55g tank+rock= lbs?

[beautful]

my tank been runing for amost month and iam thinking buying some more live rocks i have 5lbs live rock in my tank
how many lbs of live rock should i have in my tank?

 

[timg]

It all depends on wahat you are going to use if for. If it is going to be a swim tank and the LR is going to be user primarily for decorations you do not need much. If you are going to be starting a reef anywhere from 1.5-2 lbs per gallon is suggested. I have a 55 and currently have 65-75 lbs in my tank. I will be adding another 20 when I move in a month. So what are you going to be doing with the tank?

 

[viper_930]

Depends what you want your tank to look like. You want it full from top to bottom and side to side? Or do you want a little valley on the sides or middle?

 

[beautful]

Originally posted by TimG
It all depends on wahat you are going to use if for. If it is going to be a swim tank and the LR is going to be user primarily for decorations you do not need much. If you are going to be starting a reef anywhere from 1.5-2 lbs per gallon is suggested. I have a 55 and currently have 65-75 lbs in my tank. I will be adding another 20 when I move in a month. So what are you going to be doing with the tank?

iam going for reef i just brought compact fluorescen
pl-jg3-41c 65w 4 , protein skimmer up to 100g
i dont know what type of rock that i brought form LFS i will call and ask them later
i have 2- pegun bio power filter 330 and heater and some fish
for the light when do i use the blue light? during day time with other light or i use that night it self
for that lighting what type of fish,coral can i have:notsure:

 

[timg]

The actinic's and the 10k lights run at the same time. The Actinic's can be turned on and off 30-60mins prior and after the 10k to created a dawn dusk affect. Is the HOB filter the only circulation you have in the tank? do you have any PH's? what do you have in you other tanks?

 

[viper_930]

The fixture has 4 bulbs, each 65 watts, right? You turn on the blue lights in the morning, then wait an hour, then turn on the daylights. Then at night turn off the daylights, the wait an hour, then turn off the actinic blues. You can put these lights on timers too.

 

[beautful]

Originally posted by TimG
The actinic's and the 10k lights run at the same time. The Actinic's can be turned on and off 30-60mins prior and after the 10k to created a dawn dusk affect. Is the HOB filter the only circulation you have in the tank? do you have any PH's? what do you have in you other tanks?
i only have skimmer and filter for circulation of my tank
ph - 8.2
nitrite - 0 ppm
nitrate - 0 ppm
ammonia 0.25 ppm
i test my water averyday some time more then 1 time a day
do i need any other filteration?
what is PH's

 

[beautful]

Originally posted by beautful
i only have skimmer and filter for circulation of my tank
ph - 8.2
nitrite - 0 ppm
nitrate - 0 ppm
ammonia 0.25 ppm
i test my water averyday some time more then 1 time a day
do i need any other filteration?
i do have eheim 2215 that i don't use

 

[timg]

I would definitely add more circulation. I would use several PH's A good rule of thumb is 15-25X turnover in an hour. So you should have between 825 adn 1375 GPH flow. I would definitely shoot for 1375 GPH.

 

[fishman830]

minimally 10x turn over.. get 3 or 4 maxi jets..

 

[beautful]

Originally posted by TimG
I would definitely add more circulation. I would use several PH's A good rule of thumb is 15-25X turnover in an hour. So you should have between 825 adn 1375 GPH flow. I would definitely shoot for 1375 GPH.
live rock would do the circulation too right?

 

[timg]

No, rock helps with filtration, powerheads aid in circulation.

 

[fishman830]

Originally posted by beautful
live rock would do the circulation too right?

noooooo.. power heads will do the job..

 

[balistikb]

When everyone says circulation, does that mean the amount of water that goes through the filer and back to the tank?
Please define/explain circulation.

 

[seeweed]

hey i also have a 55g tank with a protein skimmer pump i added a a pwer jet to filter the water ...i have 70 pounds of rock and the same lighting system with the moon light at night...i was told this was ok....it seems that my water has a lot of movement

 

[timg]

Circulation aides filters by keeping deritus(sp) in the water column. This way the filter can filter that bad stuff out. Increased circulation aides in decreasing dead spots(areas where deritus settles and fouls the water). If you have a ton of LR I would increase circulation because there will be a lot of spaces for that bad stuff to settle. I personally believe in at least 20X turnover, be it through PH's, Filters, etc.. JMO

 

[balistikb]

Do I point the power heads up towards the over flow?

 

[timg]

Point them towards the center of the tank, towards the rocks. The point of PH's is to keep crap from settling on the floor of the aquarium. If you keep deritus in the water column it will eventually be picked up by your filter.

 

[beautful]

What is PH's Air?

 

[timg]

beautful,
check out this link it will give you all that acronyms that you need so that you can understand what people are talking about
I have also read some of your post. IMO I think you need to slow down and research. And then research some more. You seem to be in such a hurry. IMO the slower you get to where you want to be the better off you probably will be.