75 gallon reef tank

verojeremy

verojeremy

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OK so I have been doing a lot of research and finally came down to this; for equipment: 75 gallon tank with stand, 30 gallon refugium with live rock, live sand 2 mangroves and some other thing which I forget what it is and the return pump, octopus protein skimmer, 1 750 and 1 1050 koralia power-heads, 6x 54 watt t5 nova extreme pro fixture, i have like 100 pounds of live rock, 2 inch live sand sand bed, and a thermometer; please tell me if I missed anything.
The livestock is this:
Coral: sunflower zoos, hammer coral, frogspawn, sun coral, leather toadstool, mushroom coral.
Fish: 2 false percula clownfish, mystery wrasse, kole tang, mandarin dragonet, barlett anthias, 3 firefish gobys.
Inverts: Derasa clam (down the line) , 2 cleaner shrimp, bubble tip anemone or long tentacle anemone (down the line) , brittle starfish, pom-pom crab, coral banded shrimp.
My tank has been cycling for about 2 months while i have been doing research and i tested it and everything is good.
So tell me if this sounds good and hopefully I will get some pictures up once my lights and power-heads come from petmountain.
I was also wondering if I could get sps coral can I get some or any particular ones if it's higher up and near the power-heads
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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ditch the mangroves. They aren't as good a macroalgae in nutrient uptake, and macro isn't as good as hair algae either. lol. Mangroves also get really big over time, and wouldn't fit under the tank over time.
The thermometer should be digital as well, I find they are more accurate and easier to read. No ambiguity. :D
Other then that, you look like you're in pretty good shape.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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lol, Didn't see it, sorry.
It depends on how stable your pH, Temp, Calcium, Alkalinity and Magnesium is. It also depends on if your Nitrate is under 5.0ppm and phosphate is as near zero as possible. If everything is within optimal ranges and they are fairly constant, I wouldn't see why you would have problems with SPS corals...
 
verojeremy

verojeremy

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I said everything is fine but when I order my stuff tommorow ill get a testing thing to and I know not to get the strips so what would u recommend?
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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API liquid master test kits are good for nitrate, nitrite, ammonia and pH. That's the standard that most hobbyists start with. I use a reef master test kit by API that tests nitrate, phosphate, calcium and alkalinity. I've had good success with it. If you want any pinpoint accurate test kit for calcium, alkalinity and magnesium, go with Salifert brand. I feel like it's worth the extra money. I've used it in the past but I always go back to API.
If you're going to test magnesium, you'll have to go with Salifert anyway. As they say, don't dose anything before you test it. Make sure you understand the relationships between calcium, alkalinity, magnesium and pH before you start dosing.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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How do you know if everything is fine when you don't have the test kits to determine if "everything is fine."? Just curious?
 
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