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Originally Posted by Bang Guy DI would be fine but if your tap water isn't really clean it might be expensive. The beads in a DI will usually saturate very quickly using straight tapwater. The RO is used to remove 95-97% of the contaminants to save the DI beads. Think of the RO as the DI...

Hi everyone . I am going to go buy some equipment. I am getting a 55 gallon and wanted to know what skimmer and pumps etc..I should get. I am looking for the Quietest items out there. Someone mentioned a spraybar..but I assume that is noisy. Also, I need a good brand skimmer that completely...

Hi everyone. I know I should use ro/di water..BUT do I need both or just the one? I know they sell both together but I wondered what the difference was. I am going to be connecting it to my washing machine line as to be able to use the waste water for doing wash instead. Any advise is greatly...

Originally Posted by hagfish Just so you know, you can actually get a nice metal halide setup for that kind of money. If you keep an eye on ---- maybe a local fish club (maybe they post on some other boards) you will find something cheap eventually. I just got a 250 watt retrofit with a 6...

Originally Posted by promisetbg Hi and welcome! What you need depends on what you want to do....reef or fish only tank. You will need a pump for circulation,and also powerheads inside the tank for additional circulation and oxygenation.Or instead of powerheads a closed loop can be added{less...

Originally Posted by spencka I have a 55 gal. tank, that's been up & running for about 10 weeks. I have a Tomato Clown, a Coral Beauty Angel, and a Mandarin. Also have a coral banded and a Cleaner Shrimp, as well as numerous snails & crabs. I have about 60 lbs. of LS and 70 lbs. of LR. I used to...

Originally Posted by murph145 hey there its me again.... just to let u know i dont have an aggressive tank just a white ribbon eel i feed the squid and krill to him and the anemones and sometimes the frogspawn/hammer... but your cost should be no more than $70 a montrh i would think on a tank...

Originally Posted by carshark typical upkeep including buying water for my 75, id say i spend about 50 bucks a month, that does not include upgrades, bulbs etc... Thanks Carshark..yes, there are always things that come up. I hope I am able to do this..I guess once I get the hang of...

I guess I should go with uncured and deal with the smell..although someone said it smells only if you put your nose to the tank. Being that I am going to have a canopy..I don't think I have much to worry about.

Originally Posted by Just1nK4ng in my readings i learn you should use cured rocks because it helps your tank cycle faster did you really mean cured? I read lots about using uncured to cycle faster. If it is cured..then that is what I will get instead because I do not want to wait so long. thanks

Thanks! Yes, I do have those books. I LOVE them!! I want to do corals too..but I don't want the whole heat issue with MH. I don't want to have to get a chiller and all those extras. But I did hear that I would not need a wet/dry system if I am using a refugium? What is the difference in the...

Originally Posted by jbillens I just set up my 20 high 3 days ago and today i added 17 lb live rock. What should i do next? How long until i can add my clean up crew and what all should i include in the crew. I like the peppermint shrimp so that is a deff. Also when should i see a spike in...

Originally Posted by Takia Sorry if I am asking a really stupid question here.... I am looking at buying a 2004 Cadillac CTS from a local dealer. It is new (it was a demo for the owner) and has 4,200 miles on it. My problem is how do I determine a fair value on it since it is two years old...

Originally Posted by jdragunas I started my 55 with "cured LR" from an online site. It really wasn't cured though, but it made the tank cycle much quicker. I think the only time you need to add fully cured LR is if you're adding it to an established tank. It would probably be cheaper to use...

How did your LR look? Was it good for $2.99? My LFS wants like $8.99 lb for fiji LR cured..

Thanks Murph..That was a big help. I can also do the shrimp thing right? I am going to order the LR and hopefully can start filling with the ro/di water. How deep should the sandbed be? I heard anywhere from 2-4"..but everyone is different.

Originally Posted by bigarn Hard to say .... it all depends on how fast it cures. I suggest entertaining outside on the ole barbeque for awhile. That stinks! lol If I use cured rock..will it affect it in a negative way? or will it just take longer to cycle?

Originally Posted by bigarn It will smell for awhile, but cycleing with the uncured rock is the way to go. PU is all I have to say!!!! How long will it smell? and on a scale from one to ten..how bad is it. It may go in my dining room...so that is a concern. I don't want people thinking it's...

Hi all. I am getting ready to start the tank. I just wanted to know if I should use cured or uncured LR. I have heard that there is alot of smell if I use uncured..but I also heard it is best to kickstart everything. Not sure which way to go..I was planning on not using any fish to cycle the...

Originally Posted by cushen123 I've read a couple of articles that say you can start the cycling process by adding lr/ls, a hardy fish, or purchase bacteria. I started my tank yesterday with calcite and aragonite sand(2.5" dsb), saltwater(1.024), ph(8.1), amonia,nitrate, nitrite(0), 2...