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04-04-2008, 08:56 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: jackson, n.j.
Posts: 291
|  what more do i need?
since i'm new to the hobbie, i was wondering if anyone can suggest anything else i should add to my reef setup?
i have a 210gal glass aquarium, with a 40 gallon refugium. i have an e.t.s.s skimmer,phosband reactor 150,and a uv light.
i have had my tank up for about 3 months, but the refugium was added about a month ago.
also, i was wondering how much time i should allow the tank to get settled, before i add a lot of fish, and corals? presently i've got
2 neon gobies
3 cleaner shrimp
3 peppermint shrimp
7 green crabs
1 fairey wrasse
1 pecular clown
1 cleaner wrasse
1 clown tang
3 chromies
2 pj cardinals
1 orbiculate cardinal
various herimits and snails
70lbs live rock
live sand
1 bubble anemone
waving hands
i know i need more rock, and will be adding as $ allows. i was mostly concerned about any more equiptment i should add, to make tank run more efficiently | 
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04-04-2008, 08:58 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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ro/di? Ca reactor? aatoc? CaOH2 reactor? lights? parameters?
i dont use uv and as you know more LR will also help
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04-04-2008, 09:07 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Wow...looks like a cool setup.
Yep, rock, rock and more rock.
Cure very very well elsewhere before adding to tank.
Let us see some pics!!!
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04-04-2008, 09:10 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: jackson, n.j.
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i've got 2 moon lights, and a 250watt metal halide. want to add anothe 2, 250 watt metal halides, in the future. i do have a r/o setup. don't know much about the other stuff you mentioned. | |
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04-04-2008, 09:10 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Detroit
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You cant tease us with all those details and then not put up pictures!!! 
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120 gal: 1 porcupine puffer(8in) 3 Niger Triggers, 1 honey comb puffer, 2 tomato clowns, 1 snowflake eel.
5gal tank: 4 baby black clowns, 1 yellow watchman goby, 1 peppermint shrimp +lots of coral.
40gal Hex: Inhabitants coming soon!!! | |
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04-04-2008, 09:12 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: jackson, n.j.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by omard  Wow...looks like a cool setup.
Yep, rock, rock and more rock.
Cure very very well elsewhere before adding to tank.
Let us see some pics!!!
Good Luck! | i'm jonesing to post pics, but i'm having trouble downloading to my computer  . stay tuned | |
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04-04-2008, 04:38 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: jackson, n.j.
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Just Got 90lbs More Live Rock. Left It At Lfs, To Cure. Picking It Up In About 3 Weeks.
Think 'ill Have Any Problem Adding It To My Tank, Like Killing The Fish, Etc? I Don't Plan On Adding It All At Once. Maybe 30lbs A Week. | |
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04-05-2008, 05:12 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL Age: 21
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i don't know about adding thirty pounds at a time, ive always read (in setup guides) to never add more than 10 pounds at a time. But I don't really know of the adverse affects (or if there are any) to adding more than that (at any one time). Just maybe something you should research further if it could be potentially harmful.
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2 False Perculas
1 Long Tentacled Anemone
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04-06-2008, 01:08 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: jackson, n.j.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scubagator87 i don't know about adding thirty pounds at a time, ive always read (in setup guides) to never add more than 10 pounds at a time. But I don't really know of the adverse affects (or if there are any) to adding more than that (at any one time). Just maybe something you should research further if it could be potentially harmful. | yeah, your right. i was told if rock is fully cured, you can add it all at one time. if not, it's better to add about 10lbs. or so at a time.thats considering the size of my tank(210gal). | |
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