I Was Thinking Of Downsizing???

[richfish]

I WANT TO SELL MY 55 GAL WITH ALL MY STUFF
I WANT TO START A 20 - 30 GAL NANO TANK...I
NEED SOME SUGGESTIONS ON WHERE I COULD BUY A TANK
WHAT KIND OF STUFF DO I NEED?

 

[effloresce]

you can buy the tank at walmart, and use the stuff you suedfrom your 55 for your other tank, ther eis no such thing as overkill, and also dont sell the tank, you might want it in the futur!

 

[jimmy g]

I did the same exact thing your doing, Just keep your heater, filter and LR and get new LS. I went from a 55 to a 29 and my 29 is 10 times better than my 55 was. My 55 had 260 watts of PC and my 29 has a 175 watt MH bulb along with a 65 watts of actinic. i Wish I had a pic.
JIm

 

[richfish]

well if i downsize to a 29 gal where would i put the equipment from my 55?wont it be to big?

 

[richfish]

shouldnt i keep my skimmer?

 

[effloresce]

yeah keep your skimmer, why are you downsizing?

 

[richfish]

well i feel like my 55 is so much work and it feels like its not working out....what do you think of eclipse fish tank systems?

 

[effloresce]

the more water volume the easier the tank, so you might eb in a win/miss situation.
i have no persoanl experience with eclips sorry.

 

[richfish]

what are some of the effects of adding uncured live rock?

 

[jimmy g]

Adding uncured Lr to your tank in the begining before your cycle started is good becuase it will get it going and you dont have to buy a dead shrimp and leave it in there ( If you dont cycle with LR, please dont use damsals).

 

[effloresce]

uncurred rock in a cycled tnak will cause a cyckle, and possibly a crash.