**NEW 46gal REEF**

[boogaman]

heres my new 46 bf reef in the making the pic is day 2. I will post pics as it grows into the reef

 

[boogaman]

It has 70 lbs live rock, IceCap 250 Watt Metal Halide with 20K Radium
Bulb and SpiderLight Reflector, sump/fuge, and cpr bak pak skimmer

 

[boogaman]

has anyone used the cpr HOB skimmer? is it good?

 

[ginarox]

i am not sure,,,but that is alot of live rock,,,keep us posted on your progress,,,looken good...have a great day..

 

[emeralcrab]

I have HOB cpr skimmers and I am not to impressed with them. What I have found is they are noisey. I am working at trying to adjust them so they skim better. My lfs recommended them to me.

 

[surfinusa]

really cool tank

 

[crox]

You should put all of that rubble LR in your fuge.

 

[boogaman]

I thought of that too, but I dont have a sand bed in the main tank so I figured I would make a rock bottom instead of live sand so I could frag zoos, rics much better just by placing them on the rocks, the rubble does the same thing in the main tank as it would in the fuge.....

:notsure:

wouldnt it? The CPR skimmer is actually kicking @$$, very simple to use and maintenace is easy and it seems to pull alot of goo :joy:
P.S Im going to move all of my corals into this tank SLOWLY so I will have a reef tank and a FOWLR tank

 

[wangotango]

did the skimmer come with a rio powerhead? if it did toss it and get a maxijet 900 with a venturi attachment. i wasnt to impressed with my old cpr skimmer, but since your tank is smaller than mine you'll probably have better luck with it.

 

[alyssia]

Love all the rock!

 

[ravennreef]

get a maxijet 1200 not a 900, works great on my tank. Just make sure you buy one with the venturi attachment. Good little skimmer for tanks under 50 gallons. Great looking tank. The more rock the better.

 

[stanlalee]

Originally Posted by BOOGAMAN
I dont have a sand bed in the main tank
thats the 1rst question I was going to ask when I saw the rock. sustrate free is really cool. Just make sure you dont put any fish in there you might want to take out later. god forbid a mantis

 

[wangotango]

oops sorry yeah 1200 not 900. you have 1 mh yes? dont you get a shaddow with the cross-brace?

 

[boogaman]

there is a shadow kinda but not very noticeable with 20k bulb

 

[use dgs]

that may actually look slick with all that rock once it is established. Put some corals on all that rock!

 

[boogaman]

well here is the water parimeters
magnesium-1140
PH-8.0,8.2
nitrate->20
nitrite-0
ammonia-0
calcium-445
kh & alk-10.2 - 3.66
phosphate-0.6
salinity-1.022

almost good (cuolple water changes away)
I will post some more pics today

 

[boogaman]

new pics

 

[boogaman]

more pics...what do you guys think honestly??? :notsure:

 

[boogaman]

one more

 

[anonome]

Hey boogaman, the tank is coming along good. The open brain is adjusting well....glad to see that. How is the mushroom rock doing? Can't see that. Thanks for sharing. ***)