digital storm
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I've decide to take the plunge from freshwater to reef after seeing the amazing tanks at a local store. I'm currently planning the construction of a stand to hold a 125Gal Tank (72" L x 18" D x 24" H). I plan on filling it once and letting it sit to make sure it doesn't leak before starting out...
Now here are my questions...
1. I've read that there should be 1.00-1.75lbs of live rock to every gallon of water, so that comes out to roughly some 200+ lbs of live rock, correct? Any specific way I should arrange it?...
2. Lurking around the boards, I seen the name Southdown sand being used as a substrate, I don't think it's available here in canada, so I'm not sure what to use as a base and how much I should add to the tank. There is a --- ---- Fish store near by that sells both Aragonite reef sand and Carib sea Arag-live, would this do?...
3. How many powerheads should the tank use? how many gph? A site mentioned 4 power heads that alternate by way of a wave maker timer, but I think that's a little too techincal for me right now to be purchasing...
4. Filtration? Normal power filters? or Cannisters? or Protein Skimmers? I'm still doing to research on the filtration of reef setups so any info would be great...
5. Lastly...Lighing...What type of lighting should I buy to light the tank with? (again still doing research...)
Any info or links would be amazingly helpful to me...Thanks for your time...
Now here are my questions...
1. I've read that there should be 1.00-1.75lbs of live rock to every gallon of water, so that comes out to roughly some 200+ lbs of live rock, correct? Any specific way I should arrange it?...
2. Lurking around the boards, I seen the name Southdown sand being used as a substrate, I don't think it's available here in canada, so I'm not sure what to use as a base and how much I should add to the tank. There is a --- ---- Fish store near by that sells both Aragonite reef sand and Carib sea Arag-live, would this do?...
3. How many powerheads should the tank use? how many gph? A site mentioned 4 power heads that alternate by way of a wave maker timer, but I think that's a little too techincal for me right now to be purchasing...
4. Filtration? Normal power filters? or Cannisters? or Protein Skimmers? I'm still doing to research on the filtration of reef setups so any info would be great...
5. Lastly...Lighing...What type of lighting should I buy to light the tank with? (again still doing research...)
Any info or links would be amazingly helpful to me...Thanks for your time...