new 30g set up, need help

[sobkain]

starting new 30g set up, ill be using coral life 65 skimmer, aquaclear 110 hob filter, in the hob filter im putting in a bag of chemipure elite a bag of purigen, and some filter floss, bout 50 lbs if lr 50 lbs ls, does this all sound good, any suggestions? wanting t keep som easy beginner corals, like xenia, mushrooms, maybe a toadstool, any ideas for lights?

 

[acrylic51]

T5's would be a good choice. Rock and sand amount is more personal choice IMO. IMO alittle heavy on both though!!!!

 

[flower]

 

[1guydude]

Welcome to the site

Id say more like 30-40# maybe even less depending on wat rock u have available or wat kind u order. As for the sand depending on how deep u want it...50lbs in a 30T would be rather deep!

 

[florida joe]

Flower i want to re join the site just to get one of your welcomes
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Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/388779/new-30g-set-up-need-help#post_3430870

 

[flower]

LOL Joe,
Here is one for you after that sweet comment...

 

[sobkain]

thanks for all the replys, ill go with a lil less sand, so everything else sounds good? thanks. any suggestions on clean up crew?
i know ill be have 2 ocellaris clown and a cleaner shrimp, not sure what else will be going in there yet maybe a lawmmower blenny

 

[sobkain]

bump

 

[luvmyreef]

Suggestions on your cuc? Nassarius snails, banded trochus snails, cerith snails.

 

[sobkain]

ok, cool thanks, i was thinking some scarlet hermits too, cuc goes in before any fish and after cycle right? ill be useing all r/o premixed saltwater for my ititial set up and there after.

 

[luvmyreef]

Well, some people will tell you not to get hermits due to the fact that they can eat your snails. I personally have had dwarf blue legged hermits and snails together without any problem. But whatever you decide, make sure you have empty shells for the crabs, they will need them. And yes, cuc goes in after your cycle is done and you start to see the algae bloom.

 

[sobkain]

and im im changing the protein skimmer to the aqua c remora rated for 75g

 

[luvmyreef]

I think we posted at the same time. lol. see above post. And the aqua c remora is a good skimmer imo.

 

[sobkain]

should i run the skimmer during my cycle? and what should my lighting schedule be? light will have 1 250w mh, 2 24w t5 actinic blue, and 2 bluemoon leds,

 

[gemmy]

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Originally Posted by sobkain http:///t/388779/new-30g-set-up-need-help#post_3432744
should i run the skimmer during my cycle? and what should my lighting schedule be? light will have 1 250w mh, 2 24w t5 actinic blue, and 2 bluemoon leds,
It is not necessary to run a skimmer during the cycle. The purpose of the skimmer is to remove excess nutrients (or organic compounds) from the water.

 

[flower]

Hello,
No need for you to run your skimmer or your lights while you cycle the tank. A chunk of shrimp to kick start everything and you just test until ammonia and nitrites spike, then return to 0, you should end up with nitrates only, I usually do a small water change and wait one more week and retest. If ammonia and nitrites still read 0, you are good to go get that first fish or CUC. It would be a good time to also cycle your quarantine tank..

 

[luvmyreef]

+1. But you can run it if you want. It will not hurt anything. As far as your lights, some people do not run the lights initially, and others will. It can cause some algae issues. I started mine once the actual cycle was done and I added my cuc.