Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > General Interest Forums > New to the Hobby
Blogs FAQ Calendar

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 04/09/2006, 11:15 PM   #1
corwise
Registered Member
 
corwise's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Choctaw, Oklahoma
Posts: 174
Starting off with corals...

Not sure if I should post this here or in the New Guys room, but what the heck. I'm moving, which stinks, but I do get to completely redo my tanks, so that'll be a plus. For the past three years I've had a 25 gal reef tank and a 90 gal fish only tank. The 25 gal tank was extremely self supporting, I just tossed in a little food for the few fish and the corals thrived. The 90 gal didn't do as well, any coral I put in there slowly withered away, so it eventually just stayed a fish only.
My goal once I get to OKC (gotta love the AF) is to set the 90 up as a reef tank. I'm wondering if anyone can give me some basic advice on doing it right from the git-go, point me at a good book or a detailed link, or something along those lines. Thanks for the help.


corwise is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 04/10/2006, 06:44 AM   #2
DJ88©
Premium Member
 
DJ88©'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: BC. Canada.
Posts: 14,351
This thread has been moved to the current forum.


__________________
Darren

Beauty fades....
Stupid is forever......

Current Tank Info: 34 Gal Solana with some lights.. and pumps that make water move. And fish...
DJ88© is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 04/10/2006, 06:55 AM   #3
Andrew
Registered Member
 
Andrew's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Columbus, OH
Posts: 13,640
The corals in the 90 might have been dieing due to water problems, lack of lighting, or poor water quailty. What are your water levels and lighting?


Andrew is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 04/10/2006, 08:46 AM   #4
tkenm377
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Mobile, AL
Posts: 104
Agreed also you have to look into other things such as skimmers and water flow in a tank that large... true it should be easier to keep a larger reef, but you have to have the right equipment to do it first


tkenm377 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:41 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2025 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.