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  1. aolvera20

    My 65 Gal Journey

    "It will be helpful to turn the lighting system off for the duration of the curing process to discourage algae growth". while finding things for my reef tank i came upon this statement, it came from a big pet selling retail chain store i wanted to know if its true or just an opinion from their...
  2. aolvera20

    My 65 Gal Journey

    this happened a bout a week ago the water got clear, XD but... about the same time i added the dry aragonite sand, i spent about 10 minutes cleaning the sand with water but to my dismay when i put the sand into the tank this happened seems i dint cleaned it well enough ahhhhhhh! a
  3. aolvera20

    My 65 Gal Journey

    so i added more ro water and more salt and here is my finish product now its just a matter of waiting for it to get clear
  4. aolvera20

    My 65 Gal Journey

    so not happy with the rock placement and hours of moving things around i think i have a good aqua scape now lol i think lol,
  5. aolvera20

    My 65 Gal Journey

    so with a little help with my wife here is my redone aqua scape lol still bad lol.
  6. aolvera20

    My 65 Gal Journey

    another pick with more light and very bad aqua scape
  7. aolvera20

    My 65 Gal Journey

    a little update about the micro bubbles they went away a day later was worried there for a moment and they were coming from the skimmer but gone know i bought the rock and put it on the tank did a little aqua scape but got it bad lol very bad as you can see lol so give me your thoughts lol
  8. aolvera20

    My 65 Gal Journey

    sry dint put pictures of the equipment the skimmer, return pumps are in a back compartment which is all within the tank. so the return pumps are in the back as well one in the right and one in the left, i followed what was mentioned and i thought it was a pump but come to find out its from the...
  9. aolvera20

    My 65 Gal Journey

    the bubbles are coming out of a return pump, and the pump is a submersible one, im going to try something out when i get home from work i read that i have to put the pump upside down and give it a little pat, some say it stopped the micro bubbles, ill let you guys know if it stopped the bubbles...
  10. aolvera20

    My 65 Gal Journey

    a little help guys i finished filling up the tank with water and salt started up the pumps and skimmer heater and noticed very very small air bubbles. i've never had a salt water tank up and running and im wondering if those air bubles are the aeration in the water i've been reading about? are...
  11. aolvera20

    My 65 Gal Journey

    a little up date i bought the test kit and refractometer. and finally here is a pic of the tank being filled up with ro/di water very long process to fill it up with the ro system i think the water in the tank took 4 hours to fill and im waiting ........ and waiting...... in the meantime here...
  12. aolvera20

    My 65 Gal Journey

    ok guys been busy thanks for the help spent the last few days trying to set up the ro/di and found out i needed some extra parts i dint have so i hooked it up to a garden hose and ran a nother line out of the house to the garden for the water disposal, this is until i order the nesesary parts...
  13. aolvera20

    My 65 Gal Journey

    Sry been busy but here I am now where was I The Equipment I have is Lighting 6 x 39W T5 Linear Lighting- Blue LED 8 Circulation Pumps 1 x 1200 lph & 1 x 2400 lph (320 gph & 640 gph) Skimmer water throughput 1000 lph (240 gph) Skimmer max Air flow...
  14. aolvera20

    My 65 Gal Journey

    Hello to all, I need some help to set up my reef tank First off, i have decided to start a new thread in here so that my tread is in the right place the reason is i started a new one is because i started one on fowlr, but thanks to flower i decided to make a reef tank. Here is a little summary...
  15. aolvera20

    Help Me Set Up My Tank Please

    hi, guys im back ive been browsing for the right tank for some time now something around 55 gal, i know that the bigger the better, but i live in second floor like i mentioned and im hesitant about the weight therefore, im going with a small tank the fish tank i have found resently is a red sea...
  16. aolvera20

    Help Me Set Up My Tank Please

    Ok now upon your suggestions I am deciding to start from scratch. i still want to make my tank work but the stand not holding enough weigh is my main concern and like i previously said i dont want to find it in the floor one day So I’ve been looking into another tank to get my project up pls...
  17. aolvera20

    Help Me Set Up My Tank Please

    Thanks guys for your support and info Up to a few days ago my mind was set, I was to do a fowlr and then… flower and SnakeBlitz33 came in… after that mi mind went aahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Im undecided now, But thanks for posting info, it is much appreciated and its shaping my tank in ways you...
  18. aolvera20

    Help Me Set Up My Tank Please

    Hello everyone; hope all of you had an awesome Christmas day, I know I did, any way back to the topic XD Flower has a point there; I know all of us have our own opinion and I don’t mind you guys adding your knowledge that for me is very crucial at this moment, and I would like to read from all...
  19. aolvera20

    Help Me Set Up My Tank Please

    much thanks travelerjp98 now that u mention it i didn't make it clear i, i mentioned i wanted to set up a fish only tank, delete this lol, what i meant was a FOWLR Tank the reef tanks look very, very awesome to have but i dont have experience yet and think it would be very hard to maintain...
  20. aolvera20

    Help Me Set Up My Tank Please

    Hell, Im new here and im trying to set up a Fish Only Tank the problem is i don't know where to start i bought a corner tank with dimensions / 25" / and the height 21" / /---34"---- it should be a 30-35 gal tank i had it for 2 years with fresh water fish now moving to salt...
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