Rockin! Double checking plan...

wink1906 · 04/08/2007, 05:43 PM

55 tall. CPR overflow with aqualifter airpump. Mag 9.5 return with Eheim Aquaball Powerhead(found the mjmod minutes after ordering - so bummed). 10g sump with AquaC EV 120 Skimmer and sock filter. Beginning lighting is T12's 2x40 - will upgrade.

Next step is rock. Planning on:
1. 50lbs Fiji base rock from Marco Rocks, additional circulation supplmented by a Rio 1700 powerhead.
2. Once cycled I will add 40lbs or Aragonite and 20lbs of Live Sand from the bag.
3. Observe, add cleanup crew
4. Probably another 10-20lbs of live precured rock depending on how much room is left.
5. FOWLR until November, then new lights in a custom stand and look into some corals.

Decent plan? Any feedback appreciated!

Only flaw I can anticipate is no fuge, but I may add later. Still about 3-4 weeks out.

JRistau81 · 04/08/2007, 05:52 PM

Why not put the sand in before the cycle? Just wondering what the logic is. I have always put the sand in for the cycle.

wink1906 · 04/08/2007, 05:57 PM

Read thru 70 pages today and many suggest that its easier to clean the stuff that dies off and seperates from the LR off the plain glass tank bottom than siphoning the sand.

Less effort and time scrubbing = happier fiance.

Misled · 04/08/2007, 06:16 PM

RO/DI unit yet? Best to get it from day 1.

wink1906 · 04/08/2007, 06:25 PM

Yepper! Will be making my own thanks to drummereef's suggestion of filterguys.com. oh btw salt I am planning on using is Instant Ocean.

Misled · 04/08/2007, 06:35 PM

I use IO also. May want to think of way to keep calcium up to get good growth of coraline on rocks.

04/08/2007, 05:43 PM	#1
wink1906 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fuquay Varina, NC Posts: 70	Rockin! Double checking plan... 55 tall. CPR overflow with aqualifter airpump. Mag 9.5 return with Eheim Aquaball Powerhead(found the mjmod minutes after ordering - so bummed). 10g sump with AquaC EV 120 Skimmer and sock filter. Beginning lighting is T12's 2x40 - will upgrade. Next step is rock. Planning on: 1. 50lbs Fiji base rock from Marco Rocks, additional circulation supplmented by a Rio 1700 powerhead. 2. Once cycled I will add 40lbs or Aragonite and 20lbs of Live Sand from the bag. 3. Observe, add cleanup crew 4. Probably another 10-20lbs of live precured rock depending on how much room is left. 5. FOWLR until November, then new lights in a custom stand and look into some corals. Decent plan? Any feedback appreciated! Only flaw I can anticipate is no fuge, but I may add later. Still about 3-4 weeks out.

04/08/2007, 05:52 PM	#2
JRistau81 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Springfield, Illinois Posts: 264	Why not put the sand in before the cycle? Just wondering what the logic is. I have always put the sand in for the cycle. __________________ I like pigs. Dogs look up to us; cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals. - Winston Churchill Current Tank Info: 150 gallon, 2 Hamilton 400w 14K Metal halide, Red Sea Berlin Skimmer (Don't scoff, it works well), 150-200 lbs LR, 50 lbs LS, 100 lbs Southdown...anything else?

04/08/2007, 06:16 PM	#4
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	RO/DI unit yet? Best to get it from day 1. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

04/08/2007, 06:25 PM	#5
wink1906 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fuquay Varina, NC Posts: 70	Yepper! Will be making my own thanks to drummereef's suggestion of filterguys.com. oh btw salt I am planning on using is Instant Ocean. __________________ Kevin Current Tank Info: 55 Long empty. 75 AGA corner overflow, Custom Oak Stand and Canopy stained Red Mohagony, Aqua C EV120 with Mag 5, Gen-X PCX40 return, Tunze 6055, Retrofit 2x 175 20K Icecap MH, Icecap Ballasts with 2x 48" 110 VHO, 20G sump with empty fuge.

04/08/2007, 06:35 PM	#6
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	I use IO also. May want to think of way to keep calcium up to get good growth of coraline on rocks. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

04/08/2007, 05:57 PM	#3
wink1906 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fuquay Varina, NC Posts: 70	Read thru 70 pages today and many suggest that its easier to clean the stuff that dies off and seperates from the LR off the plain glass tank bottom than siphoning the sand. Less effort and time scrubbing = happier fiance.