My first tank

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brue102

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Well after 2 months of hiding and reading in the dark i have decided to join in. Start sharing my first tank its about two months old my ph is 8.4,Ammonia is .12 nitrite is 0 nitrate is 10. i have a 65watt coralife light,but i realise that's not enough. a clean up crew, brittle starfish,coral shrimp,camo crab. I want to get my first fish soon, I want a pair of clowns. I'm open to any suggestions and criticisms good or bad. A friend at work found out I was getting into the hobby and told me about saltwaterfish.com messageboard and its been a big help.
 
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brue102

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ok Ill wait until my amonia is 0 before adding fish...Thanks
 
jimmy 4

jimmy 4

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What size is your tank? T5 lighting is cheap for smaller tanks.
As for advice; do not get a sea anemone....they suck. I can elaborate if you want me too.
If you get two clowns they may host in your hammers.
 
pezenfuego

pezenfuego

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Excellent start, you hammer looks really good and the rock you got your hands on is excellent as well.
Keep up the good work
 
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brue102

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Thanks for the possitive feed back
tells me I must be going in the right dirrection. as far as tank size i have a 37 gall, a red reef Prizm skimmer,a Fluval103 canister filter. Next think I want to do is upgrade the lights. I want to upgrade the filter I just dont know wich dirrection to go in, hang on filter?, Sump? Wet Dry. All I do know is I enjoy my tank so much its like its my new TV.
 
salt life

salt life

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great start, I like the rocks you chose. If you are a handy DIY kinda guy you should build your own sump, on a 37g you probably can use like a 20 long for it, just use glass/acrylic for your baffles and customize it to your needs.
good luck
 
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brue102

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I take it a sump is the route to go? I need to try and find plans on a build...thanks for advise I need all I can get.
 
salt life

salt life

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Originally Posted by brue102
http:///forum/post/3000887
I take it a sump is the route to go? I need to try and find plans on a build...thanks for advise I need all I can get.
if your up to siliconing baffles in and doing all of that then it is the best way to go, and it can be way cheaper than buying a wet/dry from your fish store. In the light/equipment/diy section there are a few threads about it, or just google DIY sump and you can even do a search on this site, ask any questions you may have about it.
 
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brue102

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thank you ...sounds like a plan I have poison dart frogs as well and do all their tank build so maybe this will not be to bad.
 
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brue102

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When can I expect to see coraline growing in my tank? I see it in many of the established tanks.
 
salt life

salt life

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your tank is still "young" at 2 months, once your bacteria gets established and stable, I'd say it will start to spread, I don't have reef tanks so I really am not sure but that is my guess. both my tanks only have some coraline on the rocks but I don't add supplements so it doesn't really spread...
 
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brue102

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Thanks Salt Life. Do you think that the T5 light are the best lighting??and if so could you be more spacific on the subject, How many do I need? What size? Color?ect. its alot of money and I want to be sure to do it right the first time...I have a 65watt coralife with a 24" reef sun 50/50comb 17 watt 6500K piggy back and have found out thats not enough. I thought about going back to the LFS and adding another 65 watt coralife lamp that will give me two set ups with 130watts. What are your thoughts????
 
fishkid13

fishkid13

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It is expensive put MH are really good and you can also get some t5 blubs to go along with it. Isn't you nirate a little high for corals?
 
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