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02-13-2008, 05:20 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central Florida Age: 34
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Ok, I've had a FW tank (30 gal/emperor 400/UGF) for years, I recently came into a 37 gallon arch front tank and I've always wanted a salt/reef tank.
The tank I 'came into' also came with an emperor 400 that had been used in a FW setup. The obvious quesiton all us rookies has - what else do I need to get started?
1) Is the Emperor 400 enough of a MCB filter system or do I need something else? If so, what?
2) The tank had a plain old florescent bulb and hood, should that whole thing be replaced?
Anything anyone can do to help would be so appreciated!
TIA,
Mike | 
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02-13-2008, 05:24 PM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
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Forget the Emperor 400, get yourself a sump and protein skimmer. You will need new lighting...First decide what types of corals you would like to keep...That will be the deciding factor as far as lighting goes...Do your homework and asks lots of questions... _________ 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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02-13-2008, 05:30 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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To 3Reef!!! Salutations! Glad to see you found way here!
Great you are finding way to SW.
Get some salt mix and Live Rock...start cycling. Then spend a whole bunch of time reading up on filtering and lighting requirements while you wait. Good protein skimmer a must. Lots of lighting choices...
Good Luck...Keep us posted. "Om"  "Reef on" _________ 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..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (Davis Family Reef Aquarium - Home Page/Reef Log) (Best Photos of 2008!) | 
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02-13-2008, 05:30 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central Florida Age: 34
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Thanks for the starter tips, I'm out google'ing sumps already... Are those all things I can use without tank modifications? I've heard horror stories about lfs wanting to charge you for drilling and piping, etc. | |
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02-13-2008, 05:33 PM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
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If the tank is not drilled you can get an external overflow....I have learned over the years, too many to count, that you cannot always trust the LFS...DO plenty of research...  | |
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02-13-2008, 05:39 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central Florida Age: 34
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WOW! are there alot of protein skimmers out there..... whew | |
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02-13-2008, 05:45 PM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
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There are plenty out there, many of them are not worth the money...This is where you do not want to skimp because you will wind up getting another. Trust me, I went through this early on...I am now running a Tunze 9010 in our 72 bowed...There are some great products to choose from...Again, research.... | |
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02-13-2008, 05:45 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orlando,Fl.
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welcome to 3 reef.patience is the key to sw.dont forget it.best advice i ever recieved from anybody. | |
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02-13-2008, 05:46 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central Florida Age: 34
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Oh yeah, and my tank is tempered glass so drilling is out of the question anyway, right? | |
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02-13-2008, 07:34 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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Welcome to 3Reef>>>>>>>
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