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03/06/2012, 03:54 PM
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list for starting out
Hey, can someone give me a list of supplies i would need to start a reef tank? I plan on starting the cycle with live rock.
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03/06/2012, 03:58 PM
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RO/DI unit
protein skimmer test kits (nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, phosphate) (eventually Calcium, Alk & MG) Powerheads (for water movement) Lighting heater Those..IMO are the basics
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03/06/2012, 03:59 PM
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I just had a dream, and a 180 gal was my nano tank. Current Tank Info: 36 gal fresh water / 45 gal reef aiptasia dominated |
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03/06/2012, 04:01 PM
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I just had a dream, and a 180 gal was my nano tank. Current Tank Info: 36 gal fresh water / 45 gal reef aiptasia dominated |
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03/06/2012, 04:04 PM
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Well after I started with a very understanding wife.... A check book with LOTS of checks in it.
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Mike 40L Reef Tank, 10 Gallon Nano, 5 Gallon Pico |
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03/06/2012, 04:34 PM
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Its all in the stickies...
Just don't do the math before you start buying stuff...
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40g Long since Mar 2012, 20lbs marco rocks, 25lb live rock, Aquamaxx HoB-1, sumpless, CPR Fuge, 4 tube T5HO, Mixed reef, softies and LPS Current Tank Info: 40g Long sumpless |
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03/06/2012, 04:34 PM
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40g Long since Mar 2012, 20lbs marco rocks, 25lb live rock, Aquamaxx HoB-1, sumpless, CPR Fuge, 4 tube T5HO, Mixed reef, softies and LPS Current Tank Info: 40g Long sumpless |
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03/06/2012, 05:22 PM
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As to the OP question, there are a lot of ways to start, and how deep you want to get into it. Here's a link to my build thread, with a list of what I started with on the first post. Lots more got added or changed afterward, but I think this is about as good a place as any to help you get a heads up on what you'll need for a reef tank: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1853170
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Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam |
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