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02-19-2007, 10:31 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Feb 2007
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 |  Hello from Missouri!
Just saying hey! Great forum you all have here, and some very good info. I'm 44, and getting back into the marine aquarium hobby after almost 20 years. Man have things changed!! Anyway, here's my new tank. It's a 110 gal, being cycled with fish, Fiji rock, and chaeto algae. Nothing fancy as far as equipment goes, just a cannister filter for mechanical filtration, large hang-on venturi skimmer, and a home-made hang-on 8 gallon wet/dry filter/refugium. Three large power heads provide current, and filter flow. Lighting is via one 400 watt MH 10K, and a fluorescent on the refugium (where the chaeto resides). I'm sure many things will change as the tank advances, but for now everything seems to be working well. I'm understanding that many people don't cycle with fish any more, but I guess I'm still a tad "old school"! I'm open to suggestions, and hope to learn a lot here!
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02-19-2007, 10:37 AM
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| | Clown Trigger
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis
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Hello back from Missouri and WELCOME TO 3REEF!!! | |
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02-19-2007, 11:01 AM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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Welcome to 3reef!
Marc. _________ http://www.3reef.com/uploads/m_lacom99.jpg
20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
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02-19-2007, 12:13 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Hello and welcome to 3reef!
Best of luck with your tank...and yes alot has changed since I first started my saltwater endeavor back in the big hair days of the 80's Hahahhaa
I would invest in a protein skimmer and maybe even ditch the cannister. Also, you may want to add more light to your tank in the near future! It will depend alot on what you end up doing though as far as if you decide to add corals ro not and what kinds. _________ 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 Cerianthid Stars Hermits snails Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria Kenyon Tree Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa)
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02-19-2007, 12:29 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami,Florida Age: 21
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Welcome to 3reef!!
+1 on what CR said, if you whant to go with corals, the basic needs are, good lighting and good water flow, and of course good filtration. _________ *Since 12/2002 40 gal. 85 lbs live rock. 3" fiji Live sand.wet dry filter and prizm protein skimmer. 192 power compacts
*Since 10/2006 125 gal. Built in Overflows x2, 3" LS(165 lb fiji pink) 175 lb of LR, 2x 36" aquatinics T5 HO fixtures(10x39W bulbs 2 gliesman aquablue+1 gliesman actinic+2 ATI aquablue special), mag 18 return pump, PM R30fuge. AquaC EV 180 skimmer.
**Working on CL with 2 4mdqx-sc little giants and a OM Super Squirt. http://www.3reef.com/uploads/turbo3.jpg | |
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02-19-2007, 12:56 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Don't forget to get a good test kit to check water parameters and maintain a constant temperature around 78degrees for the ideal benefit and enjoyment and success of your livestock! | |
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02-19-2007, 03:19 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Thanks for the tips! As stated in my first post, I do have a good protein skimmer on it, but yes, I probably will ditch the cannister soon.
Is 400 watts of halide not enough for corals? Geez...my wife says it looks like someone is welding in the living room now!  Should I add a second light? The plans are for a few corals, but not a whole lot. We would like a few fish, some anemones, mushrooms, and other small inverts too. I'll definitely look forward to all of your bits of advice along the way. | |
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02-19-2007, 03:32 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator |
400W is perfect for a 110G tank but the spread of light of a MH is usually 2 feet square. So you should have at least 2 400w side by side. 
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02-19-2007, 06:23 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason McKenzie  400W is perfect for a 110G tank but the spread of light of a MH is usually 2 feet square. So you should have at least 2 400w side by side.
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Thanks Jason! That brings up a good lighting question, but I'll post that in the proper area. | |
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02-19-2007, 10:28 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Hey sweetie! That pic of the tank looks nice. I'm really enjoying reading the great info. here. Thanks for the invite. | |
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