New reef tank

verojeremy

verojeremy

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OK well thank you and if I wanted to keep from getting that much as i had how should I prevent it a small powerhead pointing towards the sand but higher up and what else will help keep the sand clean and airiated and such. If I were to get a powerhead how much gph.
 
verojeremy

verojeremy

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For inverts I'm thinking of 10 dwarf blue leg hermits, 5 nassarius, 10 turbos, and 5 ceriths is that good for snails because then I have a brittle and red satrfish and an emerald crab had a cleaner but he died
. Anyway would that be good?
 
clown-keeper99

clown-keeper99

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Originally Posted by verojeremy http:///t/388508/new-reef-tank/80#post_3431734
For inverts I'm thinking of 10 dwarf blue leg hermits, 5 nassarius, 10 turbos, and 5 ceriths is that good for snails because then I have a brittle and red satrfish and an emerald crab had a cleaner but he died
. Anyway would that be good?
That still seams a little light for a CUC in my opinion for a 75
you can almost triple it and not have a problem (minus the stars)
 
jerth6932

jerth6932

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OK well thank you and if I wanted to keep from getting that much as i had how should I prevent it a small powerhead pointing towards the sand but higher up and what else will help keep the sand clean and airiated and such. If I were to get a powerhead how much gph.
What do u have flow wise in the tank currently?
 
jerth6932

jerth6932

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I would recomend at the least 1 more 1050 or 1400 if not 2. I ran 1 1050 1 750 and 2 550s in my 55 and wanted more. 550s are wothless in that big of a tank IMO. If cost isn't an issue I would go vortech mp-40.
 
verojeremy

verojeremy

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I have brown stuff like this on the sand even after I just siphoned out most of it and its been only about 8 hours.
 
jerth6932

jerth6932

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I have brown stuff like this on the sand even after I just siphoned out most of it and its been only about 8 hours.
Unfortinatly I am on my cell phone and its not pulling up the pix. Sorry. Ur explaination would lead me to think diatoms, but I can't see the pix sorry........
 
verojeremy

verojeremy

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And would a sea cucumber (mainly the holothuria sp.) help with keeping the sand clean and how and what causes them to put out toxins or whatever they do.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Jeremy - The pics aren't loading. Either upload them via the "picture" link on the toolbar of the reply window or upload them to imageshack or photobucket and then embed them in this thread....
Just trying to help! I would love to see pics of your tank!
 
verojeremy

verojeremy

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I have this algae thats growing on the bottom of my tanf( on my sand) so should i get another powerhead I have 2x 1050 right now I will try to post a pic.
 
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