rcdude1990
Active Member
Hey guys, havent been on this site in a whileeeeee but im getting back into my tank.
ive had my tank for a good 5 years started out as a FOWLR but looking to step up a little in the game
let me tell you equipment first and what im looking to do.
130 Gallon saltwater tank with a few mushrooms and 1 toadstool leather (cant call it a FOWLR and cant call it a reef haha)
trigger systems 36 gallon sump - it has a refuge part however i tried growing chaeto but it always dies!
super reef octopus 2000 skimmer
BRS dual media reactor (gfo and carbon)
4 AI Vegas
2 MP40WS
160 lbs LR
fish = 2 clowns, 1 blue hippo, and 4 fox faces
water changes 6 gallons every 2 weeks
now im looking to make my tank a "simple" fish with coral reef.
im really interested in like the coral that is soft, waves and moves with the water current type corals.
mostly like leathers, definitly would love xenia and GSP, and a few mushrooms and such
ive received a free green mushroom about 6 months ago and its been growing a lot, probably split into 10 separate mushrooms.
i recieved xenia and GSP however they never came out, almost like they just were not alive.
the toadstool i purchased about 1 month ago and i do see the polyps popping out and such, however at night it like discharges this stringy mucus stuff (sorry dont know what its called lol) but my lFS said its fine and that's how it grows; not sure how true that is haha
so anyway i see people with BEAUTIFUL reefs and almost not as much equipment as i have, so im just wondering am i missing something? i know people with like dosing pumps and the whole nine yards, do i need all that? also like phosban reactors and such. i see people with great tanks and all they say is "i simply have a skimmer that's all and they use natures ocean boxed water for their water changes.
please if anyone can help and suggest things it would be greatly appreciated. im about to do a water change, so tomorrow i can post tank parameters as i know most of you will first ask what the tanks parameters are lol
ive had my tank for a good 5 years started out as a FOWLR but looking to step up a little in the game
let me tell you equipment first and what im looking to do.
130 Gallon saltwater tank with a few mushrooms and 1 toadstool leather (cant call it a FOWLR and cant call it a reef haha)
trigger systems 36 gallon sump - it has a refuge part however i tried growing chaeto but it always dies!
super reef octopus 2000 skimmer
BRS dual media reactor (gfo and carbon)
4 AI Vegas
2 MP40WS
160 lbs LR
fish = 2 clowns, 1 blue hippo, and 4 fox faces
water changes 6 gallons every 2 weeks
now im looking to make my tank a "simple" fish with coral reef.
im really interested in like the coral that is soft, waves and moves with the water current type corals.
mostly like leathers, definitly would love xenia and GSP, and a few mushrooms and such
ive received a free green mushroom about 6 months ago and its been growing a lot, probably split into 10 separate mushrooms.
i recieved xenia and GSP however they never came out, almost like they just were not alive.
the toadstool i purchased about 1 month ago and i do see the polyps popping out and such, however at night it like discharges this stringy mucus stuff (sorry dont know what its called lol) but my lFS said its fine and that's how it grows; not sure how true that is haha
so anyway i see people with BEAUTIFUL reefs and almost not as much equipment as i have, so im just wondering am i missing something? i know people with like dosing pumps and the whole nine yards, do i need all that? also like phosban reactors and such. i see people with great tanks and all they say is "i simply have a skimmer that's all and they use natures ocean boxed water for their water changes.
please if anyone can help and suggest things it would be greatly appreciated. im about to do a water change, so tomorrow i can post tank parameters as i know most of you will first ask what the tanks parameters are lol