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03-26-2007, 09:15 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Mar 2007
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|  my set up
Ok here is my tank with power head:
Here is my over flow:
And here is my sump with drip filter and return pump
Note: I still need my protein skimmer
Please give me all your thoughts on my set up ( is it wrong good what else i need so forth) _________ 60 GAl w/ overflow:
aqua c urchin skimmer:
40 lbs sand with 40 lbs live sand
60 lbs L/R
Livestock: RIP 1 Clownfish 11 blue leg hermit crabs: Clibanarius tricolor 1 turbo snail: Turbo spp. 1 Pyramid top snail: Tectus spp. 2 Nerites: Nerita spp. 2 Aquarium fire worms: Eurythoe sp. many Micro brittle stars: Ophiactis spp.
1 Peppermint shrimp: Lysmata californica  | 
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03-26-2007, 09:21 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Not bad!!!!
You will be able to see better when you have your lights, and rock...then the livestock!
Once this is all intact and running for awhile, you can tweak and change things to better suit your needs and those of your inhabitants!
You may want to increase your water flow and get rid of the bioballs and replae them with live rock!!!! I would do that and try to add some macroalgae to compete for the same nutrients that microalgae feed upon!
Just go slow and read, research and get yourself a log book to monitor and jot things down. Also write down things like when you bought your bulbs so you have a better idea as to when to replace them etc.! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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03-26-2007, 09:23 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
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can i keep the bio balls with the live rock or should i use the compartment with the bio balls in it for something else? if so what? oh and what is macro algae and shoul di worry about that befor i put my LR in? | |
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03-26-2007, 09:25 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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IMO. ditch the bioballs as eventually their beneficial importance will cease, as they get dirty and become nitrate magnets!
Fill the compartment with live rock!!!!!! awesome biological filtration and will be more beneficial especially in the long run for you and your tankmates IMO! | |
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03-26-2007, 09:29 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
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thank you. shoul di just use fiji LR in that compartment? and when i get my protein skimmer will you be able to explain to me how to hook it up in my sump? also my power head is about 40% of capacity at the moment should i turn it up?
Last edited by dlaclo; 03-26-2007 at 09:35 PM.
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03-26-2007, 09:55 PM
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#6 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Awsome! I agree with...anything bio-ball-bail... My skimmer is full of bio-bail and I do not think it really helps at all!
Very sexy skimmer  _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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03-27-2007, 04:07 PM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
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Have you ordered a skimmer or have any in mind? _________ 20g
25lbs LR
1 hydor koralia
rio nano skimmer FISH: blk/white clown, damsel, yellow watchman goby CORAL: grn open brain, acan, torch, rics, toadstool, zoo's
INVERT:[/u] hermits, nassarius, astrea, turbo's, nerites, crocea clam
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03-28-2007, 04:46 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: oakley,ca Age: 27
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the protien skimmer was actually meant to replace bio balls due to them holding nitrates
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tank: 55gal, coralife super skimmer , odyssea 260w 48" compact light, Fluval 304 canister filter, power head, 50 lbs live rock
dragon goby, 20 red legged crabs,9 blue legged crabs,7 nassarious snails,5 zebra snails | |
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04-03-2007, 03:42 PM
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#9 (permalink)
| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Mar 2007
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no i have not yet ordered my skimmer or have the slightest clue what i am going to get yet | |
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04-04-2007, 06:19 AM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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You should really look into the addition of a protein skimmer to your tank set-up. This will help to control nitrates, algae, and DOM! It will also add essential oxygen back into your water column! | |
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