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Haha I've done that a few times myself. Best $30 bucks I ever spent was on a Maxijet 1200 and about 10' of vinyl tubing. So when I have to do water changes (or move my tank lol) it's a heck of a lot easier. Also in regards to your salinity question I keep my tank at 1.025 but the general rule of...

It sHould pass on its own slowly. In my opinion, I would bump up your snail count to about 15 or 20 of varying types. Some sift sand while others will even munch on the diatoms. Good luck and hope all goes well!

It really depends on the type of rock you want. Some is a lot more porous than others. For example I have a 92 gallon tank and bought 55 lbs of Pukani rock which is very porous and anything more and I think my tank would be overcrowded. Not to mention if you buy live rock the water weight will...

Quote: Originally Posted by Southern Wolf So they go away for you? I tired to stir them around with a kitchen spoon... long slotted spoon and all it did was suspend them in the water for a bit then they fell back to the bottom. It does go away for me...but it might be easier since I'm doing it...

Quote: Originally Posted by MarvelFan I have 3 or so LFS options. None with rave reviews, but before I make any purchases I'll be visiting each one and pretending to not know anything about starting a tank and see what type of help I get. That factored in with cost will go a long way in making...

I just wanted to chime in although I am quite new to the hobby. I have 2 new Koralia 750 Evo's that are attached to the Smartwave. It's only been setup for about 4 weeks or so but so far I have had no issues. I know on some older models there were tons of issues with them starting in reverse due...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Limpid Plus the manager new me so he even knock that down a bit (snakes method "get to know the LFS"). +1 to that! I bought 4 green chromis and my LFS only charged me for two. Not a huge savings or anything but I am in there so often now...they always take some...

Quote: Originally Posted by Southern Wolf I've stirred it up with the power head and it just floats back to the bottom. I finally got my refractometer in today and my water is not saturated. It's not even up to the 1.020 line so either this needs to dissolve some how or I need to add more...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Limpid If you want two, put them in at same time. Clowns are in the damsel family and will defend there territory from other clowns. Just a little info on clowns: all clowns start out male, only physical difference that we can see in mated pairs are that females...

First two corals added! I got myself the Red Sea Reef test kit and my levels were all looking great so I decided to get my first two corals from my LFS! Acclimated the mushroom for about 1.5 hours. All seem to be doing very well. I'm 99% sure its a Bullseye Mushroom. Toadstool leather coral...

Quote: Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 Lookin good so far Thanks Snake. I'm thinking of adding a simple turf scrubber once I have a firm idea on how to set it up!

Definitely go with a sump if you can. Great way to add more volume to your setup and hide all of your mechanics. Minus the cost of the skimmer and return pump...my sump cost about 75 to make and that's because I bought a brand ewv20 gallon tank to use.

Looking forward to seeing the progress! Looking awesome so far.

Quote: Originally Posted by NJBillyV I think most people will tell you the Diamond Goby is the best sand sifter, however, he'll make a mess out of your tank and throw sand everyplace, and he'll eat all the good stuff in your sand along with the bad. I'd recommend a Lawnmower Blenny, he's our...

Quote: Originally Posted by xandrew245x I'm honestly going to try to figure out a way to just pump the water outside into the grass instead of down the drain, I go through 5-10 gallons of ro water a week for my DT and Qt, so thats a good bit of waste water. Just need to figure out how. +1. I'm...

Looking good so far. Good call with raising your lights like u did. I have my LEDs about 10" off the water level. Like you said, it allows for a greater light spread. Good luck with your initial cycle!

Yeah I believe the typical loss is around 3 to 4 gallons of waster water for every 1 gallon of Rodi. So you would need a lot of buckets!

Agreed. I just got into the hobby a few months ago but ended up buying 2 ai sol units due to some of LEDs awesome features. Little to no heat Easy on the electric bills Dim able Long life Amazing colors Other than the initial cost...what's not to love?!

Finally have a chance to post a few new pics of the tank build! My cycle is over and I got my first two fish about a week and a half ago! Very exciting times I ended up buying two baby ocellaris clownfish both about 3/4" of an inch long if that. My g/f wants to name them Nemo and Marlin...

Quote: Originally Posted by MarvelFan +1 to your suggestion! Once my tank is ready I think I'll follow your advice. I'm heading to my LFS today to pick up some chaeto for my sump. I'll take a look at what they have and compare it to reefcleaners pricewise. My LFS is pretty overpriced, but I...