	#1967
biggraham Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 12	Hi I have a 65 Gal Tall Reef/Fish tank. I've had a SW tank for about 5 years. I just got serious about it, over the last 7 to 8 months. I have a 15 gal fish tank sump, but want to change to an acrylic sump w/refugium. Whenever I get the room, I will move up to a 100 gal tank. I can't wait for that day. I really like a lot of pictures & ideas that I've seen on here. Here is a picture of my tank. [IMG][/IMG] Last edited by biggraham; 02/14/2010 at 07:27 PM. Reason: add picture

02/14/2010, 08:02 PM	#1968
ATP123 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 15	I do have some regrets about buying my tank. I was being a little cheap and figured I could remove the algae easily. I could of gotten a full tank about the samesize for about 1000+ at that time, but I got this one. Ended up spending a few thousand upgrading everything.

02/14/2010, 08:22 PM	#1969
Genaro Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6	lights Hi to all my name is Genaro and i want to know if you can help me chose a lighting for my 55 gl reef. i have a single Mh double 10 k and i have a 660 to add two more super actinis or aqua sun or 50-50.any ideas? i just want a soft coral tank able to keep xenias, leather,hammer. i thank you much

02/14/2010, 11:11 PM	#1970
mthomp Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 766	Hello everyone, Just started putting together a tank for the first time a week ago. 55gal hoping it all goes well. My LFS suggested your forums so i thought id register and check it all out as i go.

02/15/2010, 12:11 AM	#1971
BadSquishy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: San Jose, CA / Duluth GA. Posts: 71	Hello Everybody, Last summer, I found a scratched up fifty gallon acrylic and cf light at the local salvation army for $30 and couldn't stop myself. My wife knew better but let me buy it anyway. I kept SW fish back in the '70's and I guess I never really shook the addiction - but now there are corals not just fish - things are much worse. Long story short - I ditched the 50 just after Christmas and upgraded to a 115 gallon glass - surprise, my wife didn't leave me - and now my kids joining in and feeding this obsession. 115 gallon. Remora Pro HOB skimmer. Odyssea 4i Canister filter. 2 - 175 gph power heads feeding a home built reverse flow under gravel plenum. Mangum 250 HOB - mircon filter 24/7. Kent 150 phosban reactor. 4x54w T5 - 2 actinic, 1x10K 1x18k Odyssea 36w UV. (2) skunk cleaners. (1) Regal Tang (Dori - sorry) (1) powder blue (2) my yellow tang Daryl and his brother Daryl (1) cinnamon clown (Krusty) (1) Goby gillis - a mandarin dragonette (2) blue devils - (1) Domino Damsel (Michael - blanket died.) (4) Green chromis (1) False percula clown (Nemo - sorry again) (1) Green bubble tip (25) astrea snails (8) tonga snails (4) turbo snails (10) small (tiny) blue legged hermits. (1) yellow goniopora (Cupcake) (1) purple goniopora (Baltar) (1) green goniophora (1) elegance coral (1) hammer - bought for cheap - LFS thought it was dying - my son said it could be salvaged - doing well. (1) branching frogspawn (1) torch (1) long tentacle plate coral. (1) colony of button polyps (1) colony pink xenia (1) colony star polyps (1) small favia mics small button ployp frags. (1) crocea clam (clamentine - chowder)