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01-24-2008, 10:45 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Hello,
I'm a new member to the group. I've had several years of successful fresh water tanks and want to move on to saltwater. I purchased a red sea max tank and I'm currently doing research on what I can have in my aquarium and I'm always looking for advise. I have yet to set it up and will start my water/live sand cycling in May. Yes, I'm moving slow, but I want to do all of my research to set myself up for success.
I do have a few questions. Over the winter we had a bad storm which knocked out our power for about a week. I know if my aquarium was up and running then, everything would have died. Does anyone have a solution or a fix for a power outage? I think generator is about the best answer.
What corals are good candidates for a small tank? Is a lemon tree coral a good choice for my tank?
Thank you,
Nate | 
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01-24-2008, 11:02 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 35
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the lemon tree coral is more often called a kenya.you will find lots of info on it under that name.
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55 gallon reef with 4x54 watt t5,29 gallon sump,red monti cap,1blue echinophyllia,trumpet,red lobo,2 toadstools 1purple and 1neon,gsp,xenia and yellow xenia,red ,many mushrooms,2 giant frilly shrooms,cabbage coral,yellow polyps,many zoos,1 orange and one neon green nepthia,duncans,cladiella | |
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01-24-2008, 11:59 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Welcome to the Club!
Nothing wrong with moving slow, if fact as you research you will find that most everyone will tell you that is the way to do it. If you rush it you will regret it later!
Your power was out for a week, that must have been a real PITA!
As far as power outages go, yes a generator is the best way to go if you can afford one.
As far as corals, it all depends on your lighting. I have currently have corals the following,
Soft Corals - Mushrooms, Ricordeas, various Zoa's, various Xenia, Green Tree leather, A small Devils hand, toadstools, Kenya tree, Green Finger Leather.
LPS Corals - torch, Fox, Hammer, 3 different candy canes, 2 frog spawns, Black and orange sun corals, a small green and gold brain coral
SPS - Orange, dark green, Lime green Montipora's, Pink and Purple Birds nest, Pink Stylophora, and an unidentified Acropora.
All these are in small tanks either a 10, 16 or 20 long all using T5 lighting. You can almost see monti's and the bird nest grow they are growing so fast. Some of these corals are high maintenance like the sun's, some are hard to keep like the Acro and Birds nest. but basically you can keep almost anything as far as I know as long as you keep up with water changes and feedings.
Sorry! I hope I haven't bored every one with my rambling on here. Good luck!
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01-25-2008, 12:14 AM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Age: 25
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Hey! Hello! I use an UPS powe source, rated at 1200W. It can support my equipment + 2 T5 emergency ligths for approx. 24h! Good luck! | |
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01-25-2008, 12:18 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Welcome to 3reef!
Best of luck to you as you try to gather all the information you can to better your chances of success in the marine hobby!
Generators are a good thing along with battery powered air pumps! _________ 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)
"IF THE PHONE DOESN'T RING...IT'S ME"  jb
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01-25-2008, 01:06 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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Welcome to 3reef! _________ [center]Renaming Our Corals "Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it." Andre Gide | |
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01-25-2008, 05:26 AM
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| | Bikers are a dying breed!
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Welcome to 3reef.  _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 Parameters My 265 Gal. Tank Thread   | 
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01-25-2008, 05:39 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
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Welcome to 3reef!!  _________ 72 gallon bowed 150lbs LR 60 lbs LS
2 Percs
1 Chevron Tang
Hippo Tang
Six Line Wrasse
Coral Banded Shrimp
Cleaner Shrimp
Starry Blenny
4 Lyretail Anthias
Long Polyp Toadstool
Montipora
Long Tentacle Anenome
Short tentacle plate
Pulsing Xenia
Green Star polyps
Frogspawn
29 gallon
2 Clown
1 Coral Beauty
1 Fairy Wrasse
24 FOWLR
Dwarf Lion
125 gallon African Cichlid Tank http://home.comcast.net/~pizzal/index.html
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01-25-2008, 07:46 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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To 3Reef!!! Salutations! Glad to see you found way here and to the SW side of fish keeping!
Loads to learn, but sounds like you are well on your way.
Here is a possible alternative to a generator...Post: Emergency Power
But if you live in an area prone to such outages...have a plan in place!!!
Let us know how your system is doing & post some pics.  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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01-25-2008, 02:35 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
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Welcome to 3Reef>>>>> _________ My Tank Thread...... EST. 10/30/07 5.5 gal, 72watt's of pc's, rio skimmer, hob rated at 40 gal, stealth heater, b/w aussie clown, rainford goby, emerald crab, turbo, bumble bee, astrea, and nassarius snails, aussie open brain, pink birdsnest, green birdsnest, wallhammer, multiple acro's, numerous monti's, zoa's, palys, ppd's, duncans, mint gsp's, reg gsp's, blue clove polyps, grn bali slimer, and tons of ppl sponges. | |
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