My New Tank

kender

kender

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Originally Posted by 80sbaby
How much for the seaclone? Whats the max gallons on that thing?
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A new one only runs like $80. I just got mine off the big E for $27. I couldnt find the gph but it uses a maxi-jet 1200 which I believe it rated at 295 gph. I really dont want to part with mine yet. Havent even gotten it into the tank. I would say just hit up the big E or amazon like I did. :)
 
kender

kender

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Originally Posted by chris57
yeah if your good with your hands, you'll need to have a box ful of wet sand to mold it in to the shapes you want, the best mixture for a reef tank is 1 part concrete(portland 1 or 2) and 5 parts crushed oyster shell, this mixture will make it so you can run water right through it and is ideal for benifical bacteria when mixing the oyster shell and concrete together use thick gloves and there is no exact amount of water to put in it it has to be between a cottage cheese and a slushy mixture to mold the best, wetter mix allows more capularies but is harder to mold, if you making arces or any rock that will support alot of weight use a mixture of 1 part concrete to 3 parts crushed oyster shell, let it dry for 24 hours till you you put it in FRESH WATER that is well aerated and circulating well when the ph 7.5-7.0 it should be able to go into saltwater but not with live animals watch the ph for several days in salt water that isn't moving or well aerated if it keeps a ph of 8.0-8.4 you should be able to put in with living animals for increased coralline algae put plastic sawdust or plastic scraps on the cement mixture while its still wet before you mold it in the sand.
Yeah, I am planning on doing the agrocrete. You say to put it in fresh water that is aerated and circulating, so i assume just put a filter on it to do both. You later mention though about putting it in saltwater that ISN'T moving or aerated. I am not following that part. Wouldnt I want it to be circulating?
Also I already have two damsels... If I get it processed in the freshwater do you think it would really be that bad to put it in my saltwater tank that is already set up. There is no other fish/coral in the tank. Just the two fish and the crushed coral.
Thoughts on this?
 
chris57

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Originally Posted by kender
Yeah, I am planning on doing the agrocrete. You say to put it in fresh water that is aerated and circulating, so i assume just put a filter on it to do both. You later mention though about putting it in saltwater that ISN'T moving or aerated. I am not following that part. Wouldnt I want it to be circulating?
Also I already have two damsels... If I get it processed in the freshwater do you think it would really be that bad to put it in my saltwater tank that is already set up. There is no other fish/coral in the tank. Just the two fish and the crushed coral.
Thoughts on this?
i mean put it in a tub or container full od salt water that doesn't move this will show if it can still cause ph flucutations if the ph doesn't rise in a few days then it will be safe :happyfish
 
rara12

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Originally Posted by dfreeman64
Might want to reconsider the crushed coral. I never tried but most on here say it is a pain and would have gone all sand if they could start over. Good luck and welcome, nice lookin set-up.
Dewayne

oh you dont know how lucky you are, i did 3/4 cc and 1/4 sand and well...I WISH I HAD ALL SAND
The cc has all but coered the sand and instead of having that nice clean look of the sand it has a...well a dirty look thats kinda inbetween lr and rock... Do the sand if its not to late, im thinking of just covering the cc with about an inch of ls just to hae the clean look.
 
kender

kender

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Okay, here is my issue. I already have my tank up, full of water and cycled. If I were to add sand now would that cause a spike in any of my levels (ie ph, ammonia, trites, trates) or would it be okay?
 
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