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01/21/2012, 05:18 PM | #1 |
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Wisconsin
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29 Gallon Reef Tank
So I'm not exactly "new to the hobby" just new to reef aquariums. My girlfriend had a 20 gallon saltwater aquarium that I really loved. At the time my 29 gallon was a freshwater planted community tank. I loved all the plants and all the work that went with them. Since we moved in together however, we thought it would be best to condense and keep just one display tank (not including our quarantine tank) Since we both loved her tank so much we decided to turn, or at least attempt to turn my 29 into a reef aquarium. We cleaned it out good and seeded it with her existing 15 lbs of live rock and old filter media. I also purchased an additional 15 lbs of live rock and we intend to get more soon. We have about a 2 inch bed of crushed coral for substrate. We are running an AquaClear 50 filter, a 14-29 gallon Oceanic BioCube protein skimmer, and two 425 gph power heads. We also have two 18w t5 high output daylight bulbs and two t5 high output actinic blue bulbs for lighting. Currently the tank is home to one True Percula Clown and a pair of Firefish. I guess I'm just looking to see what everyone thinks so far. Also I know the protein skimmer we have is not the best but I've read some good reviews and seen some youtube videos of it working very well. Financially, it is the best we can afford right now and it is better than no skimmer at all. I am however, having a little trouble getting it set right if anyone has any advice on that I would greatly appreciate it. Let me know what you think and thank you.
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-Justin Current Tank Info: 29 gallon reef aquarium currently containing 30lbs of live rock. I run an AquaClear 50 filter with a Oceanic 14-29 gallon protein skimmer and use two 425 gph powerheads for circulation. |
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